Mother's Day Hike

For mother's day, Matilda and I took Leia on a day hike to an old limestone quarry up in Auburn, CA.  It was a really nice day and a fun little Hike.  We packed in a little picnic lunch, found a locked up cave, and hiked around the old quarry.  Plus, Tilly got to try out her awesome backpack.  She seemed to love it and even fell asleep on the hike back out.  "Read more" for a ton of pictures from our awesome mother's day.

Couch Fort

Tilly started playing a game where she wanted to hide under a blanket with me.  She was having a ton of fun going in and out of our mini tent, so I decided she needed to have her first fort.  We started moving cushions and set up our own little castle on the couch.  She absolutely loved it and we played in it all day until mom got home from work.  Click the post title or link below to see all the photos of our adventure!

12 Month Photos

This was by far our favorite photo shoot with Mandy and Lindsay, because Tilly was running around enjoying everything.  We got a ton of great photos.  Click "Read more" to see a sampling of the official 12 month photos.

Bucket Head

Apparently normal walking has become much too easy for little Matilda. She decided to take up extreme walking which requires not seeing where you're going and wearing a makeshift helmet for potential crashes. If you've got a bucket, then you've got both requirements covered. Here's a video of Tilly being really funny.

Cornhole Pro

Today Matilda played her first game of cornhole.  She didn't play for very long, because she mastered it so quickly.  She saw me throwing the corn bags at the boards and walked across the park to show me how it's done.  Luckily I saw her coming and got her first cornhole attempts on video.  Watch this 12 month old pro show you how to play the game.

Vivienne's Birthday!

After picnic day, we went over to celebrate Vivienne's first birthday.  Of course Tilly loves stuffed animals and tried to steal some of Vivienne's birthday presents!  We had fun hanging with the babies, and after watching Vivienne destroy her cake, the girls went for a swim.  It was a really fun and busy day!  Read more for all the pictures.

Picnic Day

This was Matilda's second time attending Picnic Day, but she was so little last time she pretty much slept through the whole thing.  This time she had lots of fun.  She started off helping Mama at the bug museum.  Then she watched some of the parade and enjoyed the 5 DeLoreans.  She then got to check out the Biotech exhibits.  All of this before heading off to celebrate her best buddy Vivienne's birthday.  "Read more" for the picnic day photos.

Random Tilly

Here's a post with some random photos of Matilda doing random things.

Weather Dance Show

Yesterday Matilda went to watch a dance show and enjoyed watching our friend Kristi perform dances about the weather.  She even got to participate with all the other kids at the end.  Even though she was the smallest one up there and had no idea how to be a 'flower,' she seemed to have a good time.  "Read more" for some pictures of Tilly up on stage.

Big Sis Tilly

Today Matilda found out she's going to be a big sister.  She took the news well, but we'll have to see how she handles it when she's no longer the center of attention.  Yay babies!

Update: April Fool's!

Birthday Party

Today we had a party for Matilda with lots of friends and great food.  Unfortunately, a couple of Matilda's baby buddies couldn't make it, but she and Vivienne still had a wonderful time entertaining all the grown-ups.  And, what would a first birthday party be without a big cake mess?  Matilda had a fun time but was super tired by the end.  "Read more" to see some photos of the party.

First Birthday!

Today Matilda turned one year old.  To celebrate her birthday we went to the zoo.  She got to see lots of animals and had a great time with Grandma, Grandpa, and Aunt Stephy.  After the zoo, we went to dinner where Tilly got a free sundae and happy birthday song!  We can't believe she's already one year old.  She's learned so much this past year, and we can't wait to see what she does next year.  "Read more" to see a ton of pictures from Tilly's first birthday!

Bookworm

Matilda loves books and her new walking skills make getting them easier than ever.  When she wants to read, she will bring you a book and sit in your lap.  And if you ask her to bring you a specific book by name, she totally knows which one to bring you.  She really loves her 'Gruffalo' book that her best friend Vivienne brought back from Ireland.  Check out the videos of Tilly getting books to read!

Fork this, not that...

Earlier this month Matilda began using a spork as long as we would stab the food for her.  Well today she decided she wanted to have a fork at dinner, and rather than bang and wave it around, she proceeded to eat with it.  She ate for quite awhile with surprising skill.  Here's a short video of her doing big girl stuff!

St. Patrick's Day Lucky Run

Matilda got up early to go watch mama run the Lucky 7 mile run.  It was cold, but she seemed to have a good time.  We even saw a 2 and 4 year-old running the 7K with their daddy, so Matilda has some new goals to achieve by next year.  "Read more" for some pictures.