What a crazy week!!!

Well we have had a crazy week for sure. Ivy turned 1 on June 29th and I turned 30 on July 6th. We celebrated both our birthdays at St. Edward Park on June 30th. It was a gorgeous day and we all had a great time. Ivy's god-parents Steve and Jessica Mulkey were in town for a week. It was great cause we all got to spend time with them and their son PJ who is 6 months younger then Ivy. They live in California so we don't get to see them much. We really enjoyed our time with all of them and for Ivy and PJ to get to know each other a little. Since they are cousins and all. :)

This week was also the 4th of July. Ivy had a hard time getting to sleep in a strange place but once she did....she didn't have any problem sleeping through the fireworks. Praise God!!!

Here are some pictures from her birthday...





















Here is Ivy and PJ playing on a blanket under an umbrella.


Here is the best family picture we could seem to come up with :(


Here is the picture of the family women and children
(not sure why we didn't do a mens picture)


Here is when the long awaited cake experience began....






Ohhhh there it goes on the ground :)


"All Done" she says in sign language


Sorry it took me so long to get the pictures up but I had about 650 to go through. I hope you all enjoy the pictures....and I hope this week isn't so crazy :)

Friends

Ivy, Aliyah and Kya have been seeing alot of each other lately. Ivy and Aliyah love to play together. It is so cute. Even though they are 3 months apart Aliyah is slightly larger then Ivy. I hear that children their age don't really play with other kids....not these 2. They follow each other around and play with toys together.

Here is a picture of Aliyah enjoying the wind from our ionizer.


It's hard to get them to all stay in the same place at the same time. :)

Biter Biscuits

Ivy was able to try biter biscuits for the first time yesterday....She loved them as you can see. The picture does not do the experience justice. She had it in her hair, ears, on her face, all over her cloths and on the floor. It too two trips to the sink to rinse our the wash cloth when cleaning her up. Really she should have just had a bath but we were walking out the door 5 minutes later. :)

Update

This week Ivy started signing "All Done" and she started clapping. She will clap if you say "Clap" or if you say "Good Girl". Oh what a heart warming sight it is.

First Dentist Apt and EXCITING NEWS!!

Today Ivy had her first dentist apt. She now has 2 top and 2 bottom teeth. One of the top teeth came in first so it is more grown in then the other. We aren't sure if she chipped it or it was just sharp from the get go. It was so painful to nurse that we had the dentist grind it down a bit on the chipped side. It isn't as straight as it was but it isn't permanent.

Oh and for those of you who haven't heard yet......

Ivy has taken her first steps. On her 11th month birthday she took her first steps. She isn't all that interested in walking as her primary form of transportation yet but I predict that when you see her at her birthday she will be walking well. :)