Grandma C comes to visit

We were spoiled to have Todd's mom out for a visit this weekend. We had so much fun and can't believe how fast those 3 days went. Tatum was so happy to have her Grandma here. Love you!

I am bias since this is my own daughter but I think she is SO dang cute!!!

Family shot at Schmidt's restaurant

Enjoyed taking some fun pictures while walking around German Village.

Being a kid is always fun!

So if you didn't already know, our daughter just LOVES water in any form. She can't get enough of it and would be in it if she could 24 -7. One evening a few weeks ago we had one of our famous rain storms here in Ohio and we went out on our front porch to watch it come down together as a family. We stuck our hands out into the rain and that is all it took for Tatum. She was grunting at us and pointing at the rain. She wanted us to take her out into what was the biggest shower possible and let her play in it. So that is what we did. We ran out and played in the rain as a family and had SO much fun. Tatum was laughing and smiling so hard it was priceless. We found all the puddles we could to splash in and even let her sit down and have at it. She was in heaven. The hardest part was bringing her back in. She cried and begged with her big blue eyes to let her stay out and play. It was a fun memory that I will always remember. We are now forever doomed because since that night whenever it's rained she wants to go out and play it in. If we don't take her out she whines and cries. It's sad and cute all at the same time.

14 Months old Today

We can't believe that sweet Tatum is growing up so fast on us.
Today she is 14 months old and has been quite the busy girl.

At this point:
~She is walking on her own with a few falls here and there.
~She is testing mommy and daddy to see if she can do certain things and see our response.
~She loves to shake her head no and understands at times what we mean when we say it.
~She has been trying out different foods and really likes most of them. Some of her favorites are: string cheese, gold fish crackers, blueberries, strawberries, pancakes, ice cream, just to name a few.
~She loves going to the pool everyday with mommy and can't get enough of any water in general.
~She has to always be socializing or doing what mommy or daddy is doing. She has a great wave and loves to wave at anyone she can.
~`She also has a cute fake laugh she does when she is in big groups and wants to be involved. It's so funny.

We have loved seeing her develop and grow. We can't believe our little girl is growing up on us so fast. She is such a joy to us. Love you sweet Tatum.

Love this Cutie!!

Tatum and I go to the pool everyday and have so much fun together!!

We got her a floaty and she has really enjoyed it.

She found daddy's tie and wanted to put it on all by herself, not bad if you ask me.

She is a a good sport considering I put the camera in her face a little too much.

Can you see why we love this little cutie?? She is such a joy in our lives.....

4th of July Fun!!

Our 4th of July was nice and relaxing. We spent the day taking naps, eating lots of yummy food
and hanging out with some of our good friends.

Tatum can't get enough of being in water just like her daddy. All the kids were playing in water and she kept whining to play too, so we striped her down to just her diaper and she had SO much fun.

I got her this cute headband in the dollar section at Target but she didn't like wearing it so I at least got a picture of her in it for the memories.

Tatum also LOVES to swing and could go for hours if we would push her.

She looks so grown up to me in so many of these pictures.
We let her have fun playing in our laundry hamper.

Just playing around with my camera.

Bath time is her favorite!!!

Even played a little patty cake for us.

The yummy cupcakes I made for the 4th of July party we went to.

Did different colored layers even, it was fun and were tasty too!!

Our little Ms. America

Tatum's 1 year photoshoot

My amazing and talented friend Aly took Tatum's 1 year photos for us.

We loved the way they turned out. What do you think??? So many fun ones to pick from.

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.