Grandpa Tough, Nanny, and Mimi come to visit...

While Grandpa Tough and Mimi were hard at work in the heat putting together Iris 1st birthday gift, Nanny was hard at work playing solitaire. :) 

Iris is so lucky...She got a toy puppy that barks and moves when touched from Grandpa and Nanny. She got this AWESOME radio flyer wagon from her Mimi and Papa. While her Mimi was strolling her along in the wagon Iris kept making this very low  vroooooom sound. She was so enthralled. Lol! Thanks everyone!!!

11 month old Iris update

The girl LOVES to shop! 

Here is a picture of her checking out some hip sunglasses at Janie and Jack. 

Also, She has become obsessed with Hats. She says, "hat, hat, hat," all day long! 

Here is the picture of her wearing my hat. She would not eat until I put it on her head! 

She also says, "nooooooooo." She really draws it out like that. It sounds so funny. 

The other morning I heard her pressing the buttons on her sound machine. I managed to slowly get my tired self out of bed. When I arrived in her room she put the biggest smile on my face. She was stretching her arms through the railing as far as she could w/her face all smooshed up against the rails. She started pushing the button on the machine after she had pulled all of the books out of her basket and into her crib. She had been entertaining herself in there for a good while. She had the biggest grin on her face when I walked in. I've never been a morning person, but it sure helps when you see your child's big grin b/c they are happy to see you. 

Finally, how many kids are cool enough to make it to happy hour with all of your work buddies? LOL! She was just chillin at the end of the table in her high chair. She was by far the youngest person in there. She was hamming it up with everyone in there.  We all had a blast feeding her all kinds of things that she has never had before and surprisingly she loved it all. This includes dill pickles dipped in mustard. I later learned this was one of D.J.'s favorite snacks when he was little. Ewe! :)

Iris Kisses for her Daddy

Tigertown

Blessed again!!! D.J. made it to Tigertown and we got to spend some quality time with the fam and friends. Iris and I got to share our first Major League Game Experience together! Thanks so much to the Leitz and Rambows for Hosting the cookouts!!! Everything was soooo delicious and soooo much fun. And a big THANKS to Macy for letting us break out the brand new pack and play for Iris' nap. :) Hope to see you  all again very soon! Iris and I had a blast in D-TOWN! Due to the pure exhaustion of non-stop partying Iris fell asleep during the fireworks! How does that happen? LOL!

Iris and the Porcelain Rabbit

She loves to point at Stogey's nose...

MILESTONES...

Iris is on the move. She is climbing up stairs, over Stogey, and practically anything I might use to keep her away from both. She is little miss independent and will tell you what she thinks when you stop her from doing what she wants. She looks at me with a big grin on her face when I tell her no... UH OH. She is able to feed herself puffs and is very proud in doing so. She has fallen in loooove w/a white porcelain bunny at mom and dad's. She gingerly picks it up and brings it to her face for an eskimo kiss. It is so sweet. She does it over and over. Also, She has discovered that violently kicking her legs in the bath causes a great splash. So, of course, she does this at every bath. She is already wearing 12 months clothes and her top two teeth are coming in. She is such a good girl. Yesterday I needed to mow the lawn in a major way. It has been raining here for days and won't be stopping anytime soon. Everyone in the neighborhood rushed out after work to cut their lawns during the small break in rain. I put Iris in her pack in play on the porch and she watched Mommy mow the lawn. I wasn't to sure how that would turn out, but thank goodness she kept herself occupied. Truthfully, I think the tall grass was starting to embarrass her. :) I'm looking forward to celebrating my first Mothers day this Sunday with my Mom, Dad, and Iris at Bonefish! D.J. will be home next week. Yay!!!