Jane is One!

And just like that, Jane is one year old.  We are crazy in love with her.  Our family would not be the same without her squishy, giggle-y, cuddle-y spirit.  She started seriously walking June 20th.  Bryan claims she did a few steps June 16th on the beaches of Spain.  She feels the most confident with a hand to hold and usually signs for someone to walk with her.  Lots of new words and sounds this month- "da" for dog, "ba" for bird, "boo" for book, and of course "mama" and "dada".  Our family took a vacation to Croatia/Slovenia and she loved splashing in the water and playing in the sand and rocks.  We can't believe she is getting so big so quick! Stop growing now!!

Happy Birthday Jane!

 

Mom's attempt to make a "Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star" cake the day after a super long vacation. 

We had friends and family come over for a small barbeque, the Sebourn family and the Ellison family.  All the kids helped Jane open her presents.  She received a dress, soft foam blocks, a tunnel/castle tent, play dough, puzzles, and crayons/markers/paper.  Ohh...and lots of fun stuff to tear up!

We have been practicing blowing out candles with Jane for about a month, but she still needed help from her patient big sister Kate.  Afterwards, it took awhile for her to dig into the cake. 

Not so shy now!

We love our Jane-jane!