One Year Old and Still Tickin'

Happy Holiday's from the Holmstrom's

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year's!! We hope all of you
have plenty of reasons to smile, give thanks, and enjoy being
together during this special time of year. We are aiming at getting out a
Christmas card, but no guarantees. If you are complaining,
just print one of these pictures off and write our names on it!!

This chronological picture set begins with Anya's 1st Halloween,
1st Birthday (celebrated in the Twin Cities with friends), Thanksgiving in
Grand Rapids and Hibbing, and learning to walk and harvest Christmas
trees. Enjoy, she is just a ball these days.

Scared even before its a jack-o-lantern.

Eye of the Tigger!!

Trick-or-treating is hard work.

E.T.

Bitter Blueberry Face

Post-Bath Bliss

One year and still tickin'

Wow, birthdays are cool.

Sharing with the Wildman.

Birthday greetings from the Como Zoo.

Contentment

Walkin' Blues

Cheering on the Vikes with dad, as long as she gets the remote.

Piano lessons with Great-Grandma Nana

Still not sure about Uncle Mike. (either are we)

Good stuff.

Look Ma, no hands!

Get your motor running.

Picking the perfect Christmas Tree.

Sorry it's been awhile, I've been hung up on things.

(Learning the backwards crawl, 9 months)

It has been over three months since the last blog update. Sorry, but daycare and
weekend plans have got me booked. Since you last heard from me, I think you'll
notice some changes...After 11 months of life, I actually have hair, teeth, can crawl and climb up on things, feed myself, give kisses (in the form of headbutts), share my food and toys and play music accompanied by funky dance moves. My favorite pet is Chumley who I point at and make high pitched squeels (Jaz licks me too much), my favorite food is anything as long as sweet potatoes, avocados, pears or apples are mixed with it, my favorite toy is an octopus
with piano keys that I play the same song over and over and I never seem to
get bored with, and my favorite soother is this square pink blanket that I
crawl with and suck on till it is brown.

Hope you enjoy my pics starting most recently with
my grouse hunting trip up the north shore with Grandpa Dick (11 months) and ending
with a Holmstrom/Erickson family get together (8 months). Please check out the pics on the 9-11 month pics, there are hundreds and sorry I couldn't fit you all in on this update!!!

Passing the bottle around.

Watching the autumn leaf show up in Tofte.

Funny hunting stories with Grandpa Dick

No dolls, just hammer and balls.

Always willing to share.

Innocence

It is quiet time, leave us.

Not liking the photo shoot.

Feed me Seymour.

High class babysitting help from the Tetons.

Born to be Wild.

This is as close to Mardi Gras as she'll ever get.

Cabin time with the great grandparents.

Helping dad in the strawberry patch.

Expert picker and sitter, neighbor-girl Sarah.

Tall ships with the Langers.

Practice, practice, practice.

Topless with Torin in the tent.

Summer with dad.

Re-living old glories with college friends. (times have changed a bit)

Auntie Tina lovin.

What up doc?

Ready for the pontoon.

All smiles with Aldo.

Gettin dirty.

Rigor mortis, early onset of shock in Lake Superior.

People, do not let this guy drive the boat!

An early birthday song by cousin Katie (I turn 1 year old Novemver 17!!).

I'm BA-A-A-ACK!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Holla at cha' girl!

It hasn't even been two months since the last update, but it sure seems like a looong time ago. Maybe it is true that having kids ages a person...like when you see two different couples at 45 years old: the kidless couple is fit, cuddly, and have nice tans and the couple with kids is overweight, squabbling with each other, and have some gray hair and wrinkles.

Even though two months seems like a long time ago, summer is going way to fast. Since the last update, Anya has experienced her first Lake of the Woods walleye, been to Washington D.C.-Baltimore area to attend Grandma Mary(Becky's mom) and Don's wedding, hang with Grandpa Dick and meet Great-Grandma Kay, cheered on marathon runner's at Grandma's Marathon, and just returned from a 4th of July celebration in St. Peter, MN (B's hometown).

Ani has been mildly entertained with Dad taking care of her this summer. We try to get to the beach, go on bike rides, meet up with friends while still finding time for chores, gardening and having dinner ready for Mom during her busy field season. Ani is jabbering away, loving food (as you can tell), has her first tooth, and is thinking about crawling. If there was a way for her to crawl without being on her stomach she would be all over it.

Time to baby proof the house,

Becky, Eric and Anya

Walleye touch test

Bathing in dirty dishwater at the cabin in Canada
(its water from the lake)

Watching Dad's professional filet skills

It's hard enough to eat without a camera flashing in my face.

What's up with the beard Gramps?

Making Great-Grandma Kay's Month

Anya as excited as Mom to be checking out Bonsai trees at the National Arboretum

Ah, the newlyweds, Mary and Don.

What's up Doc?
(are you kidding me? this picture just cracks us up!)

The Twin's could use some middle relief right now.

Full belly=Happy baby

Squeals from the Bathtub

Beginning stages of Little Miss Trouble

Day care, Daddy style

Hangin with Langer and Lily