Better late than never...

Blakeley Grace!! You are ONE year old (plus one week)! I am overwhelmed with how much my love has grown for you. Your daddy and I prayed for you for a long time, and God blessed far beyond what we even could ask for! You are a sweet, happy, and funny baby....well not so much baby anymore....but not toddler either!

You were born on 6/16/2010 at 6:28 p.m. (Your Papa liked that you were born at that time because Mommy and Aunnie Mags' birthday is 6/28). I remember when they laid you on my chest, I felt like you weighed a TON!! But you were only 6 lbs. 12 oz. (But don't worry, around 12 weeks you chunked up nicely and got several sweet rolls that I could just eat)!!

I actually LOVED being at the hospital. Your Daddy did not. Let's just say that I sometimes wish I were still there so that people can still wait on me hand and foot. ;)

Now that you are ONE, you have learned to do so many new things! You are so close to walking. You like to walk around our coffee table, but still slowly inch down to the ground to crawl when you've got somewhere you want to go.

Here is a list of some of your favorite things now that you are one:


1. Smiling (with your mouth open)


2. Cheese


3. Hop Hop (the best $15 we ever spent)


4. Goldfish (every goldfish seems to be the best thing you've ever eaten)


5. Dada (you yell his name, whisper his name, sing his name all the time)


6. Jumping on the couch
7. singing Britney Spears "Til the World Ends" (Chorus only) :)
8. bath time

9. pool time



10. talking your jibberish

I can't wait for all the new things you will learn! And your daddy and I are in trouble when you start walking and really can explore more than you already do!! I love you "Baby Girl"!!

A blog giveway..

I wanted to blog about a very special giveaway. This giveway will hopefully benefit a family wanting to adopt a sweet little boy from China. If you click here you will be taken to Savannah's blog about her families desire to travel to China to bring Will (her new brother) home.

I grew up going to church at FBC Duluth with this family. They are a loving, Godly family who have been blessed with the desire to expand their family of FIVE girls. I want to help this family spread the word of what they are trying to do, and help them raise the money needed to travel to China. You can help them raise money by purchasing a t-shirt from Wild Olive Tees. I personally am a fan of this shirt.

So please, again go to Savannah's blog to find more info about this family and the giveaway.

Thanks a bunch!

Here Comes Trouble...

Blakeley got a new chair for her birthday from her sweet Buddy and Mimzy! She loved it instantly!

She also seemed to know all the different "uses" of the chair instantly....


Alright Hop Hop, just one more leg.....almost there....



Whew! This is hard work!

Things look different way up here....

Success!!!

Sooooo happy!!!...Her eyes are closed so she can loo like Nana ;)

I do wonder where Blakeley learned to climb in her chair???

Surely it wasn't from her older, wiser cousin Libbi??? No, where would you get that idea??? ;)

Here is a slide show of Blakeley's birthday!

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Blakeley's First Time at the Beach

We were able to go to the beach for Mother's Day weekend. It was Blakeley's first time at the beach, and she absolutely loved it! She loves the water and getting to play with Mommy and Daddy!

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