Where did a year go?

Autumn turned one on January 7th. The year flew by. She has changed so much in a year.

She is cruising along furniture and getting more comfortable standing on her own. She has not started walking yet but we aren't in a hurry:)

She celebrated her first Thanksgiving in November in Sioux Falls, SD. We stayed at a hotel and got lots of time to spend with the Jim & Nicole & Colby & Korra & Brea & Ella, Ron & Dorothy, and John & Amanda & Willow. She had a wonderful Thanksgiving and got a chance to swim in the hotel pool. Autumn loves the water:)

Autumn celebrated her first Christmas morning at home with us. We then left for WI to spend time with Sara's family. Autumn spent the week playing with her cousin Tanner, sadly he got the flu and so did his mom and dad. Luckily the Richards side of the family avoided the flu but sadly it hit everone else in the house. We are sad that we don't get to see the Joyce Family (Abby, Erik, & Tanner) very often. Hopefully sometime in 2010!

Autumn had 2 one year birthday parties. She had one in WI surrounded by her Aunt Tricia, Aunt Abby, Uncle Erik, Cousin Tanner, her Grandma Walker-Randall, her Grandpa Randall, a couple of her mom's friends (and a little baby friend too - she had fun playing with Connor who just turned one too), her Cousins Maggie, Mike, Gavin and Connor, and her Aunt Patty. She had a fun time and liked her cake! She is a neat eater and only got some frosting in her hair because her mom put her crown on and she took it off with her frosting covered hands.

Autumn got to celebrate again in MN. The Saturday after her birthday she got to spend time with more people. She was blessed to be surrounded by her Grandma and Grandpa Richards, her Grandma Walker-Randall, her Grandpa Randall, her Aunt Nicole, her uncle Jim, her cousins Colby & Korra & Brea & Ella & Willow, her young friends Anna & Sophia Benson, Julia & Kendra Kampmeier, Alyssa Rolfes, Connor Rolfes, Janis Jackels, Alex Wilson, and Brady Jeppesen (with their parents of course). She ate her cake very nicely, such a neat eater! She spent a half hour working on her cake, she loved it! She had so much fun with all the kids and was tired from all the fun.

Autumn loves her daycare. We are so happy that she is comfortable with them. When she is dropped off she sometimes waves bye but most of the time she is so excited to play with the other kids or to be held by Monica that she does not notice that Sara is leaving. When she is picked up in the afternoon Josh has to interrupt her playing to bring her home and she sometimes cries. We have mixed emotions, so happy she is comfortable ther but sad that she isn't happy to see us!

At the end of January Gandma Walker-Randall is coming to stay at the our house for Sara and Josh to go on a vacation. She will get a week to spend with Grandma. Hopefully she will have lots of fun.