The Garrett Family: Presley turns 1!

Our baby girl turned 1 on July 4, 2011!! What a wonderful day it was to celebrate her big day! We had a joint birthday party with Clara (our best friends little girl who was born on July 5th!). We had a pool party at our neighborhood pool on July 4th and served pizza, fruit, and cake! What better way to spend our Independence day, right?! It was so fun to see all our friends and family and to all be together! Presley and Clara had a blast but the older sisters probably had more fun! Brooke and Melaina were all over that party...they loved it!

First of all, I am still in shock that the past year has flown by as quickly as it has. Presley is growing and thriving and we couldn't be happier with our little munch. (or "Puppy Puppy" as Brooke calls her, don't ask?!). She is now running everywhere and we feel as though she is 1 going on 6 years old. She is a climber, seriously, on everything...anywhere. I hear loud thugs all day long from her falling off stuff but she is tough as nails. She barely ever cries...a little different then our older child. :) Presley loves food..she will pretty much eat anything, which is SO fun for us!! She prefers to eat what we are eating and makes it very easy to prepare food for her. She is saying Hi, Da, Mama, Dada, and that's about it. She babbles some but overall those are her main words. She is completely off the bottle and has preferred the sippy cup since a couple days after her birthday. She just wants to be doing everything that Brooke does so now she struts around with her sippy cup and shows it off to Brooke. Presley is the "panty thief" around here. I know it's weird and it sounds like something a dog does but she LOVES Brooke's underwear!! Clean, dirty, it doesn't matter, she will grab them and run!! Cannot tell you how many times a day I am saying "No more underwear, Presley!" She has 6 teeth (4 up, 2 down) and lots more coming in. She drools all day, everyday. Our little girl is truly coming into her own and we love every minute of it! We love seeing our 2 girls playing together and learning what it feels like to have a sibling. That is a love that will last forever.

At Presley's 1 year check-up, here are her stats:
Weight- 20.94 lbs. (63%)
Height- 29 inches (30%)
Head- 18 inches (73%)

Here are pictures from Presley and Clara's party!!