Day with dad

Bridget has so much fun with dad!  She loves to make music with dad...clearly...a drum, piano and snapping (she fake snaps...it is pretty darn cute)!

Cow and thanks

On Christmas morning, Bridget opened her present from Auntie Keri....one of the gifts was a book in the shape of a cow...two of her favorite things...books and cows!  This was my attempt to send at thank you video to Keri...It is sweet!

Christmas

Again...epic fail on taking pictures.....I promise you saw all of your Grandparents!  Well actually that is a lie because Grandma Ah was in Hawaii with Joel and Jack--but we celebrated before she left.

Also, we did not have a tree this year...so taking pictures at our house was kind of boring...it would have just look like a normal day.  Next year we will be better!

Grammy and Pappy Nelson came over and played with you for a very fun visit.

This is your Christmas dress...it was so cute on you and lasted for about 5 minutes and then you kept getting stuck in it while you were crawling so I took it off.

You loved the tree topper and the only person that could reach it was Papa so naturally...it took it off the tree for you

 

Shake, Shake, Shake....this is what we say...you LOVE to make music

This is the outfit that was under your dress...it was not planned just how it ended up.

Pixie turns 13 months

We are on the move!  Crawling, crawling crawling!!! It is so fun. 

She loves saying Hiii.  She is getting really good at sitting and playing independently for a few minutes.  We are in love with these little books that we got for her birthday...they are perfect for her little hands and she loves to turn the pages...she is getting really good at picking out animals (which we are learning the sounds of animals right now...it makes her giggle)

 

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Hanukkah Christmas

So every year (this is the second year) we head to Uncle Brian, aunt Jamie and Aspen's house for Hanukkah Christmas.   Uncle Brian makes traditional Hanukkah food and Aunt Jamie tells us the story of Hanukkah.  We then open presents and play.  It is a really good time...I am so excited for next year!

I would like to point out that this year we actually missed Hanukkah by one day...but we still celebrated!

We are trying to have a visit in May...fingers crossed

Brendan, Bridget, Brian P Moore, Aspen

Geneva Holiday Party

I just wanted proof that on very rare occasions...your dad and I would go out...now granted your dad took the picture so there is no proof of your dad...but I promise he was there.  We went to my company's work party at the Tacoma LeMay Museum.  Your dad LOVED the cars and I loved being with my peeps.

You stayed with auntie Destiny (suprise!) and uncle Erik...

Laurel, Kati and Michelle

Thanksgiving

Well Bridgey....one thing you can count on from your parents is that you will never have pictures from events that all of your friends have pictures from...instead you get the random pictures of you in the highchair or sitting on the ground giving us a funky look...so this is my attempt to recreate you 2012 Thanksgiving!

Your bib had a turkey on it...it was really cute I promise. 

We went to Nana and Papa's for Thanksgiving.  This year was a very low key holiday. Papa James had just lost his brother Frank,  Nana had just lost the election,  Great Grandpa Nelson just got diagnosed with prostate cancer, Uncle Connor and Auntie Kathleen had broken up...GOL...it was a doosy of a time...so all of that said you brought all of us so much JOY.  

You and Papa James have a kindship...when he is in the room...noone else exists.  You only want to be held by him (especially when he is standing)...he walked you around the house and let you point at your favorite pictures---which is the thing you do when you go to Nana and Papas.

Bridget and Papa holding a picture of Bridget and talking about it...Papa has saftely glasses on because he fries a turkey every year

You eating your turkey dinner which was baby food

Teeth....

Ok so I know with every post should be a picture...but I promise you I have tried....and there is just no way to get one of her bottom teeth....she keeps sticking her tounge out!  She has two that popped up at the same time both on the bottom.  It looks like there may be two more coming in on the top!

I thought I would document this so that when I am old and crazy and you, Baby Bean, ask me when you got teeth I do not tell you something ridiculous like 3 month or when you were two...nope you got them 2 days after you turned one.

Pixie turns 12 months!

Happy and never sleeps are the descriptive words I would use to describe Bridget this month.   I am not kidding you even when she has a cold she is smiling.

Physical Milestones: She can totally pull to a standing position.

Favorite Games: She really likes the itsy bitsy spider and pat a cake.  She loves playing with the magnetic barnyard toy that…you guessed it…plays music!

I know these milestone posts are getting shorter…I will get better at this!

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1st Birthday!

When Brendan and I started talking about Bridget’s 1^st birthday…we really were not planning on having a huge party.   As discussions progressed,  it was hard to not invite people that love her.   The more the merrier became my motto.   Thankfully,  Destiny helped to secure a location and coordinate the pizza order while I got the invites and party gear together.   We held the party at Sparks Firehouse and Deli in Puyallup.    Brendan made Bridget’s cakes…which turned out awesome!

We had such a good time.   We are so blessed to have amazing friends and family that love our daughter and support us as parents!

The cakes!  (the little pink one was Bridget's cake)

Lori and Hannah

Grandma AH!

 

Bob, Grace and Kiera (related to Michelle)

me and Grandpa Leroy

The Family Picture!

me,Pat, Andres and Olivia (in the background)

Auntie Vicki, Grandma Billie and Auntie Cara

Auntie Destiny!!!

The workcrew...Laurel and Michelle (plus Kiera)

Grandma Cathy

Singing happy birthday

Bridget was pretty tired by the time we got to the cake.  She was really not that interested in it.

The end of the party:  Grandma Billie and Grandma AH!

We decided at the party not to open presents because Bridget was on the verge of meltdown. When we got home and unloaded this is what our landing looked like....Are you kidding me?! She is set for life!

I could not help it...i just love her cute little outfit!

Grandma Ah being silly...

I really wanted a big girly tutu for Bridget’s 1^st party so I put Grandma Ah!  on the hunt…of course she finds 3 different tutus to choose from!  The other thing I really wanted was a 1^st birthday t-shirt to copy Keri’s tradition she has with her boys.   Right before we went to Grandma Ah’s house to try on tutus the mail came and dropped off the most perfect shirt from Auntie Keri!  It says being one rocks and has a drum kit on it!!!  It could not be more perfect!!!

If you know my mom….being silly is just a way of life!  What is the point of having grandkids if you cannot be silly and play with them….so this is just one of MANY moments where Bridget and my mom play and giggle together.   It is times like these that you just sit there and think...I am so blessed!!

Goodbye old friend

It is official…I am D-O-N-E, Done!  Stick a fork in it…DONE!  The last couple months of pumping were rough!  All I will say is that body parts are not meant to be put in a machine for hours a day and my body was taking a toll.   But we did it!  We nursed for 1 year!  There is nothing sad about putting this pump away…

 

I am sure my co-workers, Brendan or Destiny will miss the sound of the pump!  I should have recorded it for the days they long for the sound...oh wells!

 

 

Now I have to find a purse!

Papa James... I love you

Sadly, Papa James' brother (Uncle Frank) passed away.  The Krauss brothers are very close and it broke our hearts to see Papa so saddened.  

The funeral was held in Montgomery, TX where Uncle Frank lived.  Right before Papa flew down to Texas he injured his back….All of that to say, that Papa needed a pick me up.   Bridget and I thought we would send Papa a picture to make him smile (even if it was brief).

Uncle Frank was a good, generous man that loved his family very much.  He was the foundation of the Krauss brothers always keeping Nick and James in line.   He will be greatly missed.