happy birthday daddy!

daddy, i hope you enjoyed our birthday song!
now, get ready for a surprise that's coming your way very soon.

drum roll please

thank you greats

my greats went back to albuquerque this morning. i miss her so much. i can't wait to see her again the next time i'm in albuquerque. thanks greats for all the cuddle time and kisses. these are memories that i will have forever. looking forward to making more memories the next time i see you. i love you greats.

lock up your daughters...

stud muffin on the loose!

ever had one of those mornings?

like my daddy, i can fall asleep anywhere and in just about any position. it's a talent. of course, having my grandma's heating blanket (much needed by greats after our 38-degree night!) under me helped, too.

i love my gampa

i had fun with you, gampa. i love you and i miss you!

i still can't figure out why they all keep making me say goodbye. i was so excited when gampa came to see me on thursday. well, he didn't come just for me - he came to do a wedding. but he did spend some time with us and stayed at our house. i loved hearing his voice again and he made me smile a whole lot! but then, he had to leave today - way too early in my opinion. two days is just not enough time. i guess grammie and the people in albuquerque needed him back. i hate goodbyes!

everyone's a lobo...woof, woof, woof

in honor of my most recent visit to albuquerque...check me out in the colors of unm (the college where mommy graduated and grammie works) - black, silver, and red. gampa, i'm all ready for our first lobo game together...now if we can only get grammie to give up her seat!

 

having fun with greats

my greats is in town for the week and she kept me company on tuesday while daddy worked. i got to have someone with me the entire day and daddy got a lot of work done. to put it simply, my greats is "greaaaaaat!" and i get her for a few more days before she heads back to albuquerque.

my pappa don

on sunday, gampa surprised me by introducing me to the whole congregation at church. i have never seen so many faces all at one time. but i was comforted (and even smiled) when i heard gampa talking...i would know that voice anywhere - strong, secure, and comforting. it was kind of fun being shown off. i guess they are all really proud of me!

after church, mommy and daddy took some quiet time with me to "introduce" me to pappa don. he is my great grandfather (gampa's daddy). i am very sad that i actually will never know him in person as he passed away ten years ago. but mommy tells me stories about him and knows that pappa don would have loved me very much! this is a picture of the three of us at the memorial marker and garden dedicated in memory of him at the church/school (greats and pappa don were members of heights for many years and worked at the school, too). i know that based on all the stories mommy tells me, i really would have liked spending time with pappa don.

a familiar feeling

it seems that grammie and i have always liked the same thing...afternoon naps.

grammie and me at 2 weeks old

grammie and me at 2 1/2 months old