My mommy and daddy have been so BUSY since moving! They barely have time to blog! Lots of trips to the lake for me and mom and working out at the gym for mom. Dad seems to still have to sit at the computer and work. Poor daddy! Here are some pictures from my actual birthday. 
I'm one year old!
We moved to Utah this month...
...and went to a family reunion. So much fun with cousins!
And, as much fun as I had with this box, I hope it's not my only birthday present...
Mommy and Daddy have been VERY busy preparing for the move. My house is slowly disappearing into boxes! I've been busy too! I discovered a box with a pretty doll in it, and I dragged it after my mom until she opened it. I acted like a two year old at Christmas. I tried to help get it out of the box. So pretty!
Here's me giving kisses!
And then there was "THE OREO". My new favorite cookie!
Here's a video showing how much I enjoy being outdoors.
And of course super cute outfits!
And look whose been practicing!
We also had some fun playing with more water!!
Only one more month to go!! Holy cow! Here are some "Fun with Food" photos that are much overdue.
And here was how we celebrated today. Maybe one of our last trips to the beach!
(Siena just LOVES the waves still. She actually screamed when we tried to leave!)
HAPPY 25th ANNIVERSARY GRANDMA AND GRANDPA L!
No pictures for this post. It just simply must be noted that Siena had a bad day, what a day Siena had.
Things were going well until about 4:45pm. Then it was all downhill.
First there was the "Hanger in Mouth" incident that involved blood, a few frantic seconds of trying to figure out exactly where it was coming from, relief when no abnormalities were noted and then lots of distraction methods being employed to calm down a screaming infant. (I'm afraid the neighbors might begin suspecting foul play.)
Next, during one of said distraction methods, fingers were tightly clamped in a cell phone. More tears. More screaming. No less than 15 minutes later, Siena tried to crawl outdoors over the door tracks from the sliding glass door in the back. Again more tears, more screaming.
Finally it appeared that all was well. We ventured out for a trip to the aquarium with friends. Daddy taught Siena how to manage stairs. One trip down the slide all by herself...success! Then I went around to watch her navigate the stairs, myself at the bottom and Daddy at the top. I watched her carefully until she reached the top stair with her hands and then assumed that Daddy was on guard since he was at the top. He assumed I was on duty until he actually picked her up. I turned to talk to our friend Jen and her son Jonathan (from the play date) only to hear "SHERI LOOK OUT!" I turn back to watch Siena, albeit gracefully, do a backwards roll down the stairs towards me. I was to her in one bound and caught her before she completed another revolution, but let's just say there was again more tears and more screaming. She calmed down surprisingly quickly and was willing to try the stairs again and the slide. But still. My poor baby!
Now it must also be said that all the tears and screaming had to be noted because Siena has figured out how to throw a fit. She learned how to put the shrill in a scream. Love this new phase. Love it. Tantrums can be checked off the developmental check list.
I also now utter the phrase, "Is she bleeding?" with surprising regularity.
All in all, I feel that I had one my "Worst Mother Ever" days. Good thing there's a learning curve, right?
