Thea's 1st Birthday

A friend from our Mom's group made this great butterfly cake. We sang Happy Birthday and watched in amazement as our daughter had her 1st piece of cake...and loved it!

A little hesitant at 1st

Then decided she loved it and even let Mommy put on her Birthday crown!

Cake daze...

Thea loved all of her birthday presents....but bee lined to the corn popper. No wonder those things are still around!

Thea got her 1st dolly! It says "I love you" and makes kissing sounds. Thea could not stop kissing her! She also got her 1st play kitchen! It sings songs and has lots of fun buttons!

We had a very busy day! Our little Miss Thea had her 1st Birthday and loved every minute of it! It was a quiet day with just Mommy, Daddy, Thea, Gracie and Asparagus. Daddy made pancakes in the morning and then we had birthday cake after nap...it was a cake filled day. No wonder by the end of the day we were all crashing from the sugar overdose. Thea received some great presents that are sure to entertain her for some time. She is climbing and cruising all over...but is not too sure about letting go. When she's ready..we will hopefully have the video recorder charged and in hand. We are looking forward to celebrating AGAIN with family and friends in February. Hope 2009 is good to all!
love, The Sherman's

the year has ended and we are finally home!

What a busy month we had! It all started just before Thanksgiving, were we made the jaunt across the midwest to Grinnell. We spent Thanksgiving with the Sherman's and then headed to Chicago to mingle with Nanna and Company. Only to drive back to Grinnell a week later and spend a good 2 weeks there. Thea and I were able to spend much needed friend time with our BF's in Grinnell. In Thea's case BF means her "boyfriend" Liam. All the while, Drew was back in Columbus working and flying back and forth a few times. We were all united at Christmas and had a wonderful Christmas eve in Chicago and Christmas Day in Grinnell. We really enjoyed seeing friends and family. Though it was a month long trip, time seemed to run out too quickly. We plan on spending the next weeks just staying put. Time to plan for Thea big #1 on the 25th...I can't believe it! Hope everyone had a wonderful holiday season!
love to all,
Melinda, Drew and Thea