ducks

It's a nightly thing.

She pulls him to the door, she knows this is her time with him.

Just before dinner, they go out to the lake.

To see the ducks.

She says ducks, over and over again until they come.

They have to sneak bread, crackers, goldish, whatever they can get thier hands on before I tell them thats for tomorrow or snack or whatever :)

Its a covert operation that they do together.
I love how he just stands there with her and they wait. they get pretty close.


and she eats what she is supposed to be feeding them.
I just love that!

And when its over, and they are out of snacks, she always says "mour?"

"Mour" time with the ducks?"

Mour" time with daddy?

or

"Mour" snacks?

she just knows she wants ...

"mour"

I know daddy always wants "mour" time with her.

love my little bug

o-r-e-o

Oh double stuf goodness, oh cookie of all cookies, oh mess making master... thank you for creating a daddy daughter bonding experience that I was able to catch on camera. One that I know Leah will always remember and probably continue into adulthood. This favorite tradition of oreos and milk after dinner is not the healthiest of traditions, but I am willing to overlook it because it makes my girl smile so big.

Thank you little o-r-e-o ;)

all the parts

I don't want to share. I am having a very hard time with it.

I don't want to share that little hamburger smile, the one that makes everyone around her smile

I might share the expense of buying toys... Somehow she manages to make me buy the most expensive stuffed animals every time we are at barnes and noble:) Leah has 7 new stuffed animals ranging from bears to owls, most recently was the new stuffed puppy.

I am quite attached to the curly-q part in the back, it just spins her little locks of blondHer quick little hands that grab onto everything... hair, glasses, feet, lips, nothing is off limits and boy she's fast! those chubby little thighs and feet. So pinchable!Her curiosity about everything, watching Leah learn and explore makes life worth living .
I want to be the only one that makes her smile, the only one that she runs to when she trips, and the only one that she points to when she need help getting on the chair to stand on the table and throw pine cones at the dogs.

I know this will be so good for Lee, she will make tons of friends and paint and learn to share more... I think I might need help learning how to share my girl, maybe they have a daycare for parents. love that leah bug

my baby and her bee bee

When you give leah a stroller, she's going to put her bee bee in it.

Bee bee is anything that fits into a stroller!

And when she has that stroller, she's going to want to push it

(preferrably outside)

When she is pushing it, sometimes it gets stuck in the grass. There is rocky terrain here in Bonita, so it often veers left :)


But no worries. Little baby hercules just picks it all up and places it where she wants it to go.
Thats just how she rolls.

Loving my baby and her bee bee.

love that 1 year old leah bug

all done

How do we know when lee is done eating?

Well... she tells us!

I love this video, Leah even mimics the way I say it! I think she has been practicing ;)

sun and sand

Nothing makes me happier than to see my girl smile. The beach ,the doggy beach, makes her smile big!

inquisitive little thing :)

oh how she loves her puppies,
(so much so, that she eats their dog food...we are working on that one!)

love that leah bug

aloha

We had the best time at Leah's 1st birthday party on Saturday! I know Leah had a blast too, I could tell by the 3 hour nap she took when we got home :)

a little grass skirt just makes a luau that much sweeter!

Mahalo friends!

because she's one

How can she be so cute?

Honestly...

she looks adorable in hats,

devilishly cute when rummaging through my purse (after I have said no 1o times),

like pebbles with her hair in a pony tail,
and like her daddy with a click of the camera!

AND...

with her friends, I see the girl she will become: that friend that you can goof around with, the one that makes everyone laugh... that will be my girl!

check out this adorable video from our panera mornings ;)

birthday cake

birthday cake only tastes good if it is everywhere, its a researched and well known fact.yums.
i love my cake eatin' kid!

Happy Birthday Leah

1 year ago today, my little munchkin made her appearance. It was thoughtful of her to actually decide to be born (I say decide because I know she was in control), considering she strung us along for 2 days! Hooked up on pitocin twice, starved for days, watching other pregnant moms walk in after me and leave before me with thier babies was hard, but I get what she was doing...making sure we knew she was worth the wait.

Oh baby, you were were worth every second! happy 1st birthday my little leah bug

growing up

You know you are growing up when...

you eat gum and get the concept of chewing it, AND accept that it doesn't always go as planned.

woops.

You know you are growing up when...

your food isn't mashed and you can pick it up and hold it in your hands

woops again.

You know you are growing up when...

someone says "smile" and you actually do it!

sometimes better than others.

You know you are growing up when...

a cooler, big kid comes over, and you totally want to hang out with them, and they want to hang with you!

And finally, you know you are growing up when...

you can get on a chair all by yourself, kinda gracefully, and your toes touch the floor.

right before my very eyes .

I love my leah bug