Paige 1 year pictures

Paige was very shy while getting her pictures taken this time. That's why I ended up in part of the pictures. I was just glad that we got a few smiles. She still has only two teeth and is just getting confident standing on her own. I think I'll be OK if she takes her time there. The biggest current change is her increasing appetite. It seems she eats more all the time. The greatest thing for me is that she is not picky-in fact she is determined that whatever is on my plate is what she wants. We can only hope that this will help her put on a little weight.

Courtney turns 6!

Courtney really wanted another Barbie cake for her birthday but I convinced her that we should branch out this year and we tried a bunny cake. I saw the picture in a magazine and the directions were so easy I had to try it. The decorations were the fun part. The kids really wanted to help, but I guess that is code for really wanting to eat the decorations. So I guess we all had fun. Courtney felt really special because she had Leanne and Chantel here for the party as well as the grandparents. She told me several times since the party that she really liked everything she got. She was also excited that she got a couple cards in the mail. I've always thought that there is something exciting about getting mail and I think that my attitude has rubbed off because I could tell she felt very important when there was a letter just for her. She got her very first big girl bike this year and has already had Clint take her out in the neighborhood a few times to ride. She loves it.

Happy Birthday Paige!

Paige had her first birthday party this weekend. I can't believe it has been a year already. I started this blog around the time she was born so its kinda fun to look back at this year and see just how much has happened. We couldn't imagine our family without her.

Paige never really got the idea of digging into her cake. She just calmly sat there and waited to be fed small bites. What a little princess. Thanks to everyone who came. We had both sets of grandparents represented and Amanda came with her boys because they happened to be at mom's that day doing laundry. The kids all had a blast with the balloons--I need to buy them more often.