middle bass island (long overdue)

back in july (yes, july) we went on a family trip to middle bass island in the middle of lake erie. everyone came except unk b because he had a broken ankle. it was tons of fun and my first time riding on a ferry boat! we swam a lot, played a lot and even had a color war with all kinds of contests. waiting for the ferry

on the ferry

at the crazy big old historical house we rented

down at the lake with mommy

learning to climb stairs

with emma on the green team

getting a quarter out of a pan of molasses... conrad did it in 4 seconds, nick didn't fare quite so well

the lemonade making contest

headed to put-in-bay for the afternoon

atop the monument to the battle of lake erie

quick jaunt to cleveland

went for a quick weekend trip to cleveland to meet up with all of daddy's side of the family. i really enjoyed spending time with everyone, it was a treat.

stop taking pictures, i'm busy.

squirming with uncle michael

keeping track of the bags

being a big girl

having myself a nice chocolate sundae

mommy and daddy got me a table and chairs of my very own so i showed them that i can totally handle lunch by myself.

To the Zoo with Gram

my gram came to visit and even though it was over 95 degrees, we took a trip to the nashville zoo. gram said i looked like a classic tourist w/ my glasses, hat and map

my first carousel ride

catching up

more than a month has passed since my birthday and i've been way too busy having fun and playing outside to post pictures. but here's a recap:

playing with daddy on a sunday

learning to use a spoon...

at the zoo with my friend emerson for his 2nd birthday

swimming at lauren's

thirteen months old

camping at land between the lakes in kentucky

i was very lucky, not a single bug bite! can't say the same for mommy and daddy... it was very very hot and humid and we weren't there for long but i loved doing everything outside. i am a big outdoor girl

more birthday shots

here are some more pictures from the party taken by my friend cherie
my friend emerson and his mommy joely

frankly, i wasn't too keen on potato salad...

everyone was singing just for me!

this sugar stuff is pretty good, i can't believe they held out on me for so long

one entire year!

WOW!!! I am one! i was so lucky to have a fantastic party that included most of my extended family who traveled from near and far to help me celebrate this accomplishment. mommy put the pictures in reverse chronological order (silly mommy), but here is a quick snapshot of the whole weekend affair... notice there are no pictures of the cupcake fest and gifts, those will be coming soon as mommy and grammy had some camera issues and are anxiously awaiting pictures from more accomplished photographersplaying with pops

lunch at my party - i got to try potato salad and hamburgers, yum!

with nanny kacey

my friend aria with her mommy amanda and granny - i loved her cool kimono picnic outfit

my friend khristian, he was a hit with all the ladies

sharing a secret with mommy

we all had fun at my new arctic water table... and managed to get very messy

with both of my grandfathers

this is early on, before the real sand and water mess got started

my cousins and friend cara came from indiana

the night before, when i first spotted the cupcakes - who knew how much fun sugar would be?

sharing some coffee cake with granny

all my grandmothers - at one point we put together the "grandma band" and are thinking about taking it on the road soon so keep an eye out for us

when gigi first got in from oregon - it was so good to see her as it had been many months