tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-67549463349028645172024-03-10T20:22:41.407-07:00We're really great!Our little family is growing...Mrs. Lexihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08589129386081411357noreply@blogger.comBlogger350125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6754946334902864517.post-76612546619609975612012-05-30T10:31:00.001-07:002012-05-30T10:31:54.041-07:00Who, me?!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I'm just going to pretend that I didn't just take a 6 month+ reprieve from blogging about my life for a minute and get right into the nitty gritty. But first I have to say: holy hell, what has blogger done with everything?! I can't figure out what's what anymore.<br />
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Ok great, onwards!<br />
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I've been super busy with the business and chasing around a toddler and house hunting and all that good stuff. We've just started dipping our toes into the water and it's a pretty terrible process - all of a sudden it's turned into a seller's market and there is NO inventory. Hello banks, release some more of those short sales you've got there in your shadow inventory, will ya!? Prices are starting to creep upwards and we're starting to break a sweat. You know, good things.<br />
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The reason I really logged in today is to put down on paper (well e-paper that is) all the amazing things Gabriella says. She talks ALL the time, puts together 3 word sentences, and is generally a hysterical character. We went through a period of time around 1 1/2 (omg now we can't really count by months anymore, can we?!) where she was beating me up a little and was a total daddy's girl. Now she is just the sweetest thing ever. She hasn't wacked me in months (score!) and loves spending time with both of us. She melts everyone's hearts around her when she arbitrarily goes up to someone in the family and grabs their hand to drag them to just where she wants them to stand. She pretends she's a puppy and jumps all over us, pretend licking us until our sides hurt from laughter. Anyway, as I have very little time to keep up with this old beloved blog of mine, I'd like to at least check in periodically to update on little anecdotes from our day to day lives, as well as favorite words and phrases of hers at the moment. I knew I'd regret not writing EVERYTHING down the last few months, but at least it's never too late to start!<br />
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This will be scattered (just as I am at the moment) so bare with me! I'm really only talking to myself since I doubt there are any readers left ;-)<br />
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Me (to Gabriella): What kind of animal is mommy?<br />
Gabriella (with conviction): A cow!<br />
*cue Adam laughing his head off*<br />
Me (hopefully): What kind of animal is daddy?<br />
Gabriella: Soup!<br />
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**quick pause for digression**<br />
She is OBSESSED with Mickey. He, along with Minnie and the clubhouse gang are her world. (Her 2nd party is going to be Minnie themed, therefore). She's also just gotten into the Disney princesses. Ariel is her favorite, though she's taken to calling all of them Snow White. More specifically, white princess! (we should probably work on that).<br />
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We visited Disneyland a week ago and she had the time of her life. We ate at Ariel's grotto and she got to meet all the princesses (she gave Ariel the longest hug and would NOT let go! Luckily Ariel loved her.) She also met Minnie (!!) and we did a character breakfast as well at Goofy's Kitchen, which was so much fun for her. This was our first time staying overnight, and the Grand Californian hotel does not disappoint. Both Adam and I started tearing up when we saw her face when we rode the first ride at the park (Ariel's ride of course. I think it helped that we watched The Little Mermaid two days before we went. It's also the first movie that she's ever watched in its entirity.)<br />
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**resume randomness**<br />
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She loves french fries like her daddy (uh oh!). So anytime she sees a fast food bag, she starts asking excitedly for "Fwies!?" "Fwies?!" Mo fwies?!!!" All fast food is also called "Donalds!"<br />
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Milk is - meeeeeuuuk. Usually asked for with that loooong stretch of vowels. ;-) She's on non-fat milk now, per the pedi's suggestion. And still drinking from a straw like a champ of course.<br />
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Often when she wakes up from a nap the first word out of her mouth is MICKEY!<br />
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She has a wee bit of an accent. She kind of sounds like a little baby Borat. I bet she picked it up from my dad who watches her while I'm at work. :-)<br />
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She loves her booooks. (like boo with a k sound, not the bughk way most people say it. And yes, I'm clearly horrible at spelling things out phoenetically!)<br />
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She also loves Doc McStuffins on Disney Jr. She calls her "stuppens!"\<br />
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Not really that into Sesame Street though, and we haven't watched the Wiggles in months and months.<br />
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She sings bits of "tinkle star" to us. :-)<br />
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She can count to 18!<br />
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wan, tree, four, fie, six, seven, eight, nine, eleben, twelve, eighteen, *random babbles*<br />
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She totally refuses to acknowledge the number 2 or 10.<br />
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She saw a playing card and quickly exclaimed "queen!". My father just might be teaching her poker when I'm not around. <br />
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She loves the pool and has been doing great in her swimming lessons! Such a little fishy.<br />
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Her first sentence was "Wash your hands!" While playing at her play kitchen sink.<br />
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Her night habits haven't been the greatest as of late. She's been waking up in the middle of the night every couple of nights crying, so we bring her into bed with us. It's both awesome sleeping with her, and terrible because, well, she kicks and prefers to sleep perpendicular to us. Fair trade I guess ;-)<br />
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She calls every little kid she sees a baby, especially if they're bigger than her.<br />
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I haven't given potty training much thought but maybe I should? She always goes off to a corner to do her business and is downright indignant if you accuse her of pooping.<br />
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"Gigi are you poopi-"<br />
(very quickly) "No!"<br />
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She has 16 teeth and they look glorious. She sometimes enjoys us brushing her teeth but she'd really much rather do it herself (chew on the brush that is).<br />
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She's in size 4T in some tops (that little pot belly needs covering!) and 3T in most everything else. Size 8 shoes and size 5 diapers (we tried a box of size 6 but they were just a wee bit too big). Growing like a weed!<br />
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Goes down easily for her nap, which is around 3 hours long on average, sometimes longer (the warmer weather must make her sleepy).<br />
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She tries to get into everything still, and is still trying to figure out how to escape her crib. I'd prefer to leave her in there until she's 8 but we may have to think about converting to a toddler bed in the coming months. Scary!<br />
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If Adam or I are not home, and she's asked where we are, the answer is "mommy's sleeping!" "daddy's sleeping!"<br />
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After waking up from a nap, if we go into her room too soon she requests for us to leave, ever so politely. "GO!"<br />
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Girl likes her "me" time I guess!<br />
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Whew! OK I'm spent. I'm sure I will think of many many more things to add, but for now I'm glad I got some updates written. She'll be 2 in a few weeks, so party planning is well underway!Mrs. Lexihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08589129386081411357noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6754946334902864517.post-18277716640162932852012-01-27T07:59:00.000-08:002012-01-27T08:24:27.063-08:0019 months, eh?Ugh 19 months? It sounds like it's starting to get silly counting the months. Will I ever stop? I don't wanna...<br />
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Gabriella is a talking machine now. She repeats everything we say and we really need to start watching our mouths. She runs around like a madwoman, loves to sing and dance (she can plie, and when we tell her to be a ballerina she puts her arms over her head and twirls), and is working on a couple incisors (I believe that's what they're called - the fang teeth?). She is such a joy and we adore her so so much.<br />
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Oh! And I am having a little giveaway over on my business page <a href="http://www.facebook.com/alexandrakellerphotography">www.facebook.com/alexandrakellerphotography</a>! If you're in the greater Los Angeles/Ventura county area you might just wanna check it out - you could win a free session! xoxoMrs. Lexihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08589129386081411357noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6754946334902864517.post-61361273742537069792011-12-22T09:21:00.000-08:002011-12-22T09:22:50.920-08:0018 MonthsI haven't posted since Gabriella's 17 month post?! Unreal. My bad :-) You can catch up with everything else I've been up to here: <a href="http://www.alexandrakellerphotography.com/">www.alexandrakellerphotography.com</a>, <a href="http://www.facebook.com/alexandrakellerphotography">www.facebook.com/alexandrakellerphotography</a> and <a href="http://twitter.com/kellerphoto">twitter.com/kellerphoto.</a><br />
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So this past month was the verbal boom we've been long awaiting. I'd say she now has about 25-30 words, whereas a month ago it was only a few. She's even put together a couple words to make little sentences, like go down, oh no, etc. It's so much fun hearing her talk and try to communicate what she wants. And it's super funny to hear her say cock for clock and shit for sit. Probably won't be as funny when she says it out in public, but what are ya gonna do? ;-) <br />
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Hanukkah is in full swing (we had a hanukkah/half birthday party last night!) and it's almost Christmas, so I think I can safely share what she's getting from Santa. I doubt she'll be checking the blog before then anyway. <br />
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</div><div>Whew! Now that we got all that out of the way, let's get right back to G's 17 month old-edness. She is so spunky and full of life... and into eeeeeverything. She must be watched like a hawk because if you don't pay attention, you end up with oatmeal all over the family room or all of your bubble bath poured into the tub. But this stage is totally fun, as she keeps developing her little preferences (still daddy!). She's saying about 15 or so words, some all the time and some not too consistently. I think her language development may be a little slower because she is learning 2 languages at once. She dances all the time. She tries to hop. She is in LOVE with Santa. She prefers to feed herself with her fork or spoon. She loves cheese and bread (mama's girl here!) and is starting to become pickier with what she will eat (total mama's girl here unfortunately!). I just adore her so much and we are having so much fun with all the craziness she brings to this house (she loves to yell at us like a dictator if she sees fit). I believe it was rainy on the 21st so I snapped these on our bed as we lazed around enjoying a rousing episode of Sesame Street. :-)</div><div><br />
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Anyhow our little bug is now 16 months old. Her favorite things ever are:<br />
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Those ASPCA animal cruelty commercials make her smile like mad and laugh. In all fairness, she just sees animals, which she loves... but it's still hysterical to see her crack up while the sad Sarah McLachlan song is playing and kitties are locked up behind bars. This kid's sense of humor is RIPE I tell you. She loves "sneaking" up behind us and us pretending we don't know where she is. Oh! And there's the incident of me leaving her in her room for literally 8 seconds while I went to wash my hands... and finding her stomping on poo from a disassembled diaper on the ground. She fished it right out of the diaper genie and saw fit to do a jig right on it, on the carpet. With her massive grin, I couldn't really be mad. But seriously, I can't leave her alone, period. This child must be watched like a hawk or she's liable to do all sorts of crazy things.<br />
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Speaking of watching like a hawk, she hit a kid at Gymboree. Not a kid, a baby smaller than her. With a pumpkin. Up until now she had been getting pushed around a bit, and she never really seemed to mind. It concerned Adam, who wanted her to "stand up for herself" (an idea I wasn't too fond of) but I just chalked it up to kids being kids. That's not to say we didn't spend our car ride home completely tearing apart the mother of the kid who pushed ours. Clearly <i>she</i> wasn't being vigilant enough with her kid. Yeahhh... it's really awful being on the other side of things. We don't know why she did it, but she just lashed out and started smacking this little girl on the head. Hopefully it's not a new habit, but she's feisty at times so I guess we really need to keep teaching her how to be gentle. <br />
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LOL between the laughing at animal cruelty, stomping on poo and pounding on other kids, it's sure sounding like my little girl is quite the bully! But I swear, she's still all lady (most of the time). She loves carrying her purses around the house with her, and brushes her hair whenever she gets her hands on a hair brush... or a tooth brush. :-) There really is no greater feeling than coming home and having her run up to me and giving me a huge thigh hug.<br />
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Oh! And my web site is live now! Please stop by :-) www.alexandrakellerphotography.com (and you can still check out my facebook and "like" me at www.facebook.com/alexandrakellerphotography). Thanks! xoxoMrs. Lexihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08589129386081411357noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6754946334902864517.post-59811769657112557002011-10-13T09:53:00.000-07:002011-10-13T09:53:23.931-07:00I'm TERRIBLE, I know!I so suck at blogging lately, but I've just been super duper busy, I promise. Ya know, trying to start things and whatnot. :-)<br />
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Massive fun post to come soon involving a trip to the pumpkin patch, Disneyland, and other stuffs. xoxoMrs. Lexihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08589129386081411357noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6754946334902864517.post-37126088411534710572011-09-26T23:23:00.001-07:002011-09-26T23:23:35.377-07:00This is true.I got two hits on my blog this week from someone googling "gross stuff".<br />
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Hope you found it.Mrs. Lexihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08589129386081411357noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6754946334902864517.post-63723092489342874682011-09-26T22:52:00.000-07:002011-09-26T22:52:36.342-07:00A little blueprint...So I mentioned in my last post that I've embarked on my photography adventure... and I'd love to share some of my little tricks along the way with y'all. One of my favorites involves editing. To me it's super important to get it right in camera, but editing can give pictures so much more... oomph! for lack of a better word haha. Here is a little blueprint that I'm actually submitting in MCP Actions' latest <a href="http://www.mcpactions.com/blog/2011/09/23/lightroom-presets/">contest</a>.<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;">I used some fusion actions on this one: One click color at 50%, Urban at 20%, Rustic at 25%, dodgeball on eyes and selective sharpening on eyes and lips. I also touched up her skin with the powder your nose tool. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">What do you guys think? I love the warmth and liveliness of the after. Can you just tell that I am so loving what I'm doing? :-)</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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<ul><li>Gabby's new thing is pointing to everything and asking "this?" She wants to know what everything is/does.</li>
<li>She barks like a dog whenever she sees one. But it sounds more like grunting, which is even cuter!</li>
<li>She can point out her head, ears, nose, feet, belly and boobies. :-) Still giving the biggest cheeseball grin when we ask her to show us her teeth.</li>
<li>She's started to not mind tooth brushing, which is great. It used to be a wrestling match just to get a quick brushing in but now she's ok with it.</li>
<li>Her stats! I almost forgot... 27 lbs 11 oz (95th%) and 32" tall (90%). Noggin measuring in at 19.25" (97%). And I was going to say I thought she was really starting to lean out!</li>
<li>She's loving her little wand that I got her, her little pink armchair (must share a pic of this soon, it's such a good buy!) and books. Girl loves books. But she's taken a liking to bending the binding back so we're really going to have to try to get her to not destroy them or get used to the idea of buying more than 1 of each book. </li>
<li>There's this little cartoon that comes on in between real cartoons called So Smart. It's got a duck, a pig and a lion and is the most simple, basic little 5 minute animation... and she is just wildly enthralled by it. My dad turns the TV on at 8:50 every morning for her so she can catch her fave show. :-)</li>
</ul>We had a dr's appointment on her exact 15 month birthday so she got to celebrate by getting 3 shots. She did not take this lightly, and now 2 days later she seems like she's sick. I don't know if it's just reaction from the shots or if she's sick from the flu shot (I always seem to get a mini flu when I get the shot). Poor girl. But on her monthday she was just fine after a nice long nap so we went to the park for her 15 month photo shoot. <br />
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Oh yeah and with a little bit of courage (and lots of nerves!), I've started my photography business. More on that soon... Thank you all so much for the support!Mrs. Lexihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08589129386081411357noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6754946334902864517.post-23862743687010546732011-09-06T08:41:00.000-07:002011-09-06T08:41:37.223-07:00Thinking ahead (per usual)...The day after labor day signifies a year since I've returned to work from maternity leave. It also means it's time to decide on a Halloween costume! Because I am a total Type-A when it comes to my daughter, I have to figure these things out way in advance. Last year I just knew she had to be a duck. We called her duckie the whole time I was pregnant and there's something so adorable about a little baby in a fluffy costume. I'd like to keep her in a fluffy costume this year too, because before I know it, she'll be wanting to be a princess/batgirl/beer wench. I'd better hold onto her babyness this year too and go fluffy :-)<br />
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So here are the contenders so far:<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://content.childrensplace.com/www/b/TCP/images/styles/086233_s.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://content.childrensplace.com/www/b/TCP/images/styles/086233_s.jpg" /></a><a href="http://content.childrensplace.com/www/b/TCP/images/styles/086052_s.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://content.childrensplace.com/www/b/TCP/images/styles/086052_s.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Watermelon or Strawberry </div>I love these but think she would yank the little hat off in no time. But a whole family dressed like fruits is appealing. Ahhh this is just making me more and more indecisive as I go along...<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://img1.targetimg1.com/wcsstore/TargetSAS//img/p/12/63/12634137.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://img1.targetimg1.com/wcsstore/TargetSAS//img/p/12/63/12634137.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Horse Rider </div>OK this one's not really a contender, but it cracked me up. I'm still laughing. It's kind of amazing.Mrs. Lexihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08589129386081411357noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6754946334902864517.post-61403615681392622212011-08-31T08:16:00.000-07:002011-09-01T08:28:22.070-07:00My Day as a Wedding PhotographerMy cousin married his lovely girlfriend last Saturday in a ceremony planned in less than 10 days! :-o<br />
They didn't really have a massive budget for a photographer or anything... so... I was it! (err her?). I happily took pictures of their ceremony and after that we went to a park and did some more portraits. On the way over to the reception (which was at my parents' house) we stopped by a beautiful tree-lined street and seized the opportunity for some pictures there as well. <br />
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What I can say about wedding photographers... hats off to them, man. Everything goes by so fast, so you really have to be ON your game to capture all the important moments (rings being exchanged, the kiss (especially if it's just a quick peck like they did!), quick little inside smiles to one another...). I was really thrilled that they entrusted me to capture their day, and I'm happy how the pictures are coming along (uhhh I took about 1000 shots, I think I have quite a bit of editing to do!). I gave them a little sneak peek the other day and I wanted to post them here too:<br />
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I'm really loving photography. If I must be totally candid with y'all, I maybe (not-so) secretly want to do this professionally, as a career. I'm always full of self-doubt and know that I still have a lot of improving and honing of my skills before that day could possibly come, but it's my little secret wish that I thought I'd let out. Maybe one day...Mrs. Lexihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08589129386081411357noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6754946334902864517.post-39631521450667270592011-08-24T09:05:00.000-07:002011-08-24T09:05:36.000-07:00An UpdateI went in yesterday for my biopsy. The nice lady did an ultrasound on my arm pit for about 10 minutes, looking thoroughly and digging deeply to get the best look in there. She then left the room to get the radiologist, while I laid there, anxiously awaiting what was about to happen. I looked over at the screen and saw this:<br />
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Whew! I can't begin to tell you the relief I feel. I immediately hugged my dear friend who came with me and called hubby up in (happy) tears to tell him the news. I feel so lucky and blessed right now that I don't have to travel back down that road again. Last night we celebrated with yummy cupcakes. Life (and health) should never, ever be taken for granted.Mrs. Lexihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08589129386081411357noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6754946334902864517.post-58502425014142485192011-08-23T07:06:00.000-07:002011-08-23T07:06:25.495-07:0014 Months OldMy little love is 14 months old now! Before I know it she'll be old enough where it'll be silly to count by the months. I always thought it was ridiculous when people would say their kid was 21 months old... why not just say almost 2? Now I <i>totally </i>get it. They're so different each month. Always learning, always developing. She's accomplished so much since last month:<br />
<ul><li> Kicked the bottle to the curb! Now we're doing a full-time sippy situation. It took about 194 different cups, but we found the magic winner: A Pampers brand (who knew?) step 4 sippy cup that I picked up at Vons while grocery shopping. She's taken to it really well so I went back for more and bought the last one they had. I haven't been able to come across these anywhere else, so hopefully I can get my hands on a few more soon. It's not so much fun alternating between two cups vs. the bunches of bottles we had before.</li>
<li>She's got some new words: duck and uck (yuck). I think she's a little confused by uck, because she uses it even when she likes something (like dinner). Silly goose - er duck. :-) She says up when she wants up and also when she wants to be put back down. Oh! And today (though it should count for next month's post technically) she did something super awesome. We were reading "That's Not My Pirate" and we were on the page that said his eye patch was too bumpy. So she repeated "bump". We were thrilled by this, so when we finished the book we asked her where the bumpy pirate was. She opened the book and turned to the page with that pirate and said "The bump." She also says "Wha's da?" Those are two words together, people. Someone call Harvard, stat.</li>
<li>She's got 11 teeth now. Last month was a definite tooth boom. 3 of them molars, no less. And she did pretty well considering! So 6 on top and 5 on the bottom, if you're counting.</li>
<li>She nods her head yes by bowing her whole body forward. It's awesome.</li>
<li>Sleeping through the night consistently. It's <u>awesome</u>.</li>
<li>I'm going to be honest and confess that I don't want to take away the pacifiers just yet... because I think she looks so cute and baby-like with them. The pedi said he's not concerned about that at least for another year, and I probably won't let it go that long, but for now, I like giving her the binks for nap and bedtime (really the only times she gets one... or if she's screaming in a restaurant!). </li>
<li>She wears a size 6 shoe now (5 in sandals) and some 12-18 or 18-24 month clothes. I've started buying jammies in 2T! I have no update on her weight as the monthly dr. appts have slowed to every 3 months now. Next one's at the end of Sept! What <i>I</i> can tell you, is that she weighs a ton!</li>
<li>Her favorite things are "dancing" to music (Wiggles are her fave, but she'll go for anything really), knocking down block towers, catching a glimpse of herself in the mirror, reading quietly by herself in the corner (she likes alone time periodically), running circles around me, jumping on my back and riding me like a pony (ha!), ravioli and all fruit. </li>
<li>Speaking of food, she's a great eater! We have had a lot of luck in this department, thankfully. She has her daddy's palette for veggies and fruit. </li>
<li>She's totally going through a daddy phase right now. I don't like this picking favorites business, but that very well may be because I'm not the one winning. Ah well, it'll be my turn eventually, right? Hubs says it's all in my head, but I suspect he's grinning ear to ear behind my back.<br />
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</ul>Taking pictures of her is now a whole new beast. She runs all over the place, and hardly has time to stop and pose for me like the little model she once was. What happened to my ham?!<br />
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Mrs. Lexihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08589129386081411357noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6754946334902864517.post-76552860980041997202011-08-22T09:08:00.000-07:002011-08-22T09:08:46.514-07:00Well...I'll have Gabriella's 14 month update soon, but I wanted to write a little about what's going on with me right now.<br />
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I had a pet scan a little while ago and the results weren't quite perfect. It appeared to show some increased activity in my right underarm, and while my dr. <i>tried </i>to not seem too concerned about it, he did want to get it checked into on a more thorough level. He felt around and while he couldn't feel anything, the scan is showing measurements of 1.8 (anything over 2 and they worry). He thinks it could be from my arthritis throwing things off, but again, wants to look into it more carefully to make sure we're not looking at iwonttypetheword here. <br />
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So, I have a biopsy on Tuesday.<br />
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I really hate that word, since it sounds so serious and all, but it is what it is. I'm trying to remain as optimistic as possible, because I really don't want to think about all the what ifs of going through this all over again. Any time I think about it I just look at my sweet baby girl and she somehow makes it all better. I could never imagine leaving her behind (one of the godawful whatifs that crosses my mind), and the thought of that just destroys me. So I've decided that I'm OK. :-) I'll have to wait about 4 days after Tuesday to be really sure of that, but for now, I'm OK. <br />
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Mrs. Lexihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08589129386081411357noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6754946334902864517.post-64044410663428677272011-08-11T08:53:00.000-07:002011-08-11T08:56:09.199-07:00Like Riding a BicycleI mentioned in my last post that we took a little getaway to Huntington Beach. We really just went for one night since my mom's work had her at a conference down there. We brought Gabby and decided to take full advantage of the free room and pool :-)<br />
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Naturally I brought my camera with us, but I just didn't feel like taking pictures*. I wanted to run around like a kid, so we did. We played poolside, and ran around the resort after G. On a whim we decided to rent bicycles, one with a little tow-thingy for babies. I... uhhh... have never ridden a bike without training wheels before. I know, right!? What <i>kind </i>of childhood did I have? A great one! I stayed indoors and read books. So Adam was a little nervous about me getting on a bike and riding around the boardwalk. Probably not nervous that I'd go flying over the handlebars; more like "This is going to be a royal waste of money because you can't ride a bike".<br />
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Whatever hubs. I can <i>ride </i>a bike. It's like riding a bicycle.<br />
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Wait.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://a7.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/197663_803661439176_30501566_37961819_3955063_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://a7.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/197663_803661439176_30501566_37961819_3955063_n.jpg" /></a></div>And in action:<br />
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Here's my girl getting ready to go for a ride:<br />
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And one more pic of Geebs prancing around the resort:<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">*iPhone pictures don't count. So I really was taking a break from the camera. Technically. :-)</span>Mrs. Lexihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08589129386081411357noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6754946334902864517.post-36190650475575884892011-08-11T08:25:00.000-07:002011-08-11T08:25:42.622-07:00Is this thing on?Well it has recently been called to my attention that I have neglected my blog. Sometimes you just need a little hiatus, so I took one... err I should say <i>we</i> took one. We ventured out to the beach last week for a little more fun in the sun. Actually it should be quite shameful on my part for not posting more, because our weekends have been JAM packed since July, and we're booked right through the end of August! We even had a little weekend getaway at the <a href="http://huntingtonbeach.hyatt.com/hyatt/hotels/index.jsp?null">Hyatt Huntington Beach</a> a few weekends ago, and I hardly took any pictures there. I guess it's not a real getaway if I'm always behind a lens - even though I love my hobby, I need to remember to live in the moment sometimes too! Maybe I'll rustle up some iphone pictures of me riding a bike for the first time - I'm sure that'll tickle <i>someone</i>. In the meantime here's us at the beach - and by <i>us</i> I mean Geebs and hubbs. Why am I never in pictures? Oh yeah...<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://a1.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/215166_810081503316_30501566_38059611_809383_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://a1.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/215166_810081503316_30501566_38059611_809383_n.jpg" /></a></div>She caught wind of this little boy and it was love at first sight. So she chased him.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://a8.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/281564_810079811706_30501566_38059559_2230586_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://a8.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/281564_810079811706_30501566_38059559_2230586_n.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://a7.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/184195_810079876576_30501566_38059561_5637599_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="428" src="http://a7.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/184195_810079876576_30501566_38059561_5637599_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>These photos are so insanely vibrant and they're pretty much SOOC (straight out of camera).<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://a8.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/281403_810082651016_30501566_38059642_171668_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://a8.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/281403_810082651016_30501566_38059642_171668_n.jpg" /></a></div>Love at first sight I tell ya. I think I need to teach her about playing hard to get.<br />
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Mrs. Lexihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08589129386081411357noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6754946334902864517.post-26290330913403553182011-07-21T23:50:00.000-07:002011-08-23T07:07:47.402-07:0013 Months Old!Yeah, you didn't think I was done with the whole monthly update/photos did you?! She really is getting harder and harder to photograph as she gets older. I was chasing her around the park this afternoon as she ran circles around me! *sigh* These aren't the best pics but they're pretty much all about where she's at right now. All over the place! Here's what we've been up to this past month:<br />
<ul><li>Gabriella's 7th tooth came out to join us this month. Bottom right. Err her left. Our right. </li>
<li>She is really making a great effort to repeat what we say. The other day hubby heard her say happy after he said it. She keeps saying "Tim". We don't know who Tim is. Either she has an imaginary friend, or a boyfriend. I thought as parents we were supposed to be experts at figuring out what our kid is saying!</li>
<li>She pats her head when we ask her where her head is. When we ask where her belly is, sometimes she'll rub her tummy. And when we ask her where her nose is, she shakes her head no! Haha how do you explain the difference between no and nose to a toddler? She'll shake her head no if you say "know" also. Man this English language is hard.</li>
<li>She finally gives hugs when we ask her for hugs! She kept giving us the cold shoulder with that for a while. Now if we can just get her to give us kisses, we'll be happy campers! Apparently she's in a no-PDA phase.</li>
<li>Still taking a bottle. Has absolutely zero interest in trying one of the 16 different kinds of sippy cups we've gotten her. We've even tried just regular straws and drinking straight from a cup. It ain't happening. Bottles are cool, dude.</li>
<li>Her naps have regulated themselves to being pretty clockwork now. 8:15 - 9:30 ish and 1 - 3 ish. She wakes up every day around 6 a.m. and goes to bed at 7:30. </li>
<li>Will only eat if she feeds herself. Otherwise she'll spit whatever it is out and put it back in herself. She's gotta be in control now. If it's something like soup, I just give her a spoon and after I give her a spoonful, she sticks her spoon in her mouth, as if she's the one doing it. Silly girl.</li>
<li>Her favorite games right now are peek-a-boo, bringing me random items (and even ones that I ask for specifically!), and dancing. She loves grooving to music, especially her newest love, The Wiggles. Seriously this Wiggles shit is crazy. We looked at ticket prices to see them when they play in our area - umm $65 a ticket. Hey, they're a legit band, right? Adam and I get the music stuck in our heads all day long. I think we kind of like it, which is the scary part. </li>
<li>I'm certain I'm missing a million other things, because she is growing by the minute! It's so funny to think that a couple months ago we had to carry her everywhere (or use the stroller), and now she prefers to walk around like us! Though admittedly it does slow us down, as she loves to stop for the occasional rock inspection or dog. She adores ALL dogs. True story - We were marveling at how much she loves pups and I said we should get her one. Then I realized we have one. Dog mama FAIL.</li>
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</a></div>Mrs. Lexihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08589129386081411357noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6754946334902864517.post-7320936237967947292011-07-08T10:19:00.000-07:002011-07-08T10:19:37.723-07:00Fun on the FarmI know I'm getting pretty corny with my post titles!<br />
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I wanted to share these pictures I took of G yesterday at the little farm near us. You can go and pick your own fruits and vegetables! We let G have at it in the field, and before we knew it she had plopped herself down in front of the strawberries and started munching away. She got strawberry all over her, but it was so cute, we couldn't help but not mind the mess. And thankfully, with some magical Oxy Clean, the stains came right out! We had so much fun - we're totally going back for more. Maybe next time we'll come in our schlubby clothes (uhhh does she even own schlubby clothes??).<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://a5.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/268420_796944944086_30501566_37862145_7619724_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://a5.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/268420_796944944086_30501566_37862145_7619724_n.jpg" /></a></div>Mrs. Lexihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08589129386081411357noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6754946334902864517.post-2673773148562634122011-07-07T00:06:00.000-07:002011-07-07T00:06:50.433-07:00Just BeachyThe day before 4th of July (errr that would just be July 3rd) we took Gabriella to the beach. We hadn't been since <a href="http://bennybuttons.blogspot.com/2010/08/gabriella-and-beach.html">last year</a> (and that was just a nightmare - seriously, who brings an 8 week-old to the beach!?) so we weren't sure how she would feel about it, but she LOVED it. We figured she'd freak out when her little toes hit the cold water but she kept wanting more! I think we have a little fish on our hands.<br />
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I'm obviously a little bit late in posting this, but I knew we had our 12 month dr. visit on the 30th so I wanted to wait so I can have all the numbers all ready to go for her <strike>one year</strike> 12 month post. Here is what Miss G has been up to since last month:<br />
<ul><li>Definitely walking! From her first step on May 24 (Daddy's Birthday!), to a bunch of steps on June 10, to really wanting to walk around now. I would say she really took off walking the week before her birthday (Friday night before her party she was walking all over the kitchen while I was baking!). Now she's walking more than crawling.</li>
<li>Shaking her head no at me all the time now! "Gigi, will you give mama a kiss?" ::head shake:: "Aw Gabs, what about a hug?" ::head shake, mischievous grin:: The kid's got serious comic timing.</li>
<li>She loves to feed herself at mealtime now. The day before her actual b-day my parents and I went out to lunch, and I ordered her first little meal! She fed herself all the little fruit I got her, and ate a little kid's slice of cheese pizza. Am I horrible to have let her have pizza? It's just bread, cheese and sauce, no?! ::ducks::</li>
<li>She developed a little phobia of the bath, but we've been able to get her over it. She swallowed a little water when daddy was rinsing her hair one night and naturally DH and I freaked out. Since then she cried and tried to climb out of the tub every time we gave her a bath. My mom got her <a href="http://www.toysrus.com/product/index.jsp?productId=3955017">this</a> for her birthday and now she LOVES the bath. Funny how a toy can make it not scary anymore.</li>
<li>She's 24 lbs 13 oz and 31 inches tall (94th and 95th percentiles). Her head circumference is 19 inches, which measures off the charts! That's because she's full of thoughts. </li>
<li>She's in size 4 diapers and 12-18 month clothes. Her jammies are 24 months/2T now, though! It's so funny to me that she's consistently in the 90th+ percentiles for height and weight, but clothing-wise she's pretty on target with her age. In fact, she's still wearing 6-12 month sizes from Janie and Jack and in dresses!</li>
<li>She's a little chatterbox, but of course nobody knows what she's saying. She still says UP all the time, and mama and dada. She's started saying "hap" and we think she's trying to say happy. :-) She also says "at", which I think is the beginning of "that", and "pap" for papi (Romanian cutesy way of saying food). She tries hard to repeat what we're saying (today I could swear she said bubbles). She also likes to chew on her jelly sandals.</li>
<li>She rang in her new year with 6 teeth total. 4 uppers, 2 lowers, and I swear she's working out some molars now. She bites on things all the time, and has been waking up a bit at night again.</li>
<li>Sleep is <i>fairly</i> good around here. We're used to her sleeping soundly through the night again, so now that she seems to be teething again we're having to get back into the swing of waking up a couple times a night. And motrin doesn't seem to be helping too much. Hopefully these teeth all come in already so she doesn't have to deal with it for much longer. I hate seeing her in pain. :-(</li>
<li>Naps are now 2x a day, and her afternoon one is a solid 3 hours (usually around 12-3ish, but can be flexible). It's amazing. I never put her on a set schedule of what time to nap (I just always put her down when she seems sleepy), and I'm wondering if I should do that, because it seems like a lot of people do. On the one hand it seems very convenient to always know when your little one will be going down for a nap so you can plan your day accordingly, but on the other hand, what happens if you HAVE to be out or something? What if your baby isn't tired AT ALL when their nap time comes, or what if they're super tired earlier? Like for G's birthday - I had the start time as 1 p.m., because at the time I printed the invites, she slept 3x a day, so I figured 1 would be best. Then she started on this longer nap kick, so I was worried about her being off at the party. We just kept her up a little later for her morning nap and she napped for 3 hours right before the party started! I love having this flexibility, yet I am worried that it might not be the best for her in the long run. Does she need more structure? ::sigh:: I really never know what to do. lol</li>
<li>We moved up from our music class to regular Gymboree play and learn classes. They bring out the parachute and everything. And yeah, it freaks her out a tiny bit :-)</li>
<li>She still finds me the funniest.person.ever. I love making her laugh. I have a soundtrack of it permanently lodged into my head, and it's positively glorious.</li>
<li>She's started to not so much eat her books as sit and gingerly turn the pages and look at them. Real progress here!</li>
<li>She really loves music (she grabbed the guitar from her "career" tray!) and "dances" (bounces up and down) when she hears it. I'm already chomping at the bit to put her in dance classes. They start at 18 months, ya?!?</li>
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For her actual birthday we took her to Build a Bear and let her pick out her own stuffed animal. <br />
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She's a summery dog.</div><div style="text-align: left;">We went back home and filled up her little pool and splashed around for a bit.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5QX5Nf89IuhXMT1yBqyzGRfV9F_ruRVW4gXdoQwvIVtd_KLTZBEW97z0qxDlO6-xVzyR2rPav9dnQQckKRum2soZdchNJTONQ3tjBD-4fFepDK3jBFYF6mcqbhx61vb5Wdnpt9h7ST_o/s1600/DSC_0165.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5QX5Nf89IuhXMT1yBqyzGRfV9F_ruRVW4gXdoQwvIVtd_KLTZBEW97z0qxDlO6-xVzyR2rPav9dnQQckKRum2soZdchNJTONQ3tjBD-4fFepDK3jBFYF6mcqbhx61vb5Wdnpt9h7ST_o/s640/DSC_0165.jpg" width="640" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOyJdebOk050ZSlyl6hpNqhsZNpqDQp1OI6Ayb1rSTtrRBJgW1uF1sBMtfyjqCRVk8gA0OkL1fXLVCmRNedQR6O8BJ9dqXsyCuDhDfe05pu34d8wGQBFTRakTbUDJWysfo-1iBWdc4-YY/s1600/DSC_0167.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOyJdebOk050ZSlyl6hpNqhsZNpqDQp1OI6Ayb1rSTtrRBJgW1uF1sBMtfyjqCRVk8gA0OkL1fXLVCmRNedQR6O8BJ9dqXsyCuDhDfe05pu34d8wGQBFTRakTbUDJWysfo-1iBWdc4-YY/s640/DSC_0167.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4A9aMC_b87wJ3fwhOhTkie-RRHdREPr_eXYWQ3PMiYETIYLeQzTNLgPN_THMhvf3CGqUBgN1mSn8T_cIn0_RBW-gszrfvDeWAfbsQPt0YHpEFH_qCY-9q_Wsd92LODS7cc3psGDymVIc/s1600/DSC_0169.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4A9aMC_b87wJ3fwhOhTkie-RRHdREPr_eXYWQ3PMiYETIYLeQzTNLgPN_THMhvf3CGqUBgN1mSn8T_cIn0_RBW-gszrfvDeWAfbsQPt0YHpEFH_qCY-9q_Wsd92LODS7cc3psGDymVIc/s640/DSC_0169.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0iSxjQhO8Wwv8ys-P9nMfiC5hPjpR75eksXdWKLTE5fWLUikdLqRjhhGdeijvMVAZs2OXJ-arN6LvIFN7DtiEgGPlkQc9L_otpva3MIqOBIGLsShOJDyhC09j6iDNOjfq9PY_s9nRCqE/s1600/DSC_0179.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0iSxjQhO8Wwv8ys-P9nMfiC5hPjpR75eksXdWKLTE5fWLUikdLqRjhhGdeijvMVAZs2OXJ-arN6LvIFN7DtiEgGPlkQc9L_otpva3MIqOBIGLsShOJDyhC09j6iDNOjfq9PY_s9nRCqE/s640/DSC_0179.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji2EdfVx15zj7DMQeYPy5v_XPvUVCqfxwjdvjh09NBgx306Ge6ZUx65pK1s-gj83eKSwTbI5CfaroFUKpwebT91LPpGdiH6ZPwxZYo8BSYY7XzRtcqMcA0v4H2QZ1nKcqiNMInfNtWE2c/s1600/DSC_0206.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji2EdfVx15zj7DMQeYPy5v_XPvUVCqfxwjdvjh09NBgx306Ge6ZUx65pK1s-gj83eKSwTbI5CfaroFUKpwebT91LPpGdiH6ZPwxZYo8BSYY7XzRtcqMcA0v4H2QZ1nKcqiNMInfNtWE2c/s640/DSC_0206.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiznkGTV4CgFb51bTamu07b0RPO_EtV6cg9TTR9Obskuj23gug5Q6Xl1icIvkZ3jIXfu5RLaFtwFtWKREqujnljO-I5IcrxNiWSwKcoOEVhuswk9t368faIoLfSFBhlSli40Kjs4OadLUo/s1600/DSC_0216.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiznkGTV4CgFb51bTamu07b0RPO_EtV6cg9TTR9Obskuj23gug5Q6Xl1icIvkZ3jIXfu5RLaFtwFtWKREqujnljO-I5IcrxNiWSwKcoOEVhuswk9t368faIoLfSFBhlSli40Kjs4OadLUo/s640/DSC_0216.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>We ended the day with a little bit of cake and a pony ride. Such a perfect way to celebrate her 1st birthday!<br />
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<ul></ul>Mrs. Lexihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08589129386081411357noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6754946334902864517.post-62291447541480800022011-06-29T08:32:00.000-07:002011-06-29T08:32:27.538-07:00Our Weekend HijinksI think this is the first weekend in forevah that all the pictures I have are of me and the hubby, sans baby! I'm a little bit shocked at this. But, we had fun, and it was nice to get out without worrying about little Geebs. On Saturday night we went to the Magic Castle with a great friend of ours and her boyfriend. We had gone last year, but she had extra tickets so why waste an excuse to dress up and have some libations?! (As an aside, lest you assume I'm a total lush, I hardly EVER drink, so a glass and a half of zin made for a wild night for this girl!)<br />
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Then, on Sunday we went out on the lake on a pontoon boat with some other good friends of ours. So.much.fun. I think we may need to buy a boat.<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;">Now it just feels plain weird to not include a picture of my daughter in this post. Yeah, I guess I'm <i>that </i>mom. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://a1.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/269558_788270627486_30501566_37771168_5326167_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://a1.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/269558_788270627486_30501566_37771168_5326167_n.jpg" width="428" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://a7.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/268713_788270652436_30501566_37771169_5844297_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://a7.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/268713_788270652436_30501566_37771169_5844297_n.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;">OK, now I'm done. :-) I have a nice big fat 1 year post all set for tomorrow, after her 1 year check up. Have to get her measurements first, right!?</div>Mrs. Lexihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08589129386081411357noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6754946334902864517.post-61664686824883084852011-06-22T22:25:00.000-07:002011-06-23T05:41:56.784-07:00Gabriella's 1st Bee Day PartyHere are all the deets for Gabriella's very first birthday party. As I mentioned before, we decided to go with a bee theme because... uh... I like the color yellow. Haha seriously! I'd seen some really cute cupcake toppers from <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/tomkatstudio?ref=ss_profile">TomKat Studio</a> on etsy, and an adorable yellow pettiskirt from <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/DreamSpunKids?ref=seller_info">Dreamspun Kids,</a> also on etsy, and I just knew this was what I wanted to do for her 1st. I wanted to keep within the color palette of yellows and white and keep the theme relatively light, with some small touches of black to avoid it looking too dark/tacky. I mean, this is a little girl's party after all!<br />
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I made pretty much everything. I ended up buying a little digital party package from TomKat Studio in March (I know, way in advance!) because she was offering a 20% off discount. If you know me, you know I jump at a chance to save some money! I had the hardest time deciding between using the <a href="http://ny-image1.etsy.com/il_fullxfull.203824045.jpg">black</a> polka dot invitations or the <a href="http://ny-image0.etsy.com/il_fullxfull.203824044.jpg">yellow </a>stripe invite. In the end I really liked the black one, even though I had wanted to shy away from too much black (I guess I'm a sucker for polka dots!). I really wanted to be able to include a picture of Gabriella along with the invitations because, well, taking pictures of my little ham is my thing. I picked up this adorable bee outfit from last year's collection from Gymboree on ebay and snapped some pictures of her in our front yard. I bought adhesive magnet sheets and used my<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Fiskars-Lever-X-Large-Scalloped-Circle/dp/B003F7XLYC/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1308805716&sr=8-5"> scalloped circle punch</a> to cut little rounds out of both magnet sheets and wallet-sized prints of her. I just stuck the picture on the adhesive part and included it along with the invite.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3cGYOCHypQYHnVr3UuwHITMQ_jZ4ZfsqSS_XaaBs6qfXI_5hM6D5bdCzTAOCKiUWzAOkBcc1-RHYaInMD0oHI48hv9I6JWOTDgnV1ICY5SA3fRCwpwdDQ4ykhSdY_XxqdFkxkfx4wGZQ/s1600/MAGNET2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266px" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3cGYOCHypQYHnVr3UuwHITMQ_jZ4ZfsqSS_XaaBs6qfXI_5hM6D5bdCzTAOCKiUWzAOkBcc1-RHYaInMD0oHI48hv9I6JWOTDgnV1ICY5SA3fRCwpwdDQ4ykhSdY_XxqdFkxkfx4wGZQ/s400/MAGNET2.jpg" width="400px" /></a></div>One of the first decorating projects I embarked on was the tissue door wreath. There's a far better tutorial out there than I could give y'all and it's right <a href="http://www.blogger.com/%20http://ablissfulnest.blogspot.com/2010/03/tissue-paper-wreath-how-to.html">here</a>. I used a bit more tissue than she recommends... but other than that it was a simple little project that I was able to mindlessly do while watching Real Housewives. To personalize it, I attached a letter G with ribbon I found on clearance at my local craft store.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://a6.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/261249_787018471816_30501566_37755651_4095668_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640px" src="http://a6.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/261249_787018471816_30501566_37755651_4095668_n.jpg" width="426px" /></a></div>I also saw <a href="http://www.howdoesshe.com/ruffled-party-streamers">these</a> ruffled streamers used on a party online, and really wanted to figure out how to replicate them. I just sewed streamers together, bunching as I fed them through the sewing machine. I think they made a great backdrop for my sweets table!<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://a7.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/269994_787042209246_30501566_37756276_91033_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="428px" src="http://a7.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/269994_787042209246_30501566_37756276_91033_n.jpg" width="640px" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://a8.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/260154_787018287186_30501566_37755646_2402505_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640px" src="http://a8.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/260154_787018287186_30501566_37755646_2402505_n.jpg" width="428px" /></a></div>Speaking of which, yep, I made most of the sweets. Red Velvet Cupcake Pops, Vanilla Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting, Chocolate Mini Cupcakes with Chocolate Frosting, Cheesecake Bites, Lemon Bars, Chocolate Covered Marshmallows, Gabriella's Angel Food cake... Yeah I really put some mileage on my Kitchenaid Mixer. I spent some of Thursday evening and alllllllll of Friday baking. It was worth it though, because 1) it saved us tons of money, and 2) people loved everything (I think). <br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://a3.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/259844_787017967826_30501566_37755635_5624060_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640px" src="http://a3.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/259844_787017967826_30501566_37755635_5624060_n.jpg" width="428px" /></a><a href="http://a5.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/264137_787010432926_30501566_37755371_356241_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640px" src="http://a5.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/264137_787010432926_30501566_37755371_356241_n.jpg" width="428px" /></a></div>For centerpieces for the tables, I found <a href="http://www.howdoesshe.com/cupcake-flower-centerpiece">inspiration</a> again online, in the form of floral arrangements made to look like little cupcakes! I just had to have them, so I went to big lots and found the plastic containers for under a dollar apiece. I spray painted the bright neon containers white, bought some white taper candles, and picked up floral foam at the craft store. And then they just sat there. For a month. And the day before her party I realized that I had no clue where to find white flowers like the ones she uses. I ended up picking these white silk flowers up at Jo Anns for 60% off and they worked beautifully! I didn't have to worry about any wilting, and I can use the remains for making headbands and clips. It's a win win. ;-)<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://a5.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/264628_787010872046_30501566_37755390_6369834_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640px" src="http://a5.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/264628_787010872046_30501566_37755390_6369834_n.jpg" width="428px" /></a></div>I took it upon myself to make tissue poms as well. I'm just not a fan of spending money on things that I can very well do myself. The very best <a href="http://www.marthastewartweddings.com/article/pom-poms-and-luminarias">tutorial</a> out there on how to make these is by none other than Martha Stewart. Just keep in mind when cutting, that you don't need to cut through all the layers at once. Separate them and cut little portions, and save yourself the carpal tunnel that is sure to plague you if you didn't figure this out until you were 3 poms in like I did. Oh and check the dollar store for tissue first! I picked up the white tissue - 40 sheets for $1 there. The tissue in the packs at Hallmark, Walmart and Target, etc. is about 6-8 to a pack and costs around $1-$3 (had no other option for the yellow, but it's still cheaper than the almost $4 per pom it would cost to purchase online). I used anywhere from 8-10 sheets on each pom.<br />
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Another little project I worked on, with the help of a friend with a Cricut, was this happy birthday banner. She cut out the letters and "frames" from white cardstock and I used various yellow scrapbook papers for the backing. I used yellow, black and white ribbons to connect them together.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://a8.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/269034_787017912936_30501566_37755633_5325899_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426px" src="http://a8.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/269034_787017912936_30501566_37755633_5325899_n.jpg" width="640px" /></a></div>I wanted to display all the monthly pictures I took of G around the entrance to the party, so I used these little clothespins and a string and hung up 4x6 prints from that. It was fun watching people peruse this and listening to them pick out their fave monthly pics. (Sorry for the terrible photo, due to MEMORY CARD FAILURE - ZOMG! - I didn't get a shot of this so I just slapped it on the wall inside to give y'all the idea.)<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjdTwoKIhu8ch4tWMEAlIdHBrUogysYdeeRBAQj2MFyVcwneoiGxcnHZg3E7kUSAw4SgUQRoLeW5Sc-FvxxWqClqAtgLuXAO8l9c8vTtiugEYIAPGzNRnTn2Cmw01fBax7bjecMwwQYho/s1600/Photo+Pennants.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="256px" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjdTwoKIhu8ch4tWMEAlIdHBrUogysYdeeRBAQj2MFyVcwneoiGxcnHZg3E7kUSAw4SgUQRoLeW5Sc-FvxxWqClqAtgLuXAO8l9c8vTtiugEYIAPGzNRnTn2Cmw01fBax7bjecMwwQYho/s640/Photo+Pennants.jpg" width="640px" /></a></div>On to entertainment! I did not want to spend the money to hire a juggler/magician/psychiatrist to perform for everyone. Yes, I knew I had to have something a little fun for the little ones that would be there, so I came up with the idea of a "Bubble Bar". I love bubbles, man. They're so fun. So why not buy a bunch of bubble toys and put them out for all the kids to play with? Totally cheap, and great since I so will be playing with these toys later. I mean Gabriella. She will be playing with them later. I also got a bucket of chalk from the $1 section at Target and set up a "Chalk Zzzzone". I'm so punny. They were both a big hit!<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2PyFF4pAbYBgHsu9VPoiR7QBZzuArafXqnCgBddQhmTWRh3CsXwtGTxn8Q18gzKa_zZ3Qg04Y1TQ0APi3FeMN1Nge7z301x-fmH9-qubkDbjp_eqlEYCe58OI8cF4l6VRORnMIsx9ybo/s1600/Chalk+Zzzone.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640px" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2PyFF4pAbYBgHsu9VPoiR7QBZzuArafXqnCgBddQhmTWRh3CsXwtGTxn8Q18gzKa_zZ3Qg04Y1TQ0APi3FeMN1Nge7z301x-fmH9-qubkDbjp_eqlEYCe58OI8cF4l6VRORnMIsx9ybo/s640/Chalk+Zzzone.jpg" width="426px" /></a></div>I wanted to get bee cookies for favors. I looked around on etsy and even in some local bakeries, and the going rate per favor cookie bagged up is at least $3-4. Crazy talk! I found <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/DeliciousDozen">this</a> little shop on etsy and she was charging $2 per cookie, bagged with a bow! Her cookies looked fabulous so I asked if she could do something bee-ish, and she came up with these for me. I LOVED them. I also did bubbles as favors for the kiddos. I just designed a little label myself in photoshop and taped it on to the bottles I picked up at Big Lots for 50 cents.<br />
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I painted this sign on posterboard with paints from the $1 store to direct guests to the party (not like they really needed it with the navigation in this day and age... I secretly just wanted an excuse to paint something).<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbQ48x2q4FxGuVt9nJr7FAXNX_Dx0cF-oaxo3zgJoBq5UDKwDB1RDSC8doIP1CdnQwTeoNqCR4Ph3Ob1qsraODUVl0olvTMYlUYt61zNsCscSKDMVU4uocED3HNatvNS-UsiYMzZvjWd4/s1600/Sign.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266px" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbQ48x2q4FxGuVt9nJr7FAXNX_Dx0cF-oaxo3zgJoBq5UDKwDB1RDSC8doIP1CdnQwTeoNqCR4Ph3Ob1qsraODUVl0olvTMYlUYt61zNsCscSKDMVU4uocED3HNatvNS-UsiYMzZvjWd4/s400/Sign.jpg" width="400px" /></a></div>I printed out <a href="http://tatertotsandjello.blogspot.com/2011/05/guest-project-how-to-make-custom-water.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+blogspot%2FOivM+%28Tatertots+and+Jello%29">these</a> little labels and stuck them on water bottles. What luck that Tatertots and Jello was giving away the perfect ones to match our theme!<br />
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Whew! I <i>think </i>I covered all the details! Now here are pics of the party in action!<br />
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text-align: center;"><a href="http://a5.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/262119_787013047686_30501566_37755477_4237933_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="428px" src="http://a5.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/262119_787013047686_30501566_37755477_4237933_n.jpg" width="640px" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://a7.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/251010_787013192396_30501566_37755481_6103779_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="428px" src="http://a7.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/251010_787013192396_30501566_37755481_6103779_n.jpg" width="640px" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> With Grandpa and Daddy</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://a2.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/263832_787013416946_30501566_37755490_4901585_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="428px" src="http://a2.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/263832_787013416946_30501566_37755490_4901585_n.jpg" width="640px" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> I think I have crazy eyes here but it's one of the few shots of me and my girl, since I was running around the whole time!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://a7.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/262158_787013546686_30501566_37755495_1424837_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="428px" src="http://a7.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/262158_787013546686_30501566_37755495_1424837_n.jpg" width="640px" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://a8.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/270379_787014120536_30501566_37755514_1356870_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="428px" src="http://a8.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/270379_787014120536_30501566_37755514_1356870_n.jpg" width="640px" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Adam greets some of our little guests</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="http://a3.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/263594_787014614546_30501566_37755531_279738_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="428px" src="http://a3.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/263594_787014614546_30501566_37755531_279738_n.jpg" width="640px" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://a6.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/264404_787015368036_30501566_37755555_7082835_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="428px" src="http://a6.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/264404_787015368036_30501566_37755555_7082835_n.jpg" width="640px" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Bubbles in action!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://a5.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/269704_787016016736_30501566_37755572_2260009_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426px" src="http://a5.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/269704_787016016736_30501566_37755572_2260009_n.jpg" width="640px" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://a4.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/261444_787016161446_30501566_37755577_7094495_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640px" src="http://a4.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/261444_787016161446_30501566_37755577_7094495_n.jpg" width="428px" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Hubby with a beer and cupcake in hand. Life is good!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://a3.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/251014_787016231306_30501566_37755578_2612158_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640px" src="http://a3.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/251014_787016231306_30501566_37755578_2612158_n.jpg" width="428px" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://a4.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/268004_787016515736_30501566_37755589_2755592_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640px" src="http://a4.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/268004_787016515736_30501566_37755589_2755592_n.jpg" width="428px" /></a></div>It's a Romanian tradition upon a baby's first birthday to present him/her with a tray of different objects. Whichever one baby grabs first supposedly shows their destiny in life. I love keeping tradition so we did this, and my dear friend presented the tray to Gigi. The items on the tray were: a pencil, a tiny book, a calculator, an airplane, a toy guitar, a mirror, jewelry, money, a computer mouse, and a toy basketball.<br />
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text-align: center;"><a href="http://a5.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/263079_787016710346_30501566_37755593_1360297_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640px" src="http://a5.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/263079_787016710346_30501566_37755593_1360297_n.jpg" width="426px" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Yes, Gigi, pick the calculator!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvIp3vfB8eDNT7UH2ECuf1yc3gsoU51hyQBv8-iwQ4kOSk1Hzawbe87rlOfpvtdYxChx6I2NwVxoshH3n7Xs9M_Ntui13Tm0monn6GADrhVp4oliyFhdXwyvi0mz0daIl0arlA5Brvm8s/s1600/DSC_2963.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="428px" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvIp3vfB8eDNT7UH2ECuf1yc3gsoU51hyQBv8-iwQ4kOSk1Hzawbe87rlOfpvtdYxChx6I2NwVxoshH3n7Xs9M_Ntui13Tm0monn6GADrhVp4oliyFhdXwyvi0mz0daIl0arlA5Brvm8s/s640/DSC_2963.jpg" width="640px" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640px" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTMQVsNUFM3npSEHu3eOAo0KKHnl_98e_TQXxBWbNyScRn6sIKrawPlpcYPjdwQ2zm1bY3JTbpEG0LsD4BZ57Le2pc-PdHC-CyKqKsq0U9YYmw1yu5WiwwiFlgiQfrePMq8aMi_LX21K0/s640/DSC_3159.jpg" width="428px" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> First taste...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHz5cX2q-Ze3PRh6cKDf1NXlgLbgPtYlgmtG2qwdya0NWXZkty1M93pYZ1dWdKjC1wgq4MiW6tehBHJXAsju1xY_ua5E14-pzjCKGRh-rpvUJlCg4LEG2983hlOO7LGujN4tNP3s2nQbQ/s1600/DSC_3168.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="428px" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHz5cX2q-Ze3PRh6cKDf1NXlgLbgPtYlgmtG2qwdya0NWXZkty1M93pYZ1dWdKjC1wgq4MiW6tehBHJXAsju1xY_ua5E14-pzjCKGRh-rpvUJlCg4LEG2983hlOO7LGujN4tNP3s2nQbQ/s640/DSC_3168.jpg" width="640px" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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</div>Gabriella wore a lemon pettiskirt from Dreamspun Kids (splurge alert!), along with a matching hair clip that I attatched to a white elastic headband. Her camisole onesie is from Janie and Jack, and her sandals are from the Gymboree outlet. Oh and my dress was just on sale at Macy's. :-)<br />
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It was such an amazing day and we truly felt surrounded by love. A lot of people unfortunately weren't able to make it, but we still had around 30 or so guests, which turned out to be great. It was overcast until about half an hour before the party, so I was really nervous since she was in a little sleeveless outfit, but it cleared up and turned out to be about 80 degrees... perfect! I mentioned memory card failure before - and this should be a lesson to all to always have a backup! About half an hour before the party started I began snapping pictures of everything... 15 minutes in, my camera screams at me that my memory card has failed.<br />
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Worst nightmare for a photo hound like me.<br />
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So I scramble around and find an extra, but it's way smaller and has room for like 30 pictures on it. Luckily I found another extra, and was able to take more pictures, but by then I ran out of time and guests started showing up, so I wasn't able to get alllll the detail shots I was hoping for. My sweet dad took most of the pictures you see with actual people in them :-)<br />
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Anyhow, there ya have it. Our baby girl's first birthday party. It was a lot of work, but so absolutely worth it. Everyone had a nice time and our little guest of honor had a blast. Am I crazy to say that I'm already thinking about next year's bash?Mrs. Lexihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08589129386081411357noreply@blogger.com13