Hats Amore!

< To the tune of "That's Amore" >

When your hair is a mess
And you want to impress
Hats amore...

When your head is a-bare
And your hair's everywhere
Hats amore... 

When you hold out a-hope
You can look like the pope
Hats amore...

When you fall in a-love
With your clothes up above
Hats amore...

Love is in the air - it must be Valentine's Week! Mommy even decorated with a little help from Aunt Holly...

The heart lights are just the Valentine's portion of the mucho lights Mommy got from Aunt Holly. Thanks, Aunt Holly!

And many hats have been amore'd as Adalyn prepares for Valentine's Day.

Daddy's little cupcake wearing a little cupcake hat! Or is it a French hat? Hmmm...

Like a summer fling, Adalyn must say goodbye to the hat after their brief encounter.

Adalyn ditched the hat after awhile and decided that the mirror was the best way to have amore fun!

Part 1: Adalyn kisses herself in the mirror! MWA!

Part 2: Adalyn dances, says hi to the cat, and gives us all a wave and a bye!

Is it Mommy, Daddy, or Adalyn who can't give up the Hat The Baby obsession? The world may never know.

Adalyn checks to make sure she is cute absolutely EVERYWHERE.

Adalyn and the Attack of the Fuzzy Hat! (This hat caused a riot at daycare. It only lasted a few minutes before it had to go.)

OH MY GOODNESS! Adalyn perfects the one-eyed cheeky peek.

Uh oh...Mommom gave Adalyn a DOG HAT! Can Adalyn resist the temptation?

Nope. Baby tongue!

"Dah! (dog)" Adalyn approves of her new hat.

Adalyn runs off to show Daddy how awesome her new hat is!

Adalyn is always excited to see how cute she is in the mirror. Especially when she has a hat.

Adalyn shows off her dog hat in this clip.

Don't get me wrong, Adalyn LOVES hats, but what else does she love?

"Beyey Buh!" Adalyn's belly button went from an innie to an outie after too much eating.

Adalyn dances, squeals, and shows off her belly button.

Aside from Valentine's Day, Adalyn's been busy with new clothes, new styles, new poses...it's a lot to do to stay cute!

Adalyn approves of her penguin shirt.

Adalyn tries to come up with an awesome superhero name to go with her underwear-on-the-outside look.

Cheeky superheroes need to drink lots of water to stay hydrated and, of course, cheeky.

Adalyn shows off her tiny downward dog pose...

...and then passes out from exhaustion.

Adalyn learns how to properly play with Peeper. (Say that five times fast!)

Adalyn barks like a dog with tiny ruff ruffs and gives Mommy a kiss.

It hasn't been all fun and games for Adalyn! She's been hard at work learning new words and putting names to the objects around her. It's hard work!

Adalyn sits in her "care" (chair) with her "yiyun" (lion).

Adalyn plays with the "hai-uh" (hair) on her "yiyun."

Adalyn identifies things on her and her lion. Her toes are also going wee-wee-wee all over the place.

Bonus: Adalyn's stats from her 15 month check up - 29.5 inches long, 20lbs, 10oz. heavy. TADA!

Planes, Terrains, and Automobiles

It's official...Adalyn is the new Spongebaby Biggirlpants. Every day her nergin (noggin to the layperson) is soaking in new information like a sponge, and her pants get just a little bit big-girl pantier. So what's going on behind the scenes?

• Everything gets a "hi!" This leads to such silly phrases such as "hi, shoe" and "hi, poot" (even poots need to be welcomed into the world). And Adalyn's "hi, cat" has morphed into "hi, kihee!" (kitty), which I believe is the off-brand version of a certain cute, pink, commercialized kitteh...
• Ah, "beyey buh" (belly buttons). Adalyn has discovered how awesome they are and hunts down any belly buttons in a 10 foot radius.
• Along with belly buttons, Adalyn can name everything on her head and knows where her hands, toes, and feet are.
•  "Uh oh" is heard often whenever Adalyn drops a toy or herself.
• Adalyn's first molars are breaking through, and we've had a few visits from Grumpers Pantsen, Adalyn's grouchy, grumpy twin. Yay.
• Adalyn can seat herself in her chair, thank you very much. AND she can sort of feed herself and Mommy with a spoon...with her left hand! Dun dun DUUUUUN! Will she be a leftie like Mommom? Find out in 1-3 years!
• Adalyn now says her name "Aaaay" while patting her chest. Then she pats Mommy's chest and says "mama."
• After every sip of water, Adalyn sits back and gives a refreshing "aaaaaaaaaaah."
• Adalyn likes to Hat the Baby with pants, blankets, socks, actual hats...whatever's laying on the floor. And after every good hatting, Adalyn wanders over to the mirror to check herself out, and many giggles and squeals follow. Sometimes the hat stays on...sometimes it's ripped off.

And the one thing that makes it all worth it...

• Adalyn says "luh you" (love you) and places Mommy's hand on her cheek. Sometimes the lovefest ends in cuddles, a big hug, and a closed-mouth kiss. Mommy's heart melts every single time.

Mommy, Daddy, and Adalyn pack up to visit Vivienne for her 1-year birthday! And that means...Adalyn's FIRST airplane ride! Well...on the outside that is. She was quite the world-weary traveler by the time she was born, visiting both coasts and making many trips down to Houston as Mommy's little mascot. Adalyn had lots of fun in the airport and on the plane, sleeping only when it was inconvenient for Mommy, of course.

Uh oh, Adalyn makes a break for it.

After a 2-1 vote, it was decided that Adalyn needed a chaperone in the airport.

Daddy, the Baby Wrangler

After a fun plane ride of opening/closing the airplane window, opening/closing trays, greeting people, and nonstop eating, Adalyn is reunited with her cousin, Vivienne!

Vivienne holds the elephant steady as Adalyn loads it up for some crazy fun.

Double the hugs, double the fun

Whoever wins this round gets the first hug from Nana.

Gus distracts Adalyn while Vivienne tries to take out her competition.

Adalyn taunts Gus with the ball. That'll teach him!

After some indoor fun, we all head outdoors to romp around in the grassy terrain and gaze at the cows. But it's all fun and games until someone brings out the food. Behold! The Great Cracker Caper!

"Tra la la la la...I have a delicious cracker...om nom nom."

Meanwhile, Mommy and Adalyn play around in the grass. All is calm.

Uh oh, Adalyn's radar picks up some food in the nearby vicinity.

"Mwahahahahaha, I now have your delicious cracker!" "Hey! Come back with my cracker!"

Adalyn fires up her defensive lasers. "PEW PEW PEW!"

Adalyn taunts her victim by taking a big bite out of her trophy cracker.

Vivienne sneaks up on her attacker...WILL SHE RECLAIM HER CRACKER?!?!

NO! All is lost as Adalyn declares herself the Cracker Winner!

After the Great Cracker Caper shenanigans, it's time to watch the cows (on the moooooove, haha).

The cracker only made Adalyn hunger for more crunchy morsels.

All is forgiven as Vivienne gives Adalyn a huge baby hug. Awwwwwww...

Adalyn and Vivienne have been playing together so much, that it's time to kick back, have some refreshments, and relax.

Adalyn and Vivienne go out in style wearing matching shoes.

"Adalyn's taken the lead on blue! Vivienne tries to catch up on yellow!" The crowd goes wild!

The crowd gives a collective EEWWWWW as Adalyn and Vivienne switch cups.

Adalyn takes a ride in the "cah" (car in Adalyn's Boston accent) as Mommy and Vivienne give it the gas.

Adalyn makes a pit stop for a refuel.

Uh oh, looks like the pit stop included a driver change!

Adalyn tries out Vivienne's new baby-sized chair. And approves.

Adalyn's never had pretend tea before...it's delicious!

It's time for Vivienne's ONE YEAR BIRTHDAY BASH! The cake is made, the presents are wrapped, but is Adalyn ready to go?

The Babycake is dressed up as her alter ego, La Cake-a.

Adalyn enjoys the party...and the food. OM NOM NOM!

Oh my goodness...who gets a cow cake? So cute!

Nana helps Vivienne prepare for her first birthday BLOWOUT!

Vivienne gave such a fine performance that the candle was the last one to know that it was out.

Hmmmm, I'm seeing a theme here...Vivienne's dressed up like the cow cake...could Adalyn be dressed up as the strawberry cake?

Adalyn demolishes her cake and starts in on the crumbs.

Add these happy, bewildered parents to the "How Did the Last Year Go By So Fast?" list.

This is what two proud Daddies look like.

The party continued back home, where Adalyn learned how to ride a horsie.

Bleh! Baby tongue!

Aunt Patricia and Adalyn pose for the camera. Vivienne, on the other hand, is still recovering from her party.

TADA! Adalyn's first horsie ride!

Adalyn wasn't prepared for the giddy up!

Adalyn puts on her bow and cape to become SUPER CUTE!

The festivities have ended, and Mommy, Daddy, and Adalyn head back home. Adalyn had so much fun though that she slept during the whole plane ride! But just because the party's over, doesn't mean the fun has to end. Mommy and Daddy have tickets for the Mythbusters Tour!

Mommy and Daddy had so much fun at the Behind the Mythbusters Tour! Mommy was <this> close to getting called up on stage!

Peeper breaks in all of the Mythbusters t-shirts Mommy brought home.

Adalyn has her back pack and a phone. She's ready for the world!

Adalyn's ready to take on the world!

Bonus kitteh pics:

Peeper and Ninja wait in line as Michael cleans out the litter box...patiently of course.