Anya is 1 year old now- horray! We had a party for her on Feb 14th and had about 25 guests. Anya dove into her first birthday cake and there was frosting everywhere. It is amazing that there was virtually no cake on her clothes, but she had plenty in her ears....Anya took her first few steps on Feb 2nd, but just started to really get the hang of it this week. She will walk across the room, even stopping every so often to re-gain her balance. Uncle Mike called her 'baby Frankenstein'.

Anya is learning new words and animal sounds. She is very good with Hi, No, Yes, Mom, Dad, and has started saying NaNa when she sees bananas (real ones or pictures), she says MMMM when she sees food on the counter or in a magazine, and loves to say Oh Wow when she is really impressed by something or if something is bright or shiny. She will say Meow when she sees a cat or a picture of a cat, and says Woof or pants for dogs. She also babbles ALOT as if she is having conversations with me.

Recently, we had visits from Grandpa Ted, Opa Tom, Aunt Morgan, Uncle Mike and Kristi, and cousins Joann and Duke. Next to visit will be Great Grandma, Aunt Aimee and Chris, and return visits from Grandpa Ted and Opa Tom. We will also have lots of visitors from Buffalo in March and April when Grandpa Ted comes down.