Let's hope...

Zoey has some new "talents" lately, let's hope they continue...

- Cleaning her high chair after she is finished with food (thanks abuela)
- Putting away her books when finished, and grabbing the book i ask for
- Walking to her room when we ask/say 'night night zoey?' or 'nap nap'
- Walking to her room when she is sleepy
- Giving the dogs their treats in the morning
- Picking up the stray pieces of food that Cyrus leaves and feeding them to him

She is a girl after my own heart!

like i said... let's hope it continues...

Precious...

Beach Baby...

Papa, Nana, Brett and Steve came to Destin for the long weekend, and took Zoey for the weekend... allowing us a few nights to ourselves and some much needed sleep.. thanks Papa and Nana. Today we went to pick her up and spent a couple of hours with them on the beach...

Getting ready...Hat, Sunglasses, cover-up... she's one accessorized girl!

Daddy helps ease the fear.. Zoey has an aversion to any water right now..

Not too happy about the water..

Everything is better with Nana...

Playing in the sand was much better..

Pure SASS!

'applause please!'

Soo tired!

Thanks Nana and Papa! Zoey had a blast!

Only my kid...

Do you see it...?

Yup.. Zoey had a carrot in her belly button... at least now we know the belly button's purpose.. hiding vegetables..

Zoey's molar has popped through and is a much happier baby.. even after spending a couple times in time-out.. Yes, zoey had her first time-out experience this past week, and then had her second, and third.. but it worked! the first time she was not happy and cried and cried.. then the second she stopped crying after about 30 seconds after we put her in (timeout is the playpen).. and now it only takes about 10 seconds for her to stop crying... so far so good!

Picasso...

Zoey's first drawing..

We tried markers first, it was a huge MESS! but nonetheless crayons worked better until she started eating them... oh well..

Sorry no pics of the little one.. She is cutting a molar and the Zoey we know and love has taken a (hopefully) short vacation... more to come when Zoey returns to her laughing happy self.... oh God I hope soon!

12 more days of school! Today was my last day teaching... now we have projects, reviews, and exams! I can feel summer just around the corner!

Zoey's Second 1st Birthday!

I proclaimed April 29th a national holiday so this means that as a school teacher I get to take the day off and spend it with one of my favorite people.. Zoey! We had a wonderful day...

First we went to the park and tried to ignore the questionable people there...


Then is was off to lunch with Grandma and Juju.. I promise they were there....


Zoey and I came home and she took a very long nap... followed by presents...


Really more presents than any one-year should get... We have very generous grandparents and friends! Thanks everyone!

Then of course it was CAKE time....


At first she was ok with it..



Then she was done and didn't want anything to do with it..


We took it away and she was all better.. and cuter covered in cake!



Mom and Dad and the Birthday Girl...



We love one-year olds..
Forward facing seats!

Zoey's last can of formula.. whole milk is soo much cheaper!


Sorry this has taken me so long and that this post is soo long, i wanted to make sure it was well documented...

Zoey's First 1st Birthday!

While in Tampa, papa and nana decided to throw Zoey a mini-party for her birthday..

Zoey got into the cake the night before and got rid of the "z"...


Playing in papa's mini...


The first bites...


yum.. pretty good stuff...


You gotta love it..


The real action shots...


Stay tuned for the second 1st birthday....