Josie post: 10 months old

Little Josie....oh, little Josie.  What a stinking riot it is to have her around.  She continually makes me laugh.  A quick update on her growing up:
She stands up without holding onto anything.  Especially likes to do this while eating.
She crawls on one knee, while using the other foot propels her forward. Only one knee gets dirty.
She would rather put everything in her mouth except food.  The video below was hours of waiting for her to eat.
She can jump into the water without fear and go under water.  She is an amphibian.
Lots of teeth to not eat with.
Favorite words are Hi, Daddy, Kitty, Ma, and Dadu (not sure what that is).
Favorite book is a 62 page Dr. Suess ABC book.  She is captivated by all the rhymes.
She enjoys wiping down surfaces and walls with towels, tissues, and clothes.
Sesame street always calms her down
Photos of her big brother as a baby make her giggle and bounce
...there are so many more wonderful wonders in the world of Josie.  We head to Maine in a couple days, so you can look forward to those adventures!

A lot has happened.....stay tuned

In the past couple of months, SO much has happened.  Please stay tuned for a new blog look and recent updates.  Please keep following me! 

Josie and Jace discover Maui

This was, by far, one of my favorite vacations.  Enjoy the show!

Cousins are the best

Josie and Jace's cousins came to visit over spring break. It was so great having a house full of kids and excitement. It was a bit weird that I was enjoying cooking and cleaning up after 4 kids...until they all left. Then I realized how happy I was that it was over. Mica and Josie are so wonderful together. Josie never complained or fussed whenever Mica was nearby. Come over anytime Mica and Eli....we love you both so much.

Bye Grandpa

My Grandpa Max passed away this week. He was 94 years old. The youngest of a half dozen children to Gustav & Helene Felder who immigrated here from Austria in 1906. He was quite a man. A love of math, bridge, music, food, science, politics, investing, movies, technology, and humor. He was such a sharp dresser, too. I have so many great memories of visiting him and Grandma in NYC and Florida, also playing lakeside in Maine. I will miss him, but I imagine a beautiful reunion with him and my Grandma. I went to visit him just a couple months ago so he could meet his first great grandchild, Josephine Minna. Since then, he has met another great-grandchild (Ada Grace) and has learned there another little girl on the way. Thinking of you, Grandpa.

They grow up so fast, don't they?

Let the travels begin

Josie is 4 months old, I am back to work, and life is getting a bit more exciting these days. January started out with a family trip to Anacortes, WA and ended with some sunshine in Phoenix. February will be equally as exciting with 2 east coast trips planned. Enjoy some photos!