Kaylie's Blog: April 2009

Happy birthday to me... Happy birthday to me... Happy birthday to Kaylie... Happy birthday to me!!!! I am officially one year old! What a year I had! I learned to crawl, stand, eat, and laugh. I learned to love to dance, hang out with friends, and play with Mommy, Daddy, and Gramma. I can't believe that just a year ago I was in Mommy's belly... and now I know how much fun the outside world can be!

This month I was on the move. I just can't sit still... there's too much to do! I had my first french fry and I loved it!! (Like mother, like daughter.) I am just beginning to stand without holding onto something... it won't be long now until I start walking! Mommy started a program with me that will help me learn to read. I have so much fun playing along with the videos and looking at the flashcards. Daddy took some time off of work to spend with me. We went to the zoo with Lily and Gramma and he bought me a pool so we could go swimming. The pictures should show you how much fun we had!

I celebrated my first Easter this month. Not only did Gramma buy me a beautiful purple Easter dress, but she was so creative and put cheerios in the eggs! I still love playing with my Easter eggs! She also bought me a Care Bear puppet... I think Mommy loves that as much as I do. Gramma's good friends Cathie and Dan even sent me presents all the way from Missouri... they are so thoughtful and always think of me at all the holidays. They helped make my first holidays extra special!

We went to the cabin in Sonora again. This time the weather was perfect and there was no snow. They even had cups for me to play with!

Before my birthday I had already started getting some birthday presents in the mail. Look at what Cousin Abby sent me from Southern California. It's a water table. I loved the box almost as much as the table. I couldn't resist opening this present before my birthday. Even though it was freezing outside, I had a blast playing with the cold water.

My birthday was so much fun! I opened up presents and had my first taste of cake. Mommy spent over a month teaching me how to blow out my candles in hopes that I would be able to blow out the candle on my birthday cake. You can watch the video to see what a great job I did. I was so happy at the end of the day that I did not want to go to bed. Watch the second video to see what I was doing after 10pm... the first 10 seconds or so of the video is the cutest part.