Talley Vineyards

While we were staying at the beach house, we made a trip to Talley Vineyards. Mikayla has a great time playing on the lawn and eating rocks. What more could a little girl want?

Baby Booty

Stare down.

Happy girl

Ready to make a run for it

Thanks for the flower Julia!


Mikayla walks around live

Hmmm... a rock. 

A tasty rock!

Nom nom nom. A VERY tasty rock!

What Mikayla thinks about this rock

Beach Swing

We recently took Mikayla on vacation to Avila Beach. We stayed in an amazing beach house that was right on the main strip of shops and restaurants overlooking the beach. The house was incredible, but Mikayla's favorite part was the swing set on the beach. Here are some pictures I snapped between swings:

Weeeee!

Hold on!

Don't make me get off!

ELEVEN Months Old!

Mikayla is ELEVEN Months Old!! It seems like she turned 10 months old just yesterday (it probably seems like that to a lot of people since I just posted her 10 month pictures yesterday). It's true though, she's already eleven months and doing all sorts of crazy toddlerish things:

• She's walking pretty well - she can get up to standing on her own and easily walk from one room to another while carrying multiple dolls or stuffed animals.
• She's saying words - we can't really understand all of them, but she clearly thinks they mean something. "That" is her favorite word. Everything is "That."
• She really enjoys sharing her food with Nibbler - one for Mikayla, one for Nibbler...

I'm ELEVEN Months Old! 

I LOVE Baby Dolls!!

I wave at and laugh at pretty much anything...hahaha!

Mikayla's First Easter: Part 4 The Cake

Part 4: The Cake!

This Easter Mikayla got to try her first piece of cake EVER! She even got to pick it out herself:

Picking a piece

Hmmm...was this the best piece?

A little late for the bib. Also, I think you spelled my name wrong.

I'll take some more of that cake!

Nom nom nom...

Mikayla's First Easter: Part 3 Go Pro Egg Hunt

Part 3: Go Pro Egg Hunt

Mikayla's First Easter Egg Hunt was kind of a big deal, so not surprisingly, we wanted to make sure to capture the experience from every angle. Luckily, my cousins have a Go Pro video camera which is built for just this kind of action! We strapped the Go Pro to Mikayla's chest and set her loose on the unsuspecting eggs. She kind of looked like Rambo or something - she was definitely fierce. 

I "hid" the eggs in all sorts of hard spots like on the couch, on the window sill and in the middle of the floor. Mikayla picked up on the game rather quickly and was delighted to find that the eggs were filled with puffs, yogurt drops and teething biscuits! YUM!!

Go Pro Rambo Baby Egg Hunter

From Mikayla's perspective:

Forget eggs, this window crank is awe-some!

Mikayla's First Easter: Part 2 Basket

Part 2: Easter Basket

What is a First Easter without a first Easter basket? We got Mikayla a basket made out of felt so wouldn't hurt herself and it worked out great:

Mikayla was very curious to see what was inside of the super cool felt basket

Ah, the best thing in the basket was the confetti paper

The next best thing in the basket was a new bath time baby!

The treats in the basket were also kind of cool...

Mikayla's First Easter: Part 1 Wisteria Dress

Mikayla had such a great First Easter that it would be impossible to handle all that fun in just one blog post. So this is part one of a FOUR part series!

Part 1: Wisteria Dress

I got Mikayla's Easter dress as a gift at her Baby Shower over a year ago! It is now the perfect size for Mikayla and the perfect color to match the wisteria that just happened to be in full bloom on Easter Day! I couldn't have planned it better myself:

Happy Easter!!

Do you like Green Egg and Hand?

I do so like Green Egg and Hand, Thank You, Thank You Sam-I Am!