Birthday Party!

We had a wonderful time celebrating Paige's first birthday with family and family friends.  Paige is so blessed to have so many people who love her!  We celebrated with Eric Carle's The Very Hungry Caterpillar theme.  We had a yummy dinner and cupcakes for dessert.  Lots of laughter and fun!

Pre-party smiles!

I'm turning 1!

Look a caterpillar in my hair!

Animals on the wrapping paper - so exciting!

Can I have that?

Caterpillar decorations

Cupcakes - yum!

New things!

Party Time!

Happy Birthday Paige!

Mmmmm!

Don't forget to lick your fingers to get every last crumb!

What fun - can we sleep now?

Camping!

We have been camping the past two weekends.  Paige has been a great traveler.  We have been to Crooked River Ranch, hiking at Smith Rock, and camping with friends and boating on Green Peter Lake.  

Hiking at Smith Rock with Mom and Dad.

They make a great hiking team!

Boating . . . This life jacket is so big!

Can I drive?

What a cutie!  She was so curious about all of the buttons.

Captain Paige

Lots of crawling to the edge of the blanket to get to the dirt!

Hanging out in the campground.

Anyone tired after all that camping fun?

11 Months!

Almost a 1 Year Old!  Paige is growing, changing, and learning new things every day.  We have loved watching her personality develop, listening to her say new sounds, and watching her brain work to figure out the world around her.

She looks so big holding her sign!

We call this her "cheesecake smile"!

Reading with Dad!

Paige loves reading books!  One of her favorites is Little Blue Truck.  She finds the cow and moos and the horse and neighs.  She and Kyle had to read it at least three times in a row the other night.  So adorable!

So Much Learning!

Paige has been learning new things so quickly.  It seems each day it is something new.  Here are some of the things she has been telling and showing us!  So exciting to watch!

Waving!

Paige just started to wave.  She will only wave when you ask her to wave good-bye.  She got a lot of practice waving good-bye to the animals at the zoo.

All by Myself!

Paige started feeding herself with her spoon yesterday.  This is her second meal practicing and she is getting really quick at it.  She is having Pea Risotto.  Food is a good motivator!  (Kyle is impressed by the speed as she hands it back to me.  The clicking sound you hear is her feet kicking at her seat. When she gets excited she kicks them.)