Joint Birthday Party

Zoey has a cousin, Kylee, who is about 2 1/2 weeks younger then her. We decided to have a joint family birthday party for the girls. We had a great time. Misty made the best butterfly cake and the cutest small ones for each of the girls. We had all the family that was in town at the party (my Mom, Dad and sis Alison were in town!) We got the girls matching dresses. Aren't they adorable!

Zoey enjoyed opening some of the presents but didn't stay entertained with them the whole time. She got a doll, a few outfits including a smocked dress from my mom, and new PJ's.

Don't they look so cute in their matching outfits!

Look at my messy girl (daddy had to put some frosting on her for a good picture!)

They both got the hang of getting messy after a while. This cake eating kept them entertained for a good long time. Thank you Misty for the great cake!

Next year I'm already thinking of a "Two by Two" party for the girls, maybe!!!

The Zoo

One of the things we did to celebrate Zoey's birthday was go to the Ft. Worth Zoo. We had such a great time. It had been rainy and cold during the week and it was still wet when we went but it turned out great. In the morning not all the animals were out because of the cold but we still saw a bunch and more were out by the afternoon. I was so happy with how well Zoey did. We got there at about 10am and didn't leave till 3:30. She did fall asleep about 2:30 and slept in the stroller. She had a blast walking around and seeing all the animals. She was scared of most of the animals if we got too close but really seemed to enjoy it. Here are some of my favorite pictures from that day (just a few, Clay took about 400 pics between the Zoo and her party!)


Zoey loved this area where the sea otter was. There were these can phones that if you pushed a button told you a story about different animals. The phones were heavy but she spent forever putting it in and out from the holder. She screamed when we had to move on.

She wasn't afraid of the fish! She liked to see them up close.

The white tigers were awesome. This one just paced back and forth in front of the window. Right after I took this picture and turned off the camera the tiger got up and his hind legs and scratched at the window right above Clay's head, it was totally cool!

I loved the intensity she watched things. She was so interested in most of it.

This is Zoey laughing at Daddy. They had a blast playing for awhile in the car seat while I ran into the store. She is so cute! It's crazy to think that her car seat is facing forward, that was a milestone for me, and she seems to like it.

She's No Longer a Baby

Zoey's 1 now. I can't believe she's 1!!! This is the first post of 3 about Zoey's birthday celebrations. On her birthday I took the day off work so we could have some fun! We started the morning with her well child visit...
Weight: 22 lbs 9 oz
Length: 31 inches
She got two more shots, and as always she did so good. She had a sinus infection (her fourth one) that started over the weekend so the Dr. gave us another prescription so we headed to Costco after to buy diapers and fill the prescription. By the time we got home she was tired and not feeling well and neither was I. So instead of going on a picnic and playing at the park and doing other fun things we spent the day at home resting. I did give Zoey her birthday toys and we did have fun playing with them for awhile.

Here are some little things about Zoey:
- Zoey loves bath time. She mostly loves to splash and they don't last long because she likes to try and stand and that means it's time to get out!
- Zoey loves almost all food. She'll eat just about anything you put in front of her. Her favorite food is fruit (any kind).
- Zoey loves to play outside. Now that it's nice outside I open the door to the porch and she'll go in and out forever!

Today, as we were driving home after I picked her up she was playing with this Lego block toy that we got in a kids meal the other day. I was so amazed to watch her try and figure it out. For a while she'd keep making her Godzilla sound because she couldn't get it on right. Because I was driving I couldn't help but I kept encouraging her and watched her in the mirror. She finally got it and it was so fun to celebrate with her. The big smile that came on her face and she started to clap and then she tried it again. It's so awesome to see her growing and learning. I can't believe she's already a year old though!

Here's a picture of her trying to figure out her new Birthday toys on her birthday. She loves these toys and is getting pretty good at figuring them out!

First Free Card Making Night

Check out my crafting blog to see information about my first free card making night. Everyone is invited. It's next Friday night and Saturday morning (3/27-3/28), come and go as you want.

Need your Help

Ok friends, if you have a second please jump over to my new Blog, Melissa's 101 Things to do in 1001 Days. I saw an idea like this while blog hopping (I can't remember where so I can't give appropriate credit, sorry), but I really liked the idea. I'm stuck trying to come up with things so if you can take a look and let me know what you think I would appreciate it. I don't want to start the list until I have the 101 things and I'm hoping to start it soon, so any ideas would be appreciated. Thanks ya'll

More Presents from Me to You!!!

Ok, I already did this once but I thought I'd do it again since I'm feeling selfish and posted on alot of my friends posts!! So, the next 5 new friends who comment will get gifts also!!! (that includes you Danielle!!!) Enjoy -

I saw this on my friends blog and I love it!!!

The first five people to comment on this post will get something made by me! My choice. For you. This offer does have some restrictions and limitations:
1. I make no guarantees that you will like what I make!
2. What I create will be just for you.
3. It'll be done this year (hopefully sooner than later.)
4. You will have no clue what it is going to be.
5. I reserve the right to do something extremely strange.

The catch? Oh the catch is that you must re-post this on your blog. The first 5 people to do so and leave a comment telling me you did will win a marvelous homemade gift by me!Let the games begin!!

(Oh, and I have to be able to contact you with mailing information!!!)

A Present From Me to You!!!

I saw this on my friends blog and I love it!!!

The first five people to comment on this post will get something made by me! My choice. For you. This offer does have some restrictions and limitations:
1. I make no guarantees that you will like what I make!
2. What I create will be just for you.
3. It'll be done this year (hopefully sooner than later.)
4. You will have no clue what it is going to be.
5. I reserve the right to do something extremely strange.

The catch? Oh the catch is that you must re-post this on your blog. The first 5 people to do so and leave a comment telling me you did will win a marvelous homemade gift by me!Let the games begin!!

(Oh, and I have to be able to contact you with mailing information!!!)