CHRISTMAS 2008

ZOEY IS BEGINNING TO USE HER POTTY. SHE THINKS YOU ARE SUPPOSED TO READ WHILE USING IT.

TRYING ORANGES. SHE'S NOT SO SURE ABOUT THESE THINGS.

OUR LITTLE GIRL WITH HER TEDDY

ZOEY AND TEDDY

OUR FAMILY

WE HAD A GREAT CHRISTMAS THIS YEAR. I HAVE TO SAY CHRISTMAS IS MORE FUN WHEN YOU HAVE A CHILD. IT SEEMS TO BRING BACK SOME OF THE 'MAGIC' OF CHRISTMAS. ZOEY ENJOYED OPENING GIFTS AND PASSING THEM OUT TO EVERYONE. BUT, SHE SURE DID GET TIRED QUICK. ALL OF IT WAS SO OVERWHELMING FOR HER, BUT SHE DID GOOD. SHE WOULDN'T GO TO BED SO SANTA COULD COME THOUGH. IT WAS A LATE NIGHT. THANKS TO ALL FOR HER WONDERFUL GIFTS. SHE LOVES THEM.

AS SOME OF YOU KNOW, ZOEY HAS BEEN USING HER POTTY OCCASIONALLY. SOMETIMES WE MISS AND GET THE FLOOR NEXT TO THE POTTY, OR SHE FORGETS TO TELL MOMMY. SHE IS LEARNING FAST. SHE HAS A LOVE FOR BOOKS. SHE COULD READ THE SAME 3 OF THEM 25 TIMES A DAY AND NEVER GET TIRED OF THEM. SHE EVEN HAS STARTED TO READ ALONG AT CERTAIN PARTS. WHEN THE CHICKENS CLUCK, OR CHEEP CHEEP, OR WHEN IT IS TIME FOR THE DOG. SHE THINKS IT IS FUNNY TO QUACK. SHE HAS ALSO STARTED REPEATING US. WHEN MOMMY AND DADDY LAUGH, SHE LAUGHS A FUNNY LAUGH AND COVERS HER MOUTH WITH HER HAND. IT IS VERY CUTE.

ZOEY HAS ALSO LEARNED TO WHINE WHEN EVER SHE WANTS SOMETHING. SO WE ARE WORKING VERY HARD AT PLEASE (WHICH SOUNDS LIKE PEES) AND ASKING FOR THINGS THAT SHE WANTS. LIKE CUPS AND FISH (SHE LOVES HER GOLDFISH)

THIS MONTHS STATS AT THE DOCTOR- HEIGHT=30 IN -UP 3 INCHES IN 3 MONTHS-WE HAVE NOW HIT THE 50%.

WEIGHT=19# 9 OZ-NOT EVEN A POUND IN 3 MONTHS-STILL THE 9%-YOU WOULD THINK WE NEVER FEED HER

HER VOCABULARY IS CHANGING EVERY DAY. SHE IS SAYING NEW WORDS LIKE THEY ARE NOTHING. SOMETIMES I DON'T EVEN KNOW HOW SHE KNOWS WHAT A WORD MEANS. HER FAVORITE THIS WEEKEND WAS UH-OH. WHEN EVER SOMETHING DROPPED-SHE SAID IT.

THIS IS FROM THE BEGINNING OF OCTOBER. I THINK WE HAVE A LITTLE DANCER ON OUR HANDS. IT JUST KEEPS GETTING BETTER AND BETTER.

THIS WEEKEND ZOEY HAS AMAZED US. I CAN'T BELIEVE THE WORDS SHE HAS LEARNED AND THE THINGS SHE IS CAPABLE OF DOING. SHE EVEN ANSWERS US WITH YES AND NO BY SHAKING HER HEAD. SOME OF HER NEW WORDS THIS WEEKEND ARE BOOK, DUCK, BLUE, OOPS, AND ELMO. THAT IS AMAZING. SHE ALSO HAS BEEN BINKIE FREE FOR 5 DAYS!!! GO ZOEY. WE ARE SO HAPPY TO MAKE THIS TRANSISTION. THEY HAVE ALL SUDDENLY DISAPPEARED!

STUART AND I WISH EVERYONE A HAPPY THANKSGIVING. WE WANT TO REMIND EVERYONE WHAT THANKSGIVING IS ABOUT, AND WE ARE THANKFUL FOR THE WONDERFUL FAMILIES WE HAVE. ZOEY IS A LUCKY GIRL TO HAVE ALL OF YOU IN HER LIFE, AND TO HAVE SO MANY PEOPLE THAT CARE ABOUT HER. WE WISH EVERYONE LUCK THROUGH THESE HARD TIMES. EVERYONE HAS THEIR OWN STRUGGLES, AND THERE IS A LIGHT AT THE END OF THE TUNNEL. HAPPY THANKSGIVING.

SOME FAVORITES

TWO OF MY FAVORITE ZOEY PICS! I LOVE THAT SMILE!

MMMMM! PUMPKIN

NANA A ND ZOEY

CADEN


JUST A FEW MORE OF MY RECENT FAVORITES.

Halloween pictures

TRISTEN AND ZOEY

OUR LITTLE PANDA BEAR

I LOVE THIS THING!!! BEEP BEEP

IF ONLY I SMILED FOR THIS ONE.

ZOEY AND CADEN

ZOEY HAD A GREAT TIME TRICK-O-TREATING WITH HER COUSINS THIS YEAR. SHE WANTED TO WALK MOST OF THE TIME, WHICH HELD THINGS UP FOR POOR TRISTEN. SHE WANTED TO GO TO THE HOUSES, AND SHE GRABBED THE SHINY WRAPPERS. SHE LOVED HER CHEETOS THAT SHE GOT AT THE FIRST HOUSE THE BEST. A FEW MORE PICS TO FOLLOW.

Zoey Bean's first birthday

YUMMY CAKE

















SILLY ZOEY
IT'S MY CAKE EMMA!!!

OUR HAPPY GIRL

THIS PAST WEEKEND WE CELEBRATED ZOEY'S FIRST BIRTHDAY. I CAN'T BELIEVE OUR LITTLE ONE TURNED ONE. HER BIRTHDAY WAS ON TUESDAY. WE HAD A PARTY AT SANNAUK FOREST PRESERVE FOR FAMILY AND FRIENDS. ZOEY LOVES HER ELMO, SO HER PARTY WAS ALL ELMO. AT FIRST SHE DIDN'T KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH HER CAKE, SO WE TOLD HER TO KISS ELMO. THEN SHE GOT A FACE FULL. AFTER THAT SHE FIGURED OUT CAKE IS YUMMY.

THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO CAME TO CELEBRATE WITH US. IT REALLY MEANS ALOT TO OUR FAMILY. THANK YOU TO EVERYONE FOR ALL THE WONDERFUL GIFTS. ZOEY HAS SOME VERY SPECIAL PEOPLE IN HER LIFE.

I know it has been awhile again since I blogged. I am not the greatest at this. My computer crashed on me also, so I do not have a way to put pics on right now. I will as soon as my computer is fixed. Thank you dad.
Zoey is walking!!!! Wow is it fun. She is having so much fun. She took her first steps a few weeks ago, and now she walks back and forth between two people. She even took off on her own a few times today. She thinks it is great to be able to walk. We are getting ready to celebrate her one year birthday at the end of this month. I can't believe it has been a year already. Time sure flies.

ZOEY'S 9 MONTH PICS

THESE ARE ZOEY'S 9 MONTH PICS. NOW SHE IS 10 MONTHS AND THAT YEAR BIRTHDAY WILL BE HERE BEFORE WE KNOW IT. AT HER 9 MONTH CHECK UP SHE WAS 16# 10 OZ. AND SHE IS 27 1/2 INCHES LONG. SHE IS IN THE <10%>

HER FIRST TOOTH JUST POPPED THROUGH TODAY. SHE HAS BEEN CRAWLING SINCE THE END OF JUNE, AND SHE IS CRUISING THE FURNITURE LIKE IT'S NOTHING. SHE RUNS IN HER WALKER ACROSS THE LIVINGROOM. WHEN SHE GETS TO THE OTHER SIDE SHE PICKS UP HER FEET AND LIFTS HER ARMS IN THE AIR. SHE SLAMS INTO THE CHAIR AND BOUNCES BACK, LAUGHS AND DOES IT AGAIN. IT IS HILARIOUS. I WILL GET IT ON VIDEO ONE OF THESE TIMES. SHE SEEMS TO BE GETTING READY TO WALK. SHE HAS BEEN DOING A LOT OF STANDING ON HER OWN AND WALKING WITH ONLY ONE HAND ATTACHED TO ME. I DON'T THINK IT WILL BE MUCH LONGER.

I AM ENJOYING ALL THE CUDDLING RIGHT NOW. SHE REALLY WANTS HER MOMMY ALL THE TIME. I LOVE ALL THE LAUGHTER, AND THE "MOM!!!" WHEN SHE WANTS SOMETHING. I LOVE TO HEAR HER WAKE UP SAYING DADA DADA DADA. ESPECIALLY WHEN HE ISN'T HERE AND IS CALLING ON THE PHONE. AND I LOVE HER LITTLE BASHFUL SMILE WHEN SHE IS TRYING TO BE SNEEKY.

THE FIRST PICTURE AT THE TOP IS ZOEY'S BEST BUD EMMA. SHE USED TO SEE HER 3 TIMES A WEEK AT DAYCARE, BUT LUCKILY THIS IS MY BEST FRIENDS DAUGHTER AND THEY STILL SEE EACH OTHER OFTEN. ZOEY GETS SO EXCITED WHEN SHE SEES EMMA. EMMA CONSTANTLY TALKS ABOUT HER ZO. SHE WAKES UP TALKING ABOUT HER AND GOES TO BED TALKING ABOUT HER. I LOVE THAT THEY ARE SO CLOSE.LIKE ME AND HER MOM.