Levi's Birthday!!!!!

 Well, here we are! Cakes and decorations are ready to go!

 Great-Gramma made her wonderful treats again, yummy!

 Cute Pinterest idea, a clothesline with Levi pictures from all 12 months!

 Renee and I found this fabric for the table runners in Portland! We had so much fun shopping for it!

 The balloons reminded me of molecules, here are Magnesium, Sodium, Hydrogen, Oxygen, and Boron.

 Another cute Pinterest idea! Thanks, Denise (Mike's mom) for blowing up all of the balloons!

 Another cute Denise idea, the Levi shirts for Carla and Mike!

 And let the wild rumpus begin!

This is Sara's (Carla's college buddy) husband and twins! So cute!

 Presents!

 Ready for the game!

 This is the mini Lay-Z-Boy Helmut and I reupholstered. I found it at a local garage sale for $3!

 Thanks, Renee and Brian!

 The kids loved the chair!!

They really loved it!

 Time for the smash cake!

Getting Ready for Levi's First Birthday

 When I returned home from Portland/Arizona, I gave Levi his puppet from Genesis (see previous post). It was so cute. She put a pink heart on the back that you could see through to the front of the puppet.

 He began taking it apart immediately.

 That's one eye....

 Hmmm, done for now. I'll set it here.

Off I go!

 Today is my birthday! (February 15th)

 Tony stopped by to lend his expertise.

 Ok, so we're not getting a lot done but notice the balloons in the background.

Portland, January 2013

On my way to Portland, Oregon.

Wow!

After dropping off the suitcases. Getting ready for a walk.

Renee is finishing a shelf for her kitchen.

Olive offers her expertise.

One more coat of varnish...

It looks great, Renee!

Walking around Portland. Olive leading the way.

My next stop was Arizona where I was working at one of the local charter schools. I stayed with a wonderful family who adopted two super cute kids. Pictured here is Genesis who made this little puppet for my grandson, Levi.
So Cute!