Girls day at the beach

Sweet Pea met her girlfriends at the Tempe Beach Park today for some fun in the sun. Here are some pictures of the bathing beauties:

Sweet Paloma Lyn


The Beautiful Miss Natalia


Lovely Eliza


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Where's Paloma?

Sweet Pea enjoys speed-crawling through her new blue toy.

Paloma's one-year photo shoot - Part I

We went down to Tucson today for Paloma's one-year photo shoot. Not all the pictures are ready yet, but here's a sneak peak at the ones Michelle's partner, David Harvey, took. One of these beautiful photographs even won Photo of the Day.

Chow time!

Sweet Pea really enjoys being able to feed herself. Some of her new favorite foods include watermelon,



shredded cheese, and canned peas.

Marissa's party

Paloma's friend, Marissa, turned one today and we went to her party to help her celebrate. We met Marissa's parents in our childbirth preparation class and got together a few times when the girls were really little. This time was especially sweet to see the girls finally play together.

Swim champ

We recently started going to parent-tot swim lessons. Paloma is the youngest baby in the class, but certainly one of the more advanced. *wink* She is learning how to kick, scoop the water, blow bubbles, float on her back, and climb like Spiderwoman along the edge of the pool. And she doesn't even cry when we glide her under water. Here is the bathing beauty just before her first lesson.



And smiling proudly after her workout.



(A sweet little side note: this is the very spot where Trent and I said "I do" five years ago.)

Bad hair days

Paloma's hair is growing so much, and it's really getting pretty. But when she wakes up she looks like she could join a rock band.
Yesterday:






This morning:



We have decided that this how Paloma most resembles her father.

Bonding with her big brother

AJ was so cute this morning. He laid his head on Paloma and was like, "Don't worry Paloma, I have bad hair days too sometimes."

Princess Ikea

My folks came to visit us today, and guess where we went....
to Ikea, Paloma's home away from home. Grandma Guerin has even nick-named Paloma "Princess Ikea". And thanks to my mom, we finally have some pictures of the Princess in her Palace:



And a Royal Family photo:

Howdy Daddy!

Look at me wearing Daddy's cowboy hat.

Hanging out in my new high chair

I can't believe Mom and Dad didn't get me one of these sooner!