Delaney's First Birthday!!!!

Delaney receives a lovely version of "Happy Birthday" from her parents.

Delaney started out her birthday morning with some scrambled eggs and bagel. Her daycare let her borrow "Birthday Bear" for the weekend to be her friend throughout all of her birthday adventures.

Delaney got to open a couple of presents from her Mommy and Daddy on birthday morning.



We went to Picture People to get portraits made for Delaney's first birthday along with a couple of family shots. Delaney was such a supermodel and loved having her picture made. She only got a little fussy when Randy and I got in the shots---I guess because she thought we were stealing her thunder!!
Delaney enjoyed the food court at the mall after pictures. I never go to this part of town, let alone the mall, so this was sort of a special treat for all of us. Food Court food is awesome.

Being a supermodel was so exhausting that Delaney passed out in the car on the way home.

Delaney enjoys her new playset from Grammy. The swing is great and she LOVES the slide, except right now she sort of lunges down head first. It's sort of scary.

We went to Casa Linda for Mexican birthday dinner. Delaney flirted big time with all of the waiters and she enjoyed her chicken quesadilla. Randy and I enjoyed our margaritas and eight million baskets of chips and salsa.

Ultimate Ride!

I was finally a big girl and spent my first night away from Delaney. And what better way to do it than camping!
I tried to capture some cute moments of the morning of our departure. Delaney's new game is to hand me everything out of her crib when I go to get her. Now this is a lot of stuff! I usually stop the game after her blankie, Pooh, Snuggle Bunny, Fuzzy Bear, etc.....I couldn't capture this on film because it was a little difficult retrieving animals while taking pictures.

Delaney and I took a walk before Randy and I left to go camping. She fell asleep in her stroller and was basically comatose.

I took the opportunity for a snuggle.

Randy and I went camping with our friends Mary Holland and Chris and their friends Cheri and Thomas who were great! We went to this campground "The Ultimate Ride" in Dupont, NC which is near Hendersonville. The campground was great and it is a campground made for horses---hence The Ultimate Ride.

Mary Holland, Cheri, and Thomas have some brews upon arrival.

Chris enjoys the mini camping chair.

Chris---with spatula, and Randy---with tongs---are real men camping with kitchen utensils.

Bad picture---but these horses were our neighbors while camping. I named them Sylvester and Mavis.

We all went for a great hike the next day for about 3 hours. There were lots of waterfalls and it was beautiful.

Randy practices for his new job as nature photographer.



I love this one.

I pose in front of the waterfalls.

Chris and Mary Holland strike a lovely pose in the chair tree.

We had such a great time and it was a perfect night away. I can't say we didn't rush home to see Delaney though!!! Delaney and Grammy had such a wonderful time at our house while we were away. They were both so exhausted afterwards, Delaney slept for most of the rest of the weekend and Grammy went to bed before 8 on Saturday night!

The Three Beggars

Delaney's favorite snack in the world are animal crackers. Here she is with Tyson and Olive and all three of them are begging me for some of those delicious cookies.

Baseball and Car Seats

This past weekend we went to Blythewood to watch Davis' baseball game. I hadn't seen Morgan in forever. She was so beautiful with her curly hair!

Delaney loved being outside at the game and liked watching the action at the fence with her daddy.

Davis looks like a professional out there.

Dave has got his arms full with the two girls. Both Morgan and Delaney have the same big beautiful blue eyes.






I drove out to the dreaded Babies R US this weekend to buy Delaney two new car seats for when she turns one. For my car, we got the cadillac of car seats that looks super duper comfortable. It has this recline feature that is awesome for good car naps and the material is plush and very cozy. The other car seat doesn't have the same features but we definitely need one for each car. Next step---installing them!
I decided to entice Delaney into playing with the car seat box. So glad Randy captured this moment....so glad.

Delaney took the bait!!

She liked playing with the box but the plastic inside the box was much more exciting.

Delaney at Bike Day

Delaney is in the race at Bike Day. She is so determined to keep up with the big kids.

TRUMPS Bike Day 2009

Before heading to Bike Day at daycare, Delaney had some lunch. She pulled her hairbow out which left quite an attractive do.

The three of us laughed at it for a while....

....and then Delaney realized we were laughing at her.

Bike Day was hilarious. They closed off the parking lot and put some cones out. All of the classes, infant through 4's, headed out and it was a big race around the parking lot. There were bicycles, tricycles, and wagons and the kids had a blast.

Delaney and Quaggle try to keep up with the big girls.

TRUMPS Picnic Day

This week was "The Week of the Young Child" and Delaney's daycare celebrated in many ways. On Monday there was a groundbreaking ceremony where all of the classes helped to plant a garden. The infant classes basically sat in the wagons while they teachers planted---pretty smart babies!

On Wednesday there was a picnic at lunch on the playground. All of the babies sat together and had their lunch. Delaney enjoyed her turkey and cheese.

Sarah Beth and her parents share some Chick-fil-A fries.

Libbie gazes longingly at Delaney's food. You'll be eating it soon girl!

Delaney works her way towards Will's brother's fries.

Delaney and her daddy pose at the picnic.



Will tries to steal Delaney's ball.

Obviously, Will didn't get the ball and Delaney is triumphant.