Father's Day

** as always, click photos for larger images size.

Summer Fun

Nate and I have been working on the massive project of cleaning up the basement... and not just tidying things into neat piles in the corners, but actually sorting through boxes and reorganizing/reevaluating their contents. It's overwhelming, but we do keep coming across fun treasures! Last night we found a box of various sprinklers/hose parts. Well today it was super hot and sunny out, so Nate attached a few hoses together to run down to the yard and we tested some of them out. Geneva got a huge kick out of it, the child LOVES water.









Also, since we've had quite a lot of rain lately, the mushrooms have sprung up everywhere in the woods. We went for a walk the other day and found this beaut on the trail.







It's just so exciting that summer already seems to be in full swing, even though it's only June!! Still two full months of sunny adventures to be had.

Up ! Up !

B-day pictures

HAPPY BIRTHDAY !!!

My sweet little Geneva is one year old already, I can hardly believe it.

It's a parade

Ok, I knew that she was a fast learner and a very determined little girl... but walking at 10 months? Not sure if I'm ready for this. She's still faster when she crawls, but the walking is getting faster and steadier. She's quickly living up to her last name: Walker.

Snow Storm

We got some serious snow this week. The driveway was covered in about two feet and Nate f-ed up the snowblower trying to clear it all, Oops!
It was fun putting on the snowshoes and trudging around in it though. Everything looked so clear and white and pretty. Today is sunny and warm and it's all melting away again, but it was neat while it lasted. All this freezing and thawing means the sap in the trees will start running soon, and THAT mean Maple Sugaring Season!! Yum.

Happy Valentines Day

* photos by the awesome amazing Autumn

Block Pusher

AND SHE'S OFF !!!......



We took this out of the box this morning, Papa assembled it, and she immediately knew what to do. I thought she was fast before, but now she's got wheels!

FIRST STEPS !!

That's right folks. The child is starting to take little wobbly steps all on her own.
She has been trying it out for a few days with just one foot forward, then sitting abruptly down on her butt. Then on Tuesday she was standing in front of us and took one step, then two, then stopped and teetered back and forth, took one more step and sat down with a thump. She was ever so impressed with herself.


Following Daddy around.

Sledding!!

Little bag lady.

Stand Up

Geneva has been pulling herself up to stand for a couple months now and recently she has figured out standing on her own, without the aid of furniture. She is ever so please with herself and lets everyone know how great it is with screeches and squeals.

Snow Day

Happy 2010

Happy New Year everyone!!

Last night we went to a party at the home of our bestest friends, Kate and Charlie. We were unsure of how long we'd stay since Geneva isn't usually able to stay up past 8pm without losing her mind. But 8 came and went and she was still going strong. Nate set up her highchair at the card table and she ate snacks and watched various people play card games. She tried raw onion for the first time and Loved it, go figure.
Sometime after 9 Geneva went to sleep upstairs in the portable playpen we brought along for her and slept through all the revelry downstairs. She woke up a little before midnight for a diaper change, so I brought her downstairs to ring in the New Year. She was a little confused, but took it all in and didn't protest. Don't, however, ask her about the firecrackers, she would rather not discuss them.
All told, it was a splendiferous night. And today will surely be filled with naps for everyone.