Lauren Is One!

I truly cannot believe we are celebrating Lauren's first birthday!  Though this year has been crazy busy and we have done so much as a family of five, the fact that our baby is one is surreal to me. My peanut is definitely not a peanut anymore! She weighs in at 24 lbs 3 oz (94%) and measures in at 30 inches (75%).

This time last year we were so excited with anticipation of her arrival.  Imagining who this little girl was going to be, what she was going to look like and how our family was going to change...for the better!

Lauren has brought a whole new level of happiness to our family.  She is so sweet, silly, and a feisty little one.  She is very friendly and started waving at a pretty young age ( I don't remember exactly), but she is always happy to say high to people in the stores.  She adores her big sister and I can see visions of her following her around.  She think her brother is hilarious and is ready to stir up some trouble by pushing him right back!  And when she wants some attention, this girl can yell her head off!

Around her first birthday she started taking steps on her own.  She is also working on climbing and grabbing anything she can get a hold off..that she knows she is not supposed to!  Being the 3rd child I see how she is more adventurous and must be part of the action.  She loves playing with her brother and sister and trying everything they are, but she is also happy to have all the toys to herself too!  She can play with the toy kitchen and all that goes with it for a good 45 minutes on her own!

Lauren is full of light and full of laughs and one dancing machine.  Her theme song is "Shake It Off" by Taylor Swift.  Not only does she love to dance to this song but when this girl gets all wound up some times you just got to help her shake it off by jumping or dancing around!

We feel beyond blessed to have Lauren as part of our family.  A few years ago this vision seemed like a possibly unattainable dream.  The fact that we are now living it, is beyond words.

She is obsessed with the purse just like Whitney was!

Bundled up at the bus stop!

Striking a pose in these stylish glasses.

This girl loves her Papa!  She rushes right over to him when he gets home!

This year we took a trip to Kiawah during her birthday  and all of our family was there.  It was so fun to be together to celebrate Lauren's 1st birthday!

So this is what I have been missing!!