Happy 1st Birthday to Blake!

Where did this last year go? It seemed like only yesterday we were in the hospital in Eau Claire holding our newborn son! Now it is one year later and we are watching him crawl, walk, and at times almost run! What a great first year it has been. We know that it will only get better with each year! We love you Blake Marcus! Happy Birthday to our boy!

We spent the weekend in Green Bay visiting Grandma Marlene and Renee and Steve's family. Thanks for their wonderful hospitality as always! We had a party for Blake on Saturday evening! He loved the balloons, cake, and bubbles!

Blake is walking!

Blake has been taking steps off and on over the last month or so. He really seems to be getting the hang of it. Within this last week he prefers walking over crawling.

Boys and Their Toys

Blake got a new toy truck for Christmas from Grandpa and Grandma Gronos. He loves to ride on it while we push him around. He also loves to push it himself! Thanks Grandma and Grandpa Gronos!

Blake also got a new rocking horse that his Grandpa Ron made for him! He really enjoys sitting on it as we rock him back and forth! One night Randy made a "fort" for Blake to crawl through. Randy and I had childhood memories of making forts when we were younger, and thought that Blake would enjoy it also! He did! He wanted to keep crawling through the tunnel!

Christmas 2008

This year we spent Christmas Eve and Christmas Day in Cando, North Dakota with Mandi's family. Blake's cousins, Sophie and Grady, had a great time sitting at the Cars table to eat their Christmas meals! Blake seemed to enjoy the wrapping paper and bows more than the gifts! The Sunday after Christmas we spent at Randy's dad's house with the other cousins!

Sled Ride

Blake got a new sled from Grandpa Ron and Claudia for Christmas! Randy and Blake decided to try it out for the first time yesterday while I was at school. Notice Randy's makeshift mittens and snowpants-- Randy's tube socks wrapped around Blake's arms and legs and held on with rubberbands! That is such a guy thing! They sure had fun!

Blake is 11 months old!

Only one more month until Blake celebrates his 1st birthday! It is hard to believe that almost one year has passed us by already! Blake recently got some new foam blocks that he likes to knock over!

Pray for Baby Shaun

Please pray for Baby Shaun. He is the 6 month old son of one of my co-workers. To find out more about him, visit his Caringbridge website below:

http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/shaunreiter