Birthday time!

Happy 1st birthday Joel!! I still can't believe a year has already gone by! He's sure enjoying his birthday so far, he JUST woke up and is talking nicely in his bed. I'm going to go see him now!!

Some more fun

Aside from the great skiing, we also got out and about in the village, rode the gondolla, went tubing, had some great dinners together and got out for a walk in the snow. Good times were had.

Blue skies at Big White - not meant to make you jealous

Back

We are back from Big White. What a great few days of spending time with family and well, skiing. It felt so good to hit the slopes after 6 years of not doing it! Well, in the evening and the next morning it didn't feel so good but in a way it felt good to hurt! So for all of you people who have put off going or have forgotten how much fun it is head out to your local hill before snow disappears for another few months!! I'll post pics later. They are still on the memory card.

Just a note

I've added a list of blogs I read. If any of you want your name removed, changed or added let me know!!

Swimming

On Thursday, Joel and I went swimming with our friends Melissa and David. We had lots of fun but for some reason Joel has acquired a little fear of water. I didn't know he could hold on so tight! Is this a normal thing at this age? He still loves bathtime but not when I tip him back to rinse his hair (I know that's normal because I've seen other kids hate it too). I think that we are going to try to go to the pool every couple of weeks and maybe that will loosen him up. Sorry no pictures, but he sure looked cute in Josh's orange shorts!!

What a boy!

Here are a few pics of our boy. As you can see, he really enjoyed some lasagne for dinner! And there he is with his new tough guy pose and then helping?? mom swiffer the floor. He is such a goofy boy sometimes but wow, a one year old can be quite difficult too! I know, you're all thinking "just wait until he's two". We've had another bad week of lack of sleep, throwing up (only Joel this time), not taking bottles (also Joel), and a cough and runny nose. He's still putting EVERYTHING in his mouth and has found the toilet to be something really fun to play in! I am really looking forward to this phase being over and hopefully starting a proper routine one of these days. I am just exhausted and am very happy the little munchkin is napping right now.

Having fun

Here's little Joel having some fun in his housecoat after his bath. He always gets quite excited and just loves running around as fast as he can! I know, the housecoat is getting a little short!
I just can't believe that in a few short weeks he will be 1. In only 4 weeks I will be preparing to for my first day back at work! It's shocking how fast a year can go.

In Memory

In memory of my Grosmueti (Grandma). She was born in Switzerland, 5 Dec 1920 and passed away 28 Jan 2007. She was born and raised in a beautiful, old house in Alten where she also raised her family and only moved from the house after my Grosvati passed away. She was a very sweet and strong women and endured much in her last years. I always loved to go visit her and my heart is sad that she won't be there the next time. However, my heart rejoices in the knowledge that she is at home, in glory with our Lord.