babies

Thursday, September 2, 2010

There goes August!

Blowing bubbles in Grandma's pool in Phoenix.

It has been a month since my last post! I guess I am finding that adding little snippits to Facebook is a little less time consuming than actually sitting down to write something. Easier to upload photos to FB too. But here are some pictures of the month of August. A month of momentous events with Grandpa Bert's funeral, Io turned 10 years old on the 28th, followed by the 10th anniversary of my mother's death on the 31st. Michelle is not walking yet, but will stand up unassisted if she doesn't realize she is doing it. I know one day soon she will just be up and walking and that will be it. I will be chasing after her, wondering why I encouraged it. Barry is now actively looking for work, tuning up the resume and talking to recruiters. Financially, it will be good for him to be working again though with that opens a whole new can of worms: Childcare. Since my work schedule is so sporadic, flipping from days to nights to days, we can't really plan too much until Barry knows what kind of job he will have, especially if it requires traveling. I can't very well work a night shift if Barry is out of town unless I pay up the nose for an overnight babysitter. So one step at a time. Once Barry finds work, we'll address the other stuff then.

Hiking to Dog Lake with auntie Cory.










Michelle attended her friend Tegan's First Birthday party.









Michelle plays cowgirl, driving the cattle home the pick-up truck in Wyoming.










Dave and Charlotte's place. Where Barry and I fell in love 7 years ago. 4 years ago we were married across the valley. Now we bring our baby girl to this beautiful place.

Sunday, August 1, 2010

Goodbye Papa Bert


Grandpa Bert passed away last night. He was a wonderful man and I have so many fond memories of him throughout my life. I am so grateful that Michelle got the chance to see him three times. Though she probably won't remember, she will hear many stories from mommy in the years to come.






Saturday, July 31, 2010

One Year Old- July 21st


It is so hard to believe Michelle is a year old. She had a wonderful birthday party and grandma Donna insisted on treating Michelle to her glamour shots at Sears. Every day I am amazed at what her little brain has discovered. Today, she figured out how to climb up on the couch all by herself. No walking yet though she will crawl up and down stairs at lightening speed. She will stand up holding on to you and if you slowly step away, she will keep standing for like 30 seconds until it occurs to her "CRAP! I need to sit down. I'm not ready for this standing up unassisted business!"

You CAN have your cake and eat it too!

The princess on her throne!

Too cool!

What an amazing year. What an amazing thing life is.