Water Fun

Lanie got a lot of good water toys for her birthday so the day after her party we decided it was warm enough to give them a try. This was her first time in a bathing suit. I know I am the mom, but I think that bathing beauty is pretty darn cute. I had to include the pic of Lanie and mommy since they are few and far between (I had just got back from a run).

1st Birthday Party

Again Luv me some balloons.

Unusual pic of Mom and Dad so I had to include.

Cute pic of Lanie and Uncle CJ.

No Idea about what is going on.

Holy Cow. Do they realize I can reach this?

Wow I have never tasted anything like this before.

Ok I am really really liking this.

What next?

I have had all I can handle (for now).

I'm still cute even with all the frosting and cake all over my face.

Destruction!!!

Grandma's resting from the day.

Mom and Dad totally done from the 1st Birthday PARTY.

On May the 22nd, we celebrated with Lanie's 1st birthday party. What a great day!! I will try to not go into a lot of detail, but we had friends and family over to enjoy the day. We had cake, cookies, and ice cream with a few other finger foods. Then we had pulled pork and some sides for supper. We were all stuffed from all the food, but that smoked pork sure was tasty. Lanie received lots of fun presents. Thanks everyone!! The load of pictures above should do the party justice. I must admit that I am not the best party host because of my lack of creativity. I tried really hard to throw a great party which I don't think I failed, but even if I did I think the party still turned out great.

Lanie's 1st Birthday

Good Night 11 month old

Good Morning 1 YEAR OLD (yes this is how her hair looks every morning)

Mommy and Daddy filled my crib with balloons.

Luv me some balloons!

Daddy and Lanie on her birthday morning.
Of course Mommy didn't get in on the photo op. Yes the hair is out of control again.

Lanie's Birthday blue berry muffin.

Lanie's birthday was an exciting yet surreal day. I still am in disbelief that she is actually one. I of course am slacking with my picturing taking. Seems to be on the back burner most days as I am trying to manage everything else involved with life. Lanie's birthday was on a Wednesday so after we get done with work to church we headed. We knew there was a chance of severe storms, but let's face it this happens a lot in OK. During Awanas I keep keeping a look at the window and then started receiving Frank's weather call. Soon after everyone in the church was escorted to the "Pit". The youth normally meets in this basement, but it often floods so has not been used for the past few months. Once I realized that we were going to the basement due to the sirens going off I immediately ran to get Lanie from the preschool rooms. Bart had beat me to her (such a good daddy), so I grabbed another lil girl from her class to take to her mommy. As soon as I got to the main building there was her mommy who was quite relieved to see her. For the next 30 - 45 minutes we were all stacked out in the "Pit". We then received word that there was a break in between the storms and if we lived close we could make it. So knowing that it was past Lanie's bed time we decided that we should head to the house. The sky looked not so good on the way home. I kept looking around knowing that a tornado was going to pop out of the sky coming right towards me. Well Thank Goodness that didn't happen. Once we arrived home, I started to get Lanie around for bed as usual. I managed to get Lanie through her bath and was putting on her PJs when here comes Bart saying..."um we need to get into the closet....like now". So here I go off to the closet thinking to myself....why o why did we not stay at church which at least was a bit safer. If you can imagine me sitting in the closet with Lanie (on her birthday), 2 dogs, one who is very very scared of storms, and Bart standing close by watching the news on TV. We had the mattress from our roll away and all the pillows from our bed. Then I hear a possible tornado on the ground 2 miles south of our house. I must say there was a thought that went through my head. If a tornado hits this house are we going to be safe???? Truth is you just never know. That night solidify my previous request for a storm shelter in our next home. I will have a shelter with absolutely no doubt in my mind. The good news is the storm blew over our house with no tornado. Of course as an after thought I wondered why in the world we did not document our closet storm shelter experience on Lanie's birthday for memories. I guess me freaking out about our safety consumed my mind. Silly me. Turned out to be quite an exciting 1st Birthday. I;m hoping not to make this a yearly birthday tradition but we will have to wait till next year!!!

Lanie WALKS!!!!!!!!!

Today May the 10th of 2010 marks the day that my precious baby girl learned to walk. Lanie has been scooting along furniture for a good month now. She has babbled with a few steps here and there, but today was day it all clicked. She is officially a walker. As the day progressed Lanie became braver and braver with her new found skill. Our lives are forever changed so I am told!!! Bumps and bruising will be on the rise.

Virus, Teeth, Ear Infection......

New Kitchen set

1st balloon - 5/8/2010

Now she's ready for the beach!!

Just another Sunday afternoon drive.

Lanie always has a toy in her mouth. Usually 1/2 an Easter egg.

The week before last we had one of the longest weeks in the Ives' household. Lanie had a diarrhea, 2 new teeth, runny nose, and an ear infection all in one week. I called her doctor's office every day with a different ailment and finally by Thursday they thought she should be seen. Sure enough she had an ear infection. Her first ear infection might I add. So antibiotics we did start. With all the diarrhea, her lil bottom got a horrible rash. We had to stop using wipes and pretty much bath her every time she went to the bathroom which was about 4-5 times a day. That's a lot of baths people. I need an expert in this field to explain why Lanie could only go to the bathroom while taking a nap or during a good night's rest. Multiple times in the night might I add. The good news is we are now doing much better. I do believe Lanie lost at least 1 lb. that week. O and those antibiotics I spoke about earlier. Well this mommy spilt the whole bottle on the counter so therefore another call was made to the doctor to get yet another prescription.