Welcome Gina!

Here's Gina Lynn who loves to eat and be held by Mom. Sorry these took so long. She still has her days & nights mixed up! Mom is VERY sleep deprived. In fact... duty calls again!!!

Happy 1st Birthday to Valerie

Wow, a 1 year old. The time has flew by, it is so weird and I heard the time just keeps on flying. It's been a great year and so glad that Valerie has been so easy on us being new parents. She seems like such a little girl now. The party was great! The weather was hot and humid, but Thankfuly, there was never any rain.... phew. It was a great time celebrating with family, friends and neighbors.

The 4th of July

Here we are at our neighborhood's picnic at the park just 1 block from our house. We think Valerie had a pretty good time of it. Then, in the evening, we woke her up for her very first fireworks show which we also got to walk over to. She did really well, jumped a bit at the noise at first, then she was fine and dandy.

Strawberry picking!

In Mid-June we went Strawberry picking with Madtown Moms (my Moms group). It was very nice and while Valerie was in her white shirt, she decided to start eating by herself. It's funny - she won't eat the strawberries now, only while we were out in the field!

So, she is starting to drink from her own sippy cup and feed herself. Mostly cheese! This girl loves cheese and ALL KINDS... havarti, havarti w/ dill, english cheddar with chives - you name it. And, we found out tonight that she like ham too. So, ham & cheese. I think the eating fruits and veggies phase is over with for now and who knows if it'll ever return... oh well. One of the Mom's, Rebecca - recommended a great book called - My Child Won't Eat. It is wonderful and I think I am going to end up buying it as a reference.

It's another GIRL!!!

It's another girl!!! I am so shocked, I thought for sure it was a boy. Although I thought Valerie would be a boy too, but this time I was SUPER SURE. Here are 2 of the 3D shots. Thefirst is pretty good and the 2nd, she is covering her face with her hand. The ultrasound went great too - no red flags or any concerns. As my Doctor keeps saying - "You're boring and boring is a very good thing." We are thrilled for another girl and are so glad to hear about the healthy part.

Eta Kappa's 20th reunion in So. California!

Our reunion was in Riverside, CA on 4/18 - it was a whole weekend of activities. It was great to be out there and see everyone I hadn't seen in around 15 yrs. California seems so BIG after living in Madison.

The first picture is Jean & me at the 20th banquet. Jean and I have kept in touch after all these years, it was so great to hang out and finally meet her kids.

The 2nd picture is a bunch of us "older" sisters. And the 3rd picture is Jody & me. Jody was one of my very first roommates. I can't wait to go to the 25th reunion! This next time I'll be bringing my whole family.

Outside finally!

Here's Valerie's Aunt Diane and me! And a picture with her Aunt Ann's pink knitted dress on. Valerie's bundled up, it was the first nice day around here and I just couldn't wait to get outside to hang out. More nice days soon here in Wisconsin... we hope!