Party Time
Celebrating a day early 08.07.10

Papa at the BBQ

Swimming

The Cake

Boozer cleaning her up!

The Gifts

In attendance: Papa, Nana, Gram, Grandpa, Ryan, Nick, Mandi, Brynlie, Corby, Rebecca, Jada, Kyson, RP, Mariah, Rafael, Ruben, Adam, Cassidy, and Kendall.
Celebrating with Nanny Patty

... 12 Months ...

08.08.10

My baby is 1.
I cannot believe it.

This last year has been full of
Laughs...Kisses...Tears...Fun...Love...Adventures...Hugs...Prayers...Worry...Thanks...
and did I mention Love???
We love this little thing more than we thought possible.


She's loving stuffed animals lately (especially Bunny).
She got so many toys for her birthday- I've given her one. The rest are stored in her closet. We're going to slowly reveal them.
She's drinking straight Vitamin D milk now. I was worried about switching her- because I'm not sure what to look for. Hopefully I'll notice if something changes.
She only eats what we're eating. Even if she has the same thing- she needs to see it come right from our plate- otherwise she won't eat it.
*It happened last night. I was eating a Cafe Rio burrito for dinner. I cut part of it off and put it on her plate, cut it into pieces, then arranged them on her tray. She was not having it. But as soon as I started feeding her from my plate- she was eating it up. What a little stinker.
She's really starting to understand us- it's amazing.
She's been jabbering a lot. She says:
Dada
Papa: Grandpa
Cu-cah
Ta-Ta: Tyson
Haa?- Hello (while holding the phone to her ear)
and she's mastered the "B" words.
Bah: Ball
Bah-Bah: Bottle
Baby
Bueee: Bunny
Boosh: Boozer/Bogey
Bye-Bye
Still waiting for the big "Mama"... hopefully soon!

We got her front facing car seat but still haven't installed it. How lazy are we?
We'll keep her rear facing for awhile.
Happy day when I could finally give her strawberries. She loves them.
She loves any fruit. I wish she would love any food like she loves any fruit. Sometimes I feel like I've gone through my entire refrigerator before she finally eats something. It's exhausting. (not to mention messy!)
She could stand all day- as long as she's distracted by something.
She can walk as long as she doesn't realize she's walking. She takes five or six steps towards something she wants, then sits down and crawls. We keep saying we need to work with her on it- but do we really want to?
She laughs when we laugh. Coughs when we cough. Claps when we clap. She's a little copy cat.
*The other day at a restaurant- a little girl at the table next to us had Eliza mimicking everything she did. It was so cute to watch. Plus it kept her entertained through the entire meal.
She loves animals and babies. When she sees another baby she starts saying "Baby, Baby".
Her Dr. appointment is next week- can't wait to get her stats.
She's still in size 3 diapers.
She still where's 6-9 month clothing.
Her hair is starting to get a little thicker. She still has a receding hairline, with a long curly patch in the back (which we call the duck tail).
She is learning so much lately. I just watch her take everything in. She's figuring out her world- it's amazing to watch. I'm so proud of her.

Happy Birthday Eliza Lynn
We love you!

++ 10 Years ++

I still can't believe it was ten years ago.
I'm so glad we've kept in touch all these years.
(I wish all the girls could have made it)

The dreaded 10 year reunion was actually a blast.
Who would have thought?

July 21-August 1

{Laguna Beach}
Vacation
My parents were spending July in Laguna. Tyson hadn't been down since before his mission- so I decided to hitch a ride down with him and have a little "vacay" with Eliza- Craig was finishing up his summer semester- and pretty glued to the school. Brynlie came with us so her mom could have a little break.

{On the road}

On the way Eliza was actually worse than she's ever been in the car.
She only took two 20 minute naps, and then pretty much fussed the rest of the time.
Good thing I brought lots of snacks. If I wasn't feeding her- she was crying.

{Feeding the birds}

{Watermelon}
at the beach

{Sand}

The first day on the beach she hated the sand.
She wouldn't sit/stand/touch/or play in it.
If it got on her foot she would hold it up and cry until I brushed it off.
It was so funny.
Eventually she built up enough nerve to rake it.
But if it touched her? Not cool...

{Bunny}
and some watermelon
We've become quite attached to this little bunny.
(when I say attached, I mean completely glued)
Bunny is always in her hand. Always.
I didn't realize how attached she was until we got to Cali.
She would wake up saying "bueee, buee".
She would always remember where I put Bunny the night before.
(I don't allow Bunny in her bed)
So you can imagine my (yes, I said My)devastation when
Bunny went missing while shopping at The Spectrum.
I went back to every store, retraced every step, and Bunny was nowhere to be found.
I was so upset. Knowing she would eventually start asking for Bunny- and not understanding that Bunny was gone.

So being the crazy (upset) Mom that I am, I called the store in Vegas where I got it, crossing every finger that they still had one left.
They still had a few.
I had them hold 3.
This was not going to happen again!
The rest of the trip I had to listen to my Dad saying "Where's Bunny? Where's Bunny", while laughing and watching her look around like... "Where is my Bunny?". (sad)
*We stopped in Vegas on the way home, and got our "replacement Bunnies". They are safely stored in her closet.

{More Beach}

{Javier's}
Only the best

{Bonus Bunny shot}

{Fashion Island}
Yes... we seriously looked like this.
My mom is still recovering from her surgery.
The boys took the stroller to the Angels game by accident.
And Brynlie couldn't resist riding on the pegs.
It made for a pretty interesting shopping trip!

Fish- Fish- Fish
She couldn't get enough of the fishies!

{Beach}
One last time
Still not loving the sand...

But by the end of the day...

Check it out...
I would say our trip
was a full success!