Ari's purse

Ari's Aunt Deb bought this purse for Ari's birthday back in March. I love it! It's so educational and interactive for her. I caught these pictures one day as she was playing with it.




trying to put the bracelet on.


still trying


I showed her how to use the "lipstick" and here she is pretending


more like eating it!

Spring 2008

Here are some pictures from this spring...
(if you click on them, they will open up bigger)


Ari looking out the screen door at Dave


I bought some magnets for Ari to play with when I have to be in the kitchen.


HEY THERE!


Ari and I stopped by to visit Dave at the country club. She loved walking around on the grass.


The beautiful view of the golf course.




Walking back to the car.


Ari had a dr. appt. so we entertained her with crackers and Veggie Tales while we were waiting.




She found 2 cups.

April pictures

some new pics of Ari...

Arianna's Birthday pics

March 17 was Ari's 1 year birthday. We celebrated with a party on Sunday the 16th. Ari got alot of new clothes and toys and also an umbrella stroller and a wagon! i can't wait until the spring weather comes so we can put them to good use.


here she is cheesin' it up



making faces with Aunt Deb

this is her new favorite face

she got this bow stuck to her butt and was walking around with it, oblivious





getting ready for cake







i have no idea what this face was for!

getting her first taste of cake

she did NOT like it!

we tried to feed it to her so she would taste it

she just spit it out







one of her presents was this cream colored hooded sweater. i love it on her

just a few more pictures from the last few weeks...



Ari giving Daddy kisses



Daddy giving Ari kisses



watching t.v. together



wearing her new dress from Aunt Connie (Harris). i think it's so cute on her! it's Carter's brand, and is kind of like polo shirt material. it's short-sleeved, but i wanted her to wear it so i put a long-sleeved onesie and some tights on her.

this weekend is her 1 year old birthday party! i will be sure to post some pictures of that!

picture update

well...i confess that i've been having a love affair with facebook. that is why i have not posted in a few months. i don't really know how to catch up so i think i'll let my pictures speak for themselves. i will say this though, that arianna is growing so much! she has been practicing her walking for a month or so now and is getting it down pretty good. she will be 1 year old in a few weeks! i am hoping to have a party on sunday, 16 march. so if anyone wants to come, leave me a post. it will be mid afternoonish.

here are the pictures...

christmas with family in NJ

4 generations picture (my grandma, my mom, me and ari)

Siegrist family picture (we spent 3 wks. in IN)

Ari liked the ribbons and bows more than her presents

cousin Jeffery (he is 6 wks. older than Ari) and Ari with Dave

cute cousins

Ari cheesin' it

Ari and her uncle Jon (Dave's brother)

we spent a week with our good friends Joe and Ash Wittmer

Ari banging on the dog's dish at the Wittmer's

Dave in all his glory with Guitar Hero

we went to the Field Museum in Chicago and saw lots of cool dead animals

when we finally got home, Ari came down with a 105 fever. we found out she had RSV and i think she also had Roseola. she and I were sick for 2 weeks.

I found Ari asleep in her swing with her pacifier stuck to the side of her face. I have no idea how that happened!

she plays in the big tub now and loves her christmas gift from Uncle Sam, Aunt Ashley, Emma Claire and Josiah

her hair is long enough now to put in pigtails!

we gave Ari her first doll

she loves it!

THE END