Choppers update

Lil' Peppa now has a total of 11 teeth with the 12th breaking through as we speak, but Mommy's keeping her as content as can be.

Swimming class, or was that splashing class?

Victoria really took to her swimming class. She attended over the early summer, before she was a year old. Simone and I had a lot of fun taking her, and Victoria had a lot of fun discovering the joy of splashing.

Photo Shoot, take 2

Victoria had a chance to go to a photoshooting, her second time through it. She was just over a year old for this one. She had an ok time with it, but it wasn't one of her best days when we went in, so it was a bit tough getting her in a good mood for the shots. She's wearing a nice little outfit Grandpa picked up for her from the States.

Tasha and Leo with Baby V

Tasha and Leo are really doing great with Victoria. Actually better than we had hoped at this stage. Simone thinks it's gotten even better now that Victoria likes to feed some of her own food to Tasha and Leo from the dinner table. I think she's on to something.

Case in point -

Yesterday Victoria was crawling around, and started heading for the staircase to go downstairs. Tasha quickly walked over to the staircase entrance, stood between Victoria and the the stairs, and gave her a little nudge so she would crawl elsewhere. I couldn't believe it. I was absolutely amazed. So very sweet, too.
They are still getting used to her, and getting used to having to move down in the pack by one spot, but they are doing better each day. Our hope is that as Victoria gets older and can do more 'with' them as opposed to 'to' them, the three will become the very best of friends. Here is a pic of T and L in the backyard plotting on how to get rid of that little thing called Victoria...

Jeep

Victoria loves to climb over ANYTHING. She's quite capable actually. I call her lil Jeep when she's in action.
So, she has already taken on our staircase, which is a full staircase - twisting, wooden and open. She has climbed the entire thing a few times already. It must look like Mt. Fuji to her...but without the snow.

Choppers

Two more for the baby Victoria.
She now has four up top, four down below.

More birthday parties

Since Victoria was just in the US, she naturally had a birthday party there while with my family. But, we also wanted to have a party here with Simone's family as well. So we did just that. Oh, and we also had a small party on the ACTUAL day with her friends Lasa and Andy and their moms. See, in Germany you are NOT supposed to celebrate your birthday early. If it falls in the middle of the week, which hers did, you are supposed to wait until the next weekend to throw a party. So the actual date we had her friends over:

Victoria had a very nice time playing with the boys. That's Lasa's backside, and Andy is looking at my guitar. Yvonne (Lasa's mom) is with her camera, and Astrid (Andy's mom) in on the left. Victoria is looking very, very Adorable. She's wearing her outfit Aunt Amy picked out. She also wore it at the final party...

Next was her party with Simone's family. It was quite a few people actually. We had a good time entertaining, and Victoria got to enjoy more attention yet again. I don't think she minds that at all.

We had her party on a Sunday. Oma and Opa made it, as well as Aunt Liane and cousins Thomas and Yvonne, along with other extended family and friends.