Growing

Katie's fly-away hair continues to be an issue but I have found that pig tails tame it the best. Here is my attempt at two french braids. Turned out pretty nice but didn't last as long as the pig tails do.









In the words of Katie:

"I'm growing so big."

So Coordinated!

(but not walking yet)

JD feels very comfortable going up and down stairs and feels very proud of himself for this accomplishment.

As far as walking goes...he can take up to 6 steps at a time when he wants to and he is starting to choose walking over crawling more and more but I can't officially say he is walking.









Look at this guy's eyes!

A Happy Mother's Day!!

What a great husband I have. He got me all my favorites. Yum! You can't see from the picture but the card is in Spanish. See's Candy (Nuts and Chews. ) Red Vino (This one is from Rosenblume. Very tastey.) And finally he also got me the latest James Patterson (a favorite author of mine)



Then for lunch we went to a Mexican Restaurant in Alameda and had their brunch (which was very good by the way $10.95 with Mimosas.) The main reason we went was to see one of my credential students in her mariachi band. I've been wanting to see her perform and finally got the opportunity. It was a lot of fun! Good job Ninfa! Loved it!









Here's a small clip.

and another small clip. Wish they were longer but it was just my camera.

Another Haircut!

I think JD looks so handsome with his hair short but it grows so FAST!






JD's words at 12.5 months:
-mommy
-daddy
-gato
-hola
-hi
-ball (new within the last couple days)
-thi (this- meaning what's this? or I want this.)

He also points and communicates what he wants in a variety of ways.

Easter

JD with Rachel (pink hat) and Savannah. JD's birthday was on Easter this year but we celebrated it the day before.

Playing with some birthday presents!

Thank you to everyone for the birthday presents!!

Pictured are the truck from Aaron and Denise -- Thank you!!
The Fire truck rider from Jen, Jesse, Lauren & Sara -- Thank you!!
And another fire truck from Josh, Teresa, Adam & Rachel -- Thank you!!

JD's 1st Birthday Party

This was such a fun day! The first sunny day in almost a week. It was a great relaxing afternoon. We had an Easter egg hunt for the bigger kids but JD definitely enjoyed it too. I am blessed beyond words to have this little guy. His actual birthday is tomorrow, Easter Sunday. Hard to believe that I worked throughout my whole pregnancy with him. I finished teaching school on a Friday and had JD the next day.