Layna is one year old!!

Our little Layna girl is now one year old!! Her birthday was January 12 and we sang Happy Birthday to her that morning and gave her a birthday donut (her first donut) that afternoon. She LOVED the donut :). She started walking around 11 months and is a pro now. She loves to play with her big sister and they are having lots of fun together....most of the time. She is my active child, always climbing or exploring. She has learned to sleep much better now and we are so thankful for that! Everyone says she looks just like her Daddy. She can say "ma ma" and "da da", but just prefers to babble most of the time. She can blow kisses and wave bye bye. She LOVES to cuddle with her lovey and any stuffed animal she can get her hands on. We look forward to watching her grow and learn so much more this next year. We thank God for the beautiful gift He has given us in Layna Aleese Jones.


Birthday afternoon....


Layna likes to color like a big girl....just have to watch out for her taste testing the crayons :)


This was our "mini-celebration" for her birthday since we weren't sure when we would get to have a party. She wasn't sure what to think about the candle, but Braelyn was more than willing to help her blow it out. She had no problem with the donut and even shared a little with her big sister. She went for her one year check up yesterday and weighed in at 17.15 lbs, which is the tenth percentile for her age group. She was in the 30% for height, and 90% on head size!! What a brain she is growing :) She is very petite, but very strong and LOUD! Don't be fooled by those big blue eyes.

Hopefully we will be able to celebrate with family and have a birthday party in the coming weeks.