The two great-grandmas came to help us celebrate Sadie's first birthday at the golf course. Here is great-grandma Eidse with Sadie & Hannah. Unfortunately, I didn't get a picture of great-grandma D this time.
The boys have suddenly developed a keen interest in coloring which makes for much quieter "going out meals"!
Hannah being her normal happy self.
Before the party - Chef Dave preparing the dough for pizzas.
Sadie's two favorite activities - crawling & exploring Auntie Andrea's bag.
Jonas playing sequence with Papa.
Hannah reading her favorite book.
Sadie really doesn't have a favorite stuffed toy, so it was a bit difficult choosing a theme! She does have a toy quacking duck she likes but it really doesn't translate into a good image for a cake! So, I chose a rubber ducky.
Sadie got some pyjamas for her birthday. She knows clothes are to be tried on - she's just not quite sure how to go about it...
..., so she wraps them around her neck, like a boa!
On our recent trip to Charleston, we brought back some seashells we retrieved on the ocean shoreline thinking the boys might like to see them and play with them. Here's Elliot, engrossed in them.
Elliot, in his own little ice-cream world.
And Jonas in his!
It's hard to capture a smile from Sadie, but on top of Papa's shoulders, who wouldn't be happy!
It's virtually impossible to get a picture of both Jonas & Elliot at once! I wanted a picture of them together at the top of the slide, but every time they were almost ready, one or the other would start sliding. After awhile I think they were just trying to frustrate me in my attempt to capture the moment! Even in this picture, you can see Jonas' feet are blurry!
Sadie isn't quite so fast, but her smiles are so fleeting, it's hard to capture them, too!
Smiling, but hands in motion!
Here are a few pictures of the latest developments in our kitchen saga. This past week, our painter came and did some touchups as well as repainting the ceiling trim a lighter color. It looks much better! 
