A Day at the Fair

The Jackson County Fair was last weekend and I was really excited to take Tori. Unfortunately, she was a good 2 inches too short to ride ANY rides (even the carousel!) and when you are only 30" tall, then 2 inches looks like a lot. So, although I was disappointed, this will probably be the last fair year on the cheaps! So we did other things, like eat ice cream and visit the petting zoo. It was a fun couple of hours. Tori even entertained herself at the little kids table at the Beer Garden, as seen in the next picture.

Tori sittin' pretty in her stroller, which she decided isn't so bad after all! By this point, you can see her perky fair ponytail has wilted a bit.

Petting some very friendly goats

Again....the goats. They kept trying to eat my purse.

Yummmmmmmy......I made Tori share;-)

Tori gets a crack at the ice cream cone.....

She likes to put as much into her mouth at once as possible.

Cool shades Torzilla!

Arriving at the Fair in style!

Pre-Fair pics...Can you see her "fair hair" in a little ponytail?

Fourth of July!

Happy Fourth of July!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

These pictures are pretty late, but cute none the less;-) We went to Pacific City to Kris's family beachhouse for the holiday weekend and Tori played on the beach a lot. She also enjoyed pointing out every single dog on the beach (and there were a lot!) and saying "dog!" I took her to some tidepools, we ate a big ice cream cone on the beach and Dada was off catching a 30lb halibut for dinner that night, which Tori LOVED eating!

Kris's cousins, Tori and I also went to a parade in a small neighboring town where Tori got a firework painted on her face and we ate a red snow cone, which was not the best choice since it spilled all over her, of course. As for the actual fireworks, Tori saw a few sparklers, but she fell asleep by 8pm and amazingly, slept right thru everyone setting off their own fireworks all around us. Next year we will find out what she really thinks of fireworks!

Father's Day

Last Sunday marked Kris's 2nd Father's Day.  A year ago we celebrated with Tori in the NICU, and look how much she's grown now!  Actually these are some Daddy Pics from the photo shoot at the end of April, so she's a bit bigger now.  But there were so many cute pictures from that day!  We spent  Father's Day at home, just hanging out.  I made Kris a little book from Shutterfly called "The Adventures of Daddy and Torrance".  It turned out really cute and was filled with my favorite Tori/Daddy pics from the last year.  I hope they will have fun looking at it together in the years to come.  Tori is so lucky to have such a great Dad!

Family Vacation

And when I say Family, I mean the ENTIRE Zimmerman Clan, in full force, caravanning up I-5 North!  What an adventure it was.  Tori got to meet both Great Grandma's as well as a host of extended family that I'm not even sure what they are called in relation to Tori (my cousin's son is Tori's cousin once removed?)  In any case, it was a whirlwind trip, full of firsts and Tori did really well in the car for so long.  We may not have vacationed in a foreign country, but it was still a lot of fun. Below is after her first s'more, which she instantly played in the sand after eating, hence the Sandy Face.

Tori pets Joe-Bob the donkey- her first animal pet! (that's not a dog or cat)

She was so good to let Great Grandmother Zimmerman hold her!
And here's Great Grand-Nanny, my mom's mom.

It was an exhausting trip.  When the baby slept, everyone slept!
Tori loved playing with Uncle Jon!

Playing with Auntie Jenn


With Auntie Maddie.

Peek-a-boo!

Tori discovered this form of peek-a-boo a few months ago.  It's lost some of the original appeal, I think; when she first started doing this she would be there in front of the curtain for a long time playing peek-a-boo.  But it's still really cute and this video captures another adorable Tori moment!

Tori's Birthday Party

Tori had her 1st Birthday Party on May 23, 2009.  It was a beautiful day in our backyard, decorated in pink and white streamers, pink balloons, a strawberry cake and strawberry ice cream and pink lemonade.  What a treat to celebrate Tori's first year with so many family and friends!

We got plenty of cake smashing pictures, so that is why there are so many pics for this post- it was too hard to choose!  Tori was a doll that day- well, she looked like a doll in her cute polka dot dress and new pink shoes, but she was so interactive with all the friends who came to see her.  She has definitely turned a corner in her ability to deal with new faces and situations with ease.  The best part of the party was when she was playing the "clapping game" in which she would go in front of one person and clap till they clapped back at her, and then she moved on to someone else..... she was quite the little entertainer!