First Birthday Party!

Happy Birthday to my baby. The year sure went by faster than it did with the first two girls. Of course, we had to celebrate BIG and go all out with a lemonade party. I enjoyed planning and preparing for this party. Enjoy the pics...some of them may be calling your sweet tooth :)

Pure, fresh-squeezed lemon juice. Made regular and strawberry lemonade from scratch.

Candy buffet.

 

Strawberry lemonade cupcakes! Yes, they taste as good as they look. Here is the recipe: http://readysetcraft.blogspot.com/2010/05/may-cupkins-strawberry-lemonade.html

12 Months

 

I am one!

Mischief in Sissy's room.

Where to begin?

First haircut!

Early birthday present.

 

Unhappy.

Practicing for the big party.

11 Months

So, I'm a bit behind...way behind but, I've got to get these pics posted.

At least they are not my car keys :)

I live for these smiles!

Taking selfies during pre-school graduation.

Discovered the stairs this month.

Behind the scenes during our lemonade photo shoot.

Playtime.

The Tenth Month!

Whoa! Slow down Ali, you're almost a year old. We did visit the doc since last post and discovered that Alison is a very petite babe at just over 15 pounds. She goes in for a check up soon. We'll see if she's been able to put on the weight the doc is hoping for. This month Alison has become so mobile - we even set up the play yard for her. She is not crazy about it all of the time :) She's cruising, pulling up on just about everything and can move her legs in a walking fashion (with lots of help of course). Toward the end of the month her legs have become really strong and she's gained much control over them (steadiness). She could be walking soon. She's been on the crabby side starting at the end of the month. We think she is teething but no new tooth so far. See little Miss below...

Nine Months

Big, big changes for little Alison! At the beginning of this month she is up on hands and knees, not going any where but up on those knees. Just before the end of this month she pulls herself up to standing on this one toy that she has. She likes standing and hanging onto this toy so much that she can get quite upset if you take her away from it. I can't get into her head but I think she wants to be like us, especially her sisters. Up and walking around :) Then just today she actually crawled for the first time. I thought she was going to skip this all together! Also, this month Alison had her first vacation - first time at the beach, first time in a swimming pool, first time at an amusement park and first road trip. She did great and we all had a blast. Finally, Alison cut her first tooth this month. Seems like I've been anticipating this for months. I recall when she was about three months old being able to see some of her teeth just below the surface of the gums. No stats/measurements this post. Ali will be visiting her doc soon though.

Riding the carousel with sissy.