Seeds of the Heart

Friday, October 2, 2009

Project 365... a BIG update

So... it's been about a week. Oops. Ah well, it's been a busy week as well. Now, on to the photos.

Day 119 - Sept 27
Baby M playing with the handle on the antique dresser at my folks. Isn't her dress the cutest? :) I think my sis took this one actually. She had about 20 pics of the munchkin playing with that plastic set of grapes. See them? She sure did love those things.

Day 120 - Sept 28

The cards I made at card club that evening.

Day 121 - Sept 29

And here is our little beacon of hope... a bug zapper. The skeeters have been terrible this tail end of summer (they are toning down a bit... I'd like to think it's all due to this little zapper here. You should see the pile of mosquitoes I had to sweep up daily).

Day 122 - Sept 30

At the bridal salon, where I tried on my bridesmaid's dress. Hubby didn't get pics of Baby M climbing all over the place (she loved those mirrors, and the girls there loved her).

Oh, and on a different note, I'm now 1/3rd of the way through the project 365! Woo Hoo!

Day 123 - Oct 1

Playtime!

Day 124 - Oct 2
The sun shining through the leaves of the tree that I adore. The leaves are just starting to turn a bright red. I LOVE this tree! I'll have to take a good pic of it when the leaves are mostly red.

Saturday, September 26, 2009

A Buggy Birthday

Last weekend was pretty hectic, so instead, I figured I'd have Baby M's first birthday party this weekend. So, today we had her party! And what a party!

I spent a lot of time yesterday baking a cake, and making fondant. I got the recipe from Amy at Muddy Boots. It was... fun... to make. It took me an hour or so to bake the cakes and make the fondant... and then I had to put it in the fridge overnight... so I didn't want to decorate the cake until this morning.

That said, it took 3 hours to decorate (which includes the time coloring the fondant and re-wrapping the rest. I didn't even use half of it). I'm not sure what to do with the rest (I spent so much time on it I don't want to just get rid of it...). Does anyone know if I can freeze it for later use?

Anyway, I made a ladybug. I think it's cute! My first time using fondant (there is a LOT of kneading).

I also really wanted to do a few other things for the party. One was a scrapbook page for everyone to sign for her one year scrapbook. However... I forgot to do it. Oops. Anyway, I did get to do the other thing I wanted. When Baby M was born, a bunch of friends got together and sent us this frame. I only actually worked on it today (well, yesterday too). I was really happy with how it turned out.

A lot of people came! I was actually surprised! A lot of the people I invited couldn't come, and many others didn't reply. But we ended up with a full house which was awesome! Baby M loved seeing all the kids who came by... her Cousin A, plus another 5 kids. It was great!

Here are two of Baby M's friends, sitting on the bench her grandpa got her. Cute, huh?

Some pics of the full house. Both sets of grandparents came, 3 great grandparents, 4 aunts, 3 uncles, her older cousin J, and 5 of our friends.

Here she is with the cake!

Time to cut the cake (sniff).

She got real upset when her dad took the cake away from in front of her to cut it. She just cried (could have also had to do with the surprise of me blowing out the candle too... she didn't like that much, ha ha).

This icing is awesome!

Time for presents! She sure did get a lot of toys (and is now having lots of fun with the tissue paper, ha ha).

And here are the cards!

She had so much fun, she did not want to go down for her nap (even though everyone was leaving or already left)... didn't want to miss any of the action (even though she was rubbing her eyes and absolutely exhausted (could hardly keep her eyes open). We had to bring her down to show her that everyone was leaving/left already so she would nap... and then she lay down on the floor and tried to play... laying down... too tired to sit up anymore (ha ha). It was adorable. She napped a good long time. Long enough for us to get everything cleaned up and relax for awhile.

Happy Birthday (again) little girl! I hope today was super special for you!

Project 365... again

Day 117 - Sept 25
Got the toys all set up for the kids who were coming over for our Bible study that evening.

Day 118 - Sept 26
I got this little diddy ready for the birthday party I had for Baby M today... more pictures to follow. ;)

Friday, September 25, 2009

Project 365

Day 113 - Sept 21
Baby M starting her descent... yes, she climbs up and down these stairs on a regular basis now. I'll often wonder where she went, only to hear her in the monitor pulling all the books out of her book case.

Day 114 - Sept 22

This was after my doctor appointment early in the morning (we got home after all this at the normal time Baby M wakes up). Visiting Grandma at work! Such a special day!

Day 115 - Sept 23

Today was another birthday, but we stayed home for once this week. Anyway, I thought the sunflowers by the garage looked lovely and went to take a pic.

Day 116 - Sept 24

Baby M had her 12 month needles this day, and was not happy about them. She got a rubber bouncy ball from the doctor and I think she decided to forgive him after that (she loves that ball for some odd reason). Anyway, I decided to walk to a park and give her a 'ride' in one of the swings for the very first time. She LOVED it.

By the way, she is walking quite well now. Still doesn't do so regularly, but when nobody is really 'watching', and she is wearing shoes (she prefers it when she wears a certain pair for some reason... probably more ankle support), she will walk all the way across a room, over uneven surfaces (like laminate onto a thick area rug, or over the one inch 'step' up by a fireplace) without much difficulty. She won't take your hand, is very determined to do so herself, and then grins with glee at having accomplished something so different! I'm so proud!

Sunday, September 20, 2009

Happy Birthday, Baby M

My little baby girl...
I can hardly believe you are a year old already. How time flies. You've grown so much from the tiny 7lbs you were when you were born...

This month has been filled with wonder... exploration of the world around you. I've found out I need to close my pantry door or you climb right inside without my knowing it, wanting to see what it's all about. You will crawl over just about anything, even things I would consider rather painful for your little knees (like gravel). You love to try new foods, and will eat just about anything we put in front of you... unless you tasted something you like just a few seconds earlier, then how DARE we try to feed you something else.

You love to brush your teeth... all FOUR of them. Those last two just popped right out this month... and you seem to enjoy having them as we quite often hear you grind those front teeth together, making some strange clicking noise. You love to bite off crackers and cookies now, and really enjoy finger foods.

You've been sleeping through the night for months now, and even spending the night away at grandma and grandpa's yesterday didn't hinder you one bit. Such a big girl!

I believe you've started talking... saying actual words, although I'm having a difficult time recognizing some of them. I've noticed that when I get your sippy cup and ask you if you want your juice, you reach out your hands and seem to say 'duse'... so I'm assuming that your first 'word' is 'juice', although I cannot be certain.

You walk... although you forget you can and would much rather cruise on all fours. You love to stand and clap, adore animals (especially dogs) and music... and watching my bright colored video games. You enjoy going where you can on your own... like climbing up the stairs, and sliding back down them. I didn't have to baby proof the house much due to you being a rather good listener. Sure, you've tested me a number of times, but you know which areas are off limits, and you are really good at sticking to it. After all, your toys are more fun.

Happy first birthday, my little sweetheart. May you always have the joy we see in your face every day.