Wednesday, April 19, 2006

Billy's First Birthday!!




The big day is approaching when Billy will officially be ONE! We had a great celebration last Saturday, (which gave us the week to come to the realization that Billy will really be one year old! What a year it's been... and we're so happy to have him in our lives!) As you can see, Billy thoroughly enjoyed his new toys and his birthday cupcake. He also had a great time talking and laughing with the relatives that joined in the celebration.

Sunday we enjoyed our first Easter with Billy, at Grandma Janis' house. Billy was an excellent Easter egg hunter, very capable of picking up eggs and placing them in his basket; Stu and I were so proud! It was such fun, and Billy even shared his candy with us... the money, he saved.

Billy and I are taking a swim class at the YMCA, which is fun for us both. He likes the water; doesn't mind it splashing or dripping on him, but I haven't yet tried dunking him. I'm working up to it! Another thing I'm working on with Billy is weaning. It's so nice to be able to pour him a glass of milk and just hand it over to him! We're both ready for the transition, but we're doing it gradually for my sake.

And he's getting closer and closer to walking! We are keeping busy down here, and things are definately happenning. Here's to another great year for our fabulous Billy. We love you!!

Wednesday, March 15, 2006

Having Fun Together




We've been having lots of fun with our happy baby. Everyday things are fun toys for him: a cloth napkin in daddy's teeth, a row of movies on a shelf, a pair of shoes left on the floor... most of all he loves to interact with us and we relish in that!

His smile and laugh are contagious. Anyone needing cheering up just needs a little time with Billy! And some prime visiting time is approaching as Stu heads off for two businness trips in the next few months. We'll be missing dear old Dad, but getting out and about to keep from getting lonely; don't be surprized if we wind up on your doorstep one afternoon!

Monday, March 06, 2006

Three Generations


We were so happy to have Grandpa Dwight in town for a few days last week! He was over from Spokane on businness and had a little extra time to spend with us. It was great for Billy to get re-acquainted with his grandpa, and for Stu to be in the middle of such a great generational sandwich. If we could add one more Correll man to this picture it would be William Fairman Correll, who Stu remembers as Grandpa Bill, and who Billy was named after.

We'll be together again sometime this spring when Stu, Billy, and I make the trek east to see Dwight's new home.