The Adventures of Dave, Lindsay, Cora and Edie

Our little girl turned 1 on Sunday, July 18th. How time flies...... Dave and I are simply head over heels for our little girl... and so are her grandparents, aunts, uncles, daycare providers, friends. She leaves quite an impression with her calm demeanor, funny faces and social personality. I'm blown away by how much she's changed over the course of a year and how much our life has changed to accomodate this new role as parents. There is truly nothing we'd rather do than spend the day enjoying time with Cora! On Sunday, we threw a picnic birthday party at a local park and were excited that so many friends and family showed up to celebrate. There were lots of kids playing in the grass and the sun even joined us...eventually. I think we're all still recovering from the excitement. Many more birthday parties in our future and we can't wait.

The sun is out in Portland and we're taking full advantage! It's been a busy few weeks and here's a sampling in photos - Cora's first trip to the Oregon Zoo; Cora hanging with her friend, Willa; Cora attended her first wedding; We celebrated the 4th of July in Corvallis with our friends, Nate, Kira and Rylan; And we headed to the Oregon Coast. I also included a few other random photos including one of Cora wearing the adorable shirt her Aunt Whitney and Uncles James brought her from El Salvador. On a side note, we'll be moving in a few weeks so we're in the midst of packing boxes. Good times!