Well what can I say, being our first child and her first birthday, we really went all out to make it special! It wasn't really just a birthDAY, it was more like birthday WEEK or TWO WEEKS!!! We did a few different things to celebrate Anaston's special day, from her birthday party to her actual birthday. There was also a series of events that took up a big portion of that time inbetween the two celebrations that gave us lots to do and Anaston had so much fun doing all of it! I'm so happy everything fell into place and she enjoyed herself!(Even though she wont remember, ha ha ha) I'd like to think she will though! I have had this post as a draft for like two weeks now, I'm so proud of myself for finally finishing it and posting it! I've been lacking on the blog thing. It rained the whole weekend of Anaston's birthday so I'm so glad we decided to do her party a week before! It was so ironic! Last year exactly when she was born, the weather had suddenly shifted and got all cold and rainy...identical to this year! How crazy is that?!? Anaston is just continuing to grow each day. Her development is incredible! She is talking much more than most babies at her age, it's unbelievable! She puts two and three words together already! She'll have full blown out conversations, some words are actual words and the rest is her own language, it's so cute! After mastering a staircase a while back, she has now taught herself to climb back down an entire staircase, she's so dang smart! She figured that out all on her own! She'll go up and down all day! I wish I could just let her do it and nor watch cuz it can entertain her forever and I can get alot done but you never know when that one time she'll miss a step will be! She has taught herself how to get on her ride-on toys all by herself and will just zoom all over the place! Toys she pushes as well! She does so good with them! It's so funny and cute to watch her walk with it, she looks like a little penguin! ha ha She loves to sit on her car from Grandma and watch TV. She loves reactions. Toys that make noise or play a song when ou push a button or seeing us react to different things, like getting hurt or something! She cracks up! She's become a little picky woth eating but not too bad yet! She loves to go outside each night and look at the moon and planes. She points at them and says"plane" or "moon". She loves to touch the Christmas lights! She says cheese and shishies(fishies) and will let me know when she wants them! She's so proud of herself that she can communicate with me! She'll say fishies and I'll get the box out and she gets so excited! She walks randomly when she fels like it, but prefers to crawl. She likes to trick us and monkey walk around the sectional and then just let go and walk, but if we react, she'll stop ad sit down! ha ha She is still obsessed with dogs, balls and Mickey Mouse! She has a hard time relaxing to go down for naps now but if I put hr in the car and go for a quick ride, she's out! Luckily she transfers to her bed well most of the time! She loves to splash to death in the bath, dance to music and give us kisses! Whenever someone leaves, she tells them Bye-eee! Not just Bye! But Byeeeee! It's adorable! I couldn't have asked for a more entertaining, adorable, and sweet little girl! She is one of a kind!
Here's the princess at her Birthday dinner at Tia Rosa's. This was so much fun! We had both min and Brian's family come, and a friend of mine.
Me, Anaston and my friend Jackie
Yep, she still does it and it doesn't even phase her for \a second! In fact, she prefers it!
Anaston and Grandma McLelland having a deep conversation
Birthday Girl!
Another cake?!? She loved it!
Aunt Jade and Anaston
This was adorable, she was just leaning over the chair talking away to me!
Going crazy playing with all her toys!
She couldn't get enough of me! I was loving every second of it!
Our little family, pretty good lookin, huh?
Grandma Knight and Anaston
These guys were so sweet! They played Anaston a fun little arrangement of Happy Birthday. She was all shy at first and then loved it and was dancng and clapping.
Temple lights with my family. My Dad, Grandma, Grandpa, me, Anaston and Brian
Brian took this picture. He always gets the good ones!
Very into Jordan's game, sitting on Grandpa's lap
Good morning Birthday girl!
I'm so mean! I made her put on her little banner on her Birthday Eve as Brian and I sang to her, but she was so mad! She was so tired and ready for bed and I was just so excited I could hardly stand it! Yes, I took it off right after and put her to bed!
Me, Anaston, Brooklyn, Nanny and Poppy
Meems(Jaymee), Anaston and I
Daddy and Anaston in front of the beautiful Temple lights
She always has kisses for her Daddy!
How cute is this picture? And I took it! Woo hoo!
This was so fun! We tagged along with Daddy to go on a job way out in north Phoenix. While we were waiting in the car she had so much fun looking out the window, pointing things out.
She was being so sweet and so much fun!
Trying out her new car from Grandma Knight
And her cool toy from Grandma McLelland
She adores her cousin Brooklyn
What si this face?!? She looks like she is ready to fight me!
Oh what a cute face...especially with that mouth full of fishies!
Big smile! All 8 teeth!
She randomly started attacking me with kisses and hugs! She can do that anytime!
Another picture of me and my baby to add to the hundreds of others! Never gets old!
Is that me?!?
Wait, I'm trying touch that cute girl and I cant get to her!
She loves her baby!
My mom and I went to Jackies for her anual Vinyl open house. Boy did Anaston have fun! They had a little god she chased around the whole time!
Two parties in a row! Brooklyn's was the following weekend at the new cosmic bowling alley, such a neat place by the way!
Like Isaid, she just loves Brooklyn!
Make a wish Birthday girl! Notice her cool cake in the shap of a 7! And suprise, it was all cupcakes underneath!
Grandma and London
Anaston(or nas London would say, Anatin!), Jade and London
Brooklyn and a few of her friends at the party
Jade had this funny idea to pull Anaston around in her hamper. Anaston got such a rush out of it!
Oh what do you know, a ball! Grandma pulled out this cool toy she found in her attic. A little basketball hoop and balls, just Anaston's size!She had so much fun putting all the balls in the hoop!
Slam dunk! Oh, Grandpa McLelland would be SOOO proud!
Isn't that toy cool?!?
Mommy and Anaston on the basketball court at Grandma and Grandpa McLelland's.
Here's the princess at her Birthday dinner at Tia Rosa's. This was so much fun! We had both min and Brian's family come, and a friend of mine.
Me, Anaston and my friend Jackie
Yep, she still does it and it doesn't even phase her for \a second! In fact, she prefers it!
Anaston and Grandma McLelland having a deep conversation
Birthday Girl!
Another cake?!? She loved it!
Aunt Jade and Anaston
This was adorable, she was just leaning over the chair talking away to me!
Going crazy playing with all her toys!
She couldn't get enough of me! I was loving every second of it!
Our little family, pretty good lookin, huh?
Grandma Knight and Anaston
These guys were so sweet! They played Anaston a fun little arrangement of Happy Birthday. She was all shy at first and then loved it and was dancng and clapping.
Temple lights with my family. My Dad, Grandma, Grandpa, me, Anaston and Brian
Brian took this picture. He always gets the good ones!
Very into Jordan's game, sitting on Grandpa's lap
Good morning Birthday girl!
I'm so mean! I made her put on her little banner on her Birthday Eve as Brian and I sang to her, but she was so mad! She was so tired and ready for bed and I was just so excited I could hardly stand it! Yes, I took it off right after and put her to bed!
Me, Anaston, Brooklyn, Nanny and Poppy
Meems(Jaymee), Anaston and I
Daddy and Anaston in front of the beautiful Temple lights
She always has kisses for her Daddy!
How cute is this picture? And I took it! Woo hoo!
This was so fun! We tagged along with Daddy to go on a job way out in north Phoenix. While we were waiting in the car she had so much fun looking out the window, pointing things out.
She was being so sweet and so much fun!
Trying out her new car from Grandma Knight
And her cool toy from Grandma McLelland
She adores her cousin Brooklyn
What si this face?!? She looks like she is ready to fight me!
Oh what a cute face...especially with that mouth full of fishies!
Big smile! All 8 teeth!
She randomly started attacking me with kisses and hugs! She can do that anytime!
Another picture of me and my baby to add to the hundreds of others! Never gets old!
Is that me?!?
Wait, I'm trying touch that cute girl and I cant get to her!
She loves her baby!
My mom and I went to Jackies for her anual Vinyl open house. Boy did Anaston have fun! They had a little god she chased around the whole time!
Two parties in a row! Brooklyn's was the following weekend at the new cosmic bowling alley, such a neat place by the way!
Like Isaid, she just loves Brooklyn!
Make a wish Birthday girl! Notice her cool cake in the shap of a 7! And suprise, it was all cupcakes underneath!
Grandma and London
Anaston(or nas London would say, Anatin!), Jade and London
Brooklyn and a few of her friends at the party
Jade had this funny idea to pull Anaston around in her hamper. Anaston got such a rush out of it!
Oh what do you know, a ball! Grandma pulled out this cool toy she found in her attic. A little basketball hoop and balls, just Anaston's size!She had so much fun putting all the balls in the hoop!
Slam dunk! Oh, Grandpa McLelland would be SOOO proud!
Isn't that toy cool?!?
Mommy and Anaston on the basketball court at Grandma and Grandpa McLelland's.
