Whoo's turning 1?????

LOU! Lou will be a year old on Tuesday, March 2, 2010!!!! My little sweetie is growing so quickly!

Mommy has been in planning mode for a while (like since she was 6 months old or even before). Even if the planning was just in her head and scouting the internet, plans are now coming to fruition! Yes, it had to be an owl themed first! She is a Chi Omega legacy after all!

Decorations have been purchased and favors for the little ones as well. Though not the grand bash we had for Landon (his 1st was a cookout in the backyard with lots of family), it will be very special!!! Since it is cold and most certainly too chilly for any outdoor fete, we will have a fancy owl party for our girl in our home!!!!!!

I am excited to make the cake and get everything in order for her big day! I know she won't have the slightest clue what is going on, but there will be pictures for later on in life to show her. I am in LOVE with her invites and am thinking of creating her cake and maybe a dress in similar colors/patterns for the day!!!!!

So much to do, so little time. As usual......

Pics to come after next weekend!!!!

Baby Steps!

We have had a chaotic beginning to 2010. First we have had more *snow* in Memphis this year than any year I can remember besides when I was a little girl. When I say *snow*, I mean for Memphis we have had more than the ice we normally see. This is of course does not even begin to compare to the snow the rest of the northern US has seen. However, Florida got some snow a couple of weeks ago and temperatures in Florida have been so low lizards have been falling out of trees due to freezing (weird, huh?)

So our choas was not weather related, but rather illness. Seems once we get one family member well, the other comes down with something. Not long after my Birthday Lou got the stomach virus that never ends. It lasted two weeks! about a week into it, I got it and Dennis had a touch of it. Luckily, Landon was spared. However, within a week or so, Landon got a viral cold and a fever. Ugh! Landon and fevers do not mix! Though short lived, the runny nose/cough has lingered. Don't you just love snotty children??? Last week Lou began running a temperature that landed us in the pediatrician's office. H1N1 was the verdict. She was pitiful and I felt so badly for her. She is now on the mend and we are so happy even if it seems all of us have the southern sniffles!

Baby Steps-Lou's steps, that is! Yes, we have a walker! She is taking anywhere from 6-9 steps at a time and her balance is much improved. Her cute, proud smile is probably the most entertaining as she looks at you like "Hey, I did that. Did you see? I am great!". And it really is great. It is certainly the little things in life that make you happy sometimes!