Benziger babes

Playing in the wading pool at Green Lake Park. Getting a swim lesson from Gramps after her an three miles around Green Lake We got the keys to our new house on July 19 and spent the better part of the past month moving in. Thank goodness I had Grandma Benziger and then Grandma and Grandpa Pastorius to keep me entertained (and help mom and dad unpack boxes and check stuff off of the To-Do list). Our new home! The movers unpacking our boxes Hoisting the box spring to the third floor since it wouldn't fit up the stairwell. Lots of boxes! It's been a busy month and it flew by! I'm 13 months old! I go to the Green Lake Park wading pool almost every day. I am now a member at the Woodland Park Zoo (only 10 blocks from our house) and I got to see a baby giraffe that was as tall as daddy, 6'6", but only 6 days old! We went to Mount Rainier and while everyone else was huffin' and puffin' from the altitude, I was resting comfortable in ...

Driving the pontoon with Grandpa! My First Birthday Party Well folks, it's true. I survived my first year and I'm one! No more counting by months; I'm the big, solitary numero uno! I had a wonderful time celebrating my first birthday (except for burning my hand on the candles) at the cabin on Balsam Lake with my whole family! We played lots of games, including trivia, pin the fin on Nemo, soccer dribbling, minnow races, and even had a Nemo pinata. We had a fish theme with treats like "dirt and worms" "jellyfish" "goldfish" and "fishing poles" and served in sand buckets with shovels. Very cute (see photos below)! I was more interested in my personal cake and the balloons than everything else but I think my cousins had a good time. It was a beautiful day and almost everyone was there. I took 21 steps on my own (and with my hands up) so I think we can officially say that I walked by my first birthday. I also had four new te...