More Birthday Fun

Karlee is officially spoiled! On her birthday she got to open lots of presents and eat more cake. She got so many new toys she didn't know what to do.

We sang happy birthday and let her dive into the cake. She actually only took a few bites and then she was done. She just got her top two teeth so she hasn't been feeling well.

She got presents from both grandparents, both my sisters, some friends, and us.

Karlee loves her new baby from Jeff's mom.

She got blocks from my mom.

Her friend has a swimming pool full of balls that she loves so we thought she would love her very own pool of balls.

She is only 1 but she is already acting like a little mommy pushing her baby around in her stroller.

Then on Saturday we went with our friend Shauna and her little boy Cohen to the circus.

She loved parts of it but by the end they had both almost fallen asleep. It was fun but they were probably a little too young to fully understand what was going on.

Happy Birthday Karlee!!

Karlee is a year old today! We can't believe how fast the year has gone by. She has brought us so much joy and we love her so much!

She is still pretty little but when we look back through the year we can really see how much she has grown.

1 Year (today)

3 Days Old (about the same size as the elephant)

1 Month

2 Months

3 Months

4 Months

5 Months

6 Months

7 Months

8 Months

9 Months

10 Months

11 Months

Happy Birthday Karlee!

Karlee's Birthday Party

Karlee is going to be 1 on Friday. We had a little birthday party for her on Saturday. Aubrey was able to come down and we invited some of our friends to be there as well. There were a few people out of town last weekend but we were happy for the ones who got to come and celebrate with us. The day was REALLY windy but Karlee didn't mind.
We had a bug birthday party with catipillar cupcakes, ladybug cookies, and butterfly rice krispie treats.

We had carrots and dip for the sun and chips and grapes for the middle of the flowers.

Karlee's little friend Cohen with his parents Casey and Shauna.

My friend Michelle and her little boy Aidan and my friend Valerie.

The boys wearing their birthday hats!

My friend Melissa and my sister Aubrey.

Our friend Cassy with two of her kids, Ethan and Aubree.

Karlee loves playing at the park so we thought she would love her party there.

We gave Karlee a cupcake to dive into but she really didn't get that messy.

She ate the Whole thing!

We can't believe our baby is almost 1!

After the party Aubrey let Karlee open her present from her. She loves her new farm!

Mommy's Helper

Karlee always wants to help around the house. Most of the time she ends up making a bigger mess but it is so cute to watch. She must pay attention to all the things I do around the house. Let's hope she has this same enthusiasm for cleaning in a few years!

She loves to unload the dishwasher. The second she hears it opening she is right there to take out all of her spoons.

She still usually takes a bath in the sink because she is so small and it is easier. The last few days she has wanted to stand up and wipe down the counter with her wash cloth. Of course she doesn't ring out the water first so there is water everywhere by the time she is done.

She also likes to help put all her diapers in the diaper bin or sometimes take them all out.

What a great little helper!

11 Months!

Karlee turned 11 months last Tuesday. She has learned all kinds of new things lately. She is really good at clapping and waving hi and bye. She has also started to copy things we do. For about the last week she has been able to stand on her own without holding on to anything.

Karlee took her first step a couple of weeks ago and just the last couple of days she has really been walking! She is still practicing but it won't be long before she is crusing around everywhere. She is so fun to be around right now but it makes me sad that our little girl isn't going to be a baby much longer.

Missouri Trip

Karlee and I just spent a week in Missouri. We stayed really busy and had a lot of fun with my family.

Karlee got spoiled like crazy. Someone was always holding her, playing with her, or giving her some kind of treat.

We took Karlee to the St. Louis Zoo. It was a lot of fun and she loved all the animals. During this trip Karlee started saying, wuz tat (what's that). I think she has heard everyone saying it so many times that she picked it up. Every animal we saw she kept asking, what's that?

My sister Ashley just finished nursing school. We went to her pinning ceremony.

Then we went to her graduation.

Karlee got to go to the park a few different times.

We took Karlee swimming a couple of times. She loved it!

The day after Ashley's graduation we had my brother Zach's high school graduation. Aubrey and I were so glad we could come but we were all graduationed out by the end. We had a fun trip and Karlee did great the whole time.