Long Pigtails

WOW! Two posts in one day! I just had to share some new pictures of our big girl taken just this morning. Her hair is getting so long, which makes her pigtails look so long too!

Around the House

Here are some pictures of Jenna around the house. She's getting so big and is developing such a personality. It's scary what she's catching on to! We won't be posting any more pictures of her playing with cookie sprinkles--at least not until she's old enough to help me decorate cookies. She was playing with them in the kitchen while Randy and I were in the living room. All the sudden we noticed that she'd gotten very quiet--not a good sign. We went over to find that she'd somehow managed to open the red sprinkle container. Half of it was on the floor, and the other half was either on her mouth, in her mouth, or on her hands; she was not making a peep hoping she'd be able to continue enjoying her sweet snack! We'd definitely caught her "red-handed." Ha, ha! Anyway, now the containers are hidden safely out of reach, and we're more aware of her capabilities as a toddler! Enjoy the pictures below!

Beautiful blue eyes!

On her way to a very important mission--she's always very busy!

WOW!!! Dada's shoes are half my size!!!

Sleeping Beauty

Here's a sweet picture of Jenna taking a nap in her carseat with her buddy Floppy the Bunny. She's looking less and less like a baby everyday.

Updated Pics

Jenna looked too cute in her ballcap to not take a picture. This was about 5 minutes after her bath, and take a look at all her drool! She's still a cutie, though! We bought her a corn popper this weekend--a must have for all toddlers--and she absolutely loves pushing it around and making noise!

As we suspected, Jenna cut a tooth yesterday. This was her 9th one. We're sure more will come soon the way she's still been drooling, as evidenced by the picture above!

One of the little one's favorite pastimes is digging in Mommy's cabinets--especially the lazy susan. Tonight she found the sprinkles for sugar cookies, and took them one by one out of the cabinet and across the room. Then she spent several minutes stacking them and did a great job doing so! We were first impressed by how she was able to pick out the matching containers, but then she stacked them so well too! What a smart baby girl!

Life at School

This week, I finally took my camera to Jenna's school so I could document her days there. This week, she's really gotten into eating breakfast in the "big kid's room." She knows the routine: we check in at her room, she opens the refrigerator door for me so I can put her milk in, then she closes the door for me, then she walks down the hall to eat her breakfast, and I kiss her goodbye there. Doesn't she look so grown up sitting in the real chair?

"And can you believe what happened next???"

This is one of Jenna's favorite teachers and two of her buddies.

Super Bowl Halftime

Jenna and Da Da really enjoyed dancing to Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers during the Super Bowl Halftime Show. You can't quite appreciate how much she was dancing from this picture, but she really was getting into the music. She has been "dancing" for quite a while by bending her knees and kind-of bouncing up and down, but she's recently added to her repertoire by adding a twist-like move where she rotates at the waist back and forth. We'll have to try to get it on video sometime, but our luck is usually not too good in that department. She typically stops doing whatever cute thing she had been doing as soon as the videocamera is out. In the second picture, Jenna is soloing along with the band during the concert. She had a blast! (Did you notice her rocker hairdo?)

Bathtime Fun

Jenna has gotten very active in the bathtub. She loves to splash and kick, and she usually gets me pretty wet in the process too! We captured some pictures of her in action tonight. We're excited to see how much she enjoys swimming in pools this summer. She seems like she really likes the water and will even put her face underwater!

The Stacking Smartie

One of Jenna's favorite things to do right now is to stack. Since she loves playing in the cabinets too, she decided to show Daddy how well she could stack our storage containers, and Daddy was able to capture her look perfectly! Doesn't she look proud of her accomplishment? We were pretty proud of her too--she's such a smartie!

A Look of Love

We just had to share a picture of Jenna in this adorable winter outfit. She was looking up at her Daddy with such a sweet face too!


We think she must be teething again. She's been drooling A LOT (as evidenced by previous posts), she's been fussy, and she's had a bit of a fever. We hope the teeth break through soon, because we hate to see her unhappy at all because she's normally such a happy baby! She's such a cutie, though, and is getting to be so smart. She is really picking up on things a lot now, and we're enjoying watching her fun personality develop.

Like Father, Like Daughter

I've been meaning to post these pictures for a couple of weeks. Randy and Jenna were both wearing brown hooded sweatshirts, so we had to get some pictures. Aren't they cute?

The Hat Girl

Jenna, the child who used to fight us every time we tried to put a hat on her as an infant, has now decided she loves wearing hats. Most often, she wants to wear her winter hat, but this one from her Mimi is a better weight for wearing around the house. Check out the drool in the first picture and how long her hair is getting in the second picture!

New Dress

Jenna just turned 13 months old on January 3, and what a big girl she is becoming! Doesn't she look so grown up modeling her new dress?

Belated Birthday Pictures

I keep forgetting to post pictures from the night of Jenna's first birthday. In a couple of days, she's going to be 13 months old so I better do it now. Randy and I took her out to eat then we walked around an art museum for a few minutes before he had to go to his Monday night class at UT. It was a small celebration, but we at least wanted to be together so we could sing "Happy Birthday" to her at 6:37 pm, the official time of her birth. It was a good finale to her many birthday celebrations.

Doesn't she look like such a big girl?

I love her pose in this picture!

"Listen to me...I'm the birthday girl!!!"

1-Year Photos

We recently took Jenna to have her 1-year photos taken at Portrait Innovations. Here are some of her best poses.

Little Bunny Girl

Finally the weather has cooperated and Jenna has gotten big enough to wear the little pink furry bunny coat her daddy bought her before she was born. We took a couple of pictures the first night she modeled it.

Our Little Walker & Talker

Jenna has really started walking a lot the past couple of weeks. She can take at least 10 or so steps at a time, and she's enjoying her independence! Here are some action shots:



She also cracks us up with something new she's started doing. Whenever we tell her to say "hello," she holds her hand up to her ear like she's talking on the phone then says "hello." Or if we give her a cell phone to play with, it immediately goes to her ear, she says hello, then she starts jabbering like she's talking. It's amazing what she's catching on to! In this picture, her dinner was interrupted by a very important phone call:

Christmas Party

We took Jenna to the Children's Christmas Party at work today, which was her first exposure to Santa. As you can tell from the photo below, she wasn't real fond of him. She looks much calmer in the next picture with her Daddy. Thanks to her Uncle Aaron for the cute Christmas outfit.

First Birthday Party

It's hard to believe it's almost been a year since Jenna arrived. In a way, it's flown by, but in another way, it's hard to remember life without her. She's been such a blessing and joy to get to know this past year. We had a birthday party for her in Atlanta this weekend, and so enjoyed visiting with friends and family there. At first she wasn't interested in her cake, but after digging out the goldfish crackers Daddy had placed in the cake, she decided it was pretty good. She ended up eating about half of her mini-cake, then we think she got tired of the mess. She definitely enjoyed being the center of attention and even did some new tricks for the crowd. We think she's going to be quite the social butterfly!

"Hmmm...I never remember these goldfish tasting like this."

"Ughh...I think I may have eaten too much!"

"Mmmmmmm....caaaake!"