Daddy's Hat

For the first time ever, someone put his hat on Tucker's head and she didn't begin chanting my name and crying in fear. Unfortunately, it was THIS hat. :-D tee-hee!

L&S,

Leslie

With all of this, how can we still be SO TIRED?!?

This child continues to sleep in the funniest positions. She'll fall asleep anywhere in any position if she's tired enough. Here's a collection of goober sleeping positions. :)

L&S,

Leslie

My How Time Flies!

Ten days after Tucker turned one, I turned Thirty! I had an amazing day! Drew and I went to Six Flags and hit all my favorite rides (including Batman THREE TIMES - it's my all-time fave)! When we returned home, Will (and Ashley in absentia) had decorated the house as payback for my forking their yard with 30 balloons on Will's 30th birthday. Then the five of us (the Halls, and our threesome) went to Maggiano's to stuff ourself WAY past full. It was a great day!!!

L&S,

Leslie

One Year Portraits

We had Tucker's one-year portraits made yesterday. We didn't get many huge Tucker smiles (turns out she wasn't feeling well), but still some cute pics.

L&S,

Leslie

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Leslie

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One Year Portraits

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Leslie

Last Pics

Family Pic

Another Family Pic

Going down the slide

That is one happy, beautiful little girl!

Here's to another amazing year with our amazing girl!

L&S,

Leslie

A Little Bit More

She mostly wanted to bite the paper off, but a few times, she used her hands. :)

Her ladybug swimsuit Will picked out for her

A precious tutu, bloomer, shirt set from the Shugarts

She was FASCINATED with the doll Munner gave her.

More fascination with her doll

L&S,

Leslie

More Party Fun

With the horse I "arranged" for the party (Man am I a GREAT Mommy! :-D ha! ~ He just happens to reside 10 feet from our neighborhood's playground, turns out.)

Jared and Adam (Cindy's fiance's boys)in the pool

Daddy, Will, Tucker, Paw, Nona, Aiden, and Alivia

In her super-cool camping hat from the Eastis's ("I only shop at REI," says David.)


Yeah, I'm still a goober! With the piggy bank from the Quarles family

L&S,

Leslie

How Can It Be?!?

Today, our sweet, little girl turned 1. The last year has taken both forever and disappeared in the blink of an eye. My mind has wandered to one year ago for two days straight. My how our world has changed!

Today we had a picnic party for T's birthday and we partied ourselves out! Papa and Nana (Ricki and Sheri) cooked barbecue chicken, Granna (Cindy) made potato salad, Nona (Pam) made cupcakes, and I made crunchy slaw, dirt cake, and fruit/veggie nibbles. It was a good meal, but, of course, the highlight of the day was watching Tucker. She ate her first cake, opened presents, played with everyone, pet her first horse (Who knew there were horses kept right next to our neighborhood's playground?!?), and slid down her first slide! It was a BIG day for our little girl (and both of us).

Tucker's Cake

Her Birthday table (with cake, favors for the other kids, and a "sly" Addisyn "sneaking" into the picture :-D ha!)

In her "Today I eat cake!" bib

Poised and Ready

"Alright, guys! I'm going in!"

"This is SOOOO much fun!"

L&S,
The Bowers Fam