Amy loves to...

Sorry for the terrible quality of photos but 

here are a few things that Amy loves to do 

Sign "All Gone"

Wave her hands (this is usually when 

she is either excited or dancing)

She likes to "clean" things with her baby wipes

And she loves to watch movies on

mom and dad's bed!

St George Getaway

Last weekend we headed to St George for Grandma Taylor's

86th birthday! We had a lot of fun together. On our way out, 

we stopped by the red rock to do a little hiking. 

It was a beautiful day! 

Amy, Mom and Dad

Jared, Ashley and Jake

Tyler and Emily

Amy wearing Emily's glasses

Waving "Hi" to dad

Jake and Amy (Jake is telling Amy hi in this photo, I love it!)

They are getting so big!

Jake is so sweet to Amy

Good Bye 2011, Hello 2012!

Last year, Jeff and I were in Amy's hospital room

where we (quietly) welcomed the new year as midnight

struck. It was a beautiful moment.

The year 2011 has brought many blessings to

our family. We started out with our baby girl in

the hospital, and now she's home and growing

like a weed! It amazes me how quickly

she has grown into a vibrant, curious, beautiful

talking, crawling, fit-throwing, kiss-giving little girl.

 Last day at Primary Childrens

First Day Home!

 Just Hangin Out

In the dress Oma made for her

Smiling, Ready for food

Being a big girl, walking along the couch

All ready for church

First Road Trip to Cali

Snuggling with Dad

Blessing Day

 Enjoying the nice day outside

Sporting a onesie from Aunt Crystal

 Check out my cheeks!

 First pair of Jeans

 Sitting in a 50 dollar chair

(we considered buying this for 

her until we saw the price)

 Learning to crawl

 Amy's Brain CT scan at Primarys

We have had such a wonderful year!! Amy has blessed our lives

in more ways than we can count. She has grown so fast!

She is smart, beautiful and keeps us on our toes!

Here's to another fabulous year - 2012!! 

Amy Turns One!

Amy is ONE! It has been the craziest, most emotional, roller coaster,

exhausting, sleepless, joyful, exciting, happy, pleasant and fulfilling

year ever! We had a big open house for Amy to

celebrate her birthday. We had a lot of family and friends

come to see Amy. Here are some pictures of the Birthday Girl!

 Jeff ordered this cake for Amy from Costco

 We decorated Nana and Papa Mortensen's house

 Aunt Crystal hung this sign for Amy

 We displayed lots of pictures of Amy, as well

as some of her "Premie" clothes

 and hospital "memorabilia" 

like her tiny blood pressure cuffs 

and her bilirubin goggles. 

 Jeff made cotton candy as party favors, he did

a great job! It made buying the cotton

candy machine really worth it :) 

 Amy was beautiful in the purple dress

that Jeff and I picked out for her.

 I know this pic is dark, but I still love it. 

 Such a big girl!!

 This is her "I'm so excited I can't even stand it" face.

She is such a goofy girl. Definitely not lacking in personality.

 Amy and cousin Jake

 Mom and Amy

 Dad and Amy

 Family photo- exactly one year later :)

We love her! We are so glad that she is ours!

Happy 1st Birthday Amy Alice :)