Gualala '09 with a BIG First!

I went back to my baptismal roots...Gualala. Mommy started going when she was just 4 months old. Last year, Mommy and Daddy and I stayed home since I was only a week old (truth be told, Daddy still wanted all of us to go and even suggested that Dr. Reyes might induce us early if we showed her pictures of Gualala!) Well, I went at 6 weeks for my baptism and then went this Mother's Day for the big shindig...and I sure had fun!


So cute at home (5/6):
At the Union Hotel for lunch on the drive to Gualala (5/8):

Arriving at Gualala:
Hey, Kate, we're going to have fun! (I'm in the red, Kate is in the purple):
Great to see you Grandma!
Here, let me give you a hand with that:
Cozy at night in the redwoods:
Daddy abalone diving (he's the one closest to the rock if you click on and enlarge the picture) (5/9):
My Daddy is so brave (Mommy is, too! I heard she did this before she had me!)
Poor little guys, tonight you will be eaten (maybe I'll become a vegetarian like Larissa):
Getting ready to take my first steps:

The week before, I started doing the "crab walk" (5/5):

Ta Dah! (5/9)

Fun in the dirt:
Playing cars and trucks with Grandpa:
Hanging out at the river:
Playing with Grandpa:
So much fun:
Hey, Grandpa, I like playing with you!
Watching the abalone get pounded:
I'm almost as tall as the trees up here:
At the abalone feast where I especially enjoyed the desserts:
In front of the Gualala Family Tree:
Just the girls on Mother's Day (5/10):
With Fr. Theo at Mary Star of the Sea, where I was baptized on Father's Day 2008:

Grandparents & Fun Back East

After Grandma and Grandpa McKee came to celebrate my birthday at my party, all five of us traveled back East. We got to see Mommy's friend from high school, Jen, and her new baby, Ellie, in North Carolina and then we went to Virginia to celebrate Mommy's Goddaughter Dana's First Communion and my actual birthday, May 3.

Playing with the train Grandma and Grandpa McKee got me for my birthday. I love it! (4/27)

At my swimming lessons. I LOVE swimming! (4/28)

Come on in, the water's fine!
Off for more:
First stop in North Carolina...Baskin Robbins (4/29):
Beating the heat in North Carolina:
Hey, I also used to have a bouncer seat! (4/30)
Meeting Ellie for the first time:
Ellie has a fun dog, Isabelle:
Daddy with baby Ellie:
How we've grown since high school! Now two Mommies and their sweet baby girls!
You must start your first trip to Becky's with a chocolate chip cookie. It really isn't an option! (4/30)
Sara pushing me on a walk (5/1):
I find animals to love everywhere I go!

Thomas, Dana (on the right), and Sara (behind me) were so sweet to me! (5/2)

Updating my blog:

Sara playing with me in her fort:

Thomas, Dana, and Sara wore me out!

Playing trains with Grandma (5/3):

With Dana after her First Communion. She looked so beautiful!

Mommy and Daddy with their big One-Year-Old! Happy Birthday Teenie Weenie!

Thomas feeding me my yogurt. With two younger sisters, he has lots of practice with baby girls!

Cat cupcakes for my birthday! Becky is so thoughtful!

Playing with Grandpa:

The birthday girl:

My birthday cupcake...Yum Yum!

On the first leg of the trip home, after getting on and off and then back on the plane because of the delayed departure. (5/4)

On the second plane. Since our first flight was late and we missed our scheduled second flight, they put us on this flight at the very last minute in First Class!

Catching Up With Pictures

We have been very busy and are finally adding some pictures to our blog of all the fun things we've been up to since our trip to Spain. Mommy will be doing a few posts to get the pictures up to date.

At a central coast winery, they said the horses weren't very friendly and don't come up to the people. I guess these horses knew how much I love animals because they all came up to me and wanted me to pet them! (4/17):

I sure do love animals!

At the Paso Robles Children's Museum, in the grape stomping barrel (4/17):

Driving the firetruck at the museum:

My hair is getting longer and can get crazy when I wake up (4/18):

At the Monterey Children's Museum, I had so much fun. They had a slide that went down to this water bay (it was like a giant waterbed) and the boat rocked on it. (4/18)

Captain Gabrielle:

Safety first....don't forget your lifejacket!

With Great-Grandma (4/18):

With Livermore Amy with little Paul still inside her (4/19):

(4/22)

I do not like crawling with my knees on this scratchy mat! (4/23):

I'm getting so big and tall! (4/24)

Orka and I are so sweet to each other. She enjoys sharing dolly's bed, which is the perfect size for her. (4/24)