Rachel's 1 Year Pics

We had Rachel's 1 year pics made tonight. Here are the ones we picked. Enjoy!

Easter

Easter was so much fun this year! Rachel got the hang of hunting the eggs and we ended up with a big bowl full of candy! She practiced hunting eggs at home quite a bit and had four egg hunts over Easter weekend!

Here she is "practicing" at home...


Looking cute in her hat at the egg hunt at Valley View Camp with church...



Eager to get going....

Lovin' her beads that Evelyn shared with her...

Family pic at Valley View Egg Hunt...

Putting stickers on eggs at Nana's...with her "big eye". She cut her eye with one of the plastic eggs on Friday. It was kind of bruised on Friday night and we figured she'd have a black eye for Easter. However, Saturday morning when she woke up, her eye was completely swollen shut! I freaked out! We took her to the dr and he said it actually wasn't due to the small cut at all. She had an eye infection that was leading to an ear infection as well. She had just had her 1 yr well visit on Tuesday so this infection developed after that I guess. Anyways, it is a very rare infection that the dr said he normally only sees less than 4 times per year and most kids get hospitalized over it (to go on IV antibiotics)! Needless to say, God was watching over us when she cut her eye with the plastic egg b/c that's the reason we took her to the dr. We thought it was swelled up due to the cut which wasn't the case at all. We caught it very early so she got an antibiotic shot (which made her 5th shot for last week) and she'll be on antibiotics for 10 days. Her eye was pretty much better by Sunday afternoon and looked completely normal by Monday. God works in mysterious ways sometimes!

Playing at Nana's...

Family pic on Easter Sunday morning before heading to church...

Sweet girl hunting eggs after church...

Stopping long enough for a pose with Nana...

...and with Daddy...

Getting the hang of picking up eggs at Great Pa's....

Hunting with Daddy at Aunt Barbara's...

Loving the "grass" in her basket...

...posing with Pa...

Playing back at Nana's at the end of the day....still going strong...

Rachel's 1st Birthday!

Rachel had a fluttering first birthday with her butterfly themed party! It took almost as much planning as a wedding which makes me fear for when that day comes! We weren't quite sure what to do with ourselves when the party was over because Rachel and I spent the last two weeks before the party running here and there picking up last minute items every day. We want to especially thank Kayla for taking some great pics at the party!

Here's her birthday cake, which I am actually impressed to say that I made. It turned out pretty good. Not quite as perfect as the model I was using, but good enough since it was just going to be smashed anyways!




Butterfly cupcakes...mmmm...yummy!

The theme for the party...we had hot pink, bright purple, lime green, turquoise, and bright yellow plates and cups to match.

Birthday Girl! Looking dazed and confused...probably wondering why her house was invaded by so many people!

Crazy daisies! One of my favorite flowers that went oh so perfect with the party!

Flowers on the guest tables, along with a little extra addition provided by Cade...

The food table...

Nimbus, lounging as usual, on Rachel's big day...

Checking out her new riding toy from Aunt Bren & Aunt Phyllis...

The kids just had to try out Rachel's new wagon after most everyone had gone home. Here's Pa pulling Cade around the house!

All the kiddos in the wagon...

So excited about her new Little Einstein's DVD that she picked out at Toys R Us on her birthday! Well, actually Adam picked it, but she loves it still! We didn't buy her any gifts until after her party so we wouldn't duplicate anything she received. We just took her on a field trip to Toys R Us on her big day and let her pick some stuff out! Adam met us during his lunch break from work and we had a little birthday shopping spree! It was so much fun!

Trying on cute hats at Target on her birthday...

Playing with all of her new birthday gifts from mommy and daddy...a ball, beach toys, and water sprinkler that will be a blast this summer!

Forward facing is so much better than staring at the back of the car seat! Rachel's first ride facing the front on our way to Chuck E Cheese on the night of her birthday!

Her favorite ride at Chuck E Cheese...a big horse!

Cruisin' around the Cheese...

Family pic at the Cheese... what a great birthday!!!

March Memories

March has been full of memories! I'm so behind on my updates, I'll be brief with the comments and just post more pics than anything else. I still have birthday and Easter posts to make!


Cute bathtub pic where Adam tried to give Rachel pigtails:o)


Passed out in the stroller after a walk around Couchville Lake with Pa.




Loving her new play table from the consignment sale! Thanks Nana!



Sweet sleeping baby...

So excited about her first time to eat off a plate!

Enjoying her new bubble machine from Ashley for her birthday...

Sweet girl playing under the deck on a beautiful March day...

Taking it easy in her new wagon from Nana for her birthday...

Lovin' her new swing from Pa for her birthday!

Excited that Nimbus hopped on for a brief ride in the wagon...

Being her cute self...

Showing Callie the ropes on playing with rings at our play day in the park....

Cute in her hat...

Trying on cute hats at The Children's Place on our shopping spree...

Loving her new Arctic Splash Table! She got money from two cousins for her birthday so she bought this super fun summer toy! After a few splashes I realized, she really needs on a bathing suit for this activity! So, we got new bathing suits yesterday! We'll be ready next time!