Life as a Davis

We were invited to dinner with some special friends to celebrate Molly's birthday.  They have a beautiful home right on the water in Euclid.  We had a lovely dinner on their deck, then walked down by the water.  Molly learned how to throw rocks into the water and played on the playground.  We watched the gorgeous sunset, then wrapped up the evening with a special home made blueberry cake and delicious gelato (and of course, some gifts for Molly!).  We had such a great time, and were so thankful for Takako, Jack, and Kim for making it such a special evening for all of us!!

My family took a weekend trip to My Aunt & Uncle's beautiful Lake house near Mt. Gilead, Oh.  We swam in the lake, ate good food, canoed, played with water guns, and more.  We had such a great time!  Molly absolutely loves the water and even had her first taste of sand :0)

Molly and I were able to take a couple day trip down to Parkersburg to visit some family.  I was so glad Molly finally got to meet my grandparents and get to know her cousins a little better. Nanny and Papaw got her a special cookie cake for her birthday and we even got to visit cousin Seth at work.  We had a great time.

We can't believe it's been a whole year since Molly came into our lives!  She is such a blessing, and she gets more fun every day.  It's so neat to watch her learn and grow, and see her own personality start to form.  She's now walking everywhere on her own, says "uh, oh", "hi", "dada", and "mama".  She can also do sign language for "more" and "eat", and loves to wave "bye-bye".  Here's some pictures from her first Birthday party!