She came from beyond. (working title)

2012-02-12T19:47:00.000-08:00

Alia rode a carousel for the 1st time today. Thanks Aunt Michelle!

Ella and Michelle, Alia and Me

2012-02-08T20:06:00.000-08:00

We bought a strawberry plant the other day. We're going to grow it (hopefully) and see what happens. Cross your fingers!

2012-01-01T16:02:00.000-08:00

New Year's Eve
All dressed up. We spent the evening at Andy and Erica's so Alia got to spend the evening with Laura and John.

The kids with some of their favorite Christmas presents.

Alia often ran upstairs so Uncle Jeremy would play with her (AKA throw her about).

The drama/trauma for the night: Alia after being told to sit down, stood up on a bar stool and toppled it backwards. Hence, the big gash on her chin. Only my child... :)

2011-12-26T17:05:00.000-08:00

Opening presents with Connor

Sitting with Harley

Watching a movie with Aunt Kyme

So happy about her Twinkle Toe shoes!

Helping Isaac and Ian take a bath

2011-12-11T18:27:00.001-08:00

Alia and I made a gingerbread house tonight.

Front

Side

Other side

Back

Alia with her masterpiece!

2011-12-10T14:26:00.001-08:00

Alia and I went to an event called "Cookies with Santa" today. It was held by our local magazine. During our wait before seeing Santa, and then after waiting for our picture, there were cookies and coloring pages. This was the first time that Alia has been to see Santa. She loved it. She walked in and he put her on his lap. Then they took some pictures. They talked, then hugged. This was cute because I think she wouldn't let go. It was a really long hug. Then he put her down and gave her a candy cane. Alia really wanted to see Rudolph, who was "on the roof". I told her we might see Rudolph in Illinois. She keeps asking if Santa will come to Grandma Reva's house. I assure her he will.

2011-11-12T17:51:00.000-08:00

Today was our trip to Chuck E Cheese's to celebrate Alia being potty trained. Erica, Laura, John, and Becca came out with us. John ran around on his own. Laura and Alia spent most of the time together.

I think this was like a Noah's Ark ride or something.

Teacup ride

Virtual Roller Coaster

The 3 Amigos

Meeting Chuck E Cheese

2011-11-04T18:19:00.000-07:00

Prize #1 for Alia being potty trained: her very own Jessie doll!!!
Prize #2: a visit to Chuckie Cheese - soon to come.

2011-10-30T18:01:00.000-07:00

Alia was talking about going to the pumpkin patch the other day. So today after church we went to Peachtree Farms. Alia was so happy and had a good time. We went on a hayride, fed goats, and Alia picked out a small pumpkin, held a bunny, and got her face painted. It was a nice afternoon. Then we all slept!

BTW - Alia has worn underwear all week and only had 2 accidents. :)

2011-10-16T20:08:00.001-07:00

I took Alia to the Disney Live! Princess Fairy Tales show today. Becca went with us. We also met the Jones's there. It was so fun to watch Alia. She really enjoyed it and at times was squealing.
Seeing the 7 dwarves come onto the stage.

Her smile at the end of the show.

Some of my favorite people.

Alia wanted glass slippers as her souvenir.

2011-10-11T19:52:00.000-07:00

If you want to see a cute video with Alia and a friend, go here:

Adorable Cheerleaders
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xplvlZvLkA0&feature=youtube_gdata_player

2011-10-09T19:14:00.000-07:00

Potty Training Talk

Saturday: Alia was in panties for about 1.5 hours (after our errands, before nap). She went #2 twice in the potty.
Sunday: Alia was in panties for 3 hours. No #2's, but no accidents in the panties either.

I can see the light...

2011-09-11T15:08:00.000-07:00

We went to the circus yesterday with Andy, Erica, Laura, and John.
Here's all the kids before the show.

Laura and Alia watching the opening parade.

Alia and Daddy watching the elephants.

Alia and Laura in front of the tent. John was too distracted by the trains to get his picture taken.

2011-09-08T18:54:00.000-07:00

Alia is 3! She turned 3 on Tuesday.

Here she is climbing around Bonkers with Andy.

Here are Alia, Laura, and John before we headed back to the house for cake.

2011-09-04T18:08:00.001-07:00

Family and Pre-Birthday Fun!

Photo op with Grandpa

Princess Headband

Opening Presents

Blowing out the candle

2011-08-29T19:44:00.001-07:00

Friends and fun.

Caitlyn is Alia's bike riding buddy.

John came over for a visit last weekend. (aka - we babysat)

Alia, the Buckethead, making silly faces.

2011-08-04T08:17:00.000-07:00

What does one do when bored in the car? Grab your hair with your feet! That's what one does!

2011-08-02T18:38:00.000-07:00

Zoo! Zoo! Zoo!

2011-07-21T18:48:00.000-07:00

The creative juices have been flowing lately. When it gets hot outside, we find things to do inside.
Last week, Alia went painting at The Mudd Room for the first time. Here is her kitty.

We've made some puppets at home this week. I think Chrissy at daycare made the one on the left. Alia made the one on the right (I drew the tree). There's also one of the table behind her that she colored.

Today, Alia made some jewelry with a friend from church.

2011-07-14T04:21:00.000-07:00

We went swimming for the first time this summer on Tuesday.

She's actually saying cheese and trying to smile, but I'm sure I'll see this look in another 12 years.

She went back and forth through this tunnel for like 5 minutes.

Playing with the water gun.

2011-07-09T05:01:00.000-07:00

Alia went for a walk with me yesterday. After our walk, she played in the Spray Park.

2011-07-07T18:37:00.000-07:00

4th of July, 2011

Chasing Parachutes

Showing off Parachutes

Running back to her seat before Uncle Andy blows up more stuff

Watching the paper lantern fly away

2011-06-29T21:06:00.000-07:00

Alia with Harley the day before Harley's wedding.

Alia likes to "ride" her big duck. She climbs on and hops around on it.

2011-06-01T15:52:00.000-07:00

Usually on Memorial Day Alia spends some time with Laura and John. We met up with the Kassels at the parade. Then Alia was invited over to swim after naptime.

Alia took over John's chair to watch the parade with Laura.

Playing in the pool with John.

Drying off in the sun.

2011-05-17T18:05:00.000-07:00

We had some good times last night. We played outside while Daddy was grilling.

We played dress-up with our new dresses. Alia gave me a couple different model poses.

Alia played Mommy to Emily. She had me swaddle Emily for her.

2011-04-30T17:04:00.000-07:00

Super Girl Attitude Pose #1

Super Girl Attitude Pose #2

2011-04-30T16:59:00.000-07:00

2011-04-23T19:19:00.000-07:00

So excited to start! She kept getting in my way while I was getting ready. I had to ban her to the living room. She whined until it was time.

Eggs, colorful eggs.

Shaking the glitter on the green egg.

Proud of all her glitter eggs.

2011-04-09T04:52:00.000-07:00

Tons of trucks!

Sitting in a fire truck.

Driving an emergency rescue truck.

What I imagine she will do if she ever actually finds herself in a cop car. Slide over and ignore your parents.

School bus! She also drove the school bus too! One of her favorites.

Driving a cherry picker.

She also climbed up in a bobcat, but I didn't get a very good picture of that. We didn't stay very long, but it was dinner time and we did not have any snacks for her. I think she had fun though!

2011-04-06T03:51:00.000-07:00

2011-03-30T16:12:00.000-07:00

Pics from Alabama.
Alia hugged the cow as we were leaving Chick-fil-A. So, I made her do it again so I could get a picture.

Working on her Princess Tiara with Grandma.

Playing on Grandpa's feet.

With one set of her Great-Grandparents.

All the way home, Alia said she didn't want to go back home. She wanted to go back and stay with Uncle Joz.

2011-03-21T18:38:00.000-07:00

It was so nice outside today. Had to go for a walk.

For most of the way, Alia just wanted to "Flintstone" her bike. Eventually, we got her to pedal. It didn't last long though.

2011-03-13T20:37:00.000-07:00

Alia was being so quiet in her room one day, that I became curious about what she was doing. This is how I found her.
Can't complain!

2011-03-12T14:40:00.000-08:00

Today almost felt like a spring day. We definitely had a lot to do too! Early this morning, Alia and I took Zoe for a walk around the block. Alia wanted to take her bike. She can almost pedal it. Then we went and helped at the food pantry at our church.
After naptime, Alia and I went to get haircuts. This was her 3rd.

After haircuts came ice cream!
What a lovely girls afternoon!

2011-02-25T20:12:00.000-08:00

So...my daughter went a little crazy this morning.

2011-02-03T17:49:00.000-08:00

Alia finished off the jelly beans the other day. (They were all yellow.)

Playing with the dollhouse that Uncle Tom built.

After wearing pajamas for two days, Alia wanted to wear a dress.

2011-01-20T13:20:00.000-08:00

Caitlyn from across the street wanted to go sledding this morning. What better place than our front yard/driveway! The girls mostly enjoyed themselves, for like 10 minutes. It was just too cold for them. Here's a video of Alia.

2011-01-16T05:45:00.001-08:00

So, yesterday we bought Alia another 24 piece puzzle. She had worked on the princess one so many times, I thought a different picture might give her a challenge. Alia wanted the mermaid one. It took her all of two times to be able to do it by herself. Now I have to find bigger/harder puzzles for her. Silly smart girl!

2011-01-11T09:28:00.000-08:00

Alia received this 24 piece jigsaw puzzle for Christmas. She is now able to do it all by herself.

We played in the snow a little bit today. Alia wanted to make a snowman, but the snow was too powdery. So we ended up having a snow fight.

Alia with Zoe.

2010-12-29T17:18:00.000-08:00

Alia (and us) spent Christmas in Arkansas with B's family. Some more presents that Alia received:

Tinkerbell's Moonstone Scepter, a Tinkerbell doll, a Tinkerbell book, a butterfly blanket, a Disney princess purse, books, pajamas, and a toy microphone. Thanks to all!

Alia tricked Uncle Joz and Grandpa into coloring for her.

Jumping on Uncle Caleb's back.

Alia wanted everyone to read to her.
Grandma

Cousin Andrew

(Great) Uncle Bruce

2010-12-22T18:54:00.000-08:00

It's Christmas! (A Little Early)

Celebrating because the Grinch is happy!

Opening Presents

"I love my Grinch"

Doctor Alia - Mommy, lay down. You're sick.

2010-12-18T05:51:00.000-08:00

2010-12-06T18:54:00.000-08:00

When we were at Grandma's for Thanksgiving, Alia helped decorate Grandma's tree. So, we thought we would put one up this year. Thanks to Mom for the tree and the ornaments!

2010-11-29T18:06:00.000-08:00

Holding hands with Cousin Connor after dinner Saturday night.

Opening presents with Cousin Harley.

Deciding who Uncle Matt should shoot next with the Nerf gun.

Alia was drawing with Aunt Adrienne. This is the Scary Sghetti Monster.

Alia holding Ian, one of her new baby twin cousins. I didn't have a good picture of her holding Isaac.

2010-11-10T17:28:00.001-08:00

Alia had some awfully nice things to say about me tonight.
She called me, "Best Friend Mommy" and "My Favorite Mommy Ever". How lucky can I be?

Update from her fall: We think one of Alia's front teeth is dead. The dentist told B not to worry about it if it happened. It's not too bad though. It's still in, just a little gray. She also still gets overly freaked out whenever she trips, but I assume that will just take time to get over.

Lately, its been really easy to tell that Alia is 2, however, I just wanted to comment that she has been the sweetest thing tonight. We played with Play-Doh, did some puzzles, she brushed my hair, and we played doctor. I love that little girl!

2010-10-31T19:43:00.000-07:00

Trying on her fairy costume for the 1st time.

All decked out for the cold.

The "Gang" - John the Monkey, Laura the Dragon, Fairy Alia, and Katherine as Dorothy.

All done - riding back to Aunt Erica and Uncle Andy's!

2010-10-25T17:00:00.000-07:00

Alia likes to wear pretty things!

This is a dress that Jules bought for Alia's birthday.

This is a dress that Alia's Great Uncle Bruce brought back from Panama.

This is coat and hat that belonged to Alia's Grandma Lowery.

2010-10-12T19:31:00.000-07:00

Alia with her Grandma Great. Grandma, Uncle Joz, and Grandma Great came to visit for a couple days earlier this month.

Sometimes, I like to cover Alia with bubbles.

Alia is showing me her muscles and saying, "I'm so strong!"

2010-09-25T19:44:00.000-07:00

I take Zoe outside this morning at around 6:30 am. Alia is up and B is asleep. She was not happy about being left inside. While I'm outside (like less than a minute), I hear a bang and then my girl starts screaming. When I open the door, a kitchen chair is knocked over, Alia is standing (and crying), and there is blood all over the floor. We can only imagine that Alia climbed up into the chair and knocked it over backwards. We couldn't see into her mouth very well, and couldn't tell if her teeth were alright. So, we took her to the ER for the first and hopefully last time (here's to wishful thinking, right?).
Thankfully, for awhile, we were the only people there. The doctor couldn't tell if Alia had a laceration above her teeth or if the bone was fractured. So, Alia also had her first and hopefully last CT scan. They gave her medicine to mellow her out. Eventually, different doctors said that everything looked fine.
They gave us antibiotics, said to feed her soft foods/liquids for a few days and said we should probably go see a dentist soon. We had to go to the store to get her meds right after, and she wasn't very happy then. After her nap, she was acting pretty normal though. Me thinks my girl will be ok.
She survived. We survived. Let's not do that again.

2010-09-18T10:15:00.000-07:00

Sweetness!
(Pictures taken Aug 19, 2010)

2010-09-10T19:28:00.000-07:00

Alia's birthday was on Labor Day. Our sweet girl is 2!
She got a swing set for her birthday!
She got a puppy for her birthday!She went to the doctor this week also. 37 inches tall and 28 pounds.

2010-09-02T17:36:00.000-07:00

Big Girl Bed!!

The same guy (our friend's dad) that built our crib, built Alia a toddler bed. Then we painted it.

Laying down for the 1st time in her big girl bed.

2010-08-24T17:30:00.000-07:00

Alia counting to 10, saying "orange" and cheering on the West Vikings!
(yes, Vikings will sound like something else, but she's not even 2 yet people!)

2010-08-23T14:07:00.000-07:00

Alia has named her 1st stuffed animal. I bought her a brown stuffed dog while we were in Branson this summer. I asked her the other day what her dog's name was. She told me Ibo-Ibo. (pronounced eebo) Now she walks around the house saying, "Where's my Ibo?" "I love my Ibo!" (this said while giving it hugs and kisses).

2010-08-12T19:56:00.000-07:00

We (Alia, my mom, and I) took a field trip before church last Sunday.

This is my Papa Chumbley's grave(Alia's Great-Grandpa). Alia liked feeling the letters and numbers.

This is Dad's grave (Alia's Grandpa). She's pointing at what she calls "bubbles", some decoration on the bouquet.
I'm sure Alia won't remember this trip, but there will be many more!

2010-08-07T20:44:00.000-07:00

Cousins! (3 of the 6)

2010-08-05T20:23:00.001-07:00

Alia had her 1st haircut tonight. It was more of a trim really, but she seemed to have a good time.

2010-07-31T13:22:00.001-07:00

Erica and I took the kids "swimming" this morning. I think they had a good time.

2010-07-21T13:08:00.000-07:00

2010-07-18T12:43:00.000-07:00

2010-07-16T19:20:00.001-07:00

Alia recently received some new dresses. This is a cute little Asian dress that I'm not really sure where she should wear it too.

A nice summer flower dress

Watermelon dress

Alia is going to the zoo tomorrow for the 1st time! Hope we get good pictures!

2010-07-10T04:23:00.001-07:00

This video is just a little bit late. It's Alia, Laura, and John with those little poppy firecrackers.

2010-07-07T19:28:00.001-07:00

Alia went swimming Monday with Mommy (me), Aunt Michelle, Uncle Eric, and David. Alia had a fun time ordering the boys to jump off the diving board or go down the windy tube slide. She also had fun being passed from person to person and then telling us to bounce her.

PS...Becca, I was able to get Alia to float on her back more this time. :) But, she wouldn't blow any bubbles. :(

Splashing around in the kids area.

Waving hi to Mommy.

2010-07-01T18:05:00.000-07:00

So...Alia went #2 in the potty this morning!!
In other news, Grandma and Grandpa Lowery came for a visit along with Uncle Joz. Alia spent 2 days with them.

Looking at pictures with Grandma.

Working on the computer with Grandpa.

So...Alia made Grandpa and Uncle Joz wear headbands just like her. (And then wanted to hang upside down!)

2010-06-27T16:57:00.000-07:00

Alia has learned how to make faces...

2010-06-23T18:03:00.000-07:00

So, we've started potty training. We put her on the potty when she wakes up, before she goes to bed, when we come home from places, when we're about to leave, and anytime that she might ask. She's only asked me once and she did go potty. I'd say Alia has about a 65% success rate(of actually going when ask her to). She's only gone #1 in the potty. But, we're going to take our time with this.
Alia spent last Saturday without Mommy and Daddy. Grandma Barrett came and stayed with her though.

Playing in the puddles after the freak storm.
Grandma bought Alia a tricycle (or as Alia says, "Mycycle"
Grandma Barrett and Alia
This is Grandma Barrett's favorite hairstyle to give Alia...pretty darn cute!

2010-06-05T07:17:00.001-07:00

Memorial Day weekend Daddy drove off to Chicago, but Grandma Barrett came for a visit! We played hard all weekend. Alia went to Shelter Gardens, Going Bonkers, and the parade.
Being silly on her horse.

Snuggles with Grandma.

Pulling the dogs around the front yard (wearing Mommy's hat)

Driving Grandma's carKisses from Tess

2010-05-18T18:18:00.001-07:00

These are pics from our visit to Illinois!

Sweeping Aunt Kyme's house.

Balloons!

Pretty dress that Grandma Barrett got me!

Note to all - Alia put herself in the dog cage.

Meeting the baby rabbits.

2010-05-02T16:01:00.000-07:00

Well, Alia doesn't do much more these days than she has been doing. Her vocabulary gets bigger every day, and I just can't keep up! I'm wondering if we've hit The Terrible 2's. The rumor is they come early.
Daddy bought her some sunglasses the other day. She's so happy that she has her own glasses now.

2010-04-14T03:45:00.000-07:00

2010-04-05T19:28:00.000-07:00

Easter morning

Hunting eggs

Playing with her stash

2010-04-04T14:48:00.000-07:00

We went to the park last Thursday with Aunt Michelle and Aunt Becca.

Grandma Barrett and Cousins Harley and Kortnie stopped by Friday/Saturday for a quick visit.

2010-04-03T13:56:00.000-07:00

Grandma Lowery bought me some dress-up clothes!

Watching Imagination Movers with Uncle Joseph

I was fussing, so Grandma gave me some ice.

Chilling with Grandpa

2010-04-01T17:48:00.000-07:00

Looking cool in Mama's sunglasses.

Cheesin' in Daddy's sunglasses.

2010-03-20T11:08:00.000-07:00

This mornings conversation.
Me: Alia, what are you holding in your hands?
Alia: (looks down) Frog!
Me: Good job! Alia, what's on your shirt?
Alia: (looks down) Flower!
Me: Good job! Alia, what's on your pants?
Alia: (looks down) I don't know!

Her first day back at daycare after Baby Ben (the owner's grandson) was born, Alia came home with a black eye.

2010-03-14T14:48:00.000-07:00

Last week, I bought Alia some toy dress shoes. She picked out the purple ones. She had a doctor's appointment last week too. She now weighs 25 pounds and is 34 inches tall. Here are some more words that Alia can say:
I'm sorry, bless you, all done, yeah, hi, bubble, cup, book, read, down, eye, hair, head, animal, elephant, hippo, roo(kanga), turtle, Elmo, and Telly (Monster).
She roars when she sees a lion, tiger, or bear. She can also repeat the letters of the alphabet, numbers, colors, and shapes. (We also bought some flashcards this past week.)

2010-03-09T19:14:00.000-08:00

2010-03-07T20:24:00.000-08:00

Bethany gave Alia some new Nike's as a late Christmas present. Here she is displaying them.

Most of the time when I bring out the camera, she'll say cheese really quick and then take off running down the hallway. It's ok though, becuase I'm able to get pictures of her in some kind of pose when she stops at the end of the hall.

Our sweet little girl is quickly becoming a sweet little terror. It's definitely easier to handle when both of us are with her though. She likes to climb on things, tries to grab stuff off the book shelf, tries to get the remotes, and throws food everywhere that she doesn't want to eat. This last part is kinda funny because she's really learning how not to drop food on the ground when she's in her high chair. With a little patience and some smartness on our part, I think we'll be just fine though. :)

And really...who can resist this.

2010-02-28T06:44:00.000-08:00

We had lunch with our friend Amy on Friday. Mommy didn't have school so Alia stayed home from daycare.

If you haven't seen Alia's new shoes yet, everyone loves them. B wanted them so I gave in.

2010-02-15T12:17:00.000-08:00

I wanted to get a picture of Alia's curls. This is what her hair does right after being washed. Then she sleeps on it and it straightens out.

Here Alia is trying to shut herself in the toy bin.

2010-01-31T11:16:00.000-08:00

There's another video up on Facebook. :)

2010-01-20T15:35:00.000-08:00

Alia said Alia today! It was pretty cool.
Here's a list of words (at least the ones we could think of) that Alia can say:
bye-bye, more, thank you, please, cheese, baby, dog, kitty, mama, daddy, drink, cookie, fishie, ice, bite, "one, two, three", up, bird, Zeus, grandma, block, ball, sock, shoe, nose, ear, hat, goodnite, no, mine, duck, frog
She can make the sounds of these animals:
cat, dog, horse, cow, monkey, duck, sheep, chicken
I'm sure I'm forgetting some, but you get the picture. :)
Edit: book, belly, foot, ok; She knows where her nose is and her mouth and ears and foot and arms and legs and belly and head.

2010-01-08T10:38:00.000-08:00

Playing in the snow!

2010-01-01T05:46:00.000-08:00

Happy New Year! We spent New Year's Eve with "Aunt" Michelle and "Uncle" Eric. "Aunt" Becca and Duane were also with us for a little bit.

2009-12-28T11:57:00.000-08:00

Running down Grandma's driveway in the snow.

Playing in all the wrapping paper.

Playing with her very own laptop.

Unwrapping presents Christmas morning.

Eating at Monical's!!!!

2009-12-18T17:29:00.000-08:00

Cute time!

2009-12-12T06:33:00.000-08:00

So...we gave Alia her Christmas early. Or at least part of it. We may get her some stuff to actually open on Christmas too. She received a chair, a winter jacket, and a hat. We're still working on the hat part. She'll leave it on for awhile, but then take it off.
Laura and John have an Elmo chair at their house and whenever we go over there, Alia sits in it. So we bought her her own chair. Next we went to Old Navy because I wanted to find her a hat. Originally I wanted to get her one that strapped beneath her chin, but those were all too big. We found a cute purple striped hat instead. Then, B found these jackets which are lined for her to wear this winter. I haven't been able to get good pictures of her with her new things yet, but I'm working on it.

2009-11-29T04:53:00.000-08:00

We went to Mountain Home for Thanksgiving. Even though she wasn't feeling very well, I think Alia had a good time.

Alia loves her Aunt Erin. She even took a nap with her on Friday when she wouldn't take one with Mommy. :(

We tried to play outside as much as we could. Alia met some horses for the first time. Unfortunately, I didn't get any pictures of that.

Alia found a new favorite seat.

She even played video games with Uncle Caleb and Uncle Joseph.

This was a sweet moment early Thursday morning. Cuddling with Daddy.
More pictures to be on Facebook!

2009-11-21T05:15:00.000-08:00

2009-11-17T20:02:00.000-08:00

I love this little girl!

2009-11-08T05:10:00.000-08:00

Alia just continues to be cute. There's not really much news to report. Becky taught Alia how to communicate that she wants more. That has been really interesting! It is a good thing though. :) We hung out with some friends last night, and I started to notice something. Every time we told Alia no or told her not to do something, she would lift up her shirt. As if she was trying to distract us. It was the cutest thing. I'm going to have to pay attention to see if she does it all the time.

Quick, the camera! Be cute!

You have a whole bag of chips, but don't you want one of mine!

Chillin' with Dan

2009-11-01T04:56:00.001-08:00

Alia dressed up for Halloween this year. She was a Flower Garden Gnome.

She wouldn't keep her hat on, so we were trying to get pictures with it on.

Here she is with her friend John the Pirate.

Alia and John went trick-or-treating too.

2009-10-18T18:13:00.000-07:00

Alia went to visit Grandma Barrett this weekend. She also got to meet Great Uncle Noel and Great Aunt Linda. She had a great time walking around The Landing, playing at the house, and going to church.

At the dam with Grandma.

Wearing my jumper from Jules!

Playing with Uncle Noel.

2009-10-11T14:46:00.000-07:00

Alia is going to be a Flower Garden Gnome for Halloween. B picked up her costume yesterday. She's going to be so cute. She's finally getting some teeth on the bottom. She also is trying to repeat sounds and words more. She'll be talking any day now...

2009-10-03T07:05:00.000-07:00

2009-09-26T07:29:00.000-07:00

Even though Alia is 1 year 3 weeks old, she had her 1 year appointment yesterday. Doc said she was perfect as usual. She weighs 22 lbs 2 oz (50-75th percentile) and is 30.5 in tall (90th percentile). Her head size is also 90th percentile. Alia now has three teeth on top and at least one coming in on the bottom. We had a pretty big scare last weekend. She fell down a flight of stairs, but she is fine. She had no bumps or bruises. An suggestions on what Alia should be for Halloween?

2009-09-13T18:55:00.000-07:00

Swoosh!
Like mother, like daughter! Thanks again for the shoes Bethany!

2009-09-06T17:45:00.000-07:00

Happy 1st Birthday Alia!! We love you and love the toddler you are today!

2009-09-06T04:44:00.000-07:00

Alia is one today!! We had a party for her yesterday. She racked up some pretty nice booty. She received clothes for the fall/winter, books, and toys. Here are pictures from her party.

This is the Alia's cake that Michelle made. The rest of us ate cupcakes!

This is Alia in the middle of opening presents. She kept getting confused why I was giving her new toys and then taking them away. Also, I wanted to show you a pre-cake shot.

Singing Happy Birthday! Laura helped blow out the candles. Thanks Laura!

This was after she flipped her cake upside down. She has never had that much sugar in her life! There were about 4 people taking pictures of her. I like to think that in this picture she is trying to hide from the paparazzi.

Alia post-cake, but yet pre-shower.

2009-08-28T18:00:00.000-07:00

First tooth!

Cute picture!

Close-up of tooth!