Happy Birthday, Baby!!

My newborn is now ONE!! How did that happen? I have no idea.

She is now running around the entire state of Texas in her new silver and pink mary-jane sneakers (birthday present from her Grandma), chatting up a storm (but only making sense when saying Mama, Dada, Nana, and dog) and all around creating havoc around the house (especially since discovering how funny it is to snatch Gracie's "people" and run as fast as she can in the other direction... her new favorite pastime).

Here is a little tribute to my sweet, little Annelie Cecelia born one year ago today!!:

Gracie loved stickers. And she loved her newborn sister. Obviously the two should go together.

This is just about the only picture I have of Gracie smiling since the day she was born. Annelie... well that is another story!!!



Annelie was born with the "who are you?" expression. At one year... she still makes that face at least 15 hours a day.

I'm smitten with my pretty little Annelie!


Her big sister is so much fun to play with!!!


The best part about being a parent, is you can put your kids in stupid headbands and take pictures and they don't have a single say about it. Of course, they can cry the whole time... which they do...


She is a happy little thing as long as she is being entertained and getting her way!


And here she is... All grown up.