cake smash

grandpa had some words of wisdom for selma. probably something about the sugar myth.  :)

happy birthday selma nadine!

love my grandma joan!

"i wonder what this card says?"

selma trying to "hug" her baby doll while it's still in the package

 our selmie girl turned one!!  her birthday is on 2/25 but we celebrated the weekend before so that no one had to miss out on the fun.  i can't believe our girl is one!  we had a great party at the clubhouse and celebrated our sweet selmie sue. 

otto's first birthday

otto's first bday

click on the picture above to see all the photos taken at otto's bday party....
we can't believe that our otto boy is one! he was born on a friday, so this year his birthday fell on a saturday, which was perfect because we were able to have his party on his actual birthday. the weather was a little chilly, but we were still able to celebrate inside with our family. otto had fun playing with his cousins. he liked opening presents for a little bit, and then tried to escape off of papa's lap. he REALLY enjoyed his birthday cupcake, and went to town! mama even had to put him in the bathtub to wash all the icing off! and he started walking just in time for the big day! so far otto seems to like to play with the balloon from grandma and grandpa more than any other toy he received. he points at it and shouts, "ba!" over and over again until you get it off the ceiling for him to play with.
happy birthday otto! you have brought so much joy to our lives...you are full of laughter and mischief and curiosity...