Our Ever After...

Friday, November 4, 2011

October Babies

(Marin, Elin & Laken - 1 year!)

The babies all turned one in October. I can't believe how fast the time flew by and how much fun it has been. I feel so incredibly blessed to have these girls' mommies as my friends and to have been able to share this year with them. Here's to many more years and lots of playdates to come.

And, just for kicks, here's a comparison picture of the girls in October 2010 when they couldn't even hold their heads up or stay awake for a picture ... getting a picture of the three of them is still tough, but now the problem is not keeping them awake - it's getting them all to stay still and sit next to each other without having any meltdowns! :)

Laken (3 Weeks), Elin (9 days), & Marin (2 weeks)

LCA Homecoming 2011

We bundled up Laken and attended Life Christian's homecoming game against Vashon this year. We had a lot of fun visiting with our friends and seeing old teachers - Laken loved the bright lights and being up past her bedtime!

We serve on the alumni board, so we also did a little work too

Miguel and newly-preggo Sarah were there too - we can't wait to welcome Baby Villahermosa in May! (Laken is crossing her fingers for a girl ;))

"Passing the tape"

We raised almost $600.00 to go towards an alumni scholarship

Great fundraiser, but untangling the mess was a bit crazy - so grateful for Angelique's help!

Tuesday, November 1, 2011

An Attempt at the Spoon...

Ended like this.

Laken turned ONE on 10-6-11

It was a bittersweet day for Mommy - she's looking and acting more and more like a toddler every day and, while I'm excited and nervous about all the fun things that lie ahead, I am sad to leave the baby days behind.

Here's Laken in her birthday day outfit.

I will forever have this image of her ingrained on my heart.

She was so excited about her little party - having everyone she loves in one house - she kept walking from one room to the next. She made the rounds over and over, going from the kitchen to the living room to the kitchen to the living room. I couldn't help but laugh at what a little social butterfly she was that night.

Proud mama and dada in our almost-finished kitchen. The kitchen wasn't quite ready for a big birthday bash, so we put it off for a couple of weeks, but we did have to celebrate a bit on the actual DAY.

Opening presents

Laken's favorite gift!

Cake time!

Yummy

(If you look closely, you can see that Laken ended up with a black eye on her birthday. We went to MOPS that day and she got a little shiner while in daycare - I felt so bad! Some birthday present!)