a few of my (bella's) favorite things

i am constantly amazed at how quickly bella is growing... and just recently i have felt that way even more so... 

the other morning we were playing and she worked really hard to pull her phone out of a toy basket- the cord and all was a bit stuck/tangled... upon getting it out, she put it up to her ear and then handed the receiver to me... we played for a while and she was quite entertained with all the phone calls she was getting from her grandparents, daddy, etc... in addition, she is loving to try and brush her own hair after her bath (a girl after her mom's own heart~ given that i went to cosmetology school : ) and put her bows in when we get dressed in the morning.

another recent favorite is eating animal crackers~ she is just starting to eat a lot more "table food" as opposed to jarred baby food. she only likes to feed the crackers to herself... and along with them she loves her elmo chair (thank you aunt staci!!)... so today after nap, she had her own personal bowl of animal crackers while sitting with elmo~ and she seemed to thoroughly enjoy every minute.

oh how i love her!! and i can't believe that i am addressing invitations for her first birthday party! where has time gone?!?!