Millie's 1st Birthday

Millie's first sampling of cake!

Shay and Amma

Cousin Olive, Grandma Ginger and Shay

This past weekend we celebrated our niece, Millie June, first birthday!  Brett, Shay and I joined the Erickson family along with the grandparents for a fun celebration.  Happy Birthday Millie!

Happy 2nd Birthday Shay!

Showing Everyone How Old She Is

Not a Fan of Singing "Happy Birthday"

Our Family

Having a Tea Party with her Cousins

Setting up the Crib and Stroller for her baby

We had a great time celebrating Shay's birthday this past weekend.  On Friday, our friends Heidi and Josh stopped by with Shay's 1st bday present- puzzles and Ms. Potato Head.  Sunday we had both sides of the family over, and Shay thought it was pretty cool that all her cousins and grandparents were at her house at the same time!  She loved seeing everyone, playing, opening presents and eating cupcakes.  However, she really did not like when we sang "Happy Birthday"-- pretty much freaked her out.  We had such a great time and had one tired little girl Sunday night!

On Monday, Shay celebrated her birthday again at Daycare by bringing cupcakes for all the kiddos.  She got to wear the Birthday Hat and was super excited to tell us all about it.

Thanks Everyone for the Birthday Wishes!  Also want to send out a "Happy Birthday" to Breck - who turned 2 the same day!

                        

Almost Two

Trying Out Mom's necklace as a headband

Wearing Mom's sunglasses and doing bills

So happy to be wearing Mom's boots

Shay has been changing so much these last couple of weeks.  Her vocabulary is exploding and her sense of humor is expanding, though Brett and I sometimes don't  understand what she is saying or get her jokes!  She has also come up with a statement she says multiple times a day that we are not a fan of "Don't want to!".  Not sure who taught her that, but she sure does use it a lot!  Shay also likes to copy, eat or do anything and everything mom or dad does-- sometimes a blessing, sometimes not.

One of Shay's Favorites

Since having a meltdown during the Christmas holiday over cousin Olive's new stroller that Olive got from Grandpa and Grandma, Shay has gotten a stroller of her own (thanks Pappa Bill and Grandma Ginger)!  She loves pushing almost any stuff animal she owns, but last week wanted Brett to push her around.  Here's a few pics of her looking proud with her new stroller!

Breck and Shay

We have had so much fun with the Burns family over the years, and it continues watching our little ones grow. This weekend was especially cool because Breck and Shay really interacted. On our drive home, all Shay could talk about was "Breck" and his "black" (technically it was navy blue) swimsuit. We are so excited to meet the new Burns family member due in March!

Thanks Burns' Family for a fun weekend!

Swimming!

Deciding if swimming is as fun as talking about it...

Amie and Jen- both turning 30 this month!

Just getting warmed up with Dad

Shawn and Breck

Shay's 5 second back float

After stuffing ourselves with great food, we headed back to the hotel for a swim. Both Breck and Shay were a bit timid at first, but eventually decided the hotel pool was a lot of fun! Since Elicia and I are both due with babes #2 soon, we decided to pass on the swimming to take up being photographers for the night.

Happy 30th Amie!

Breck enjoying his pre-meal snack

Shawn, Phil and Jen

Shay and Breck leaning in for a kiss

Such good friends

The gang- Peter, Amie, Rachel, Brett, Shay (barely),

Breck, Elicia, Shawn, Phil and Jen

My good friend and roommate from college, Amie celebrated her 30th birthday this weekend in Duluth. We were Amie to join Amie and her husband Peter, along with another one of my old roommates Jen and her husband Phil for dinner at Fitgers. The food, conversation and company were great! Happy Birthday Amie!