Brie's 2028 prom date

Today I got the news that Brie's baby friend Van (who lives in Denver) suffered a stroke this week. He's a couple of months older than Brie and luckily they did a ton of tests and his arteries have been opened up in a couple of places that caused this terrible scare. Last summer Van came out (with his mom and dad) and he and Brie rolled around on a blanket together and they held hands at one point. The reason for this post is that today when I left for work; Brie had gotten on my nerves a bit because the more active she gets the harder it is for me to get ready in the morning...so after hearing that one of my lifelong friends were looking at their son with a breathing tube and an unsure future made me realize that I need to work on my patience and give my little Brie an extra kiss and squeeze!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO US!!!!!!!!

Where did one year go? Seems like only a few months ago. I heard Brie cry for the 1st time. It was quite a wail too. 9 and then 10 on her apgar test!! We had a great b-day. Fraulein Maria got up early and made blueberry pancakes and eggs and then a nice dinner with grandma Jan. We are excited for Brie's party this weekend!!

Maui Wowie

Well we're off to Maui this weekend. Brie's 1st big (long) plane ride. She's very active right now so hopefully we dont upset the fellow passengers. We are going with Fraulein Maria and Grumpa Skipper and Grammie Judy. We have lots of cute suits and sunscreen and I can't wait to relax and maybe hit up the spa. Most of all I cant wait to vacation all week w my baby girl. Its hard being away from her 40hrs/wk. So here is to Maui and being ALMOST 1 year old.

Active Baby

Brie is happy and active and almost 11 mo! She loves to crawl and scoot around the house. She also like to pull herself up and "cruise" too. I just ordered her last order of formula (yea! $$) and we're gearing up for a trip to Maui in a few weeks. So I am buying bathing suits, hats and sunscreen. I am not too nervous about the flight over because Judy, Skip and Maria can help me but on the way home its just me and Maria! Yikes. I can't wait for Brie to eat fresh pineapple and play in the pool. Stay tuned for photos from Maui on our next post!!

Ski & Snow

Took Brie to the mountains for the first time to visit Lake Tahoe. We stayed at little Caiden Reitter's house. He's 18 mo and Brie had a lot of fun watching him run around. She was jealous of his mobility for sure. They took a bath together and held hands in their car seats. It was very cute. Someday when they're teenagers I'll have to wave goodbye to Brie as she hits the slopes with little Caiden!

HAPPY 2011

Brie welcomed in the New Year by jumping like a crazy monkey in her jungle bouncer until 10pm New Years Eve! What a party girl in the making!

Ho Ho Ho

Brie had a great Christmas with family and friends. On the 23rd we went over to the Marano's house with the Morita's and the Phillips and had pizza and chili. And then on Christmas Eve big rains locally closed our local hang out (trabuco oaks steakhouse) so we opted for fondue and had a fun European meal with Dad, Linda and Fraulein Maria. On Christmas Day we went down to Skip and Judy's house with all the San Diego relatives and Mom and her boyfriend Phil. Brie got lots of cute clothes and toys and is a very lucky little baby - she was the star of the show!! Her favorite toy was a little kitchen/fridge that she can cook on and do dishes and learn about food - her favorite subject!!

MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL