1 YEAR OLD!!!!

Wow time sure does fly buy!!! It seems like just yesterday we were at the hospital for her birth now Arianna is 1 year old!!! Our baby?!?!!? took her 1st steps July 7th and is now walking or more like running all over the place.
I don't know who had more fun at her party Arianna or Mommy and Daddy who for so long dreamed of this day. Lots of friends and family all shared in her special day. Arianna had a great time with her cake as you can see and loved opening all her presents.
So many new 1st in our lives Arianna's 1st Birthday, steps, 1st time in a swing 1st wagon ride and we want to get her to the beach on of these days before summer ends.
We love being parents and can't wait to see what new 1st today will bring.

1 year ago

June 4th 1 year ago my life took a change for the better. After 15 years of trying to Adopt and finally giving up, I was asked if Sandy and I still wanted to adopt. Little did we know that 29 days later Arianna Danielle Kelley was to be born. We can't believe in just a little less than a month from now she'll be turning 1 year old. Our little girl is growing up so fast, rolling -crawling and now standing soon she'll be walking. This past year with Arianna has been the best of my life I can't wait to see what the year ahead will bring.

Arianna's day at the zoo

Well we finally had a nice Spring day so we took advantage of it and took Arianna to the Zoo. We had so much fun just watching her expressions as she saw the different animals for the 1st time in her life. Being almost 10 months old now shes checking everything out and exploring her surroundings. I think her favorite was the kangaroos. There's an enclosed area you can enter and the roos can roam freely. Arianna loved it when they hopped right past her, she squeeled and laughed and not at all afraid of trying to touch them. She did good for almost 3 hours before she pooped out and fell asleep just as we were to leave.
Can't wait until summer lots of fun new things to do with our little girl. Sandy and I can't wait. And birthday #1 only 2 months away we're making plans right now.

Arianna at 9 months

Wow we can't believe that soon our little girl will be turning 1 year old! Time sure goes by so quickly. Our little girl is now rolling, trying to crawl and sitting up on her own. Today Arianna started clapping her hands together when we sing pattycakes! She's so cute, we get so many comments about what a beautiful daughter we have :-)
Arianna has had quite the social life this past month. Arianna has been to an Erie Otters hockey game and three Erie Bayhawks basketball games. She was sitting center court at one of the games pictured above. Several players came over to play with her in the pregame warm-ups. After the game a few players signing autographs commented seeing her dancing and cheering them on.
We can't wait until summer so we can do all the fun summertime activities with her.

The past 9 months have been the best of our lives and look forward to spending every second we can with Arianna. I love finally being called Daddy :-)

7 MONTHS!!!!!

WOW Arianna is 7 months old already!!! We can't believe in just a few short months she'll be a year old. The Kelley Family is doing great. We just wish winter would end so we can get Arianna out for more walks around the neighborhood. We get so many comments about how pretty she is when we're out and about. She's so good for us and always has a smile on her face. No matter how bad the day was she always makes my day when I come home and see her smileing face as soon as she sees me.
Arianna is rolling around and holds herself up, soon she should be crawling around.
No teeth yet but the way she has been chewing on her pacifiyer I believe she'll have some breaking through soon.
Arianna spoke her 1st word and it was DADA :-) we are still working on MAMA. Her laugh is so cute she is everything we ever dreamed about.
Well sorry about taking so long to post I promise to post more pictures each week.