Monday, June 23, 2008

ONE!


My sweet baby girl is ONE! How on earth did a whole entire year go by??? Paige has come a long way from the 4 lb. 14 oz little peanut a year ago. She is now 21 lbs. 3 oz and 29.5 inches long. She is walking, saying "mama, dada, and kitty" and she is into everything. She loves exploring and finding new things! Her favorite thing to play with are books!!! She just enjoys pulling all the books off her shelf and going through them one by one... they mesmerize her!

Paige turned ONE this past Wednesday (6.18) and we had a wonderful day celebrating together! The highlights of her birthday included going to the library for st
ory hour, having a fun visit from Aunt Susan and Cousin Evan in the afternoon - complete with a wagon ride with cousin Evan in Paige's new wagon, and eating her favorite dinner - Pizza Spaghetti - topped with yummy cake! It was a fun day!!!


Then yesterday we had her birthday party! A fun luau pool party celebration with all of her favorite people! I was so happy that the little kids from daycare could come - Paige loves them! We also enjoyed a visit from Lottie, Nathan, and Corbin! And it was great that all of our friends and family were there to celebrate. Paige had a spectacular time at her party. Her favorite part was definitely splashing around in the kiddy pool with her friends! Here are some pictures from her First Birthday Party!!!

Tuesday, June 17, 2008

Chicago!

We just returned from a nice trip to Chicago to visit Patrick's family.... it was great - family, good weather, fabulous food (italian beef sandwiches, and hot dogs... yum!).... all was wonderful except the fact that Spirit Airlines lost my luggage on the way there and I didn't get it for over half of the trip. Of course it had to be my suitcase - complete with Paige's clothes in there too.... the best part is that Spirit has like ZERO customer service... when I asked what I was supposed to do for clothing for my daughter and myself they simply said, "We do not reimburse for the first 24 hours, then after taht you can buy a cheap pair of underwear, a toothbrush, and deodrant and then you can file a claim for those and they will "most likely" reimburse you.... LOVELY... right? Of course I had to go out and buy new stuff for us... including dresses for his Grandparents Surprise 50th Anniversary party! Thankfully I like to shop, so that was not a problem for me! :)

Overall, it was a great trip. We went to the Lincoln Park Zoo (loved this!), the Shedd Aquarium, and enjoyed some time with Patrick's family whom we haven't seen in 3 years! And we thoroughly enjoyed all the terrific food that Chicago has to offer!