Happy Valentine's Day!

Giving "kisses" or licks is more like it.

Getting kisses

Happy Valentine's Day Everyone!

Pasketti

Last weekend Josh had a 3 day weekend, there was a holiday on Monday.

So he made us a delicious snowfish, asparagus and red curry dish....

and he got a much needed haircut!

Gretta thought she could fill his shoes

So we went to his work this week!

In the taxi on the way to Josh's office.

The building in the shape of an elephant by Josh's office.

Decorations outside for the lantern festival.

Gretta enjoying her first spaghetti dinner or pasketti as she might someday call it. Thanks to the bib from our friends Abby and Nick, her face was the only thing that got messy!

10 months old

Pondering the thought....

Showing her sassy side in her outfit from Grandma Rachel and Grandpa Fred.

She likes to flap her arms alternately, especially to music.

What it would be like to have twins.

Contemplations.....

Gretta is going to be 10 months old this week, so I contemplated if I should post these pictures, because we usually post pictures when she turns another month old.....but she has just been so cute and silly lately I just couldn't resist posting some. Plus, she has so many cute outfits which....(side note) I may have gotten a little flack for packing them ALL, so I better make sure she wears them and that there are pictures to show them off! Anyway, maybe we'll just try and go easy and not take as many pictures on the actual 10 months old day.....

Sweater dress from Beau and Jess.

Take that "Gap Babies", you got nothing on me!

I'm proud off these teeth I'm growing and I'll show you just how proud.

WaaHaaHaa!

I love it so much I'll do a tongue roll.

I'll get it myself if I have to.

Mmmmhmmmmm....you KNOW it!

I've got your lens cap.....and I'm not giving it up, so just take more pictures already.

Perhaps a future in speed skating......

Back in Bangkok

The flight went really well, especially since we were upgraded to business class most of the way! Gretta was a fabulous traveler again, we are so lucky and thankful! We got quite a few comments from the flight attendants and other passengers that she was unbelievable, they were quite impressed and asked if she was like that all the time.

This morning I got stuff unpacked and made a trip to the grocery store, so doing a good job fighting off the jet lag. Usually the afernoon and evening are bad, it hits hard, so hopefully we'll find other things to do around 3 or 4!

We went up to our friend Laura's family cabin a couple weeks ago so thought we should post a few pics from that. Sorry, we've been a little behind on our blogging!

Tom and Josh show her "How to Make Fire"

Who needs a high chair? She's a big girl now.

Riley trying to cuddle Gretta and she is trying to play, she really liked her by the end of the weekend!

Devin and Gretta sharing!

Got to do some snowshoeing, which was part of our last hurrah to winter! We won’t be coming back until the end of May and by then winter should be over.

We’ll try to be better at updating now that we're far away again….

What can we say.....

We've been busy! Here are a few more of Christmas time and then we are moving on since it is January 13 already!

Gretta and Petra meet at last.....we think they really took a liking to eachother and are already planning many mischievous adventures for the future.

Gretta's first ski with Josh, Uncle Jeff, Uncle Joel and Auntie Angelie

Josh and Gretta flying through the snow.

We got a Burley for Christmas. Joel and Gretta agreed it needed to be tried out even if it was without the bike.

Gretta and Petra in their Christmas red dresses.

9 months and counting

Gretta is 9 months old today, time goes quicker every month!

Her latest thing lately is sticking out her tongue, throwing her head back and putting an arm up. We call it her "interpretive dance."

She has learned to feed herself Cheerios and gets a little piggy once in a while by stuffing 3 or 4 in at a time, we've learned to ration better.

Gretta is loving being at home and getting into EVERYTHING. Pulling things off shelves is her favorite. She has also started trying out the stairs, trying to climb from chairs to tables, standing up in her high chair and trying to get out, riding in grocery carts is new to her so she has been testing the boundaries by standing and trying to get out of those as well. Yes, we know they have straps and yes we have started using them.

More to come......

Ridiculously

That is the only way to say how busy we have been being back home. Here are a quick 2 pictures we have from Christmas to tease you and with hopes we'll have more time soon to update and post more pictures. It was a perfectly delightful 1st Christmas with our little gal, however, RIDICULOUSLY busy!

Gretta being very careful with the wrapping paper.....

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year (a little late!)