July - Amira's 1st Birthday

Amira May, your parents love you so much. You have brought so much joy and love into our lives, the depths of which we have yet to even discover. We love to see the world through your young eyes - everything is new, exciting, and worth investigation. We hope you never lose your wonder or curiousity, your willingness to engage, and the ease with which you crack a smile. Happy Birthday little love!!

July 5th - 12 months old!!

Bug loves frog

Birthday Balloons!!

A cake for Ami

First bite of the sweetest, most frostingy
treat she has ever tried...

Hmmm...not sure what to think...

Yay!  Cake cake cake!!  

All ready for school, mom.

Nope, too cool for school

Happy girl in her chickie swim suit.

Favorite toy

First time swimming EVER!

At the beginning of July we took the train from San Francisco to Colorado to visit Nick's family in Denver.  What a fun trip!  We rented a cabin in Breckenridge in the Rocky Mountains and celebrated Ami's first Birthday with lots of family.

Ami on the train to Colorado

Chillin' in the view car

Ami on the Breckenridge gondola with Aunt Jenny and
Grandpa

Auntie Janelle gets some quality time
with Amira

Ignoring the giraffes at the
Breckenridge Summer Art Fair

Silliness with Grandpa

More silliness :-)

Cuddles from Aunt Jenny

Hamming it up with Auntie Janelle

MORE cuddles from Aunt Mary

One happy chickie!

Picking grass in the sunshine

Girl by the lake

Ami and Mommy

Biff gets some cuddles

Ami and baby Thessa

Watch out world, here we come!

Soon to be walking like Leo!

Completing her civic duty

Hotel towels are the best!

New dress from Aunt Mandy fashionably
worn over PJs.  Trend-setting as usual.

Bacons!  (Peyas)

This is a favorite passtime
(see video below)

Cypher and Ami practice "sharing"

Maybe not so good at sharing...

Nick and Yes are the best dads!!

Giant gorilla...we need one of these 

A hippy chick!

Toot toot!!

Nick admires his beautiful niece, Sofi.