Jayda and Jenee'

Happy 2011

2012-01-27T21:18:00.000-08:00

Wow....entering yet another year! I don't know who actually reads my posts. Not too many because I don't hear much complaining about me updating this blog every other year LOL. Here are some snow pics. If you know me well, I need the temp to be at LEAST 80 degrees for me to be content. So you can imagine how much I loved our weather last week.

HORRIBLE BLOGGER FOR SURE

2011-08-30T21:51:00.000-07:00

Over a year has passed...where does time go? WOW!! Well, the year has been a good one. Jayda is amazing, I learn a lot from her every day...patience mainly. She starts Pre-K next week. She missed the Kindergarten deadline by 29 days. I am actually grateful as she will get some much needed tools in the Pre-K class! She will go 3 days a week, along with her swimming lesson 2 days a week. Busy girl. No fall activities planned for now as we want to adjust. I am thinking karate in January?? She has a lot of energy to waste!

I am doing amazing. I love my friends and my life. Work keeps me busy and I volunteer with King County Superior Court. We have had an awesome summer of seeing friends and visiting new places (Remlinger Farms) and of course spending time with family! We were all at Leavenworth for 4th of July. Beautiful spot to camp (or cabin), good food, hot weather and fun memories made!

Summer fun

2010-08-17T20:47:00.000-07:00

I am always thinking of fun things to do with Jayda. Someone recommended Northwest Trek! LOVED IT!!! We went on a perfect day....cool in the morning (some mist) and then got warm in the afternoon. All of the animals were out and we had a Bison stick his head in our tram (no windows). The tram ride was about an hour long and held Jayda's attention!

We have had an awesome summer....lots of walks and playing! My aunt's yard is perfect for Jayda...we have her pool set up and it has ample shade! This heat has been kind of tough on her ezcema which is not the fun part of summer!

Here are some pics from NW Trek! Hope all is well with everyone and thank you for reading!

Fun Fun Fun

2010-06-07T21:43:00.000-07:00

Well folks here we go. May was an exciting month. We boarded Amtrak and headed down to Southern California to see my brother Darin. Mom, Dad and my nephew Blake came along on this adventure. Jayda was amazing on the train. I usually am not one to brag about my child, but I will say that she simply amazes me more each day. She has become a little "human" LOL I have her busy in gymnastics (Little Gym), swim lessons and pre-school. I guess I groom her to be busy like me. We do enjoy downtime where we simply put on PJs and have quiet time. Jayda plays very well by herself and loves arts and crafts and of course everything is now Princess theme and Polly Pockets! I bought her some Tinker Toys (like the ones I grew up with) and they came in hard, pink plastic. We had fun building! June is looking to be busy with already attending an out-of-state wedding, upcoming graduation parties and family get-to-gathers. I will try and post more. We are all happy and hope the same for you all!!

Busy, but good times!

2010-04-15T19:56:00.001-07:00

Ok, so I noticed my last post was in February?? Where does time go? We are halfway into April. Busy times in our household. Jayda is enjoying swimming lessons and still attending her pre-school (Co-op...Gma is a student also) and bringing home projects and learning sign language. I am always amazed at her memory of song lyrics etc. This age has got to be one of the best! Jayda is like a "little" girlfriend who can just lift me up! We talk about Princess stuff a lot, take walks to look for ducks and she loves down time of cuddling and chatting away about life. Learning so much from this kid! Her eczema is at a "manageable" stage in that we deal with the little flare-ups and keep moving. Unfortunately, her allergies have not become better. Little foods like garlic, coconut, sunflower make throwing food together quite tricky. Labels, labels, labels...read them thoroughly and end up putting half the food back on the shelf. The good news? Whole foods and a kid that loves carrots, strawberries, and other veggies!!
Here is Jayda in her usual attire painting Easter eggs. Gotta say that this year was the first year I could sit back and let her do her thing!!

Good times, spring weather in Feb

2010-02-20T20:34:00.000-08:00

I cannot get over this weather we are having. Spring-like weather, first Daffodil came out today. Jayda has been doing so good on her balance bike that she got for Christmas. I had noticed that a friend of ours had their little guy on a balance bike and he was so good on the bike. Jayda was hesitant at first but these last few days she has been going faster and now puts her legs up to coast! This bike teaches to feel the balance and then go straight to a bigger two-wheel bike! Yay!! No training wheels (well, we hope)
February has been a busy month...one bridal shower, one wedding and two baby showers. Fun times. Work has been keeping me busy. One hearing lined up after another. While I hate being away from Jayda, I love the challenge of my job each day. Jayda is enrolled in pre-school and loves her new friends and the field trips (gymnastics last week.) We look forward to swim lessons coming up and possible ice-skating lessons? Jayda went out on the ice for the first time last Saturday and loved every minute. It took me awhile to let go of her and trust the "walker" in front of her, but she did it!! She took off! Here is a picture taken of a 3-year old sitting quietly at a wedding we attended.

February already!

2010-02-06T21:14:00.000-08:00

So much to say. Today was an extra special day. I attended a bridal shower for one of our newer friends! So good to be around friends and meet new ones. I met a mother today and within minutes we found that we had a lot in common when it comes to child asthma and eczema! So often I feel like I am the only person that has ever had to battle these childhood "hiccups". I am thankful for those that have experienced some of the same things (sleepless nights, no processed foods, asking every restaurant about ingredients etc.) I am happy to report that Jayda is coming along better every day. We still are working through the asthma, but I have been told that with age, there are more options on how to control this.
Today I went and saw one of my best friends, new baby. I held this baby girl throughout dinner tonight and fell in love. How they grow up. I looked at my 3 1/2 year old and thought "was she ever this small?" While I loved holding this baby and loved her little coo's and tiny little bum/bottom, I can't say enough how I love no diapers, wipes, bottles, paci's, blankets etc. But new parents must experience everything to the fullest! Each stage is so valuable! I remember patiently waiting for Jayda's first smile....now I am patiently awaiting her first peddle on a bike!
Here is a pic taken on New Years....we struggle on deciding "appropriate clothing" and Jayda insists on wearing her snow boots...anticipating snow like Leavenworth (Christmas)

New year, new blog

2010-01-07T21:49:00.001-08:00

Wow, seems like so much has happened since I last updated! I got through the holidays! All 19 of my family members were together in Leavenworth, WA. The little Bavarian town didn't have too much snow, just enough for the kids to sled at the popular hill right in town. My parents reserved rooms at the Bavarian Lodge right across the street, so we were able to walk anywhere! One day, I took Jayda swimming in the hotel pool outdoors! It was about 19 degrees and the pool was close to 90 degrees so we were fine. She loved it! I will be enrolling her in Kinderswimmer in the next couple weeks. She is so enthused by water and shows no fear, so I think it is best to have her take some lessons that emphasize safety!

My job is going through a very demanding time. We have 3 hearings coming up between now and April. Very stressful, but that is what I thrive on....I don't like idol time at home or at work LOL.

Jayda's eczema has improved tremendously! Reading previous posts almost puts me in shock to what we went through the first 18 months of her life! My mom and I try not to remember the middle of the night car rides to distract her from itching her skin off or the numerous trips to specialists (5 at one time) to try and figure out to help my baby. Our new challenge is asthma! Here are some updated pics!!

Visit to Ocean Shores

2009-11-04T12:52:00.000-08:00

We took off at the end of July to visit Ocean Shores. I knew the weather would be chilly, but I wanted Jayda to play in the sand. After about 15 minutes on the beach, I was done, but Jayda insisted she was "fine". I felt so bad for her little toes! One of the pics shows our view from the hotel with Jayda looking out, wanting to go dig in the sand! We enjoyed ourselves up until Jayda had an asthma attack and we had to visit the local Firestation!

BBBaaaaadddd blogger

2009-07-02T21:23:00.000-07:00

Wow, so much has happened! Just a quick recap to those of you that remember us! Jayda is growing up more and more every day. We are in the middle stages of potty training where we have really good days, and really bad days. She is a little adult who insists on drinking from a big water bottle and thinks sippy cups are for babies! I love this stage. I can carry on a conversation with Jay, and going to activities doesn't involve a huge diaper bag. We are keeping busy, swimming alot and enjoying summer! Looking forward to conventions and seeing all of those friends we miss throughout the year!

How can November be half-way through?

2008-11-15T18:15:00.000-08:00

Ok, I assume the new role of the worst blogger ever. Blame it on Facebook! I am always on there now and have connected with so many wonderful friends. Maybe I am a little addicted? So here it is November, best time of year. Today was absolutely the best day weather wise I have seen. The car said 61 degrees, but it felt so much warmer. I didn't want to sit in the house, so I made a list and set out on a big errand day. I think I did all but 2 items! My day started out with having an early coffee date with my friend Barbara. We sat and chatted about an hour while Jayda and her one year old little boy played! These kind of Saturdays make me forget the hectic days at work this past week.

Jayda's skin is looking better with time. It is so hard for me to look at past pictures and wonder how much she suffered. Her face occasionally breaks out when she eats certain items and we have made a mental note on what foods work and what foods don't. We decided a couple months ago to stop the many visits to doctors, specialists, naturopaths, homeopaths, etc. and to just let Jayda's body tell us what was working for her. She was tired of the endless tests and the pokings! The eczema seems to hang out where it should...appendages like the ankle, elbow and neck. So all in all, she still has eczema but not to the extent as she did!

Everyone else is doing great! Holidays are approaching. I am working on a big Hearing at work and just started a new class (3 more to go!!). Jayda talks non-stop and cites her ABC's and sings Happy Birthday to anyone who might be celebrating a birthday. She is going through the attachment phase, so I constantly have a little growth attached to me....love it as it won't always be like this!

Happy Birthday Sweet Girl

2008-09-29T08:10:00.000-07:00

Dear Jayda,
Two years ago you came into my life and it hasn't been the same! I was scared to be a mommy, alone. But the moment you entered this world, all the scared feelings went away and were replaced by happiness and joy! You are loved by so many people! The room lights up when you walk in! Your cousins, aunts and uncles, and grandma and grandpa shower you with so much love. You constantly make us smile with your new formed sentences and actions! Our family and friends have made a stable foundation for you to grow upon. At 12:45 pm today, I will remember the little face that looked at me and I said "I will never stop loving you."

Another day in a life of a toddler

2008-07-13T21:04:00.001-07:00

What a busy day in Jayda's life. She went to the park and cousin Brant pushed her on the swing, and helped her on the tall slide. Back at Auntie Ronda's, Jayda chased her shadow and then read a book. What a busy day. Hope all is well with everyone out there in Blogville! I have been trying to be better about posting! Summer (finally) is here and we are trying to be out more, taking walks enjoying the warm evenings!

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Happy belated 4th of July

2008-07-06T21:00:00.000-07:00

I hope you all enjoyed your holiday! We traveled out to Key Peninsula to Trent and Vicki's for a big potluck/bbq. Luckily the weather cooperated (we were worried) and all was good. Trent was all set to put on a big firework display, but after the first one went off, Jayda went completely crazy. We ended up driving away from the house, down their lane away from the loud booms and bright fireworks. Just 6 months ago at New Years, she loved them. I guess it is the age??? Poor baby.

Thinking...thinking.....hmmmmmm

2008-06-25T13:44:00.000-07:00

This by far is my favorite pic of Jayda. Not only is she wearing her favorite Elmo teeshirt, but her expression cracks me up. And no, she is not doing my homework.

Lets see...what has been happening. Jayda now talks all the time (gee...how did that happen), she loves music and dancing. Yes, dancing. She loves animals. We took her to the Olympic Game Park in Sequim and she fed the animals through the window. She had no fear...I was the one freaking out. An elk put his head through my window and his wet nose went all over the window. I was screaming for baby wipes and trying to toss Jayda to the other side of the car. Remember, I love the city ok? We also took her to Point Defiance Zoo in Tacoma and she loved the animals. I am really trying to show her other things besides shopping.

Jayda's eczema has gotten a little better. We are able to take the "mittens" off of her hands and for the first time, she wore sandals with no socks and she left her legs alone with no scratching. That is a first. Her little wrists still show signs of the eczema not letting up. She is sleeping a tad bit better (FINALLY). The only hard thing is getting her to eat the limited foods she can. I feel so bad watching her not be able to eat what 98% of kids normally eat. The good thing is that she eats very healthy and it is all prepared at home.

All for now...sorry I haven't had time to post any comments on different blogs. I try and get out to look at what is happening in everyone elses world!

Love these moments

2008-06-09T12:27:00.000-07:00

Jayda is quite active -- jumping, climbing, chatting non-stop, oh and coloring on my aunt's chair (thank goodness for washable color crayons). At times, I think she has enough of all the attention and just wants to chill. I love those moments. Here is she reading her books. She will sit for awhile and just read her books, content no cares in the world. Jayda has been battling a cold so we were in all weekend. It was kind of nice though, PJ's all day! I missed out on a graduation get-together, but having some alone time with Jayda is always precious.

Strange child of mine

2008-05-30T15:19:00.000-07:00

Everyone who knows me, knows that I love shoes. I have lost count! Jayda inherited my passion for shoes and has now decided that instead of deciding on one pair, why not wear a different one on each foot. I haven't let her leave the house like this, but playing in the dirt is fine. Notice the dirty socks (another no no of mine). Jayda loves being outside playing with rocks and sticks.

Happy Belated Mother's Day

2008-05-14T07:53:00.000-07:00

Ok, I am 3 days late with wishing all of you a Happy Mother's Day. What a day. I need to post some pics. My family all got together at my Aunts house for lunch. It was good for Jayda to be around all of her cousins. They are all much older than here (11 - 19) so she gets a lot of attention. They love having a baby around with cool toys. They love playing toss with her Elmo and torturing her baby. She is learning how to share, but with teenagers???? LOL

Happy May

2008-05-04T21:50:00.001-07:00

Can't believe a month has past since I have posted. Overall, things are going well in our household. Jayda continues to itch, but her skin is getting much better with the eczema. She is on a very strict diet. We hope for a day that she might grow out of some of these allergies. My mom works with her on a daily basis. I have included an adorable pic of Jayda and my mom playing the organ before meeting today. They are best friends!

Happy 18th month

2008-04-03T19:54:00.000-07:00

Jayda turned 18 months on Saturday. Here is her latest pic. I thought the pose that showed a true "time out" is suitable for her. Jayda is still very busy. She loves being outdoors.

Happy Spring

2008-03-19T20:05:00.000-07:00

Ok, you would never know it up in Seattle, but happy first day of Spring tomorrow. The rain is starting to get to me. But I have a little ray of sunshine each day with Jayda. She is growing fast...soon to be 18 months. She is talking constantly. She finally learned "yeah". She is fascinated with being outside playing in the rocks. She loves her dolls in the stroller. She is a busy girl.

ya ya ya

2008-02-28T19:14:00.000-08:00

Nothing much new to report. Life is what it is. Busy schedules.....hmmm...what else? Jayda is stuck on talking on the phone (wonder where she gets that) She owns about 5 different baby cell phones. She puts it up to her ear and has endless conversations with the air. Can't take them to meeting because they all light up and have funny sounds. She knows to flip the phone up and say "hello" and then say Mama no no. Jayda has discovered the word "no" and will say it to everyone. We ask her what the allergist does to her and she says "poke poke". Her vocab is growing every day.

Kickin back like a grown up

2008-02-13T16:35:00.000-08:00

This IKEA chair was a perfect early Valentines Day gift from Great Auntie Bim! My parents and sister Ronda have some of these chairs at their house to lounge in. I found out that IKEA had them in children size. Jayda loves her new chair. Happy early Valentines Day to everyone!!

Waking a sleeping tiger

2008-02-03T21:57:00.000-08:00

Just a quick scenario of my afternoon. Jayda and I had a wonderful lunch with our friends, the Nelson's and their adorable little boy Austin. He is one month older than Jayda. After lunch, we got cozy in the chair and took a nap. 3:00 o'clock came really fast and it was time to wake up for meeting. I was so comfortable and I knew Jayda was somewhere snuggled down into her blanket. It was now time to wake her up to get her ready to go. HAVE YOU EVER HAD TO WAKE A TIGER UP FROM A NAP? I don't recommend it. She was highly stressed to have to leave moms warm body and get her hair combed. Tears were flying and the cry level was intense. I felt bad for my little tigger. I could have stayed in the chair all afternoon. I thought back to the days (here at six days old) when I could just transfer her from my arms into her bucket and put her in the car.....

Out with the teethers in with the noise

2008-01-31T10:57:00.001-08:00

I had a couple minutes so thought I would add a little to the blog. I can't believe one month of the new year is over. Last night Jayda and I went through all her "baby" toys and threw most away and made a small bag for goodwill (I don't recycle stuff that has been in her mouth). It kind of made me sad seeing those baby days going away. Gone are the small baby toys and in are big, bright and noisy ones. We all kind of went overboard with toys from the beginning so I have bagged up 3 bags so far. Not only do I have my house, but Grandma's also. I don't like a lot of clutter, so getting rid of the small baby toys was pretty fun for me. Jayda didn't seem to mind as she seems to have moved. She loves books so I put together 2 bookshelves for her. I am teaching her how to "pick up" and she caught on pretty fast. There are days though where it looks like a tornado came through, but I laugh to myself knowing she loves to play and sometimes I just can't have it all picked up.

Favorite toy of the moment: Leap Frog learning table. It teaches numbers, colors, the A,B,C's, English and Spanish, different musical instruments. I highly recommend this toy!

Favorite book/cd: Baby Einstein Farm animals. I could probably recite the book by memory.

Here is a funny pic that my nephew snapped on his camera phone. I handed Jayda to him and he passed her to Auntie Ronda's lap. Jayda got to ride up the driveway in the drivers seat. Yes, I know it is against the law and yes I know I may lose my nomination for Mother of the Year 2008. Jayda took it very serious.

The big day of allergy testing

2008-01-29T19:08:00.000-08:00

Ok, what a day. The good thing was that we got to meet up with our friend Brian Lee for lunch before we went on to the doctors. Jayda was allergy tested today. You can see the pic of her back where she was skin tested for various foods. We were then sent to Childrens Hospital for more extensive testing by blood draw. That was horrific to watch. They had me put Jayda in my lap and one nurse drew the blood and another tech held her down while she screamed. She is pretty patient with all the medical procedures she has gone through up until now. But today, she let us know that she did not appreciate having a needle in her arm drawing blood. 2 stickers later, we left and she was happy to go home.

We did find out that she is allergic to egg and nuts. You look at labels and that includes most everything. Anything that contains soy or soybean oil is now out. Can you believe that Goldfish crackers have soybean oil? Now I know. I am now looking at every label of every food that I have even given Jayda. Say goodbye to fast food (not always a bad thing).

So, we will know more in the next week when tests come back. Thank you everyone who ask about her. Hopefully this will get it all under control and the eczema will then start clearing. The allergy usually triggers the eczema and the eczema triggers the itching and no sleep nights!

Horrible blogger

2008-01-22T11:22:00.000-08:00

Ok, I haven't updated anything since the 1st day of the year. Life just seems to pass swiftly! Jayda had her 15 month check up early this month. We also saw her Ped. Dermatologist and are getting her allergy tested next week. We took her off all her meds for the eczema for now. I just didn't feel like continuing all of those meds (4 of them) when her condition was not getting any better. Her pediatrician and dermatologist agreed and so we are now going to the 3rd allergist. She comes highly recommended and works with Children's Hospital, so we are hoping for any good news.

I met a lady last night that has a 10 year old that was worse than Jayda at this age with eczema. She told me to stay patient and it will pass. That was good to hear, but what about NOW? Her little wrists look like they will never heal. Maybe one day I can look back at this blog and say "it passed."

School is continuing to be a struggle. It is hard to balance working full time, being a mommy and then the homework every night. Some nights I just want to quit, but think better days are ahead!! My work schedule has been very nice in that I have Wednesdays off to spend with Jayda. We usually run around, but she is awesome in the car and loves to go!

I spent the 3 day weekend relaxing! I visited my sister-in-law that has every creative thing you could think of in terms of scrap booking. I finished my holiday recipe cards that she does every year. They turned out cute. It was nice to be with family and just relax!!

Happy New Year

2008-01-01T16:14:00.000-08:00

Happy New Year to all. What a fun and crazy year 2007 was. The highlight of the year was taking Jayda to Disneyland with all of my family. We stayed in Camarillo (by Ventura) for 5 days and my sister-in-law Vicki brought my neices and nephews down and most of her family was there also. I think at one point there were 16 kids under the age of 16 in the pool. Jayda probably doesn't remember any of the trip, so photos will have to do. Uncle Darin had some time off of work to take us to Disneyland and the beach. What are your new years resolutions? Some of mine (there are many):

1. Teach Jayda to say "please and thank you" (right now it is "Mine")
2. Work out more
3. Learn to scrapbook
4. Get in touch with old friends
5. Love more, forgive more, give more

I had to share this funny photo I took today. Jayda is teaching me that having a camera handy is best to capture moments that warm your heart. Here she is at my piano!

Look out we have a climber

2007-12-30T22:14:00.000-08:00

Jayda's new thing is to crawl up on anything she can get her little leg up on. If you are sitting in any chair, she will come over and tug on your clothing to make it look like she wants you to follow her. You then get up and she crawls into the chair. Grandma has lost her Lazy-Boy and Grandpa got pulled out of the Ikea chair tonight. He really fell for it when she tugged on him. Next thing you know, she is in the chair and he is searching for a new place to read the paper!!

Two of my favorite people

2007-12-30T21:53:00.000-08:00

Here is a pic of my two favorite people. My mom is Jayda's best friend. They spend practically every day together. My mom loves being a grandma and does a great job at it. I have learned so much from my mom with being a mom. Just a couple nights ago, I broke down because sometimes I feel like I still don't have the "mom" thing down. I sometimes feel like Jayda looks at me like "Are you crazy? When are you going to get it?" I couldn't have gotten through this time without my family, especially my mom.

2007-12-26T21:46:00.000-08:00

Here is the final product. She loves it. When she is mad at me she storms into her house and slams the door shut. Notice the lovely hair style?

1 of many

2007-12-26T21:42:00.000-08:00

Here is a present from Grandma and Grandpa Ward (one of many). She got to open this up last week because we didn't want to haul it out to Trent and Vicki's. The minute we opened it, she was all over trying to help Grandpa put it up.

Sad, bad news

2007-12-26T20:32:00.000-08:00

I am so down right now. I just need to write about it. We went to Children's today to see a Pediatric Allergist for Jayda's eczema. Her new pediatric dermatologist recommended we see another allergist. Mind you, we went through this when she was about 4 months old and got no where, so I was a little hesitant today, but knew we needed to go ahead. The good news is that at this present moment, Jayda has no life threatening allergies ( they could develop later.) The bad news is that her immune system is attacking her own body and by creating horrific skin infections. We are now fighting back with Prednisone and an antibiotic for 30 days. She is on Allegra and Zyrtec (anti-histimine) for the itching. For those of you that have been asking and concerned, thank you. We have been fighting with this since she was 2 months old. I know that this will pass and I sometimes feel guilty that it is only eczema/allergy that will hopefully clear up and it is nothing fatal. But this is my own little battle that makes me feel horrible for the pain I have to see her go through at times. To watch her itch during the night pains you. She is such a happy little girl and you can see that the itching is driving her bananas. She patiently endures wet wraps for 2 hours a day to keep her skin moist. We hope this treatment will help us get it under control so we then can move on with more treatment plans. So here is the update for now!

Jayda and her pink cheeks

2007-12-26T11:32:00.000-08:00

This picture was taken yesterday at Christmas dinner. Jayda's eczema has been really bad. We are having her allergy testing done later today. Can't wait to get this under control. She has been having to wear socks on her hands so that she won't scratch her face or wrists up. Pretty sad watching her go through this.

Are you ready???

2007-12-21T23:11:00.000-08:00

Can you believe in 4 days we will be stuffed with too much food and be sick of wrapping paper? Just wrapped up a horrible week at work. It is 11:15 pm and I still have some homework to do. Can't wait until my 2 week break happens. 2 wonderful weeks of no homework or class time. And to top it off, I am trying to take next week off of work. I have it scheduled, but may have to sneak in to see what is happenin!!! We are going to Gig Harbor for Christmas (Trent and Vicki). It should be a relaxing time. Happy holidays to all of you!

Oh to be young

2007-12-20T21:15:00.000-08:00

Just looking at this picture shows me how I wish I was a toddler again. Jayda's life consists of toys and more toys. No long commute, no wondering how 2 pounds you just lost crept back on you, no homework deadlines, no work deadlines....should I go on? Even as adults, we wish we could crawl up into our parents lap and be comforted sometimes.

P.S. - the hat is for play only...

Trying to be good until Christmas

2007-12-19T18:36:00.000-08:00

She is really trying hard to be a good girl.

Loving the car

2007-12-18T11:43:00.000-08:00

This car goes everywhere with us....to the mall. Luckily Auntie Ronda's basement is big enough to do laps in. If anything ever goes missing, we check her front trunk.

Grandma and Grandpa's girl

2007-12-18T10:11:00.000-08:00

WHY DO GRANDCHILDREN GET AWAY WITH EVERYTHING???

Ok, watching my parents with Jayda is so funny. This little girl can do NO WRONG with them. Everything is cute. This last summer we went to Disneyland where they rode the Dumbo ride with her. Then we came home to have a nice visit from my Aunt Judy. We went to Ocean Shores here in Washington. Lucky for Jayda, she got a warm body to snuggle with on our beach walk!

My career baby

2007-12-17T15:21:00.001-08:00

Just like her momma. Grandpa gave her a cell phone and lap top for her 1st birthday. She was ready to go!!

Jayda's 1st Birthday

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September 30, 2007

Here is the birthday girl sleeping through the cake ceremony. My whole family had gathered at a restaurant and she crawled in Grandma's lap and feel asleep. By the way J, your cake was so delicious.

Jayda in the snow

2007-12-17T15:04:00.000-08:00

December 1, 2007

She was too young last year to remember how cold snow is. We took her out for a quick moment to let some flakes fall on her tongue. It is so exciting to watch Jayda. Everything is new and exciting for a baby girl like her!!