An Early Birthday Present

Eden got some new wheels from Aunt Kim (thanks, Kim!).  She hopped right on, but didn't quite know how to make it move.

Cracking Up

All I was doing was making faces at Eden and she was cracking up!

A New Word

Eden has several new words, but her favorite is baby.  She likes to look at pictures of herself and say "ba-bee."

Bounce the Ball

Courtesy of Nana, Eden now knows how to bounce the ball.  Every time she picks up a ball now, she bounces it and claps her hands.  She loves the ball that Ava and Grant gave her that lights up when she bounces it.

Pictures from Temecula

We had a first birthday party for Eden in Temecula so that she could celebrate with her Arizona family. We were able to have her party in the big mansion that we rented for Tammy's wedding.

 Eden had two birthday cakes and tried cake for the first time.  She didn't seem to like it.

She opened presents with the help of Grant, Ava, and Carter.

She played with her new Elmo doll.

She played "What's your future career?" and crawled toward the baseball bat - twice!  Eden has softball player in her future.  Her dad was so proud.

She ate cake with mama,

played with Nana,

 ...and posed for many pictures!

All in all, Eden had a great day!

Here are some videos from her day:

Walking for the first time

Eden took her first steps at school.  Lucky for us, her teacher took a video of this momentous occasion.  Look how happy and proud of herself she is in this video.

Pretty Eyes

Eden has very pretty eyes. They are a mix of green, blue and brown. I guess that's hazel?