Big Girl Bed

The 'big girl bed' has arrived.....and she loves it!

More pics to follow when a special new canvas photo arrives and is hung in place!

Sea Life

Grandma Mo and I ventured to Sea Life to let Leighton see this:

(camera was out of battery...figures...so the camera phone was the only option)

See the shark? Awesome!


And the sting ray (Mr. Ray to us!)


A pop-up bubble to make you feel like you're in the tank, too!
See the Nemos and Dorys? Too cute!

Such a cool foot-step sensitive floor that changed color and showed water rippling when you moved....Leigh loved it!

Another pop-up....Hi fishy, fishy, fishy!

The tigerfish and sting rays

Touching the starfish...yes, they said we could!

Lots of fish

Leighton was mesmerized

Grandma showing Leighton all the colorful ones!

The open tank

Taking it all in...

Worth the trip...what a great summer idea when it's too hot to do anything!

Quadding

Ok, not a real quad, of course...but fun, none-the-less.

Listen to what daddy used to motivate her down a big hill!

Couples Shower

Our friends Stacia and Tim are getting married next month (on a cruise to Jamaica...boo, we're not able to go!), but they did throw one heck of a "couple's shower" this weekend.

Here's the proof....

The happy couple:

The cake (made by the bride):

The guys lined up for games:

Jon, who's really excited to shake balls out of a box on his waist:

I swung my banana:

Summie cracked her eggs:

The girls, posing:

The boys, posing:

And the girls, again:

The Newlywed Game:

Congrats, you crazy lovebirds! Have a fab trip to Jamaica and then Bora Bora!

New Years Week

New Years week was a little bit of working, but lots more of relaxing, eating, and playing!

Leighton even decided it's ok to share her baby...it's officially been traded!



Back scratches in her undies!....(it's hard to keep clothes on the girl!)


The cousins enjoying their own table together: love corn!


The rest of us...crab, lobster and steak dinner!


Relaxing...


Happy New Year!


I don't know about you, but I'm excited for 2011!

Santa Baby

I could barely sleep awaiting this 2010 Christmas morning!! I thought I was excited for Christmas when I was a kid, but when I woke up a 3:30 praying that it was 7AM already....I knew I was super, super, super excited for this:

Coming around the corner from the crib:

Her first look:

A video of her little voice:

So excited...

Loves this Jeep!

Her first push on the pedal: wow that's fast!

*Hello Kitties!*

Ready for the day (with blankie, of course)

The big ride!

Leighton loves to drive and Tay loves to ride!

Tay got a Jeep, too, but was a little shy with it in the beginning

Flash Forward to 16 years old!

Dinner that evening with the Aupperles!

What an amazing Christmas!

Leighton, you are the absolute love of our life!