Happy First Birthday! April 11, 2010

We had a nice relaxing day at home on Zoe's birthday. She started walking too!!! What a birthday present. Now she is cruising around everywhere! There was more cake and even a birthday hat. One of our friend's moms makes the decorative hats, so we had to get a picture. Thanks Amanda! Zoe got tons of new toys and loves playing with all of them.

Cake Take Two!

Zoe was not in the mood for cake at her birthday party, so on her actual birthday, the following weekend, she tried it again. I started a piece for her and she was very dainty with it. She didn't want to dive in, so she just took tiny bites without touching it. Heaven forbid her hands get all sticky! She did like it though, but unlike her mommy, she only ate a little bit. Her cake was delicious, but Shaun would like white cake next year because he is not a chocolate fan.

Catch Up Time!!!

Holy Cow!!! It has been a long time! Sorry! Shaun and I have had a crazy busy last couple of months. We were wrapping up the school year as usual, packing AGAIN, and enjoying what extra time we had with Zoe. We are laid off again, but are hopeful to get a job back...whether it be subbing for our daily rate or an actual contract. Our district is in shambles right now, so it is just a matter of waiting to find out what the class size decision is.

I will post a few updates now...

Build A Bear

Zoe and her cousin, Zach went to Build A Bear for the first time the Saturday before her first birthday. Zoe made a bear and dressed her in a pink Dodger get-up. Zach made a bear too and his giggles. We also had lunch at the mall and it was too cute to see Zoe and Zach interact. They have started to really notice one another and Zach was so cute because he tried to feed Zoe.

Bubbles!

Zoe gave out bubbles in her birthday party goody bags and we had leftovers for her to use. She loves them! She says, "OOOOOOOOoooooooo", whenever she sees them. I showed her that she could pop them too and she loves that. She looks at me in total surprise every time she pops one on her own. It's amazing how such little things amuse such small people.

Zoe's SECOND Easter

Holy cow! We can't even believe that Zoe just celebrated her SECOND Easter! Zoe's first Easter was spent in the hospital because she was just one day old! It is unbelievable how much happens in the first year of a little one's life. The Easter bunny visited us for a second year in a row and Zoe got a stuffed bunny, little chick hoodie bath towel, new shoes, a few books, and a pair of bunny slippers. We had an egg hunt in the front yard with our neighbors, then went to church. Zoe loved the eggs because she learned how to open them and they had Cheerios in them. She would open one and look so surprised that they had goodies in them. Jasmine had a good time too. She really liked her Elmo Easter basket.

Funny Faces

Zoe's New Patio Furniture

After we got home from church Zoe napped...then we went over to Grandma and Grandpa's house to celebrate Easter and her birthday again. She got MORE toys and now it looks like a mini Toys R Us in our house. In between going places, Zoe was able to play with a few of her new toys. She loves walking around her new picnic table (that is big enough for ALL the cousins :) ), her new rock band toy, and Noah's Arc toy. We are going to try and switch out toys every now and then to keep her interest.

Zoe's First Birthday Party

We had Zoe's first birthday party at Peppertree Park last Saturday. Her grandmas and grandpas, aunt and uncle, cousin, and friends were there to help celebrate. Thanks for coming! She looked super cute in her pink dress with a cupcake on it. The food turned out to be a success after waiting until the last minute (Mommy's fault). And many thought the cake was delicious! Unfortunately Zoe was still recooperating from a nasty flu/cold and ear infection, so she was fussy most of the time. I don't think that it helped any that it was extremely windy.

THE CAKE...everyone always looks forward to that first cake moment. Zoe wanted nothing to do with the cake at all! Mommy had to help her a little. She just screamed. I wasn't taking pics the whole time, so someone that was will have to send me the pics of her screaming. I will post more cake pics when I get them.

Zoe received her first present for her birthday on St. Patrick's Day and loved reading the card. And we opened all her party presents at home after a much needed nap. All the presents overwhelmed her, so she got a little cranky. She got so many neat toys (and of course cute clothes too) and loved reading all the cards too!