One More

The picture quality is sort of crappy, but the quality of the subjects is superb! :)

How could I have forgotten this picture from our day at the zoo!

I was a little wary of Cadence trying out this slide because she has HATED slides before, but this one was different somehow.  Probably because it was a huge giraffe (she loves giraffes) or because of the stairs instead of a ladder (she loves to climb stairs too).  Either way, Cadence LOVED it!  She made Derek take her down it at least 10 or 12 times!

2011/09/25 Snapshot

Cadence wearing Grandma McGrath's reading glasses.  And VERY excited about it! :)

My Lucky Girl

My lucky girl got to celebrate her 2nd birthday this week with two grandpas and two grandmas, mine and hers! Poor girl was pretty confused at first though. She's not used to having two grandpas around.

Grandpa is obviously her favorite!  She opened almost everyone of her presents on his lap!

She's also pretty lucky because she gets to share her birthday celebrations with her grandpa.  She was born the day before his birthday!  My dad was kind enough to let her help him open his presents too. :)

We all went to the zoo.  Cadence really loved it... in between tantrums.  It's like she turned to the terrible twos overnight!! 

Everybody in front of the lion enclosure. See the lion on the left?

Believe it or not, the most exciting exhibit for Cadence was the petting zoo area.  She was thrilled to feed the goats and sheep!  Especially the sheep!

Love that grin!

We Have "Munnies" at Our House

The other day Cadence and I were walking home from checking the mail.  Yes, we live in a house but our neighborhood has dumb community mailboxes so it's a bit of walk to get our mail.  Anyway, we were on our way home and Cadence starts pointing to our house and exclaiming, "Money! Money!"  I had no idea what she was talking about.  It wasn't like there was money laying around our front yard.

Later that day as I was putting her down for a nap, she pointed to her window and exclaimed, "Money!" again and pointed to the bunny window cling on her bedroom window.  Oh... BUN-ny!  That makes sense!

 

An Oldie but a Goodie

12 month Photo Shoot

I had the opportunity to photograph an adorable 1-year-old this week, and on her birthday too!  

I love that the background of this shoot is very neutral so the birthday banner and her face and skirt really stand out!

Big, beautiful, blue eyes!

This family is crazy about Bronco football!  I thought this little jersey was so cute!   It matched the birthday banner AND it was Boise State!  What more could you ask for? :)

Go Broncos!

Videos of Cadence

 So I could sit here for hours and watch cute movies of my daughter, but you might not want to.  These clips are a little long.  So I won't feel bad if you don't watch them, but she sure is cute! :)

Ba-ba!

Big news! Cadence finally says Grandpa! It's "BA-ba!" She loves to say it, and we all love to hear it!

And here are Cadence's new favorite toys.  Their names are "bik," "moo," and "sheep."  Or at least that's what they sound like when Cadence says them!  They aren't exactly new toys, I got them at an Other Mothers .25 sale, but Cadence has just recently become obsessed with them.  She always has at least one of them within an arm's reach.

Oh, and any white, fluffy thing?  They're all sheep.  Even poodles and pictures of men with bushy white hair and beards!

Bear Blanket

We had a sad moment today.  One of Cadence's bear blankets (Way back when I was smart and didn't even know it and bought three!) finally fell apart.  She loves them so much so you can imagine how devastated she was!  

I had put her down for a nap and was listening to her jabber to herself and then all of a sudden she started crying and wailing, "uh-oh, UH-OH!" in between sobs.  When I ran in there to see what had happened, she had the blanket part in her left hand and the pooh bear head in her right and a horrified look on her face! 

She handed the two pieces to me and I laid her back down telling her I'd fix it.  So I got a needle and thread out of my sewing kit and hand stitched it back together.  What a happy girl!!!  Thank you Mom for teaching me that skill!

Snuggling with her bear blanket while she sleeps.