Angel is growing up...

We love when she makes this face after she says "Uh Oh"

Deciding what to get into next...

Double Bonus - snacks and a noise maker!

I fall in love with this face everyday!  Are we really lucky enough to be blessed with her sibling!!!

Ady's Easter Excitement

Happy Easter

Getting ready for the egg hunt

A bunch of hams at Grandma's House

Ady's first Easter Egg Hunt

Our Easter Ham :)

Adelyn's 12 month photos

My sweet angel

Trying out some different poses for the camera

Such a cutie!

Can't believe she is already a toddler!

Ady's Easter secret!

Yup!!! She will be in October!

Springtime a little early!

The last several weeks have been unseasonably warm for South Dakota, so we have been lucky to spend most of our family time playing outside, going on family walks, grilling out, and all around enjoying the beautiful weather!  Adelyn is almost finished with her swim lessons, she gets to play in the water with Mommy and Daddy every Saturday.  Surprisingly she does well already kicking every so often, but by far her favorite thing is to lay on her back in the water resting her head on Daddy's shoulders and crossing her ankles a la pool lounge chair :)  At least she is enjoying the water!  She also just finished her first Kindermusik class, which she loved!  Each week she got to spend time with new friends singing, dancing, clapping, and learning about new senses.  But probably her most favorite thing of the class has to be the book of farm animals that came with it.  She always brings the book to us and wants us to "read" the book to her basically making funny animal sounds with each page.  Now that I think about it, I haven't read that book in a while - the hiding spot must be really good!  Our little lady is blossoming into a more active toddler every day.  She walks around everywhere and tries to get into everything!  This past weekend she graduated to a convertible car seat, which she loves since it sits higher and she gets to watch the cute baby in the mirror!  She has also started working on her attitude and displaying to us that she is strong-willed.  Little does she know, her very own Mommy has mastered that so it will be a fun battle between the two of us.  Good thing Daddy is so even-tempered and knows how to calm us both down! :)  Here are some photos from the last couple of weeks!

Doesn't know what to expect yet

Still relaxing

So excited at the end of class

12 month photo

enjoying the sun with grandma

Hi Mommy!

Walking on uneven ground with a little help

Playing with her blocks

Her big kid car seat!

bye, bye baby....hello toddler!

It has been several weeks since we have had time to update everyone on what is going on with our family.  This is simply due to the fact that our sweet, precious baby is now a full on toddler.  We are constantly chasing after her, and trying to keep her out of everything!  Now that includes much more since she is walking and can reach higher.  She also loves to crawl up the stairs, and giggles anytime we chase her around the couch.  Right now we live in an enclosed space in our living room, although it seems like the only person who can manage to find an easy way past the barricade is Adelyn!  Here are a few photos from Ady's first birthday party, her Winter Onederland.  We didn't have much snow here that weekend, but of course Omaha had the first snowstorm of 2012 that weekend so most of our family was not able to attend.  Thankfully we had several friends, and some family that made the trip so her birthday was still very special!  Unbelievable that she is already 1, and amazing to think that one year ago we were "living" in the hospital praying our baby would be strong enough to come home!

Getting ready for her party, being such a ham!

Right before her party with Aunt Chrissy, smiles everywhere that day!

Our dessert table complete with cupcakes, snowmen cookies, and hot cocoa bar

Ady's throne

The birthday monthly banner - amazing to see how much she has changed

Our birthday girl, unfortunately this is the only picture of us at her party

After eating her birthday cupcake, surprisingly she didn't make a huge mess

She got to have another cupcake on her actual birthday, this one was more messy.  She also gave the dogs the cake part while she devoured the frosting.

The best attempt at the 12th month photo

Can't believe she is so big!

We had Adelyn's 12 month doctor appointment, and we are so blessed to say she is developing perfectly.  She has finally hit 20 lbs so that puts her at the 30th percentile which is the highest she has ever been.  She still is a small fry with her height at 10% and her huge melon at 93%.  She is also hitting all of her developmental milestones all while still being such a happy little girl.  It is really hard to have a bad day when you get to look at her beautiful, smiling face!  We are so excited to see what the next 12 months brings!!

First Christmas & 11 months!

This Christmas was one of our favorites yet!  We were able to experience this glorious holiday through the eyes of a 10 month old, and watch as the lights twinkled in her eyes.  It was heart-warming having her around during the difficult challenges we were/are facing.  Surprisingly she was actually helpful in opening gifts, and loved ripping the wrapping paper off the presents long before Christmas.  She also learned to master pulling herself up to stand, and cruising along the furniture.  Over this past week (couple of weeks shy of her 1st birthday) she has started taken steps on her own, and becoming more courageous everyday.  She isn't far from total independence with walking!  We are loving spending every day with her, and find it unbelievable that she will be 1 in a few weeks.  Where did our baby go? Although our little, bitty baby is growing she is becoming an adorable, interactive toddler.  She is so much fun to be around, and shows off her new skills and smiles every day!

Adelyn admiring the snowman

She loves talking to him too

Adelyn and Daddy on Christmas Eve

Our first Christmas together!

Opening a couple of gifts on Christmas Eve

Watching the snow fall outside

With Daddy on his birthday!

Showing off her Christmas dress with her new boots

Needless to say, that outfit got a little warm - rosy cheeks!

Eating the wrapping paper

Reading a book with daddy

11 months already!

Showing off her 8 teeth!!!

Lots O' Pictures

The last month at the Sass household has been filled with a lot of stress, which is the reason why the updates were sparse in December.  However we did manage to find time to snap photos of our ever-changing and exciting little lady!  This update is full of photos from Thanksgiving up to Christmas.  I hope things will settle down just a bit so we can keep up now, although Adelyn took her first 3 steps yesterday so maybe she has something different in mind!

Thanksgiving at Grandma A's

Afterwards we went to the Holiday Lights downtown - still trying to make it a tradition!

Me and my brothers, finally together after too long!  Love these guys!!!

One of my favorite photos now - in love with this face!

This face always makes us laugh and lifts our spirits!

10 month photo

Sporting one of her many 1st Christmas outfits while cruising along the furniture

Unbelievable that our baby is growing up, but she already has EIGHT teeth!

Posing in front of Grandma A's Christmas tree

Hamming it up for the camera

Having fun on her froggie and in her new bear claw slippers

Our nights are filled with entertainment from this little munchkin

Monthly pictures are getting harder to take since she won't stay put, so we will take what we can get!  Unbelievable that she is taller than the frog when she could barely filled up his chair!

Love our little Peanut!

Our little elf

Not too sure how she feels about Santa this year!