Monday, October 29, 2007

Stepping Out!


There's been a lot going on in the Alfaro home this week. Nanny and Pa arrived on Tuesday and we've had a lot of fun with them!

Before Nanny and Ivy were even out of their pajamas, Nanny was showing Ivy how a camera works...


Nanny also needed a little bit of a learning curve when learning how fast little crawlers get distracted and miss their destination. My mom's reply to why Ivy ended up in a room by herself covered in powder, "Well, she went looking for you!" Ivy seemed to feel that the discovery of perfumed powder was more exciting than finding Momma!















Our little girl has really been busy finding adventures this week. She's fallen into a canvas bin (no picture because she was not happy about it), she's ended up with one leg in and one leg out of the toybox (again, not happy), and she's learned how to stand up in her high chair. The pics don't show a tray, but the tray doesn't keep her from getting up! Needless to say, we'll be using the safety belt from now on!










And now, the title for the post alluded to the most exciting event of the week- Ivy is taking steps! (It acutally happened today, so it's just lucky that I didn't get to post yesterday!) We didn't know when she'd get the confidence...we suspicion she's had the ability for a while now...but today she has crossed that hurdle! She'll take 2-3 full steps between people and she LOVES it when you cheer for her! There's no video, but we'll be sure to put some on as soon as we can!

Sunday, October 21, 2007

Not much happening...


Truly, there wasn't much happening this week. We've had beautiful weather which means lots of afternoons spent outside swinging, playing in the grass, and cruising.

The mornings have been chilly, so Ivy passes the time getting into everything including my swimsuit top! (No, that is not a bra insert, it's a foot cushion for the shoes behind her...)


Next week we'll have lots to add. Ivy's Nanny and Pa will be here!

Sunday, October 14, 2007

More Fun!



We've had a blessedly normal week around the Alfaro home. The weather has turned cooler and we did a little shopping for Ivy when we caught a good sale. Here she's sporting a Daddy's Girl t-shirt. She and her daddy do get along marvelously, but she loves her momma, too!



Today Ivy helped to celebrate the first birthday of her friends Noah and Owen. They had a party at the park, and we had a great time! Here are the birthday boys along with Ben and Ivy. It's been wonderful to watch these little ones grow!



Having some fun, Ivy hopped on the back of Ben's ride and held on tight...



but Ben didn't look as though he was expecting to pick up a companion!


And not surprisingly, Miss Independent seemed to prefer driving herself!

Sunday, October 7, 2007

Fun Times



Ivy spent lots of time hanging out with her Papa this morning. After breakfast, they were playing and she finally just tuckered out right where she was. She's like her Nanny, enjoying naps in the floor!




On Saturday, Ivy went to her friend Ben's house to celebrate his first birthday. We had a wonderful time hanging out with lots of friends including Owen and Noah!