Hey all.  Here is me and my favorite baby.  We are best buddies. Mostly because I make her hang out with me all day....but I'll take it.

Cute ponytail!  She cried the whole time I put the elastic in her hair, she was so mad.  But as ridiculous as it looks it was worth it.

Last weekend we were able to make a trip to Vortex Springs in Florida so Jordan could go scuba diving with some of his flight school buddies.  It was fun, me and Pyper just hung out in the grass and soaked up some sun.  The picture on the left is on the way home I was feeding her cheetos then I turned around and she had crashed with her precious cheeto in hand.  Girl after my own heart!

SO we have had some crazy weather this week...This is the first of two trees to break and fall in our backyard from the wind.  Just today we were sitting in sacrament meeting when the tornado sirens went off.  Everyone just kept on churchin.  Kinda funny.  They went off several times during the 3 hour block.  Fortunately, the tornados stayed away from us but we did have some crazy heavy rain and thunder that shook the house when we got home.  Alabama is crazy!

This is Pyper's latest trick she likes to do.  I will ask her 'Where's your belly?" and she points enthusiastically at her belly usually with both hands with a huge grin on her face.  We just can't get enough of her, what a cute girl.

Saved this turtles life the other day.  He was sitting in the road on my way back from post, so we stopped and moved him off so he wouldn't get run over.  I have seen quite a bit of wildlife here.  Last week I was out for a bike ride in the early morning and a coyote sauntered out on the road about 50 yards in front of me.  He didn't see me I guess so I hissed and barked at him and he turned and jogged back into the forest.  Made me laugh.

I was out for a run at dusk and was inspired by the full moon.  Alabama is beautiful in it's own way.  I wish you could hear the sound of the forest around here, especially at dusk. It so loud with all sorts of creatures! I was feeling like Ichabod on sleepy hollow right here, kinda spooky!

This is my attempt at a photoshoot for Pyper's 1st birthday.  The lighting was bad, I need to try again earlier in the day.  I also made the tutu dress.  How gay I know, but I'm a nerdy mom now.  Icky!

This is Pyper's first taste of the wind in her hair in her forward facing seat.  She was freaking out and squealing with glee!  She loves facing forward. 



And finally to finish things off right...She discovered her nose a couple weeks ago and just sat and put her finger in her nostrils back and forth for quite a while.  Me and Jordan were dying!  She is definitely a Watt!  Hahahahahaha.

Beach Video

Here is the video of Pyper playing in the waves in Florida.  She just loves the beach and the water. Obviously.

PYPER IS 1 YEAR OLD!!

First off, to get started I wanted to share this awesome photo in remembrance of my dad in his glory days...so see if you can zoom in or something he is on the right side of the pic, the 4th row back-ish.  Look at the wicked side burns and the glorious mane of hair!  I have to say though that this pic looks like Cole with side burns! Haha.

 Now that THAT is out of the way...Here is Pyper on her 1st B-day.  She is eating spagetti for lunch.  She just packs the noodles in her little cheeks until she gags, then she gets really pissed off and spits it all out.  Then she hates spagetti....until next time.

I set up the blow up pool outside on our patio for her to play in. Our own personal pool party.  She is a fish, and loves the water.

So cute.

 Here is the cupcake I made her for her B-day.  She hated it.  But I had a good time making the face on it and eating the face off it also...haha.

 She didn't really know what to do with the cupcake at first, then she realized that there was sticky frosting all over her hands and that pissed her right off.  She didn't even want to eat the cake part after that.  What a sassy pants girl.  We then had to go to cub scouts after that.  So she had an entertaining night watching screaming whiny boys to finish the day.  She enjoyed all her presents from you guys across the country, she is a spoiled girl!

And here is the most recent trip to the beach we took.  I wanted to add a video of her playing in the waves but it wouldn't upload.  I will have to try again later.  I will also post pics later of our trip down the river with the gators!