Stella had a BLAST at Lola's 4th Bday Party. Candy themed which provided Stella's mouth with it's first encounter with this ever so yummy kind of food. I couldn't keep her away from the candy table so I quickly gave in letting her help herself to the M&M's. Hey, you know it was a CANDY party so whatcha gonna do right :) She needed to enjoy it all to it's fullest potential which meant eating candy! She didn't go too crazy and she won't be getting it again anytime soon.
Thanks for a fun time you guys! Super fun & cute party and GREAT weather!
First pic is Stella with her candy hunting bag - there was candy all over their front yard waiting to be collected up by all the little kiddies. This one is going down in the party idea book for this mommy.
Jen, Kami & Emilee
Stella sporting one of her Easter gifts, an outfit made for her by her Jeamma.
While at Lola's bday party this past weekend, I had a chance to catch up with old friends - Rob & Kami. Stella & I also had the chance to play with their adorable 3 yr old Sammy. We decided spontaneously to not make the drive home after the party but to instead spend the night with them. It was alot of fun - thank you guys for the great time & wonderful hospitality! Stella LOVED all of Sammy's toys! You have a lovely house :) Now mark your calendars for Sunday, Aug. 21, Stella's 2nd bday party at our house! I know she would love to play with Sammy again :)
Stella being introduced to the Mini Melt Popsicles which she loved. Great idea for little ones.
As evidenced by the first photo here, Stella & Lydia sure do like each other. Stella was the culprit on the hand holding - reaching hers out towards Lydia, it was really really sweet. We had a great day together on our very impromptu zoo playdate - some times those are the best kinds "hey, it's sunny out wanna meet at the zoo in an hour?
Where is he? Where is this Polar Bear you speak of?
There...if you two girls were looking :)
The cutest little birds hatched this Spring :)
Checking out the penquins...in just a minute, after they are done looking over there
Here is a retrospective look at The Stella Lazyboy.
The place where she enjoys her morning show, Sesame Street, and her Before Bedtime Feature Film Presentation. By far one of the absolute best things I've bought for our deserving girl. In fact, it would probably be safe to say that Justin thinks Stella is "deserving" a bit too often - when it comes to her mommy buying her stuff. ;)
I know you have all seen the first pic. I adore this photo. Out of the ONE MILLION photos I've taken of Stella this ranks in the top 5. Um, so that is saying alot on how much I love this photo ;)
The first time enjoying her lazyboy.
Discovering a new way to lounge.
And...saving the best for last. I give you this. And as it may appear she fell into this pose and is squinting perhaps due to some kind of discomfort...i assure you that was not the case and quite the opposite of an accident - as Stella was sitting in this pose for a bit of time and certainly enough time to let me grab my camera for a shot.
And this is her other favorite chair - at my parents house.
Stella LOVED hunting for easter eggs!!! This little girl was on a mission as she would scan the yard like some programmed robot designed to excel in easter egg hunting. It was hilarious and SUPER CUTE! And nothing would stop her once she spotted an egg from like 40 feet away -- she would crawl under pine trees, maneuver around log piles, climb up on patio chairs or point adamantly to an egg that was too high for her to reach with clear intent of wanting one of us to grab it for her so she could then put it in her easter basket.
Easter Brunch at our house with her Grandparents, her Great Grandpa Shorty, Aunt Amy and G. Aunt Deb & G. Uncle Mike. And now off to Aunt Joyce's for the big family get together -- and we're so happy to have the Clark's join us this year there :) Thank you everyone for all the gifts!
P.S. Take note at her dress this year....yep, it's the same one she wore when she was 8-months old....and it was NOT too big for her back then!
Easter Morning....or should we say Mid-Morning (11am) since she got up around 10 :)
This is the same dress she wore last year when she was just a baby, 8-months old - fits her perfect now at 20-months, just a little shorter but width-wise perfect. ha!
Ok - please excuse our mess of a yard but we are currently in the middle of cleaning it all up from excessive weeds & racoon damadge (grub hunting destroyed large areas of our yard). And we FINALLY, after 7 years, have had the area where that gross above ground pool was that we tore out all leveled out. Now with a brand new sprinkler system in plac, a yard maintenance program & grass seed - we are really looking forward to a weed-free plush (hopefully!) green grassy yard to enjoy with Stella!
So I randomly received a comment today in my email inbox regarding this video i posted on You Tube back in December 2009 (Stella was 4 months old). The comment came from someone i do not know, but when i looked her up on youtube, she's just another mom and she was probably looking for youtube footage of the Nap Nanny and came across this vid of Stella.
Anyway - it's a great one for her Blast To The Past Feature. The HILARIOUS thing about this is the background noise. I'm watching it right now and i'm like "WHAT is that wierd noise in the background???" Um, let's just say this is a prime display of a multi-tasking mommy. I was pumping my breastmilk while playing with Stella in her Nap Nanny......WHILE videoing it all. Ha! TMI of ya'll??
First, i forgot to give props to my friend Denny for his fine photoshop skills. He did this - and he just sent me a revised photo again, he added the silver hair on Shorty this time. Ha! Thanks for doing this Denny!
So we have been thoroughly enjoying our new Sony Internet TV where we can watch our Stella You Tube videos instantly on the large screen AND it has a built-in Netflix button right on the remote! Stella enjoyed a streamed flick today "UP" which I have been wanting to see for years especially since a co-worker once told me the old man in this animated movie looks just like my Grandpa Shorty. This film gets 5-stars and 2 thumbs up - it's wonderful.
