Can I just say how lovely it is to have family visit? I adore my brother, and I love Allison. We were so excited have them come visit. When Holly saw them at the airport, she ran a turbo circle and screamed. Greta wanted to look at them and see what they were about. It wasn't long before she was in their arms. Holly fell in complete love with John and Allison this weekend. She was sad to wake up Monday morning and they weren't here. John and Allison brought a couple gifts, one of which was "The Very Hungry Caterpillar" for Holly. We read it at least a dozen times over the weekend. She loves it! I'm not sure if it's the book that she loves so much as the people who gave it to her. By Sunday night, it was all about John and Allison cuddles. I loved seeing my brother as an Uncle. Holly was clammering all over him. He even took her for a little walk on Sunday before supper. It was a happy weekend. John and Allison, please come back soon!!

19 pounds 6 ounces and 30 inches tall. My, how you've grown.

We don't do Christmas cards. I really wish we did. Hopefully next year I'll get it right. But last year and this year we've done V-day cards. I love putting them together! Especially when I have 2 cute girls. We sent the cards to grandparents and aunts and uncles and of course, kept one for ourselves. We used Photoboother to print the pictures, which I found via my friend, Mel. Conor and I used scrapbook paper cut to size, doilies, spray adhesive, baker's twine, and a stamp. Easy, easy!

Today is Greta's first birthday. I can hardly believe it! This past year has zoomed by so quickly. I love my Greta Elizabeth. She has brought me so much happiness. She is so full of love and affection. I love my Greta hugs and cuddles. Greta is not walking. She seems to have no interest in it. Although she loves to be praised for standing up. She's taken to leaning on knee against something and then holding her hands up with an expression that says, "look at me!" Greta's a flapper. If she doesn't get her way, she'll flap her arms like crazy! If she gets upset, she drops and screams. If Holly takes something from Greta, Greta will immediately shriek. I think I may have spoiled her a little too much. But when she cries it breaks my heart. I love Greta so much!

Greta at 11, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, and 1 months.

We invited a couple of our closet California friends to come celebrate Greta with us. Greta was initially a little wary of her cake, but soon dug in. And then she dumped what was left on her plate onto her tray so she coud put it back on her plate again. The kid's a sorter! It was a lovely evening. Perfectly happy, which I think definitely has a lot to do with the fact that I didn't get overwhelmed at all preparing for the party - a definite miracle! Thanks to the Lee's and Christensen's for celebrating with us and letting us feed sugary cake and ice cream to their children. 

Birthday's are the best!

The best photo of all the girls!