jade turned two

oh yah, you better believe it; i threw a real birthday party for jade and her little girl-friends. sorry eliza, that probably won't happen for you - mommy learned her lesson. 

despite all the hard work, it was so fun having all the little girls come and play games and have a good time. i think it was really for me; a distraction from being so darn pregnant: 2 weeks from my due-date. 

it was a blast and jade's baby was her most prized present. she went immediately to the rocking chair to sing her to sleep. subsequently, the play bottle ended up in jade's mouth as she stared at all the girl's playing wildly in her bedroom. 

happy birthday, little treasure

one year

October 6, 2011

12 months

18 lbs

27 inches

a lot of love, keen sense of humor, curiosity to compete with any cat.

it's my birthday and i'll cry if i want too.

grandpa ric. guest of honor.

 lots of wonderful presents from loving cousins. elmo has become her new best friend.

strawberry cake with strawberry frosting. so yummy! jade didn't eat much of it. she mostly wondered what the substance was, and why it was sticking to her fingers.

balloon drop. kayla's face says it all. 

grandma hone.

rich and nina.

jade, we can't believe you have been with us this long. you are the most beautiful, charming, hairless wonder of our universe. you make us laugh, you make us cry, you've turned our lives upside down so we are finally right side up. you better quit the cuteness or we'll be saturated with it! we love you with all our hearts. mommy and daddy.

thanks to everyone that came to celebrate and shared presents. jade didn't know what to do with so many loving faces in the room! the highlight of her evening was running through a room full of balloons at the end. all our love to you all!

Jade LynnDee Hone

jade

my beauty. my heart and soul. my eternal treasure.

her eyes take the love from me like nectar.

she is my all.

mommy loves you forever.

grandma

mom, i miss you. and so does your new granddaughter.

you have been everything you've intended to be for me and more.

the curtains, the dishtowels, the kleenex boxes, the leftovers.

thank you, thank you.

daddy

and now the tears come.

of all the many adventures we've been on, all the troubles we've overcome, all the accomplishments we've made, all the happy moments -

this is the most beautiful of them all.

i love you.

yeeuh!!

this is my sexy husband.

this is his sexy wife.

this is the super sexy bike that the sexy husband bought his sexy wife for her birthday.

this is how excited she was about all of it.