PuMpkiN PaTcH

We took Kiera to the pumpkin patch at Irvine park and she loved it. There were soooo many pumpkins of all different shapes & sizes! She rode around in her wagon & pointed at everything. We bought some cotton candy & she couldn't decide if she liked it or not... she would totally try to push it out of her mouth with her tongue but as it dissolved, she'd do a little dance & then ask for more as soon as it was gone. Like every time!

Friends!

Our friends karen & little ryan came down to visit from utah! We were so excited to see them & had tons of fun playing with them! Ryan is a little over a year & a half so her & kiera are really getting to the age where they wanna interact. On monday we went to the zoo (where they had NO animals, just a handful of monkeys) & on tuesday we went to the Happiest Place On Earth for Karens BIRTHDAY! It was such a fun day!

*Happy Birthday Baby*

It seems like only yesterday we left the hospital with this little bundle... so nervous to be sent out into the world, feeling so unprepared. The first few days were so delicate, so new... every sound, every movement, every change in skin color... so alarming. From the beginning, kiera slept thru the night, ate with vigor & had such a love for life! She chipped away at my heart til she snuggly fit herself right inside & made herself at home. She has so much life & so much love. Anyone that knows this little girl, knows that. Over this first year of life, she's grown so much. She's so fiesty & strong willed, like her mom. And so smart & gentle, like her dad. Happy birthday baby, mommy loves you!