Fun at the Park

Here is one of Julie's and my favorite pastimes: playing at the park. It's only about 1/2 mile from our house, but on good days I will walk the long way there to get some exercise in for me, and then we play for about ten or fifteen minutes (that's about how long Julie stays interested) before walking home. It's lots of fun. And my favorite part: It actually has swings! Got to love a park that still has swings... they seem to be a rarity nowadays. Anyway, here's some of Julie's favorite things to do:

Loving the swingsHeading for the slide... I love her smile. She is always so pleased that she can get up to the slide by herself"I made it!" After sliding down she tries to go UP"Someday I'll figure out how this works"... It never fails that she walks up to the climbing wall and touches the hand grips. It makes me smile every time, too.This is how I know Julie is DONE and ready to go home... she starts pushing the stroller herself

Happy, Happy Birthday

Last Wednesday my little girl turned one year old. I am still reeling from the thought that I have a toddler now. It is hard to believe that in one year Julie went from this: to this: Julie is so big now and she never ceases to amaze me with what new things she has learned. She loves to walk everywhere, climb on everything, laugh, make other people laugh point, play chase, rock out to music, watch me cook, eat, and so much more. At the doctor's visit she now weighs 22 lbs 14 oz, and is 30.5 inches long, which means she has more than tripled her birth weight (7 lbs 1 oz) and has almost grown a foot (19.5 inches at birth). On Friday we had a little party for her. She was a professional present un-wrapper (I think we'll have to hide all the Christmas gifts from her) She got lots of fun new toys and books (her favorite was hands down the bouncy ball... she didn't want to let it go). And once she realized what the cake was, she loved that, too. Here's some photos of her at the partyWe love you, Julie! Happy Birthday!

Cousin Time

Julie and her cousin Lilly are fast becoming best friends. (they are 5 months apart) They are both so curious about each other and suprisingly gentle with each other. And they love doing things together with their Grandma Higgs! Here're some pictures of their adventures this weekend:

Also, Julie loves chilling with her Uncle Jared

Little Miss Climber

Yesterday I was putting laundry in the machine when I turned around to find Julie doing this: Luckily I got to her before she fell... but I had to snap this photo first. Arek was at Young Men's and I knew he wouldn't believe me unless I had visual proof

Sunday Afternoons

This is what happens pretty much every Sunday: I go to ward choir and I come home to find Arek and Julie napping, either on the couch or on our bed. What does this mean? It means that they get an hour long nap every Sunday and I don't. Hmm... Oh well... Who could stay mad at people this cute, right? :)

Great Weekend Continued - Photos

Finally found the camera charger... it was on the bathroom counter. No idea how I couldn't see THAT one! Anyway, here are a couple of photos from last weekend, taken just before the camera died.Grandma Glad and Aunt Dani played with Julie while I went to the sealingJulie loved all the fountains around Temple SquareJulie loves her blankie and her GrandmaJustine and her husband EricCongrats, Justine!

Great Weekend

Happy (Belated) Labor Day! We had a great long weekend. Unfortunately, I have no pictures of it because our camera battery ran out of juice and I cannot find our re-charger. Grr! Hopefully it will appear in a day or two. We went down south for a couple of days, to visit family, but mostly to go to my friend's wedding. Justine made a beautiful bride. I am so happy for her! I got a picture of the two of us, but like I said, our battery is now dead, so I will have to wait to post it.

Also, Julie is now a walking fool. She has been toddling around for the past month or so, but just this past week she has really taken off. She LOVES to show off her new and improved walking skills, and Arek and I are happy to chase after her. She is such a big girl now... I can't believe she'll be one at the end of the month. Time sure does fly!

Well, hopefully I will find the battery charger soon so I can post new pictures.