Birthday Bash

Lauren had a great b-day weekend. All the grandparents came to town to celebrate. On Sat, we went out to breakfast, then later went to JCPenney to take some 1-year portraits. The photographer wanted to take a picture of Lauren with wooden letters spelling out 'ONE', and while Lauren enjoyed the 'O', she wasn't really into the 'N' or the 'E'. On Sun, we did brunch at Sweet Tomatoes (which Lauren napped right on through), then opened gifts and had some cake in the afternoon. It took her a while to warm up to the cake, finally tasting her frosting-coated fingers. She was also eager to play with all her new gifts.

A Pinch to Grow an Inch

On her actual birthday, Lauren got to pay a visit to the pediatrician, for her 1-year check-up. She's slowly but surely adding ounces and inches - up to 18 lb 12 oz, and 29 1/4". But, three shots too?? Not such a great b-day gift, Mom! She wore her band-aids proudly as she headed back to daycare - but didn't come home with them - apparently they are a hot commodity in infant-land, and the other little kiddies pulled them off. Eeww....

Story Time

Lauren enjoys her books - she likes to carry them (the bigger the better), pull them all off the shelf (and make quite a mess), and of course flip the pages (board books are preferred, since she can't damage them much :) ).

Costco Splurge

Picked up these IZZE sparkling juices on the last visit to Costco. Kinda pricey ($11.95 for a 12-pack), but very tasty, made of 70% fruit juice with no refined sugar, and pretty packaging (I'm a sucker for). My favorite of the 3 flavors is the blackberry.