Beautiful Love Day!

Happy Valentines Day from SeAnna!  She is now 16 mo and 3 weeks old, and quite the little toddler.  Very sweet and patient.  She loves to move and climb!

 She is painting her valentines.  The paint was eatable .... cornstarch, water, sugar, and food coloring.  this is towards the end - she did very well to not get it every where, but she did sample the paint.

Just this past Sunday, wearing an 18 mo. dress that is already too short! Lucky for us, it was a hand-me-down.

She can say a few words, but does not put them together yet.  Her favorite word is Uh-oh and no-no.  Believe me, I try to not say no to her, but I say it to mazie, so I think that is where she gets it.  Also says,  Daddy, Daddo, nana,  go-go-go, ha (hot), hu (here), daw (down),  mmmm (food, yummy), Baa (bye - just how the southern folk say it).

Friday, February 1st - it snowed, but just the tuesday a few days before we had 70 degree weather.  This was seAnna's first time in the snow and in her snow suit.  She enjoyed it and didn't even cry when she fell down in it or got too cold.

Turning another year older .... Enjoying pizza for dinner and White Chocolate Raspberry Cheesecake w/ Oreo Crust. Seth got me a new knife block that has tiny rods in it rather than cut-out holes, so I can now fit all my knives! Here's to another fabulous year!

On another note: So very grateful for my momma! A few years ago, I was her little miracle baby. I love her so very deeply. Now I understand just how much love and charity a mommy has for her child.

Little Christmas Helper

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Happy Birthday SeAnna!

Wow - what a fabulous year we have had!  SeAnna celebrated her 1st birthday 2 weeks ago. The day was over just as fast as the last year has gone.  I now know that birthday celebrations are also for mommy's.  I kept remembering back as each of the events of her delivery and entry into the world marked it's year anniversary. Funny how a birthday can bring those mommy-emotions back to the surface. I love my sweet seAnna, but sometimes I miss that tiny little bundle of a baby.  Honestly, I am so sentimental.

SeAnna's birthday was simple and celebrated with just our little family.   I didn't put a lot of effort into her smash-cake.  (Piping 5 million little stars all over a cake is what I call a d*#~ tedious waste of time.)  The smash cake was a large, apple-spice cupcake topped with maple cream cheese frosting.  YUMMY!  

SeAnna and I met Seth for lunch at Dairy Queen - she got to nibble on chicken tenders and french fries.  Following her afternoon nap we played with her fairy princess balloon and bubbles.  For dinner I made Cheesey Broccoli soup.  With her daddy's help seAnna opened her presents.  We got her dressed down to her onsie and set her in her high-chair, ready for smashing!  She swiped some of the frosting before we could start singing "Happy Birthday" to her.  So cute to see those little chubby toddler hands dig into the cake as it was smooshed all over the tray. SeAnna also enjoyed feeding some of her cupcake to her daddy and to the dog, Mazie.  She didn't get to play too long in the cake, as we had to get to church for an Activity Day Girls Talent Show for the girls in my primary class.

SeAnna still only has 3 teeth on her lower jar ...but the 4 front top teeth are trying to make an entrance.
What a great crawler and stair-climber SeAnna is.  Walking is still a ways a way.  She is pretty wobbly on her little feet.  She can say,  ya, uh-oh, nana, dada, doe doe, and mama.  She is happy natured and very patient.  Oh how we love our little sweet seAnna!  

PS - don't miss the video clip in the pictures.

I Licked the Cupcake before the candle was blown out. 

Mmmm, try some cake, daddy.