Memorial Day Weekend!!

We had a little Memorial Day Weekend party at my sisters house. You can definitely tell Lea came from two parents from Florida - she LOVES the water.





She especially likes playing with her new toys from her Aunt Becky.



And having her friend Sophia near by is always a bonus.

Is that a butterfly you have on your shirt?!?!?

Bubbles - thanks to Aunt Christina!

But her favorite toy was from Tim's parents!! You should see her dance to the bus music (see video below).

Jacob really like making bubbles!! He was really good at it too!!

Lea liked the bath toys Pete and I gave her too!! See below!

She almost ate the fish...

And the night couldn't have ended up better - we met Pete's friend Dan out. He was in town for Nationals - we had quite the interesting time!!!

Engagement Pictures

While we were in Orlando for Lea's birthday, Pete and I got our engagement pictures taken...

Lea's First Birthday

We all made our way to Orlando last weekend to help Lea celebrate her 1st birthday!!!


Lea was very excited!


She loves to smile and show off her teeth!

Megan and Connor got in on the celebration too.

Doesn't she look pretty in her pink bow - Daddy's little girl.

Not sure if the kids were crazy about the hats.

Amy, John, Megan, Shannon, Connor, Lea, and Lisa

Megan and John

Lea liked playing with the envelope more than she liked opening presents

I think her favorite gift was this cell phone Patti Baumhofer gave her.

This beach toy from Becky was a close second

Ohhh - get excited about cake time!

At first we thought she was going to really get into it...

but then she tried to be all neat and clean about it...

So we had to help her out - she wasn't to crazy about that!

Georgia Aquarium and Lea

Luke and Nicole were in town so we finally made it to the Aquarium and I thought it was really cool.

Here is the big attraction at the aquarium - the whale shark.


Here is the big attraction joining the penguins!!



Doesn't he look like he fits right in with the necking penguins.

Pete and I at the aquarium

Pete and I spent over 24 hours down in Newnan and got lots of fun Lea time! Opps - I'm not the greatest babysitter - I let her chew on my shoes while trying to get a cute picture. It's a clean shoe though!

Lea is really getting around good. She loves her little push toy and she loves to throw her stuffed animal on top and take it for a ride. See the video at the bottom of this posting.

When Pete's mom came down in March she brought Lea some cute clothes - here is Lea in the hat. Can't see them all in this picture but Lea now has 4 front teeth!

Lea dressed in the outfit that matches the hat!!! What a cutie!!!

Pete is just the right height to make a perfect bridge!