family pictures!

So we finally went to have some professional pictures done. We hadn't taken Adelle yet, so we figured it was time since our little princess is growing up so fast. Hope you like them. Sorry there are so many. I couldn't decide which my favourites were so I put almost all of them! Please let me know the next time we are speaking which ones you would like printed....

Adelle's 1st Birthday Party

Adelle is 1!!

Her birthday party, on her birthday June 28th was a wonderful day. We had a great time, especially Adelle who put on a little wiggle-dance show after opening all her presents. I think it was then that she realized she was the center of attention, and thought she might as well take advantage of the spotlight! The rain stopped for the afternoon, so everyone was able to enjoy the yard and bbq dinner!

Well for those of you who were at Adelle's party, thank you for coming out, and if you couldn't be here with us then I hope you like these latest pictures of her (some are not from her party).

Here are some pictures from the big day :)
banana and chocolate chip cake with cream cheese cookies on top! homemade by mommy :)
the cookie Adelle got to eat had her name on it!

doll from mommy and daddy

opening all my presents!

stealing toys from Ethan.... he is used to this now.

playing peek-a-boo with Nana Debbie

I'm one now, so of course I can drink a cooler! Disclaimer: she did not actually drink any alcohol

Growing up so fast!

i love to go on the swings at the park!

going for a bike ride with my helmet and my trailer!

usual mealtime!

Adelle is growing up so quickly, and is changing so much! She took her first steps on June 9th. It was quite fortunate that her Opa and Nima (Nana + Oma = Nima) were in town visiting and saw the whole thing! Adelle sure pulled out all the stops for them. Well, it was only Opa's second time seeing her, and Nima's first, so a good show was in order!!!
Her vocabulary is also developing a lot. Here is her list of words so far:
1. All Done (Just 2 days ago she said these 2 words together! It sounds like Doll Done but she knows it means she is finished her food!)
2. Puppy (kind of a shocker considering we and daycare only have kitties... no puppies)
3. No (no comment... its a pleasure!)
4. Hi and Bye (Both hi and bye are often used while she holds the phone up to her ear and pretends to talk!)
5. Mama/Dada/Nana
6. Mmmm for something yummy (and sometimes things she doesnt like too!) and Weeeeee for exciting!
7. Ti-ti = pretty (its a tricky one, but she is working on it!)

She is trying new sounds everyday so it won't take long for this list to double!