The Morris Family: Happy 1st Birthday Sweetheart!

September 20th 2007

HAPPY 1st BIRTHDAY MAKAYLA!!!

It just doesn’t seem possible that it has been a year since we were blessed by the most precious bundle of joy. God has been so good to us throughout this year first with "Our Gift from God" and a very happy and healthy year. It has been so much watching MaKayla learn and grow. Andy and I both took Thursday and Friday off of work to enjoy some very much-needed time together.

Andy gave MaKayla this little Harley Davidson outfit. He must have dressed her up to see how it looked because I found this picture on the camera.

We started out the day with opening a couple of gifts. Andy gave MaKayla her first pearl and will continue to add pearls to her necklace each year until she has a full string. I think it is a very sweet gift that she will come to treasure.

We wanted to go to an animal wildlife park but found out it was closed during the week so we went to Petland. It is the perfect place to go for little ones with short attention spans. MaKayla was able to pet a bunny, kitty, and puppy. She was also able to see all kinds of birds, reptiles and fish. She had a wonderful time.

Next, we went to the park by the Speedway. I was impressed with the cleaniness of the park and that they had things for small children. What a big girl!

She loved to swing with us holding onto her much better than swinging in the baby swing.

Here is Daddy stealing a kiss in mid swing.

Daddy and MaKayla going down the big slide.

MaKayla loved to make music with these metal balls and pipes.

We had fun playing in the sand together. She liked it when I let the sand pour from my hand. She did try and eat the sand a couple of times but I don’t think she liked the taste of it.

I gave MaKayla this rocking horse. When you push on the ears it sings and the mouth moves which really intrigued MaKayla. She loves to ride on it, she kicks her little legs if you stop.