Happy Birthday Bella!

Bella celebrated her 1st birthday in style - with 3 birthday parties! The first one was at her daycare. Auntie Manju threw a nice party with ice cream cake, Indian treats and presents.
Here are some pictures from that:


The second party came on her actual birthday. She had cake and ice cream for the first time! Lots of her friends came out to celebrate.

Her third and final party was on Saturday at Arbor Hills Nature Preserve. Lots of friends and family came out to enjoy bagels, coffee, cupcakes, the playground and beautiful weather.


Many thanks to our friends and family for coming out to celebrate Bella's big day. It was a lot of fun! Special hugs to Mimi, Zayde, Nana, Papa, Aunt Amy & Uncle Paddy for coming all the way from El Paso!

Love,
The Singleton Family

One Year Old!

Bella had her one year old check up today. She is holding steady in the 25th percentile. She weighs 19 pounds, 7 ounces and is 28 inches long. She has 6 shots, but took it like a champ!

A few weeks ago, our friend Mindi Sue (who happens to be a very talented photographer) took Bella's one year old pictures.

Below are some of our favorites. To see all of them, go to:

www.mindisuephotos.com

Click on the album: Bella Singleton - 1 year

The password is patsy

Love,
The Singleton Family

Poppy's 90th Birthday Party!

This past weekend, we went to San Diego to celebrate Bella's great-grandfather Poppy's 90th Birthday. Bella did really well on the flights to and from Dallas. We got there on Thursday and spent some time wandering around the city and had dinner as a family. Bella really loved the bread.

On Friday, we picked up Mimi & Zayde, Aunt Amy & Paddy and cousins Kelly & Sofia from the airport and then had lunch. We got to see the rest of the Given family at a barbecue at Aunt Liz & Uncle Wayne's house.

On Saturday, we all had breakfast and then went down to the beach. It was Bella's first experience with the beach and she was not really sure what to think. After a while, she started to like it











Saturday night was Poppy's birthday party. Bella got to wear a beautiful party dress (thanks Davina!). It was a wonderful party.










Here are a few more pictures from the party:












On Sunday, we had breakfast with the family. Bella had her first pastry and LOVED it. Afterward, we went to Aunt Liz and Uncle Wayne's house before heading to the airport.



We had a nice time in San Diego! Next up - Bella's 1st Birthday!!

Love,
The Singleton Family