Birthday Pics

Here are the long awaited 1st Birthday pictures! Very sorry to have taken so long to post them. Enjoy!

Hmm... was IS this...

Whatever it is, I like it!

Om nom nom nom...

My friend Abby Palmer's little boy Nolan. He's a few months older than Audrey. Adorable!

My friend Laura Beres' little girl Ava, and Audrey.
They seem to really like each other!

Uncle Dave (Beres) entertaining the kids!

Poor baby was sick that day.
She wasn't overly happy to be in the midst of the festivities.

My good friends Laura, Abby, and I with our kiddies!

California Dreamin :)

I promise I have not forgotten the birthday pics. If you wait for it... they will come. :D Here are my OTHER promised pics, the wonderful memories from Audrey and my trip to CA last week! Beware - lots and lots of pics here.

Celebrating Kim's birthday at Chipotle ~ YUM~. Kim is excited, if you didn't notice.

My grandmas! Much love.

Beautiful Balboa Beach. Kim had her birthday party here. There was a bonfire, lots of friends and family, yummy food, and even volleyball. It was great fun!!

My Dad and Audrey, distracted by all of the loud beach noises.


Group shot! :)

Kim, Grams and I. You don't need to tell me I'm pasty white, ok? geesh.

I was amazed at how well this shot turned out. I love it.

Balboa Pier. *sigh* I miss this.

A few days later, Audrey and I went to Laguna Beach with my mom and Grams.
It was overcast, but still gorgeous. This is my favorite beach.

I love this pic. If only Audrey looked a little happier! :)

I also love this pic!! *poke baby belly and laugh at funny baby expressions*

Mom, Dad, Audrey and I had a really nice walk around Balboa Island.
I just love the beach and ocean, can you tell? Did I mention I love the ocean?

I love my Mom and Dad :)

Audrey hamming it up for the camera.

Peace.

We were eating lunch one day, and Audrey had a piece of cheese stuck on her nose. She had no idea it was there, but we were all laughing at her, so she thought it was hilarious!


That is all for now. My dad took some wonderful pics also,
which I will post soon. Sorry friends, I need to run!

Balboa Beach

I have LOTS of pictures to post from Audrey and my trip to CA this past week. For now, I want to leave you with a video I took of the Pacific Ocean. My seester had a birthday party at Balboa Beach last week (Happy Birthday Kims!!), which I enjoyed immensely. I love my sister. And I love the beach. Turn your sound up.

One Year Old!!

That's right, Audrey turned one last week! April 4th was a fun filled day. Birthday party, birthday cake, friends and family, and lots of attention showered on my sweet little girl. She is getting so big! I took some pictures and will be able to post them as soon as I get them. Alas, the camera I borrowed didn't want to cooperate in uploading the pics to my computer.

I am back to being the worlds worst blogger. =( *hangs head* I was doing so well there for awhile too!! Just wanted to let you all know that we are alive, well, and praising the Lord every day. Audrey had her 1 year check up this week, and she is doing GREAT! She weighed in at 20.2 lbs, and is 29.5 inches tall. We'll be switching over to a front facing car seat in the next few weeks - another big milestone in the life of a baby, ha. Our doctor says she is growing right on schedule, eating well, sleeping well, and all around developing normally. Audrey is crawling around at break neck speeds these days, along with cruising on the furniture and even standing by herself for 15-20 secs at a time! Someday in the VERY near future she'll walk up to me and ask for the car keys.

Audrey and I are traveling to California this Saturday. We'll be there for a whole week! I am incredibly excited. I'll post again soon hopefully with lots of pics!

SHE'S CRAWLING! Also, Audrey loves her Uncle Kyle & Aunt Jen!

My brother in law Kyle and his wife Jen visited this past weekend. We had a wonderful time filled with nertz (only the best card game, ever), laughter, late nights, good food, and great conversations. Audrey loves her aunt and uncle!




It's official. The crawling and cruising stages have hit us simultaneously, with full force. Lock down your cabinets, put up your baby gates, remove all knick-knacks, breakables, and deadly poisons from the lower shelves... the world's cutest, most smiley, spunky, and stinky little goober is coming your way at an amazing speed!

More action shots to follow.
For now, be appeased with lasagna, baby style.

And more pure cuteness!

Awwww

How can you tell that my baby is the daughter of a photographer? The second I whip out the camera, Audrey smiles and poses. It makes for difficult candids at times, but adorable pics nonetheless! She'll smile for me whether she just got out of the bath....

Walking with me on the first nice day of the year (cell phone shot)....

Exploring the house...

Playing with her toys...

Or actually posing for my random little photo shoots...


My little girl always smiles brightly, extending her joyful, bubbly personality to anyone around. Amazing how much joy can come from such a little person. My heart nearly explodes on a daily basis! I praise God for my daughter, and for the fact that I can stay home with her and watch her grow. I can't believe that she'll be one year old a month from now. This year has simply breezed by!