WARNING: BLOG OVERLOAD

It has been a while... and much has happened, so sorry for all the postings at once :)

Last week we went to River Front Park.
Malaya had a blast walking all around and chasing the ducks.

There is also a big water attraction there and of course we couldn't keep Malaya out of it. We didn't plan on getting her wet.... but she loved it, and screamed every time we walked away so we let her play.

Eventually she just ended up in her diaper because all her clothes were soaked.

Malaya with her daddy going down the big red wagon slide

Just too many cute pictures to choose only one...

Tyler and Aimee's Wedding May 29th

Congratulations to Tyler and Aimee!
Their wedding was in Blackfoot, Idaho over memorial weekend.
It rained a little, and was pretty cold, but everything turned out great.

All the girls helped out with the flowers for tables, boutineers, and the bouquet. There were 200 pink roses and also beautiful tulips from the garden that we used. It all turned out great (especially considering I learned how to do this from YouTube! :)
Aimee had me do her hair the the weeding, I think it turned out pretty good.
All the bridesmaids had pink and black polk-a-dot dresses made by Aimee's mom.
She even made one for Malaya. They were so cute.

Good luck to Tyler and Aimee with their new adventures!

*Malaya Turns 1*

I can't believe it... My little monkey is 1! Time has gone by so fast!

It seems like just yesterday we were telling family that we were expecting a girl....
And then we welcomed this sweet little spirit on June 5th, 2009.
AND NOW... She is 1!
We had my family over for pizza, cake, and presents. I made cupcakes for everyone, and Malaya got her own. She loved it- and surprisingly didn't make too much of a mess. She loved opening all her presents and getting all the attention... she even missed her nap and was still so happy. In the pictures above, you can see the polk-a-dot theme we had and her fun new jungle gym from Grandpa and Grandma Mitchell. Once everyone left we headed to the YMCA to go swimming. Malaya LOVES the water!
We even took her down the slides and she loved every bit of it.

At one years old Malaya is:
Walking, dancing, pulling apart everything in the house, loves talking to people, loves to go to the park, love puppies, loves her stuffed animals, she likes picking outfits to wear for the day, loves taking a bath and running naked afterwards while we chase her with a diaper (yes, she has had a few accidents on the floor). Malaya loves life and is so full of energy. She keeps us very busy and entertained. She now gives kisses to everyone that asks and is always talking on her pink cell phone (and when there is no cell phone, she just uses her hand) so so so funny to listen to her babel on to herself and her imaginary friends.
We love you Malaya!
Happy 1st Birthday!

Plato's Closet Conference

I took a trip to San Diego for a Plato's Closet conference in May. We had some manager workshops/ training, lots of food, and beautiful sunshine. It was my first time leaving Malaya so I was really nervous, but she did great.

Thanks to my wonderful husband for staying home and taking care of her. I took my computer so I got to skype them each night which was great... but made me miss her even more! She was just beginning to take a few steps so I was sad that she would already be walking by the time I got home... but she waited a little longer :)