She loved all of her presents, including the playhouse from me and Ben. Hayden was a helpful gift assistant.

It's been an eventful year. She has progressed from saying a handful of words, mostly about the dog (Dextoor!), to long, rambling sentences. She still has her own personal grammar, but she's quite the conversationalist. A year ago, she toddled around confidently...now she runs, jumps, and climbs a lot of things she shouldn't be climbing. She can sort of dress herself, although her fashion sense is, well, creative. She's a character through and through--happy, funny, active, curious and very sweet.