Gabby's Birthday and Pool Fun

Yesterday Gabby turned ONE! I can't believe a year has gone by. Her little personality is starting to shine through. She cracks us up. She climbs on everything especially her new chair and just flies off and gets up and does it again. I keep thinking she'll walk any day...she's so speedy holding onto anything and everything. She'll even hold on to just one finger and take off, but if she doesn't have anything she pause, look around, and then hit the floor and crawl to something she can hold onto. She also likes to bang her head on the couch, car seat, wall...and then she'll stop and start laughing. She also can pack away some food...for dinner she had 3 squares of pizza, oranges, animal crackers and a little popcorn. The other night she had 3 helpings of pasta and spinach. We had a great time with family and a few friends yesterday. The weather and water was perfect. She also made out with presents - college money, bling for the ears, wagon with canopy and cup holders, shopping cart, wagon with blocks, rocking pony, clothes, kitchen...just what we needed more stuff :) Thanks everyone for sharing Gabby's special day with us.

This morning we got a late start and missed first service so we played with Gabby's new blocks.


She was squealing at Bella...I wish I had a different angle (and a clip in Bella's hair)

Poor Gabby - Bella's toy - when getting ready for church Bella decided Gabby needed a makeover - she added a frog clip, a pack of Kleenex and then was doing her hair.

After church we headed back to Papa and Nana's pool.
Bella's doing so well in swim lessons. Yesterday her teacher had her dip her head in to pick up rings...well today she went completely under to pick up the sticks.

She was so proud...and kept doing and holding her breath longer each time.

Gabby LOVES the pool too.

Ending to a perfect day...

PS - Bella's new thing for the week is "2-minutes". Any time we ask her to do something she'll look at us and say in 2-minutes. Tonight we were sitting on the couch and Joel told her it was time for bed, and she looked at him and said "in 2 more minutes". She also has an amazing memory. At church today she told Papa she wanted popcorn for lunch. We told her after lunch, nap and swimming she could have some at Papa's house...on the way over there she said..."I took my nap can I have some popcorn?"...we laughed and went swimming came home had pizza and she looked at us again and said "popcorn please". It's so fun to her learn and grow. She's so smart putting her puzzles together and learning new things.