Story Time with Grandpa

A summer filled with shirking responsibility...

to hang out in California.

One Year

Height: 29 1/4 in - 50%

Weight: 20 lbs 2 oz - 25%
Head Circumference: 49 cm - 97%

-Can walk around furniture and push toys around like a pro.
-Loves to make all kinds of silly faces at people, especially strangers. This is half embarrassing and half hilarious.
-Loves anything electronic. Cell phones, Ipad, Itouches, computers, etc.
-Starting to get her own opinion and voicing it. She will scream and cry if she doesn't get her way.
-Hates to get her diaper changed which is quite unfortunate for her considering she poops every couple of hours.
-Would eat 24/7 if we actually let her. Especially fruit. She ate so many blueberries one day that her poop the next day happened to be one big blueberry that died her bum blue for a few days.
-Loves to sing and dance and make lots of noise.
-Loves to count. If you say the numbers she will point at things to count.
-Will shake her head yes and no and signs for more food constantly.
-If you take the baby gate down for a second she will notice and head straight up the stairs.

We just love our growing little Bailey Boopers.

Laundry

Sometimes when you demand to go wherever your Mom goes, but you can't walk all by yourself and she has to get some laundry done this is what happens...

and to prove that it's not abuse she forces you to smile at her...
See, laundry can be fun sometimes!

Little Red Car...

For her birthday Bails got a shiny new red car.

I am pretty sure if all we gave her was this big empty box she would have been happy. And I am pretty sure if Sam had it his way that is all she would have got.
As it turns out she is pretty handy in putting cars together so we may get our family mechanic after all.
Checking out her new set of wheels...
And loving them. She could ride in it forever, that is if she could find someone to push her for that long. Unfortunately Mom and Dad are mostly lazy so she has to get out and push herself every once in awhile.

Birthday Girl!

The birthday girl woke up to some balloons and a busy day. It was Daddy's first day of being done with work so we all spent the whole day together.

We went to Toy's R Us to pick out a special birthday toy and then picked up a happy meal on our way home.
Sam and I both had no idea happy meals started coming in boxes again so that was a pleasant surprise.

The food was mostly consumed by Sam even though he said he didn't want anything while we were ordering.
She did enjoy pulling things into and out of her box and playing with her silly little toy.

After nap time we had a little family dinner of kabobs with Connie, Brandon, Quinn, and Eden and then it was party time.
A few of Bailey's neighborhood friends came over to celebrate her big day with some cake, cookies and cupcakes.
We had a birthday song where Bailey looked around mostly confused.
We blew out the candle and then promptly took it away because that was the first thing she tried to eat.
Then she daintily proceeded to eat her cake. The messiest part of the whole process was when she slipped a little and her hand smashed into the side of her cake.
Oh well, her friends enjoyed digging into it after she was all done.
After cake was present time. Cute Shayleigh brought Bailey a gift and then helped her open it.
Reading her new book.
We had such a fun day and we can't believe our little Boopers is a one year old. Thanks so much to everyone that came over and helped us celebrate her special day. We love you Bailey.
Happy First Birthday!!!

Apple

This little stinker is a thief. Whatever she sees me eat she takes out of my hand and proceeds to eat it herself.

She usually gives me a cute, scrunched face smirk while she strips me of my food.
And who can say no to that face. Not me.

Fajitas!!!

It is hard to make dinner with this little chunk around. She demands to be in on the action...

and then tries to eat all the food...
I guess if she is going to eat a tomato and avocado like that I should just nod and smile.
Little Chunky Monkey.