We have a mirror just leaning against the wall in our living room. Although it looks silly to the outsider, it has provided hours of entertainment for our little diva....
here she is ready for church She stole my headband and wanted it on her head. She looks a little 'chemo baby' so I decided we weren't going out in public like that.
Kisses for the baby
Cute little outfit from Auntie Amanda for her birthday
She laughed so hard when I put this MASSIVE bow on her head...and she kept it on!
Also, we got her one year pictures taken this past weekend at Comfy Bummy for a charity event. Check out a little sneak peak here.
It had been far too long since we got to hang out the Duhn Family. We realized that the last time we got together, Lauren was the same age that Landon is now, WOW! Thankfully, we are going to be heading to their place in a few weeks for a cooking show-down. I unfortunately didn't get many pictures but got a few of Lauren and Landon that they can display at their wedding, hehe!
Hugging Time. I can't believe how much bigger Lauren is.
Doesn't Landon look like a little doll. Lauren tried to be nice to him. Stacy made an adorable little tutu for Lauren that she wore in her 1 year pics yesterday. I can't wait to see how they turned out from the photographer!
I will post tons more pics later; especially ones from Scarecrow Fest today. I had over 200 on my camera from the last few weeks and got some really good ones! I need to start printing them out!
I got a lovely bloggy award...here are the details! The Rules: 1 - Post who gave you this award. Jessie from our little blessings... 2-Name 10 things you like. I decided to mix it up a little and post my favorite photos. I tried to narrow it down to 10 but couldn't.
At the hospital during burp time
I just love this photo because it shows how much these two looked like each other during the first few months!
so tiny...
Getting a glimpse at her personality
Thanksgiving 2009, our little gerber baby
Lolo loves co-sleeping
determination
no teeth
at the park
see my funny face
serious
babywearing
3. Give the award to 10 other people. I started to make a list and then decided, if you read my blog...make your own list of either your top 10 favorite things or photos!
I made her a vegan banana bread cake with homemade whipped cream mixed with raspberries. It was actually REALLY good. I figured we should stick to a recipe with no dairy and sugar since this girl is already wild and I knew it would be gentler on her tummy.
It took her awhile to get interested but once she did, she devoured it! This was after I cut the cake in half and served it to the rest of the kiddos.
"Yummo!"
She got a giggling baby from her Auntie Erin and immediately opened up the gift and yelled, "baby"...she is still in love with it!
Surrounded by a sea of monkeys
She loves her rocking horse from Grandpa and Grandma Rouse
After the 5K, we ate breakfast and washed up to head back to Hometown Days and hang out. There was a baby contest going on at 11 that we entered Lauren in. They had different categories that you could enter; we did the 'baldest' baby and biggest smile. It was a silly contest but something fun to do! After that we hung out at the carnival and enjoyed the day before heading back for the party (I will post those pics later).
Walking around with her # for the baby contest. Grandma wasn't too happy with Lauren walking with a stick in her mouth!
Lauren has really started to love animals. A kitten popped up on FreeCycle today but Daddy said "NO!" Good thing PetCo is just down the street and her new babysitter has two cats and an Alaskan sledding dog.Cousin Ethan loves talking like a baby to Lauren. Check out our little bald beauty! Lauren loves playing with other kids...come on Kyle, she needs a sibling!! :)
Our fun weekend is going to be written out in several posts. I have TONS of pictures to share; I have been horrible lately with uploading them from my memory card.
Our roof is getting a makeover and this dumpster was camped outside of "Lauren's Room" for awhile. What was supposed to take only two days has now reached the almost two WEEK mark, ugh!
She loves wearing my lanyard from work and will search for it my purse until she finds it. Such a silly girl!!
Fall has arrived...hopefully! Lauren is so used to riding in the jogging stroller in next to nothing and was completely caught off guard when I put a sweater, gloves, and hat on her for our morning job. I was taken aback too and actually ran the full 5K pushing her in the jogging stroller. I attempted to beat my personal record and go for 40 minutes of continuous jogging but got a darn stomach cramp.
I love this new weather!
Lauren had her first experience in a swimming pool. I have to admit it was really cold and she was not a fan at first. Once she saw how much fun her Cousin Ethan was having though she seemed to enjoy it.
Picking on Cousin Ethan.
Saturday morning we woke up bright and early for race day. I wasn't nervous at all, the weather was great and it was only my goal to finish. I ran with my dad and took it nice and slow, much more enjoyable that way. This was our 'before' shot!
This was our 'after' shot. We decided to head back to the hotel to eat instead of staying for the pancake breakfast, it was cold out! The top three finishers in each age group received a medal...as you can tell from the picture, we all placed in the top 3. Kyle kicked all of our butts and trained the least.
I am planning on signing up for a 10K at the end of October and running another 5K at the end of November with my dad. I have to be training for something in order to continue running so the 10K will give me good motivation. I just bought a Jillian Michael's Yoga DVD at Target today so hopefully she gives me a good workout!
Lauren got to visit her Great Great Grandma while we were back in Iowa for the reunion. The last time that they got to hang out was Halloween 2009! Obviously, Lauren had some difficulty sitting still for her picture this time around...this girl has too much energy for her mom and dad let alone her Great Great Grandma!!
She stole my headband and wanted it on her head. She looks a little 'chemo baby' so I decided we weren't going out in public like that.
She stole my headband and wanted it on her head. She looks a little 'chemo baby' so I decided we weren't going out in public like that.
Kisses for the baby
Cute little outfit from Auntie Amanda for her birthday
She laughed so hard when I put this MASSIVE bow on her head...and she kept it on!
Also, we got her one year pictures taken this past weekend at Comfy Bummy for a charity event. Check out a little sneak peak here.
