Sunday, October 4, 2009

Half a Year Already!

Today Greta is 6 months old! Happy Birthday little sweetie!! Here she is on her special day.
We were at a church retreat on BC's Anvil Island all weekend (Greta had her first boat ride) and today we spent as much time as we could outside in the beautiful fall weather. Here you can see that Greta is fascinated with grass--she loves to pull at it. Sometimes she tries to put it in her mouth, but usually she just feels it with her hands.
What a big girl already!
I had fun with Greta while everyone was in chapel this morning. I had tried to get her to sleep in the baby carrier so that I could sit through chapel, but she wouldn't stay asleep. So instead we stayed outside and played together. She loves to put my nose in her mouth! Sometimes she kind of shrieks with delight or says "Ha!" with a smile as she does it. It's one of my favorite things!
Greta is usually on all fours lately. Right before this photo was taken she was probably head-butting Papa! Whenever she gets on all fours like this she rocks herself back and forth, no matter what obstacles are in her way--even if they are hard corners...yikes! She's pretty tough and doesn't complain very quickly.
On Saturday we took a hike to Pebble Beach while at the retreat. Here we are at the beach.
Look at those beautiful eyes! I love this picture.
Greta is such a thoughtful and observant baby. I love this picture too.
Watching the water with Papa.
We can't believe our little Greta is already 6 months old! This seems like such a milestone, and when she was born it seemed like it was SO far away. But the day is here. Six months ago today we held our beautiful daughter for the first time. Greta, we love you so much!

2 comments:

Judy said...

thank you so much for every picture you post of Greta. I can't get enough of them!

Unknown said...

Happy Birthday Greta!!! Wish we could see you more often -- we'll be up soon!