Today my beautiful baby girl turns one. This past year has flown by. Stella has been such a blessing to our family. We thought we were done having children after Max and Eli, but Stella decided that we needed another girl in our family!! :-)
Right now, Stella has eight teeth. She is such a happy girl. She can say a few words: hi, bye, dada and mama. She also LOVES to sing. Her favorite song is "ring around the rosies." She is trying to sing "ashes, ashes, we all fall down." She can saying ashes, which is super cute.
Stella is also a super fast crawler and can pull herself up and cruise. She is not walking yet, but is getting pretty steady on her feet. She can also haul booty up our stairs, so we have to keep those blocked. The boys have been great with Stella, and she really loves them too. Stella is also a daddy's girl. We love you, Stella!!
Out for a hike. Stella loves getting down and playing with the pinecones and sticks. 
This is when Stella was just a few months old. Such a gorgeous baby. 
This is Stella about 11 months old. Love her big blue eyes. :-)
Fearlessly going up the stairs. . . ahhhh!