a few summer highlights

These are from our first trip to Lazy 5 Ranch. Lazy 5 is a drive through zoo that I have been dying to get to. Bella is just now at the age where she can appreciate such a trip. Bella was not too happy when I fed the first animal- a deer that got a little too close for her comfort. After we took our time driving through and looking at emus, zebras, pigs, rhinos (and to them she blew a kiss), giraffes, and such, we went to the playground and petting area where we saw goats, sheep and a baby giraffe. It was a lot of fun!

better late than never...

a few shots from B's first birthday:

tiny dancer

and her first pig tails!



here she was making a little ballerina move in her tutu bathing suit :)

its been a while...

since I have been able to blog about our precious Bella! I am so behind on her life and I really hope to catch up sooner than later with lots of pictures too, but for the meantime, she is walking and jibber jabbering up a storm.. Everything is a phone right now and everyone is a Da Da so she goes around "talking" on our cell phones, wii remotes, flip, and tv remote yelling, "Da Da" and now "Ba Ba" as to say Bye Bye.

If we are in public, she will make a scene to get attention- whether it be her cute little fake laugh, yelling Da Da or full out screaming and as soon as someone talks to her, she lights up and waits for the next victim.

She is absolutely loving the pool- we have a baby pool in our backyard she loves to crawl in and out of and a neighborhood pool plus a membership at the Y where she has a little beach area she can walk in and slides to slide on. They also have spray grounds (fountain/sprinkler area) she is in love with.

She is blowing all of her kisses away- to anyone and everyone including the rhinoceros at the zoo.

What a fun time in our lives. She gives us so much joy. I am so thankful for God's amazing gift to us to be able to be her earthly parents and share in her making.