The Lilly Pad

It may be hard to believe, but this sweet, angelic face is actually the face of The School Bully. When we first started going to Mom's Day Out I explained that we only give Adelyn her pacifier at nap time. A few days later the teacher explained to me that she had to start giving Adelyn her pacifier during the day because she would take the other children's toys and pacifiers and watch their faces to see their reactions. This Thursday the teacher made a few suggestions about some new lunch items. It seems that Adelyn has been stealing another girl's lunch. So while I never hope or expect to get a call that goes something like "Yes, Mrs. Lilly, could you please come pick Adelyn up from school. She's been in a fight and is sitting in the principal's office." I guess I won't be too surprised. Now, if you see this face... Take your lunch and RUN!!!

Finally...pictures from Adelyn's Birthday Party! Daddy, the Birthday Girl, & Mommy The Cake Table Bunny (The inspiration for our theme) Cupcakes, yum! We even had pink forks, spoons, & knives. Cake Time... Adelyn did not like it when we sang Happy Birthday. She thought even less of trying a chocolate cupcake with pink frosting... Later when no one was watching she tried a few bites and decided it wasn't too bad. Scrapbooking Everyone made a page to go in a scrapbook for Adelyn to document her 1st year! Brody (Adelyn's best bud!) Goodie Bags

Adelyn had her 1 year check up yesterday and the verdict is in... She's off the charts for height! What's even better is that the pediatrician said she gets this lovely trait from me. And to think that I've been giving Matt the credit for those long legs all this time!

I've been a very bad blogger this past month but I promise to make it up to you in the next week. For right now all I can say is that my baby is 1 year old and I want to cry! This year has gone by incredibly fast and been so much fun. While there have certainly been challenges, being a mom is my favorite thing in the world! Adelyn brings so much joy and laughter to our life. Somehow she's managed to be the sweetest little thing and world's biggest stinker all at the same time. Yesterday she started saying "baby" and today she started going from sitting to standing all by herself without pulling up on anything. We're in for another exciting year and I can't wait!

Adelyn is 11 months old today and in the words of my 5 th graders... Tear drop. Tear drop. Sniff. Sniff. Time goes by too quickly but brings lots of fun changes. Adelyn just started cruising last weekend and now she practically runs around our house pushing her Radio Flyer Wagon. I'll be surprised if she walks before her 1st birthday, we still have to master standing without holding on. But she's definitely moving in the right direction. She is more of a tease than ever and very playful. Chase and peek-a-boo are her favorite games. She's pretty good at hiding her face but uncovers it before you can even get "where's Adelyn ?" out. Lately she's been throwing her toys out of the pack-n-play one by one. She likes to pretend that the red box you see in the picture is her purse. All girl I tell you. How much longer until that stinkin ' timer goes off? Oh thank goodness. "Hey Mom!" I'm outta here! Later that day I went to get Adelyn up f...