ARIZONA 2009

We FINALLY got time to go down to Arizona to visit the grandparents & visit the sun!

Here Lauren is waving to the planes @ seatac.

Playing in the airport waiting to board.

kissing seattle and the cold weather buh-bye!

She slept the whole flight down there.

On Grandma & Grandpa Wests Porch

Trying out my new swimsuit!

It probably will be to small by the time its warm enough to wear it in WA!

Kangaroos @ the Phoenix ZOO!

There aren't many pictures of Lauren because she slept through most of the zoo trip.

It was the best zoo I had ever been to though, it was huge and so many things for kids to do!
First Sno Cone!
Big piece of corn in the playground area next to the petting zoo.
Asleep at the end of a fun day!

Playing her new "drum" set at grandma & grandpas

investigating the golf cart with Grandpa

Ready for her first driving lesson

Eating with grandpa

very serious in the wind with uncle joey

Ready to go pro in put-put

West Family Photo

On our way to the airport, it was SO windy out! but still warm!

Thanks grandma & grandpa for such a great trip!

I'll add some pictures from the mariners game later (joey has them on his camera).

Laurens 1 year pics

So we finally got her 1 year pictures back. Nothing fancy, just some cake and soccer pics.

UMMMM cake!

Cheese ball!

Loving my soccer ball!

But still serious about the game!

Spokane - The windy city!

Last weekend we took a little trip to Spokane for a soccer game (the girls team that Joe coaches). We left super early in the morning (4am) and took Joes truck because it was supposed to snow the whole time we were there, OF COURSE! We made it there ok, stopped in Moses Lake for breakfast with some of team on the way, Lauren entertained everyone by dropping her toys, by the time we got to the field in Spokane she wanted out of her car seat ( i don't blame her) and on the way back she slept most of the way until Moses Lake again so we stopped there for dinner and stay the night and go over the pass on sunday morning.

It was a very long cold and WINDY weekend. Spokane = YECH!

Here is what Lauren looks like @ 4 AM - notice all her pacifiers

When we got to the game we ventured out into the cold. It was nice to get out of the truck but way to cold and WAY to WINDY! Notice the piles of snow on the sides of the fields. She was playing by one and face planted in the snow at the end of the game, she was NOT happy, it was not soft snow.


All bundled up!

Playing in the truck during the game, she actually had fun.

Good thing we had lots of toys and lots of cheerios and her favorite toy daddys work keys!

watching the game

eating and watching the game

playing with daddys navigation system

On the way back from Spokane playing with Gina in the backseat.

That means she threw stuff and Gina picked it up for her - cheap entertainment.

Lauren @ the soccer game.

Here are some pics of Lauren at one of our soccer games. Its funny how clingy she is with us until she gets to new places then she tries to get away from us as much as possible.

Shes definetly an explorer, until someone talks to her then she becomes miss clingy again.

Playing with the fence, she actually tried to eat it. Shes getting her 2nd tooth in.

running away from mom AGAIN!
This is one of her many purses, she loves them. For some reason she loves to carry stuff and I'll hide a bunch of her toys or snacks in there and it will keep her busy for hours. Of course she also uses it as a weapon against people, we'll have to work on that.

Taking a lap on the track.

Lauren loves cake!

Here is a video from Laurens 1st birthday party.

We kind of new she wouldn't eat any cake, shes never been a fan of it or any real food. But I tried to shove it in her face anyways.

She does like ice cream though and the day after the party I was eating a left over cupcake and she ate half of it! Hopefully she'll want to eat cake at her 2nd birthday party, we'll see!

Laurens PARTY!

We finally had time for Laurens FIRST birthday party!
Here you can see some pics of how she didn't want any of her cake or cupcakes, but she did have a lot fo fun with all her presents, she wasn't to thrilled with the clothes though. With so many people she was pretty shy all day but once she got to the presents she had a blast playing until bedtime. I have some video I'll try and post later today.

Getting her cupcake ready

Wasn't to interested with the cake but liked the singing
What is this thing

yech

get me out of here!

she did take a little swipe of this cake - see the top of it

playing with one of her new phones - she loved all the presents!

Thank you everyone, for all the cute gifts

And loving her ATV while eating a cookie, what a multi-tasker

sunday @ daddys soccer game