The Behrends Family

Sunday, February 14, 2010

Christmas

I finally had a chance to download our Christmas pictures. Campbell really enjoyed Christmas with her Great Grandparents. I think she expects presents everyday now.

Great Grandma and Grandpa bought Campbell the best present; her first bike! Then they decided to show Jon what Christmas Eve was really like for parents and had him put it together.

Campbell loves her bike

Everyone got to spend quality time with Great Grandpa and Great Grandma

Campbell even introduced herself to Santa

Tuesday, January 26, 2010

I really can't believe I have fallen this behind on updating this site. So many things have happened in the last few months! Here are a few of the highlights:

1. Our baby turned one. Who knows where the time went, I really can't remember what life was like without her (although I am sure it involved a lot more sleep) She had a great birthday party with all her friends, both grandmas, and Halloween costumes!

2. Football/Cheerleading season was very long this year. In fact we ended one game short of the championship game. It was so cold and rainy at the end of the season that Jon called in several favors from his mom and friends to play with Campbell while he went to the game. I think our little cheerleader preferred cheering on her team from home.

3. Campbell went trick or treating for the first time. She wasn't really sure what to do. It was a good thing Gracie was there to lead the way.

4. We took advantage of the last few days of sunshine

5. Campbell spent quality time with family.

Tuesday, September 29, 2009

Remembering

I knew that today was going to be hard, and could very easily have been a really bad day. Today means that we have been without my dad for a year. I have dreaded every part of this day for a while now.

Instead of spending the day being sad I decided that it should be a day to celebrate the time we had with a great man and to provide good memories for Campbell. This is what my dad would want. Newport quickly came to mind as my dad had lived there, and I had visited there with him several times.

Jon and I both took the day off and Campbell's friend Gracie and her mom joined us for a Newport aquarium trip. The girls had a great time and I feel very fortunate to have been able to spend this day with family and friends.

Sunday, September 13, 2009

All good things must come to an end...

With school starting two weeks ago our summer is officially over. Campbell has settled in nicely at daycare. I must admit my heart breaks a little when she reaches out for the daycare person then waves bye to me.

Each day that goes by Jon and I find ourselves asking where our tiny baby went. Campbell is looking and acting more like a toddler everyday. Our baby now talks, walks, expresses her opinion (sometimes loudly), shows affection, makes decisions (like climbing out the dog door) and is working on getting her first tooth! It still surprises me when she laughs at the dog then calls it by its name. Her other words include; mom, dad, hi, daisy, duck, dance, and no. She has also said "Hi dad" and "Thank You."

Campbell spent one of her last days of vacation helping me set up my classroom:

Campbell's best friend. Judging by the way these two play now, Gracie's mom and I are going to have our hands full!

Here are some 11 month old pictures:

Monday, August 17, 2009

Sailing!?!

That's right, Campbell can add sailing to the list of things she has done before turning 1! To be honest I am a little concerned about the precedent we are setting for this baby. I'm not sure we are going to be able to keep up this kind of excitement in her life for very long! Soon we will run out of things to do.