Happy Father's Day Daddy

Have some catching up to do. Meanwhile...some pictures...

"Bye-Bye BFF," from Bailey

"My BFF, Ella, is moving away for the summer and I'm really going to miss her!

I'm certainly going to miss poking her face...

...And sharing stealing her toys...

...And especially just hanging out, as friends do.

Too bad when she gets back, she will be able to beat me up, so I guess I can't get away with this anymore...

Oh yeah-and my crazy parents are really going to miss her crazy parents too!

Buh-Bye. Sniff sniff."

Happy 1st Birthday Bailey!

Bailey's 1st Birthday was on the 14th and we had lots of fun. We took her to the zoo for the first time that afternoon and she really enjoyed the animals and being outside! In my stressed out attempt to make the day perfect, I thought ahead and charged the camera battery. Too bad I forgot to put it back in the camera. I was "slightly devastated" when I pulled out the camera at the zoo and tried to snap the first pic. :( That evening we had her birthday party at home. We invited some close friends and family over for dinner and dessert. Bailey was thrilled to have more little people (her cousins) running around to play with! She is such a friendly happy girl and loves to be around new peeps (and old homies :)).

And of course the classic cake-all-over-the-face-pics. It was all fun 'n games until she got icing in her eye and her mom tried to wipe it out. I even found pink boogers in her nose the next day. Yum! (meaning the cake, not the...)

I thought I would also include some pics and videos from the last few weeks. We can't believe how time has flown by and that our little baby is a year old. She is so sweet and silly and wonderful. We wouldn't trade her for the world.

Bailey has started to discover 'outside' and is always looking out the window and trying to escape if the door is left open.

Bailey knows when she's getting into something she's not supposed to. However, that doesn't usually stop her from going for it! It's hard to be upset when she gives you that I-know-but-aren't-I-so-cute? face.





Bailey with her Uncle Richard and Grandma Kirkendall!





A couple weeks ago, Bailey took her first steps and has taken off from there! She also likes to pull the cats' tails and legs, which they aren't too fond of. They are pretty good with her but when she pulls too hard or wont let go,they will paw or nip at her. I'm hoping it teaches her to stop, but she usually laughs and thinks it's a game! Allie really got her in this one.

She got a 3-in-1 wagon for her birthday (thanks!) and loves pushing it around and going fast! She gets pretty frustrated when she gets stuck after ramming into everything. We think it's pretty funny.

Happy Easter!

Pacemaker #5

Yesterday I got a new pacemaker! Everything went well and it was the easiest surgery I've had out of the bunch. (Since I didn't need any new wires or relocation- it was almost really just like changing a battery!) It took me a while to get over the nausea, dizziness, and loopiness but today I am feeling great! Thank you family and friends (especially KR, Mom, and Dad) for all your help, love, and prayers!