Ginny’s 14th month

Here are photos from the pumpkin patch, Halloween and just hanging around the house.

 

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bouncy bouncy bouncy bouncy funfunfunfunfun!

sorting leaves with daddy

the big pumpkin at our door

the other pumpkin at our door

welcome to my house!

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Ginny at the ranch

These are some long over due photos from Martin’s niece Whitney’s wedding to a wonderful guy named Nate.  I was a bad mommy and didn’t get any pictures while we were there.  I owe a debt of gratitude to Marcia for capturing these moments and sending them to me.
The venue is out at the family [...]

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ginny at 13 months

Ginny at 13 months is….
delightful.
She giggles, she pretends to read (and turns pages really well), she loves to romp and wrestle and dance and clap.  Her new favorite food is cheese toast.  oh wow does this girl like cheese toast.  I think she would live on it if we would let her.
Words so far are [...]

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ginny’s first year in pictures

Enjoy this slide show.  I had fun putting it together.  This year has been an amazing journey.
Adoption match, meeting and loving Ginny’s birth parents, birth by C-section, trip home from Kansas, overwhelming baby shower from our church, constant care from friends and family, the month of RSV treatments, first tooth, first solid foods, first words, [...]

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hither, thither and yon

Less than a month ago I posted about Ginny taking a few unsupported steps.  Now?
she is walking all over the place.
Until I got this priviledge of watching a person learn to walk I never really appreciated how complex it is.
It’s not just about walking in straight lines.  You have to manage all the minute balance [...]

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really first day of school

okay.  Thursday should have been titled “School orientation” not first day of school.
I discovered the difference today.
Thursday I got to go in with Ginny and play on the floor.
Thursday was only for an hour and I got to stay with Ginny.
Thursday we got to follow her around her classroom with a camera like paparazzi (or [...]

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ginny’s first day of “school”

Just a few short pics of Ginny on her first day at the ELP (Early Learning Program) at our church.
This is a two day-a-week, just 4 hours a day program that will allow Ginny to interact with other kids more, and get to play with toys that we don’t have around the house.  She will [...]

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Photos from the party

As promised -here are photos of Ginny’s Birthday Party.

And for those who don’t do the youtube thing.  Here are a few single pictures from the event.
We played this fun game where one person has to guard the treasure chest full of party favors and other people have to try to steal [...]

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Ginny’s First Birthday

Story and Photos will come soon.  But for now I wanted to let you know that there are two videos up of Ginny demolishing her cake.
Here’s the short one

and the longer one is at

enjoy.
oh, and my apologies to Missy.  I didn’t put a bow in Ginny’s hair [...]

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11 months

Time for the monthly update.
Ginny is 11 months old (actually she will be one on Aug 29th, but whose counting?) and so far I have managed to do a photo post for each month.
Ginny is walking by holding on to objects and using one hand to hold on to an adult.  She is starting to [...]

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