Our baby is growing up....

This past year has been such a whirlwind. I feel like it went by in a blink of an eye. I look at Alyssa and can’t believe that this curious, active little girl is the same tiny baby that fit in my right arm. Every day is an adventure with our little Bo-Bo. She's like a sponge taking everything in at amazing speed... she seems to learn something new each day. If her first year has been filled with so many happy times, I can't wait to see what the rest of the years have in store for us...

Because this is a blog documenting Alyssa's first year, this will be our last entry. Daniel, Alyssa & I want to thank you for being a part of our lives and for helping us make so many happy memories over this past year.

Here are some photos of her big birthday bash:

Here are several more random photos for you:

"Bye-bye everyone! Thanks for reading!"

Recent Photos...

Alyssa's Updates...

Alyssa seems to be learning so many new things every week. She's able to point to her head, feet and stomach when we ask. She also understands when we ask where her blanket is. She then walks around the room looking for it and when she finds it, she brings it to us. She loves to kiss her stuffed animals. Alyssa's able to say "momma" but hasn't linked it to Traci. She knows who " daddy" is but can't say it. She walks very fast and loves to climb stairs. We bought our first Christmas tree and we had to place the ornaments about 2 1/2 feet above the floor so she won't grab them. Her hair now goes past her shoulders and she has a total of 8 teeth.

Modeling her new jeans!

This weekend, we went shopping (again) for Alyssa. We got to hang out at South Coast(we're thinking of moving closer to the mall so we don't have to drive so far every week. Here she is showing off her latest designer jeans. This is the third pair we bought her in the past week....crazy!!! (I only own two pairs...TOTAL)

Here she is following the Roomba...

Walking down the catwalk...

Alyssa is growing so quickly....we love spending every moment possible with her...she truly is the best thing that's ever happened to us...

Outdoor Pictures

A couple of weeks ago we took some outdoor pics of Alyssa. It was really cold outside so I bundled her up and let her walk around. I think I pulled her socks up too high...

Can you find Smores the cat?

Here she is doing "Banzai"...everytime we put up our hands, we yell "Banzai" and Alyssa does the same...sometimes when I get home from work, she immediately puts her arms in the air...it's really funny...

She's starting to get used to grass...at first she was scared and wouldn't move...

Here she is standing in the grass...it looks like she's walking but she was actually frozen in this stance for about 5 minutes...she was a bit scared to move....

UPDATES: Alyssa's getting her seventh tooth.

She's starting to climb

She's getting better around big people

Her cousin Adrian started to walk and recently had his 1st birthday party(forgot to

take pictures)