April 2008 Photos

Aunt Michelle came to visit us from New Jersey. Siena enjoyed reading books and playing with her!

We went to the Wooden Shoe Tulip Festival in Woodburn on April 12th. We met another family from our playgroup there. It was a gorgeous day!

Earlier in the week, Siena, Mommy, and Aunt Michelle went to visit Grandma and Grandpa Braley in Florence. Siena got dressed up for Grandma's birthday.

More tulip festival photos...Siena was fascinated by them!

Siena and Mommy went to go visit our friends, Kirstin and Clara. Siena got a kick out of Clara. She tried to jump around like her friend. (She doesn't actually get off of the ground, but the motion is there!) :) Siena LOVED all of Clara's fun toys.

Mommy's angel, asleep after a long travel day to Grandma and Grandpa's house. (She sure did flop around a lot to get to sleep, though.) :)

Siena loves having her friends over for playdates!

Easter

Siena is all dressed up for Easter and scooting around.

Look at all of the eggs that I found!

On the hunt...

Another egg!

This shredded paper is FUN!!!

Siena with her Easter basket.

Late February and March Photos

Siena is constantly on the move now that she has full use of her legs...

We hosted playgroup on St. Patrick's Day, and had a fun little party with green foods and art stations for those who were able to attend. Fun!

Sharing snack with a friend.

Coloring with Daddy at Siena's table.

We had the upper two retaining walls added to our backyard. We're so excited to have full use of our space now, and have gained 2 more rows of garden area. (This picture is an in-progress photo.)

Siena REALLY loves her new chair. It's so comfortable!

Siena in her little box fort. What a cutie!

Daddy went swimming with us for the first time at the Southwest Community Center. A fun family outing!

Siena is taking an art class for 12-18 month olds at the Southwest Community Center. The purpose is to expose the little ones to various textures, colors, shapes, and sensory sensations. Here, you can tell that she enjoys tasting the paint. (Yum?!)

February Photos

The big news in the Wiznerowicz house is that SIENA STARTED WALKING DURING THE LAST WEEK OF FEBRUARY!!! As you can tell, she is SO excited to be mobile, and we are SO proud of her. What a happy girl!

On February 23rd the three of us went snowshoeing for the first time EVER up at Government Camp. Siena slept for the 2-mile hike, but we really enjoyed the beautiful snow and woods...AND the exercise. We're hoping to go again some time in March.

Fun at the beach when we went to Florence, Oregon to visit Grandma & Grandpa Braley on President's Day weekend. This was Siena's first time playing in the sand at the beach. She really loved it!

Siena is so proud to be sitting at her very own table.

Siena gets some books from Mommy & Daddy on Valentine's Day.

Catching Up On Photos...

Siena LOVES her new ride, bounce, & spin zebra from her Aunt Michelle & Uncle Steve. Lots of fun!!! (Now in February, she is a pro at getting on and off of it by herself. She even holds books while riding it. Funny!)

On January 5th, our playgroup celebrated all of our little members' birthdays with a birthday bash at the Southwest Community Center. We started out in the Kid Central Playroom with toys, lunch, and cake. Then we moved into the East Gym for some fun with balls, cars, slides, and mats. We all had a really good time! (We were missing Atticus and his parents who recently moved to Bend, and Isabel and her parents, who were out of town. Also, Daddy was ill that week and was not able to come to the party. We missed him, and he was sad to have missed the fun. Good thing for cameras, at least!)

Here we are celebrating Daddy's birthday at Claim Jumper. Grandma Braley was with us since she had been here during the week to watch Siena in case Mommy got a substitute teaching job. (Mommy had 2 different jobs this week.)

This past weekend (Feb. 2nd) we had some snow. Siena enjoyed playing with some of the slushy stuff that we put in a container. Brrr...cold!

Siena has really been a busy girl in the past 1 -1/2 months. Most recently she began to scoot around on her wheely bug (shown here). She loves being able to get around in a different way. She also likes to push it while standing. (She kind of uses it as a walker, I guess.) Today she got out her little book that is about a bee, and cruised over to where the wheely bug was. She pointed at the book and at her larger bee...she thought it was so cool that they were both bees!

Christmas and Time With Family

We spent several days with family down in Florence at Christmas time. Aunt Michelle & Uncle Steve flew in from New Jersey, Aunt Annette & Uncle Dave traveled from Washington state, and of course, we were at Grandma & Grandpa Braley's house. It was good to see everyone and to have everyone together to watch Siena on her first truly "aware" Christmas. What fun to watch her! Mommy & Siena were with the family for nearly a week. Daddy was in Florence for 1/2 a week, but went home a little bit early to take care of Misty, our kitty.

Below: Going on a walk with Aunt Annette.

Below: Aunt Michelle & Uncle Steve have a belated birthday gift for Siena. What a cute outfit!

Below: Siena trying to yank off a pretty bow (the best part!).

Below: Opening a gift from Santa Claus...big blocks!

Below: Opening a few gifts on Christmas Eve.

Below: Grandma and Grandpa Braley went a little overboard this Christmas...Siena sure had fun!



Below: What a beautiful girl!

Below: Visiting Great-Grandma Duvall in Gold Beach, Oregon. Grandma & Grandpa Braley, Aunt Michelle, Uncle Steve, Siena, and Mommy drove down for a quick visit (1 night). It sure was nice to see her and other family/friends.

Below: Great-Uncle Curt enjoys spending some time with Siena.

Below: On our way out of town we stopped to visit Mommy's godparents, Dotty & Steve Denney. Such warm people!