A few more birthday photos

Here are a few more photos from Alyssa's birthday. She really likes balloons, so we had these around for awhile...

more to come...

more birthday pictures to come.... Check back later

Playing with Katie

At her party, Alyssa and her cousin Katie had fun playing together.

Turning 1

Its so hard to believe, but Alyssa is turning 1!! This weekend we had a party to celebrate with family and a few friends. Here are some pictures of her enjoying her cake. More pictures to come later this week...

My first Colt's game

We got tickets to today's Colt's game and took Alyssa with us to see it. She did really well, and the people around us were charmed by her.

playing on the swings

While we were visiting Grandma and Grandpa, we went to the park to swing. Alyssa really had fun on the swings...

a trip to Michigan

Just after Kate, Larry and Melissa visited, we headed to Michigan for a quick visit. Here are some shots from the trip playing with Grandma and Grandpa.

Playing with Kate

Alyssa got a few nights to play with second-cousin Kate at our house. Kate, Larry (Em's cousin) and Melissa were doing a tour of the midwest, visiting from Washington state. They visited with us for a couple of nights and the kids (just 2 months apart) had fun playing together... We were glad we got the chance to visit with them!

Elmo's my new friend

At first she didn't like him, but Elmo's a good friend now...

Proof that she doesn't always smile

Someone told me the other day that I have such the happy baby. I would agree with them for the most part - that Alyssa is really great and is happy most of the time. But, like any good baby, we still have the meltdown moments...like when I go get the mail.

watching the game

I thought this photo was pretty funny. We evidentally were both surprised by something...

Purdue Cheerleader in the making

Cheering on Purdue with my lucky green spoon...if only it worked!

Cheering for my other football team...

Showing my support on Sunday..

My first Purdue football game!

Here we are at the game - Go Boilers! Alyssa had fun pointing at everything she saw...

My first trip to Purdue!

We took Alyssa with us to the Purdue-Ball St game this weekend. She did really well and we were able to stay through the first half of the game. Before the game, we visited Mackey Arena...

Helping Dad

Alyssa was supervising Dad the other weekend while he put together a rocker for the porch...

fun in the tub

Alyssa loves bath time...

playing at Gram's

We spent some time playing at Gram's last weekend with Aunt Ericka, Uncle Jamie, Uncle Tom and Gram when we celebrated her birthday...

hanging with dad

My Saturday outfit

Alyssa's showing her Boilermaker spirit...

I love my jumparoo

A few pictures from Alyssa in the jumparoo having a ball. She loves to bounce, bounce, bounce, bounce....

As a matter of fact...

Alyssa proudly wearing one of the t-shirts Lynn gave her on our trip to LA. It reads, "As a matter of fact the world does revolve around me" I think Mike and I would probably agree...

Where does the time go?

where does the time go? We've been busy again and I haven't posted lately. I'll get some up over the next few days, so check back! Hard to believe that Alyssa is 10 1/2 months old...where does the time go?