Will took his first steps on my birthday, October 25th, 2009. He's now 13 months and ever since then, he has gained confidence from grabbing our pointer fingers for assistance to going from destination to destination with occasional falling in between. He LOVES being a big boy!
He uses Greta's chair as his launchpad and Greta is always quite the encourager. She's always exclaiming "Good job Will (Wheel)!" She also started walking at 13 months.
And yes, I'm wearing a blanket. It was cold! More importantly, I don't regret it. Maybe Adam does, but not me. Even more embarrassing was my dress that I was wearing was from the day before (and I happened to sleep in also). It was 3:30 people! We came back home and crawled back into bed. In my dress again. :)
Greta has named her Raleigh. :) I showed Greta a crib the other day for Raleigh to sleep in. After Raleigh was tucked away in her crib Greta needed more cribs for all the rest of her "aminals".
It looks like a little daycare. I love that the last four have balls to play with. I'm just now noticing that as I look at this picture. On another creative play note, Greta can play with anything with her little imagination. Yesterday she was in the shower with me playing with four washcloths and asking one of them, "What's wong?" (what's wrong?) Apparently, one of them was crying and was sad. :)
Have you seen this in the store and was curious to try it? Let me save you $5.00 (or $2.50 if you're like me and got it on sale). Now, Adam has a flair for the dramatic, but in his own words he says it tasted like carcass. Sooooo, I guess we won't be buying that anymore (as if he knows what a carcass tastes like). I kind of hoped the kids wouldn't notice, but Will who eats anything but carrots immediately spit it out and continued to spit afterwards while making motor noises. Yes, thank you Will. I get it. Someone seems to be taking after his daddy.
Looking good g-friend!
Us in our 1 dolla hats at the Nascar race. I'm showing an M&M to showcase my mom's lovely yellow hat. It was freezing at the race!
At our usual daily visit to the house
This lady was nuts for some nuts. Seriously, her and Greta were so hooked on picking up all the pecans, I could not get them interested in anything else. Even later when I borrowed Mom's green vest, guess what I found in the pockets? Nuts.
One night, thanks to my friend Rose, we went to a fashion show, dinner and auction! We had such a great time.
Dad R. lent us his snazzy Volkswagon CC for the night and we cruised in style.
We laughed so hard till there were tears streaming down my face about my shoes that my mom borrowed for the night. I hate them because they always slip off my feet and of course they were even worse for my mom's feet which are smaller than mine so she stuffed them with tissues. We were already so out of our league at the richy-richville auction and here's Mom rolling in with toilet paper hanging out of her shoes.
My mom comes in at the perfect time each year. Just early enough to celebrate Will's birthday on the 15th and then to celebrate mine 10 days later. She made me a delish chocolate torte.
We went to the "punkin" patch.
And the Greenville Zoo which was 1.5 hours away.
My mom totally got Greta hooked on the cartoon, Wonder Pets, that Finn likes to watch with Kiki too. Mom and Greta would sing the intro song and end with, "Gooooooo Wonderpets!" I love this picture of them. They look alike in it to me.
Mom some work over at the house and was proud of all her sheetrock-ripping-off that she did in the hallway.
Our last night together, we went out to eat, just the two of us at the Cheesecake Factory and had a great time. We were on a short time limit, but it included splitting an appetizer (avacado rolls-DELISH!), dinner and ordering cheesecake to bring back home. 
Keeks flew in the night before from AK to wish her favorite youngest grandson a happy birthday. She bought some snazzy boots too for the birthday boy.
I don't know why, but I was a mean mom and set up Will's one year check-up on his one year birthday. That was a mistake after all those shots and having to squeeze his finger for 2 minutes for a blood sample. Longest 2 minutes ever. I'm sorry sweet boy. In better news, Will is 90th% in height and 10th% in weight (19 lbs, 11 ounces) and healthy and smart.
How big is Will? SO big!
I made these little owls out of cocoa krispie treats, candy corns, mini oreos and M&M's. Of course we had WAY too much food, but I had two ideas I wanted to do plus leftover rice kripsie treats and pumpkin cakes are never a bad thing.
Greta loved the owls so much especially the candy. She thought she was so clever eating the eyes and nose off of one owl and switching plates with her Poppy Renstrom saying, "Dat yours Poppy" pointing to the half eaten one.
Shout out to Harris Teeter (or as my mom likes to call it Harriet Teeter) for the free balloons. Betcha wondered why I walked out of the store with no kids and 4 balloons eh?
Happy Birthday Will! We love love love you!
While my dad was in town, I asked him to do the honors. How hard can it be when Will's got a lollipop and ice cream being shoved in his face?
Love this pic. :)
Oops. Snagged a hair.
Sometimes when we ask, "How big is Will?" he poses by flexing his muscles instead of putting his arms over his head.
Sweet handsome boy with his new haircut in his new birthday p.j.'s from Aunt Bridge.
