Grey turns 1

Wow. It's a little like Joni Mitchell's Circle Game (hopefully not that fast). Last year we flew to Seattle for the birth of a yet-to-be-named baby boy (the kids wanted to see what he looked like before settling on a name). During our visits over the past year we watched him grow from an infant to a cruiser.

Now, Greyson Matthew is officially a toddler (a very well-dressed toddler thanks to Anni and Josh), running around the house much to Guinness's chagrin. He's developing his own little personality including a crazed obsession for fresh fruit, actually squealling with delight at the sight of chopped melon or mango!

Ani, the tallest girl in her first grade class, is reading everything in site. She is super-helpful, watching out for Greyson.

I think the most fun things about the trip were:
* Taking Ani to a matinee of "Aliens in the Attic" (we laughed and laughed)
* Eating all Matt's amazing cooking (fresh caught salmon, smoked barbeque :)
* Our joint creation of Grey's first birthday cake (Ani designed, mixed and frosted; Matt decorated)
* Ani reading her Amelia Bedelia book
* Greyson toddling around enjoying being the star of the show

Here's some pictures. I'll add a few more soon.

Grey turns 1

Ani's first day of school & Greyson's smiling face

I just got this photo from Amanda. Ani started first grade yesterday. Here she is riding the school bus for the first time :)

Here's happy little Grey. I definitely see a resemblance to Matt when he was a baby, but then again, there's more than a little Shauck in this kid too!!

Happy 3rd Birthday Maddie!

Madeline Grace Brewster turned three last week. We flew out to S.D. for the festivities which morphed into a 4-day series of events, including a concert at Balboa Park, a play date, shopping at Build-a-Bear, a beach picnic, and a dance party. It was alot in a short period of time. We landed in Boston Monday morning exhausted!

Happy 3rd Birthday, Madeline