monkeying around

last thursday, mommy took me to meet up with some friends at a place called little monkey bizness. all the mommies had coffee and talked while us kiddos got to play. we had so much fun.

friends and fun

sharing space with eliana

how you doing?

calculating my odds...risk versus reward

not sure why i'm crying

my almost-one-year-old friend levi

the sweetheart of the bunch, eliana

so close to crawling on my own

i've got the army crawl in my repertoire so now all i have to do is add crawling and i'll be set until i start walking. watch out mommy and daddy...and simon and bella...and plugs and cords and tables and anything else i feel a need to get to.

a taste of the sweet life

tonight, mommy and daddy went to get some frozen yogurt at a place called froyo. the best part was that mommy gave me a few bites of hers (daddy wasn't as generous, but he did let me have at least one bite). it was sooooo good.

mommy, i am getting another bite, right?

sweet!

a little too long between bites for my taste

i love frozen yogurt! maybe next time mommy will let me
try those toppings.

Y-U-M-M-Y!

a day at the zoo

today, mommy and daddy took me to the zoo so that i could take my first ride on a carousel. i even got to ride on a giraffe (a large sized sophie!). we then ate some lunch and enjoyed the sunny weather outside.

not so sure about this carousel thing

we're sitting on a giraffe, so what?

wow, this thing moves!

hmm, i wonder if i can chew this

hey, it stopped

a refreshment break

a little fun with mommy

special moments to remember

what a wonderful day

help me win a free photo shoot

mommy and daddy entered me in a 2011 cutest kid contest at our favorite photographers studio - precious poses. they really don't care if i win or not (i mean, of course they totally think i'm the cutest!) but they figured what the hey - a free 5x7 and the chance for a free session...why not?!

who wouldn't think this face is the cutest!!

wanna vote for me and help us win? go to the precious poses facebook page for the 2011 cutest kid contest. then, just "like" my pic. hurry, though, cause voting ends march 1!

a cutie patootie turns one!

shhh...we stole this off the balats blog!

this is a special happy birthday wish for our friend zoe (sorry we are a day late)! i have a secret crush on her, but doubt she'll ever go for a younger guy! plus, she's probably gonna be taller than me...have you seen my parents??!

happy 1st birthday zoe!

we miss you and your parents and hope to see you soon. love ya!

laundry fun

i'm not much help when it comes to helping mommy fold the clean laundry. daddy's underwear + mommy's ipod touch = laundry fun!

happy 7 month birthday!

yesterday was my 7 month birthday. i'm making it harder and harder on mommy and daddy by constantly grabbing the sign. who knew paper was so good.

the calm before the storm

a paper fight

having fun with my birthday sign

the sign didn't have as much fun

gift from greats

greats brought me a gift when she came to visit for my baptism. since i didn't get to see her at christmas, i got to open the gift while she was here. thank you greats, i love you bunches!

waiting for the green light

biting the wrapping paper

biting the box

biting the toy

i have the best greats ever!

child of God

this weekend was a very special weekend in my life. mommy and daddy knew before i was even born that they would one day have me baptized in our church, cherry creek presbyterian church. well, this past sunday was the big day! gampa, grammie, and greats all got to come and be part of it...and it was really neat to actually be baptized by my gampa (a very special honor that our church was gracious to allow), just like my cousins jackson and anabel were years ago.

in gampa's arms as he's dipping his hand into the water

baptized by gampa

gampa, daddy, me, mommy, and pastor marty

all the family, including kristi and josh!

happy birthday cousin truett!

this is a special shout out to my cousin truett who turned ONE YEAR OLD yesterday!! i can't wait to see you in florida where we can both play in the water together and you can show me a few things...like walking. hope you had a great birthday! love you.

having fun indoors on a snow day

fun with daddy

 

fun with mommy

 

let it snow, let it snow, let it snow

mommy and i went outside this morning to keep daddy company while he shoveled the driveway. i'm not quite sure what i think of all this cold white stuff. what i do know is that my cheeks froze!

napping activities

here are a few things i do when i'm supposed to be napping

text the grandparents

check my missed calls...hmm, i see lula tried calling

practice my crawling technique

perfect my cute smile

bath time fun!