Up to speed

Tory is crawling now! She pulls herself up...claps her hands....giggles...she loves being outdoors...loves bathtime...has been to a friend's first birthday party and we are working on "bye-bye" and "Daddy's home!" :)

Tory ya puede gatear! She puede parar con la ayuda de algo...aplaude....se rie...le encanta estar afuera...le encanta bañarse...ha ido al primer cumpleaños de una amiguita y ya casi dice "adios" y "Ya vino papá"













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Visitors and a Day at the Park

My cousin, Kent, his wife, Missy, and their son, Jackson, came to visit and help my grandparents fix up their house, since they are moving back to this area. Tory had a lot of fun with her cousin, as you can see! :) It was the first time she's had someone on the floor with her, playing. I was surprised to see her quickly scoot over to where he was playing and wanting to play with what he had. But thankfully, he was a good sport and didn't mind. Then, yesterday, Edwin took Tory and I to the park! :) We had a small picnic, then headed for all the fun stuff! She was fascinated with the sandbox, so we had a good bath that night!

Mi primo, Kent, su esposa, Missy y su hijo, Jackson, vinieron a visitar y ayudar a mis abuelitos a arreglar su casa, ya que se van a mudar para esta area. Tory disfruto mucho su tiempo con su primito, como pueden ver! :) Fue la primera vez que ha tenido a alguien con quien jugar en el suelo. Me sorprendi al verla moverse muy rapido por el pisa para alcansar y jugar con lo que el estaba jugando. Pero, menos mal, a el no le molesto. Luego, ayer Edwin nos llevo a Tory y a mi al parque! :) Tuvimos un pequeño picnic y despues fuimos a invetigar todas las cosas divertidas que habian alli. Le facino la caja de arena, asi que le dimos un buen baño esa noche!














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Different Faces . . .

Self-Feeding Attempt #1

Yesterday I was very excited when I found the utensil that helps babies begin to learn to feed themselves... large handle for gripping and both sides make food easy to pick up... that both sides is a good thing. So, I thought I'd try it out today. Tory took to the utensil quickly . . . as a new toy, still opening her mouth in expectation of me feeding her. But it's a start, anyway..... a messy start!
Ayer me emocioné cuando vi este utencilio para que los bebés aprendan a darse de comer a si mismos . . . tiene un agarradero grande y la comida se pega fácil a los dos lados . . . eso es una buena idea. Asi que, lo puse a la prueba hoy. A Tory le gustó mucho . . . su nuevo juguete, pues aún esperaba que yo le diera la comida. Pero es un buen comienzo, aunque sea un comienzo chuco! :)








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Happy Birthday!!

Tory loves having Grandpa and Grandma G around!! We celebrated their 76th and 79th birthdays this past week!! Wow!! Don't they look great!! :) And I couldn't help adding another little picture of Tory in a cute dress! :)

A Tory le encanta tener a sus bis-abuelitos aqui de visita! Celebramos sus cumpleaños de 76 y 79 esta semana pasada. No se miran de maravilla? Y luego tuve que poner una foto de Tory en su nuevo vestidito... :)

Toothless No More!! :)

Tory is changing, and growing . . . and coming into my favorite months (at least with my experience with other babies).... she scoots around the floor and squeals when I come to "get you". She smiles so big whenever I come get her from her nap, or off her highchair, or from her stroller . . . she claps her hands and bobs her head back and forth when there is music in the air . . .and on and on I could go. Her teeth are more visible now! :) Enjoy!

Clappin' and Bobbin'

I look up and suddenly, there is Tory UNDER the exosaucer thingy, trying to eat her fallen Cherrios!! It was hilarious seeing her try to get OUT from under there when she was done! :)
Miro para arriba y de pronto veo a Tory DEBAJO de esa cosita donde juega, tratando de comerse los Cheerios que habia botado! Fue matado de la risa verla tratar de SALIRSE de debajo de ahi cuando acabó. :)

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You know those songs you sang over and over and over again in Sunday School when you were little and you PROMISED yourself you'd never sing again? Well, I see WHY they teach them in Sunday School to little kids - THEY LOVE THEM! (They just don't know how many times they will be hearing it from now on!) Anyway, it is SO CUTE to see Tory clapping her hands and bobbing her head to a familiar tune (which in Spanish goes: "I will praise, I will praise, I will praise, I will praise . . . " you get the idea)
Saben esa canción que cantabas una y otra ves en la escuela dominical y te prometistes nunca volver a cantarlo otra vez? Pues ahora entiendo porque se enseñan esas canciones en la escuela dominical - a lo niños LES ENCANTAN! (porque no saben cuántas veces la van a cantar el resto de sus vidas) Pues es TAN DIVINO ver a Tory aplaudiendo y moviendo su cabeza cuando canto (solo espero que agarre el don de baile de su papito y no de su mamita) :)

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In bloom

I love spring! It is so beautiful! Tory is enjoying her tree as she discovers flowers. I am so excited the tree even bloomed this spring! We had a nice Easter . . . planting and weeding! Crazy, hu? We went to church first, then ate together, and as Tory took a two-hour nap, Edwin and I were out there, getting to know our neighbors a little and trying to sort out our many evergreens! "Look, Mom! No sleeves!" If you look closely at the close-up picture of Tory, smiling, you can see her two bottom teeth poking through! :)

Me encanta la primavera! Es tan bello! Tory disfruto su arbol al descubrir las flores. Estoy tan emocionada de ver que el arbol broto esta primavera! Tuvimos una pascua tranquila... sembrando y sacando las malahierbas! Que locura! Fuimos a la iglesia primero, luego comimos juntos y mientras Tory dormia su siesta de 2 horas, Edwin y yo estuvimos afuera conociendo un poco a nuestros vecinos y tratando de averiguar que hacer con tantas plantas. :) Si miran de cerca la foto de Tory sonriendo podran ver que se miran sus dientitos de abajo que estan saliendo! :)

Ah.... slumber

Okay, I have a few pictures of Tory sleeping (yeah, yeah, except for the one in her PJs... she's just about to go to bed, and looked so cute!) The thing is, Tory has a little thing she does now, when I lay her down in her crib, on her back. She turns on her tummy, and scoots around to face the oposite direction where her two dolls are. She also grabs the bumper and tries to look over it sometimes catching me looking at her. She is usually gurgling to herself, but sometimes she's crying too. When I come check on her about 10 min. later, she is usually asleep, head up against the bumper or laying on her doll, as you can see in the pictures. But one day, I found her as you can see in the last picture, still with her head up in her arm, asleep! :) Thankfully she had only been like that for about 5 min. and when I lay her on her back she stayed asleep! :)

Bueno, tengo unas fotos de Tory dormida, menos la foto con ella en su pijama, pero ya casi se va a dormir. :) Lo chistoso es que ahora cuando yo la acuesto en su espalda, siempre se da vuelta al estomago y voltea en la cuna para ver donde esta su munequita y juega un rato o aveces esta llorando....y tambien se agarra del protector y mira encima, buscandome. Cuando voy a revisarla unos 10 minutos mas tarde, esta dormida con su cabeza contra en protector o en la muneca (como pueden ver en las fotos) .... pues en la ultima foto pueden ver como la encontre dormida con su cabeza en su brazo! :) Menos mal que no se desperto cuando la movi a su espalda...ahi se quedo! :)

Special Visit and Surprise Celebration

Well, I somehow lost my special effects, so I can't pick a font color, sorry.
I want to share a VERY special weekend.... :) First of all, my brother, Paul and his wife, Michele, visited us. They heard Tory's bottom teeth were popping up and they HAD to rush over from Seattle to see the little white stubbs poking through. :) And, as always, Michele used her photographic skills to take some very cute pictures and videos of Tory.... so there you are! :) I voice my sister, Lisa's, sentiment when she said her blog was really more Reagan's and so it is with our blog... now Tory's blog... :) hee, hee.
So, I was totally taken unawares yesterday.... Paul and Michele said they wanted to get me something for my 30th birthday so I asked for some plants to begin my garden and off we went. When we were done there, Paul says he would like to stop by Barnes and Noble to get a book... which was FINE with me to go to one of my favorite places to be... and off we went again. By the time we were done there, Tory was really tired and REALLY ready for her nap. So as soon as we got home, my goal was to get Tory to bed ASAP...Edwin offered to carry her in, and Paul offered to carry in all the plants. I walk into the living room and was heading for the hallway, bypassing the kitchen when all of the sudden out of the corner of my eye a see a HUGE BLUR of peole in the corner and at the same time they all yell, "SURPRISE!!" and I can honestly say I have NEVER been that surprised in all my life... I was honestly SCARED for my life and wanted to run and hide to get away.... and at the same time I realized what had happened and was extremely happy and grateful. It was also funny to hear the whole crowd of people immediately go from happy "SURPRISE!!" to a concerned, "OOhhh!!!" as Tory began to cry in reaction to my fright. So, Edwin and some special friends from church had, I guess, been planning this party for a couple weeks now. It was very special... I understood then, all the small Edwin quirks which I had just been dismissing... such as him making the bed and tidying up the house that morning, freeing up a huge space in the freezer (for the cake), going in late to "work" on Friday morning (uh.... actually going shopping for supplies for the party with a friend). THANK YOU to all of you who made my turning 30 a very FUN event.... :)


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