birthday invitations

As April approaches I realize that my baby girl will turn ONE! What happened to the past 11 months? They just flew by.

How I loved each second of Reagan's life. She is such a wonderful little person. From the moment we met, it was love at first sight. I remember looking at her little lips, little face, and tiny little hands. She was just perfect. I fell in love immediately! She was so good at life as my brother says. She would eat sleep and smile. She would hardly cry. She was the perfect baby. I am so blessed.

To celebrate such a wonderful year, Christy and I decided to take some pictures and perhaps use them for the birthday invites. Well, as it usually goes, one baby was happy and the other not so much. I am not sure what it is about taking pictures. I could NEVER be a professional photographer. As it is I am sweating, running after her, shoving little Puffs in her face just to get a smile. This is with my own child. I couldn't imagine taking photos of other children. I would be stressed and probably annoyed!

I finally decided that I don't care if she is smiling or crying. These moments are times that I will never get back. I cherish every moment we are together. I love coming home from work and watch her run up to me with a huge smile. I love that on the weekends we can stay in pjs all morning and eat a nice breakfast together. I love that she loves her sister and her family. I can't believe she is growing up. I love her so much!

Here are some of the shots we got of the girls.

Reagan not happy but very hungry.

Emily is as happy as can be!

Kylee is being her self walking off with our props.

Here she is cooperating somewhat... as long as we give her what she wants.

The girls thought it would be fun to use me as a jungle gym. My thoughts were, where are the dads when you need them??

peanut butter stomp

It's Dancy Dance Time! My girls love the show Yo Gabba Gabba. When we first discovered this show I was seriously irritated every time it came on. The more the girls watched it, the more I got used to it. Kylee sings and dances along while Reagan gets super excited when DJ Lance walks out with his "boom box" that is Gabba Land. Now Emily and Reagan both love to watch this show with Kylee. They rock out! It is so cute to watch.
Here, Kylee is doing the dance called the Peanut Butter Stomp "out in out and squish it and squish it". If you haven't tuned in I think you should... give it a few times and you will be singing the songs throughout the day!

sweet reags

Here we are on Reagan's first St. Patrick's Day. I love her in green.

st. patrick's day

Kylee and I had a nice evening making rainbow cupcakes. I mixed the batter and she poured the food coloring into the different bowls. Thinking back, we should have traded jobs. I spent a LONG time scrubbing food coloring off of my precious little girl's hands and face.

water play in march

Can you believe this weather?? It is only the middle of March and here we are playing outside in the water. How I love living in So Cal. The afternoon started off with water play and ending with a BBQ with the fam. I can't wait for summer!!!

Reagan 10 months old

This post has no theme, rhyme or reason. I just wanted to click some pics of my baby girl at 10 months old.

the budding artist

This may be a silly post but I am really impressed with Kylee's ability to make a happy face. She explains herself as she draws. First the circle for the head, then two eyes, a nose and mouth and hair. I think this is a post only her mother can appreciate!