Birthday Celebration!

Here are some pictures from Mariana's Birthday Party. Because Mari loves dogs so much, I decided to make her a dog cake with paw print cupcakes. As you can see, she takes after her Mommy and has quite a sweet tooth! She loved playing in the cake almost as much as eating it.

Another highlight of the party was the gigantic bubble machine, which was a gift from Gran and Pop. The bubbles were huge...and bubbles inside of bubbles. Mariana and all her little friends loved it!

Good Things Come in Small Packages...

Happy 1st Birthday Mariana!

On August 12, 2009 our Baby Sprout turned 1! She had a wonderful day with the highlight being the arrival on Gran and Pop from PA! She had a great time being the center of attention and loved showing them all the new words she could say and things she could do!





Here is a picture of her trying on her birthday hat and opening some gifts from Gran and Pop!

Gotta love that Smile!

Last year at this time, we were in anxious anticipation of meeting our Baby Sprout and in two days time our "Little Sprout" will be turning ONE! We can't wait for Gran and Pop to arrive on Wednesday. Fun times to be had by all!!

Visit with Aunt Jean and Uncle Bob in Knoxville

Hard to believe it is already the beginning of August. We have had a great month with lots of new discoveries for little Miss Mari! Mariana is now pullling up on everything she can reach and cruising along the couch. Funny how our once so child-proof house, is not so child-proof anymore.

We had a great visit to Aunt Jean and Uncle Bob Sinclair's house in Knoxville last weekend. Mari loved meeting her Aunt and Uncle and spending time with Uncle Bryan, Aunt Ge Ge and cousin Ava. She especially enjoyed splashing in the pool.

Out...

Mariana has learned a new word. She can now say "Out!" Here is a picture of her at the back door saying, "Out!" We are little biased, but we think she's pretty cute. Besides, who could say "No" to those cheeks!

Playing with Color!

Here is my artistic side trying to play with color... We took a few black and white images and I thought they turned out pretty well. The other one is me just trying to play about on the computer with color.

Happy 4th of July!

We had a great Fourth of July! The weather was beautiful and perfect for an afternoon hike and a fun evening of grilling out. Mari wilted from her active day and was sound asleep by the time for fireworks. Mommy and Daddy had a great time sitting out back and watching all the action, while the little one slept soundly through each and every "crack" and "boom"! You can see Mariana here sporting her red, white and blue. She was the best dressed kid on the block, thanks to Aunt Mimi and Uncle Bill Macek! We love this outfit!