Tuesday, February 28, 2012

Celebration! Greta's 1st Birthday

Helping Mommy make my 1st birthday cake

Just woke up on my 1st birthday!

My big brothers help me open presents.


I spent my day with Mommy & big brother Grayson.
I played outside when we picked Gordon up from school.
I was so excited to see this beautiful horse right up close on my 1st birthday.
What a gorgeous and friendly horse!
After dinner, Mommy got my cake ready for more celebrating.
Daddy & I were excited to see all the birthday surprises!

It's time to celebrate!


Ooooh!  Fire!
Starting to get tired, but I must push on...it's my 1st birthday!

My big brother Gordon took some of these neat photos of me eating my cake.





Messy but delicious!

I love my splashy!

All clean and in our pajamas - it's story time with Daddy!

Leftover cake.

It's been a very special birthday!

Mommy & Me.



Greta Brielle ~ Twelve Months Old

 Our baby girl is ONE YEAR OLD!
 Call me biased, but she is a darling little one.  What a personality!  Greta points to Mommy, Daddy, Gordon, Grayson, and Lucy (the dog) when asked to identify each of us.  She talks (and shouts) often and much.  Greta is almost walking.  She can get to standing on her own from a sitting position on the floor, which I don't recall the boys doing.  They usually had to pull themselves up using an object of some kind, but she doesn't require anything to pull herself up; she just puts one foot on the ground and hoists herself up to stand.  She can get anywhere fast with her speed crawling.  Her favorite destination in the house is the stairway.  She loves to climb upstairs and does a great job getting there without stumbling.  Peas, blueberries, spaghetti, macaroni & cheese, scrambled eggs, pears, apples, and strawberries are among Greta's favorite foods at this point.  And she loves to feed herself - spoon feeding is not entirely tolerated from this independent little lady.  She is a happy girl and adores her big brothers.  She's drinking whole milk and was recently introduced to diluted cranberry-grape juice, which she loved.  We're gradually adapting to sippy cups, which help make Greta feel like a big girl - very proud. 
What an incredible first twelve months we've enjoyed with our little sweetheart!  We look forward to all that this next year will bring as we enjoy watching Greta continue to grow...!
♥  We love you sooooo... much, Little Lady!  ♥

Saturday, February 18, 2012

Celebrating 41 Years!

Gary and I enjoyed this incredible dinner out the night before my birthday!  (We shared all this tremendous food at Shige downtown).  Grammy & Papa watched the kiddos while we enjoyed a fun-filled date night out together.

My sweet friend Rachael left these gorgeous flowers on our doorstep the morning of my birthday.  (We were at a birthday party for one of Gordon's friends).  So beautiful!

Big family dinner out on my birthday - at Smoky Mountain Pizza!  Jen & Tony flew in from Portland for the weekend!

Myra, Dave, Mom, Dad, Jen, Tony, Melissa, Tyler, Joey, Nicole, and our family helped make the celebration fun.




Melissa made delicious carrot cake and German chocolate cupcakes ~ Yum!

Everyone gave me such thoughtful gifts and made the day and evening extra special!  Thank you all for a wonderful birthday! 



Thursday, February 16, 2012

Grammy & Papa Arrive!

Grayson kept himself busy Thursday morning, patiently and eagerly awaiting Grammy & Papa's arrival.

Mid-afternoon, we picked Grammy & Papa up at the airport!  Of course they brought presents....

Papa picked Gordy up after school - they came home and Gordy was pleasantly surprised to find gifts.

Greta has grown and changed so much since their last visit at Christmas time.

We're so happy to have Grammy & Papa here!

Tuesday, February 14, 2012

Monday, February 13, 2012

We've Got a Climber!

Baby loves to climb the steps.  We practice several times during the day - she's closely monitored, and has never really taken a tumble *knock on wood!*

Thursday, February 9, 2012