Goofing Around

I love this video of Hadley and her Dada being silly; she is so much fun...

Are You Finished?

Hadley has learned a new word and she loves to shout it out!

Her face is pretty funny whe she says it....here is a freeze frame for you:

(Videography and Photography courtesy of T.L. Karaus)

Baby's First

Camping Trip! We went camping with our friends the Guerrieri's on Saturday night at Big Basin in the Santa Cruz mountains. Hadley wasn't so sure this was a good idea at first... She wasn't sure about sitting in this dirt and gave me a lot of the "mama pick me up" face...
It didn't take long for her to figure out that camping can be fun, especially when you have a big cup to put the dirt, sticks and leaves in!
And some coolers to bang on and make music...
And a friend to play with bouncing the ball around a tent...
And goofing off with mama when it is time to lay down in the tent at night...
No boys allowed in the little girl tent! Can you see little "E" trying to come in?
This girl was a Mess!

Hadley and her friend play pretty well together but they don't always have this "sharing" thing down so well!

Thank you to the Guerrieri's for a great weekend!

Can't Stop Her Now!

Hadley has been walking around everywhere now! She is getting stronger and braver every day...

Hadley Continues

...to grow and grow and grow!! She has changed so much over her first 12 months with us. Here she is on September 12, 2008 (13 days old)

October 1, 2008 (4 weeks old)

October 11, 2008 (6 weeks old)

October 30, 2008 (8 weeks old)

November 22, 2008 (11 weeks old)

December 30, 2008 (4 months old)

January 30, 2009 (5 months old)

March 1, 2009 (6 months old)

May 5, 2009 (8 months old)

July 8, 2009 (10 months old) She is getting too big here to want to lay down in her crib....She is much happier sitting up like a big girl!

August 30, 2009 (12 months old) and way too big to sit in her crib! She was not happy with laying down in there for a picture...what was I thinking? She's a big girl now!

Birthday Song Take 2

Okay, I am not saying dada is not a great videographer BUT....he did not start recording early enough to get the birthday girl's song or stand in front of her to get her face like our great friend Nicola did. Thanks Nicola!! We still love you dada!!

Beautiful Birthday Baby

Where has the time gone? Here are some fun pics I took of my baby girl on her big day...

Showing off her walking skills...Here she comes!Such concentration!

Yay! She made it!

We took her to the San Francisco Zoo and Hadley discovered the carousel!

She LOVED it...literally screaming with excitement...

Very fitting that she had her own sign at the zoo for her birthday! She was impressed... Great ending to a first birthday!

First Birthday Bash

Hadley's First "Bee" Birthday Party was a hit! Here is the cake I made...
Her bumble bee cupakes...
Her awesome bumble bee pinata made by Nicola...Her bumble bee outfit made by her Aunts and Grandmom...
Gifts are great but the cards are even better! She loved reading them...
Hangin with Uncle Scottie...
Best Friend Evan...

And mama...
Strippin down in the heat...
Yay for Dora dolls! Clap Clap Clap... And water bottles...

Last but not least...Yay for CAKE!

Oh What a Life!

What's better than crawling like a mad woman around the house?
Eating pancakes in daddy's garage!

The only problem is daddy doesn't like pancake messes in his garage! Can you believe what he wrote on the ground? Seriously?

That's okay! She still had a blast!

Never a dull moment!