This is why I heart her face!!!

So I had to take diapers out of LA's diaper pale and as I went to go replace the trash bag this is what I got... Yes, she is still in her PJ's we decided to have a lazy day today!!

It's been a long time....

Oh my I'm horrible.. I haven't updated in a long while. Jacob has been gone now for over a month and we are just really getting used to him being gone. LA and I talk with him everyday on Skype which is great!! He gets to see his little girl grow up even though it's through the computer.. They play peek a boo and call the hogs the whole time..It makes me sad and Jacob too but at least we have this which makes it a little easier..

LA is growing sooo much! She's talking like crazy!(In her own language!) LOL!! She doesn't stop from the time she wakes up.. She really keeps me entertained.. I just love that happy baby sooo much!! She is also getting 4 upper teeth which she has been handleing well. She also starting to walk a little.. She will walk and then realize what she is doing then she will sit down!! So we have been super duper busy lately with guests visiting us. My parents and Jacob's parents where here for LA's first birthday! We had an almost week long celebration. Thursday both sets of Grandparents flew in. My parents stayed here while Jacob's parents stayed in San Fransicso. On Friday we had LA's doctor appointment to meet her new doctor! And let me say that I LOVE HIM!! It's about time we get a good one. We then all packed up and headed to the Oakland Zoo and spent the afternoon there. LA had a ball! On Sat Sept. 12 was LA's First Bday. We took her to the little amusement park across the street. She rode the Carolisel, Train, and the Teacups. She had a blast and so did we! We came home opened presents and ate cake.. Again! On Sunday we headed into San Francisco and met up with Jacob's parents and went to Peir 39 and spent the afternoon there. Jacob's parents left on Monday and Mom and Dad stayed another week and a half..My BFF Stephanie is here now for a week and we are having a blast. Emily (My sister) is coming to visit for 2 weeks 2 days after Steph leaves. LA and I will have 2 weeks and then we are headed back to Arkansas for the month of December. Jacob will get to spend 4 days with us over Christmas so we are sooo excited to finally get to see him even if it is such a short time! We miss him sooo much!!
Well as you can imagine there were a lot of pictures taken while our family was in town so instead of having picture overload I made a video.. Hope you enjoy! And I will try to update more often..Oh and if you notice LA still has no hair!! LOL!!

LA calling the HOGS!!

LA loves to call the Hogs now!! We do it at least 20 times a day! When we Skype with Jacob everytime she sees him she starts calling the hogs... This little girl melts my heart!!

Silly Videos....

Ahhhh.... I have been slacking on my blog lately.. Sorry.. We have had a lot going on the past couple of weeks. Jacob was gone for a week and I was trying to get in the groove of being home alone with LA and trying to keep up on house work.. Man was it hard. Jacob is leaving on Wednesday until mid January so he will be gone for a long time... We have been trying to get as much family time in as possible! Jacob will be missing LA's first birthday(which is next Sat. Can you believe it!?!) so we are going to have a little party for her on Monday with her Godparents, Scott and Michelle. Jacob doesn't want to miss out on anything so we decided this was the best. Then her big party will be next weekend with our family. Both sets of Grandparents are coming in on Thursday which we are soooo excited for!! Please keep us in your prayers as we go through these next few months!

Sooo to the good stuff.. We have taken a few videos of LA.. They are too funny!! Hope you enjoy!!


Michelle came down last week to stay the night while Jacob was gone and we took LA out to play with the kids in the neighborhood.. She took this video of LA in her walker.. She only goes backwards.. it's tooo funny!!

I took these videos of LA last night after she finished her dinner.. Apparently she wanted more..LOL!! This little girl keeps us laughing!!

We are finally moved in!!

Well we have finally settled in to our new home!! It is a bit smaller than our houses in the past! (Let's say it's a whole lot smaller!! :)) The movers came last Thursday and the house was covered in boxes. LA did great I put her in the kitchen with me while I unloaded all the boxes and she was just playing and laughing. Michelle and Scott kept Amber which was great because I don't think I could have handled her and the baby while trying to unpack. We got the whole house unpacked, except for our clothes, by Thursday night.. It was a long day but I'm glad we finished so quickly. We love it here! The weather is absolutely beautiful! In the mornings and at when the sun sets the weather is nice and cool.. Not like the muggy Florida weather.. We have had to actually update LA's wardrobe a little because all she had was summer Florida clothes! The only downfall, so far, is the traffic.. I have never seen anything like it before.. We decided to go to Farfield the other day to eat lunch and go to the Jelly Belly Factory. Now mind you it's only 12 miles away.. We sat in traffic for over an hour! I couldn't believe it! But we made it and had fun!! Here's a video of LA with me unpacking the kitchen!!

Lily Ann at Chili's

Jacob, LA, and I went out to Chili's for dinner last night.. LA had mac and cheese and fruit.. Jacob and I decided to order the Molten Lava Cake and LA wanted some but she couldn't have it.. She threw the biggest fit and I just had to take a video of it.. Here it is... Oh how she is getting this down to a T!! LOL!!

Thanks to the man who saved my daughters life!!

Well we finally made it to California on Wednesday afternoon! WOW!! What a drive I would like to think that we would never have to drive that again but the possibility is very slim..LOL!! LA did as good as could be expected, especially since we have our first tooth coming in! LA and I rode in the back and watch Baby Einstein the WHOLE TIME!! As long as she was happy We all were happy! We stopped in Arkansas for a couple of weeks to spend time with family and friends before heading out here! We had a great time. LA was very spoiled in every way!!

I am also writing this to the man who saved my daughters life! Brian Beckham from Station 8 in Fort Smith, Arkansas. LA went to lunch with her Mimi(Aunt Emily) while I had a hair appointment. They were sitting eating lunch and Emily had giving LA a Biter Biscuit. She loves those things and we usually give her one while we eat so she won't feel left out! Emily did just as we have always done. Some how LA bit off a big piece and the little girl who was with Emily saw her do it. Emily didn't realize that is was that big of a piece until she saw LA try and swallow it. Emily immediately raised up her arms and said "She's choking". As she raised her arms the piece got lodged farther in her throat. There just happened to be some firefighters sitting right next to them and Brian heard Emily and jumped up and ran over pulled LA up from her seat, turned her upside down hit her on the back and a little piece fell out and then hit her again and the rest came out! It amazes me how God works in weird ways. The guys had actually been called out and left for something and then came back and sat down just about the time that she choked! We did not get by to thank him in person as we headed out to California the next day. We plan on sending him something but haven't figured out what just yet!! I do not know how to thank this man enough for saving our baby's life. If any of you know him or happen to run into them please give him a big hug and a thank you from us! Needless to say the Biter Bars are in the trash!! LA is great and we are so thankful and thank God everyday for Brian!!

Okay so now I know that I missed putting LA's 10 months posting..She's doing soooo much now crawling all over the place, dancing, pulling up and cruising on everything! She has been great through this whole transition. She has stayed on her schedule the whole time even with the time difference. This was the one thing that I thought that we would struggle with but she has proved us wrong!! LA also has her first tooth coming through and is doing great!! I will post pictures later. We won't be moving into our house until Aug. 6 or 7th so I won't have access to pictures until then!!