smoothies taste good

greta shares a smoothie (and a frozen strawberry she managed to grab in the process) with mama....yum!

super bowl 2009

thanks to the nawroths for hosting the super bowl party again this year. with the craziness of 6 kids, 3 pregnant women, AND the actual game to watch, we didn't really take many pictures. but it was a fun party nonetheless!









pictured above are janet and ella nawroth and greta. the picture in the princess tent....left to right are graham, gavin, greta, and gabby. i guess you can only play in there if your name begins with 'g'. also, notice greta shoving both gavin and gabby. nice.

valentines day playdate

ella came over to hang out with greta on saturday night so that her parents could enjoy a valentines day dinner for two. (joe and i are celebrating with a dinner date this week). the girls had fun....although it is hilarious to watch them be completely oblivious of each other whenever they are together. here are some pics from the evening!





ella does some browsing in greta's closet....















greta pretends to be bored by the whole affair....











the girls 'playing' together....

to our 16 month old class clown

greta, you just keep getting more and more hilarious. i am laughing to myself thinking about what exactly to write in this letter. you are hilarious.....like when we heard you going, "tickle tickle tickle" in the car and we turned around to see you tickling your own bare feet as we drove along. (why are your feet bare in the middle of winter....because you seem to think taking your shoes and socks off for EVERY car ride is hilarious). you are hilarious.....tonight when i took your clothes off before your bath and you patted your belly and said, "naked". you are hilarious when you ask for a granola bar (which sounds nothing like 'granola bar' but i just know that is what you are saying) at EVERY snack, and then you will shake your head and say, "nah" because you know that's what i am probably going to say.
you are just the funniest little thing....you like to make faces and your papa just keeps teaching you new ones. you have your mean face, your surprised face, and now your kissy face. you love seeing new people and going new places, and you like to pretend that you are shy and hide behind mama's legs.
you have mastered climbing the stairs both up and down, and lately that's all you want to do. you like to go upstairs and wander around the rooms, looking for new things to play with. lately you like to play in your room, and like to take out the nesting cups and help mama build a tower that you can knock down. you also like to say, "knock knock" at your closet door so that mama will open it. then you proceed to play with anything and everything in there....diapers, shoes, a pillow. you like to say, "baby" and point to the infant carseat that soon enough will hold your little brother. actually, you seem to be very interested in any and all babies that you see. i had to practically hurdle a few people at the library to stop you from manhandling a baby in a carrier whose mom had stepped away for a second.
speaking of the library, you have suddenly taken an interest in what actually takes place at the library babies program we go to each week. when we came home from the library 2 weeks ago, you started 'singing' a song that is sung there and doing the hand motions. i barely know the motions, but we have quickly learned them together since all you want to do lately is sing that song. you've got the motions down to twinkle twinkle as well. and the best is when you sing along with us, or tell us 'no' if we start singing a song that doesn't suit your fancy.
like always, you are saying new words almost daily. the best is that you are starting to put two words together, like when you say, "help please" or "hi mama". lately you like reading the books 'goodnight gorilla', 'we're going on a bear hunt', and nursery rhymes including jack and jill. you ask for 'jack and jill' by name, saying their two names together in a flurry of sounds that sound like 'jahjoo'.
you continue to amaze us....whether it's your new spinning dance moves, your ability to use a fork, or just how stinkin cute you are.....we enjoy every day with you. even though your short naps cause mama some stress, you are constantly happy and busy and full of life. thanks for letting us smother you with kisses and humoring us when we ask you for a snuggle or a hug. i think we could hold you and sing to you all day long and never grow tired of loving this incredible girl you are turning into.....

Rock Out - Justin Roberts at the JCC

Greta went to her first real concert (she's been to SXSW already, but that was mostly music for her parents that she was tagging along for). This was a concert for Greta, and her friends. Greta makes a CD every year of 'her' favorite music which is a mix of age appropriate songs from regular musicians mixed in with some good 'kid-specific' artists. 

Far and away her favorite song (so far) is Pop Fly by Justin Roberts... she will request other songs on occasion, but her 'stand-by' request is Pop Fly. So when we saw he was coming in for a kid-friendly show (showtimes 11 AM and 1 PM) we were pretty pumped. Greta wore herself out by about the third song, but I think she (and her friends) had fun... see in the pictures below, everyone got a little dancing in! 

Ella busting a move

 Gavin getting his groove on

Sometimes music is serious... you have to pay attention really hard! 

Greta dancing with Stacy... Gavin checking out the moves.

The whole gang... Ella, Gavin, Greta, Jackson

greta sets the table

here are a few pics and a short video of greta working hard to set the table. we even got a kitchen set post-christmas because all the food, plates and whatnot were such a hit. she does this table setting several times a day, and is always very intentional with what she is laying out where. for example, the bunny in the video was assuredly placed IN the bowl.

peekaboo!