Happy 1st Birthday Tatum!!!

It's hard to believe that Tatum is one already. We can't imagine life with out her
and we have just cherished every minute of her sweetness. Here she is not sure what
to think of her party hat but still was a good sport the whole party.

Instead of digging into her birthday cake she had her very first
frosted animal cookie and LOVED it!!

She got so many nice gifts from her many friends. She loved each and
everyone of them equally. She loves all her gracious friends.

She opted for an afternoon nap after her party was over to just play with all her new toys.
Can't say I blame her, even her mommy and daddy sat down and played
with her new toys with her.

Her first birthday cake!!! She was unsure of the candles so mommy helped her blow them out.

She loved unwrapping all her new gifts even if she kind of got overwhelmed.

All the kiddies that came to her party!!!

I kind of went crazy with making yummy food to munch on, I can't help it.
I mean you only turn 1 year old ONCE!!!

I made cupcakes for everyone that came and made the cute toothpick decorations.

Decorations and Food

Tatum got this walker/car for Easter and loves to be pushed around the house until
mom and dad have no more energy.

She is so fun to take pictures of because she smiles at the camera
every time it's in her face.

We had a BBQ in our backyard as a family, we are loving the summer weather.

Tatum loves when we blow bubbles for her.

She just gets cuter and cuter.

Tatum loves to play patty cakes with us.

Kisses from Daddy

T's new pink camouflage sunglasses

Fell asleep on dad in her traditional arms up sleep position.

A few more pictures of our Utah trip. Here is uncle Dustin, Aunt Cori, and cousin McKinley

My sweet new nephew Jaxon that I was able to meet before we left Utah.

Tatum got to go for a ride in her Nana's red sports car.

Tatum's cousin's and two of her aunts on Todd's side of the family.

Tatum loved rocking in Nana's grand kid rocking chair.

Mother's day dinner at my older sister's house. Only sister missing in the picture
is my littlest sister Kelsey.

Tatum's cousins on my side minus two that were not there.

love teasing Tatum

Sporting her cousin's t-shirt because she had a blowout.

We went to my grandma's grave on Mother's day

We had a girls day date and went to Gardner's Village.

Got together with two of my dearest friends Taunya and Sara. We
had fun catching up and laughing like the good old days when they lived in Ohio.

Bathtime in Nana's sink

I ran in the Cinca De Mayo 5K race with my older sister and brother in law.
It was fun and my best time for a 5K race.

My biggest cheerleader at the race!!

Playing with balloons.

Tatum was lucky to have a "pre-birthday" a month before
her birthday while we were out in Utah. She had fun and got spoiled.
Here she is with her Nana.

Hanging out with Grandpa Olsen... My dad!!!

Sun was in her eyes and she was done with all the over stimulation of a party.

Most of her cousins from both sides, a few were missing.

Tatum loves the swings, she just giggled and smiled the whole time.

Utah Fun!

We LOVE that Tatum smiles SO big when the camera is in her face.

So I finally did it!!! I cut my hair and cut 11 inches to be exact.

I love it and love how healthy it feels again. It's been fun styling it and running
my hands through it over and over again.

Todd's little sister got married this weekend and the weather was a bit
on the cold side but it was still such a wonderful wedding and day for all of us.
Tatum saw her reflection in the window and loved it. The picture turned out pretty fun too.

Standing outside after the wedding waiting for the happy couple to come out.

Love the Easter bunny ears on her

Tatum's first Easter. She loved all the stuff she got but especially liked smacking the
plastic eggs together and making noise.

Spring might just be here!!!

These pretty flowers bloom every spring in our flower beds and they make me smile everyday I see them. They have been enjoying the warmth of the sun but I did notice that when it was cold they closed up shop like we all do when it's cold out. I love SPRING!!!
What is that hair do about Tatum? Just flapping in the wind. Todd likes to take Tatum outside and touch all the different pine trees we have around our house. She is a little unsure about the grass when we walk her on it bare foot. It tickles her and she pulls her feet back up, it's so funny.
Tatum has been pulling the funniest faces lately. Our favorite one is called the "squishy face." She will copy us when we do it and when she does it we just laugh and smile. She is so fun.

SO this is the series of pictures I caught on camera as we pulled the famous Tatum face.
Like this mom??? My cheeks are squishing my eyes closed......
Tah-Dah!!!! Here is the "squishy face" we can't get enough of and I am glad I captured it on camera for everyone to enjoy.

Man I just can't get enough of her cheeks. They are so squishy and SO KISSABLE!!
This is what mommy is doing when Tatum is taking her naps or has gone to bed for the night. This time she wanted to sit on my lap and watch me in action.

Not recommended due to busy little hands wanting to help mommy out.

Pay no attention to the scissors and pin cushion that are only inches away from her reach. I promise I was watching her like a hawk.

Had to make Tatum an Easter dress. I am pretty proud of it too. If you want to see more projects I have done lately then check out my craft blog here.
Tatum is a crawling fool now........ARMY style that is.

Love this sweet face...

She is sporting yet another outfit I made her. I just can't take it. I have to enjoy it while I can because one day she will tell me that she wants to dress herself and in her own way. Until then, I am loving every minute I have of dressing her up.
I gave Tatum her first hair cut because her famous mo hawk would not stand up anymore. I only cut off a half an inch and it looks great. Let's just say her daddy was not very happy with me but he likes having the mow hawk back again.

She is sporting her first summer time outfit, we had 80 degree weather a few Sunday's ago and it was perfect!!!

10 months old

This sweet innocent face is the face of our 10 month old.
What???? She can't be......where did that last month go?

Either way, her personality is coming through and has been so
FUNNY and STUBBORN!
I wonder where she got that from??

In the last month Tatum:

* learned how to sort of army crawl (although the whole time she is whining because she wants us to pick her up.)
*She tends to not want to play by herself on the floor with her toys. She wants to be doing what we are doing.
*She loves going for walks in the stroller outside so if she is getting fussy and the weather is decent we will go for a walk because both mommy and Tatum need a little fresh air to calm our spirits down.
*She loves string cheese and gold fishes, she recognizes when we put them in front of her.
* She has been copying us with some of the faces we pull at her which can be really funny.

Tatum loves to walk everywhere.......with the help of mommy or daddy that is.

My two favorite people!!!

Can't get enough of this sweetheart.

Just hanging out before Tatum goes to bed.

I love that she has kept her chubby thighs and cheeks. They are so much fun to kiss.

Kids are too cute naked in just their diapers huh? She loves looking outside and licking the window of course. Have to check everything out with the tongue and make sure it's approved by Tatum.