Michael's First Year

Here is a video I put together of Michael's First Year.
I can't get through the first 10 seconds without crying!
I can't believe it's been a year already. Time goes so fast.


Michael's First Year from Katie Wolff on Vimeo.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MICHAEL!

One year ago today, our precious baby boy was born! Of course, we didn't find out that he had made his arrival until almost 24 hours later. He was the answer to our prayers! Our own little miracle.
Michael, you have brought so much joy and happiness into our lives. From the minute we first held you in our arms, you smiled, and you have not stopped smiling since.

We love you more than words can say and are so proud to be called your parents.
Happy First Birthday!
We love you!

Sneak Peak

Here's a sneak peak at what I've been busy doing...

Saturday will be here before we know it.

Lots to do before the big Birthday Party!

Take me out to the ball game...

On Friday Night, Andrew's whole family went to the Greenville Drive baseball game. It was so hot! But we had a great time. This was Michael's first baseball game, and he had a blast.

Andrew game him a peanut shell to chew on, and he loved it. As soon as it would get soggy, we would give him a new one to chew on.

We ended up leaving after the 5th ining, which was around 9:00. Michael had reached his limit. but he did really well during the game. Especially, since he didn't nap much during the day on Friday.

Thanks for the tickets Amy! Go glad you were here to go with us.

Walking Everywhere!

Here are some clips of Michael walking around the house. I can't believe how good he is walking, and he isn't even a year old yet! He is doing such a great job!

Catching Up

Here is what we have been up to since we got back from Florida:
- Andrew changed jobs! He is now working for Miracle Hill Ministries. That means he is working during the day again. Yeah! No more third shift!!

- Michael is walking EVERYWHERE! I will post a video in a separate post.

- I have been busy planning Michael's First Birthday Party. You can check out this post for all the details.

- We had a couple play dates with Jessica and Lydia. Love them!

- My cousin Matt and his son Robert have been here visiting for the past couple weeks.

- We went to the Peach Festival and had a great time. We went to the parade in the morning. In the afternoon, Andrew and my Dad competed in the Corn hole competition. They won 2 games and lost 2 games.

Waiting for the Parade to start

My Dad playing Corn hole

Andrew playing corn hole

Michael slept through most of the corn hole competition

- Celebrated our niece Maggie's 3rd birthday.

- Took a trip to Augusta, GA, and Michael met his great aunt and uncle and two cousins for the first time. (pictures to come in another post)

We have had a fun couple of weeks and will stay busy for the next few weeks.
- This week, Andrew's sister Amy is coming up from Florida.
- Play date with Jessica and Lydia.
- Baseball game on Friday night.
- Will be getting everything ready for Michael's Birthday Party!
- Celebrate my niece Lindy's 6th birthday.
- I will be turning 29 on August 10th.

1st Birthday Party Planning

Michael's first birthday is just two weeks away and I have been in party planning mode. We are having his birthday party at the local country club's pool. With as many people that will be coming, (20, just in my family alone) there just isn't enough room to have it at home. I think a pool party will be a lot of fun.

Here are the invitations I designed and made.

This is the front if the postcard, and on the back is all of the information about the party. I had them printed from vistaprint.com. I got a great deal too! A few weeks a go, livingsocial.com had buy a $50 gift card for $10! So I only paid $10 plus shipping for 100 invitations (that was the smallest amount I could order). So, I've sent out a ton of invitations. I love that the front is really more like a "birthday announcement" and people can leave it on their refrigerator like they would a birth announcement.
There really isn't a "theme" for the party, more like a color scheme. I am using bright summery beach colors. I am also adding touches of beach/ocean items.
Like the cupcakes for example.

I ordered these from Sam's Club. I am getting the small cake,with the star fish on it, as Michael's smash cake. Everyone else will have cupcakes.

As far as decorations go, I bought several beach balls and swim rings to have floating in the pool. We will also get balloons to tie on the fence that goes around the pool. The balloons will be in the four colors that are on the invitations. And that is it. Not a lot of decorations at all.

One thing I am most excited about making for the party are the favors. I am going to try to make these:

I got a crab, a number 1, and a letter M cookie cutter and I will try my best to make them look as cute as these do. I found the idea here:
I found a recipe for sugar cookies and a recipe for royal icing. I also found a great tutorial on how to make decorative sugar cookies here:
I am doing a test run this week to see how they turn out.

I am so excited about Michael's birthday party. Everything is coming together great and i think everyone will have a lot of fun. Now we just have to pray for no rain on the day of the party.

Walking to the Dream - Week 20 & 21

Week 20
Total Walked:28.26

Week 21
Total Walked: 26.04

Total Walked: 347.82
Total Left to Walk: 197.18

Walking to the Dream - Weeks 18 & 19

Let me just say, I kicked butt these past two weeks! Being on vacation actually involves a lot of walking around.
Week 18
Sunday: 5
Monday: 4.14
Tuesday: 4.15
Wednesday: 2
Thursday: 3.05
Friday: 6
Saturday: 5.63
Total: 29.97

Week 19
Sunday: 4.10
Monday: 11.74!!!
Tuesday: 5.40
Wednesday: 8.31!!!
Thursday: 4.73
Friday: 2.25
Saturday: 5.36
Total: 41.89!!!

Total Walked so Far: 293.52
Total Left to walk: 251.48

Which means... I am more than half way there!! Wooo Hooo!

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