January

Alisha says: January was full of....

Park time

Mountain bike riding/racing. Dave and I did a mountain bike race at McDowell Mountain park. We did the 43 mile marathon course and since it was a mass start we had pre-decided that Dave and I were going to ride together during the race. It was really fun racing with Dave and he was a big help and motivator when I was getting tired. I rode with the first place girl for about 35 miles of the race and then I just couldn't hang with her anymore and finished a little over a minute back. It give me good motivation for next time. It was so fun racing with Dave!!

Trying on her dress getting ready for a photo session.

It is still way to cold to go swimming but Skye still loves playing by the pool.

We took Skye and Jade to an indoor play place and they both had a lot of fun. Skye loved going down a big blue slide.

12 Months - Happy Birthday!

Alisha says: Jade has circled the sun once and is now a cute 1 year old. She has grown so much in the past year that I look at her newborn photos and can't believe that was only 12 months ago. Her little personality is continuing to show and she is such a joy. A few weeks ago she had a little cold and wasn't feeling her best. Dave held her a lot and she decided that she is now a daddy's girl and will follow him around the house, maul him when he is on the floor and give him big hugs and hang onto him when I try to take her. It is really cute. She is still not walking but is very mobile and mischievous and she likes to get into the cupboards and climb on all sorts of things. We put a row of bins in front of the tv and fireplace to keep her away but she tries to climb and move them all while looking at you with a sly smile. We call her Jade, Jaders, and Jaders potaters, baby Jade. She has turned into a good little night sleeper usually sleeping 7-6 and will take 2 naps during the day. She has four teeth with a fifth about to come in.

12 Month Pediatrician Stats:
Weight: 18 lbs. 5 oz. (25%)
Height: 28 1/2 in. (30%)
Head Circumference: 18 in. (70%)

On her actual birthday we took the girls to a new park in Queen Creek where they had fun playing followed by some dinner. The next day we took her to get some birthday/cake smash photos taken by the same woman who did her newborn pictures. She was interested in her cake and played with it a little bit but didn't get too messy. Then on Sunday we had a big family dinner party for her complete presents, singing and more cake!!