2010 12 Sledding

Look at the cool sled with a custom-built Stella seat built by Opa. Ok, so she was tired out by all the excitement.

Winter Holiday in Oman

Happy holiday 2010

Mod And Bright Holiday 5x7 folded card

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Birthday Girl - 1 Year Old

Stella skyping with oma and opa traveling in Turkey. Celebrating with Eloise and Arthur. Not too sure about the chocolate zucchini cupcakes, Stella had to be coaxed through the first couple bites, coating the cake with yogurt. After a few spoonfuls she managed the cake on its own. Following Chinese custom, we played zhuā zhōu(抓周) a traditional ritual for predicting a child's future career and certain personality traits. It is done on a child's first birthday. We created our own pile of items, tending away from electronics like an iphone as she would go straight for it. You can see Stella go first, then Eloise, then Arthur.

tape measure - architect

20 CHF - finance

spatula - chef

shoe - athlete

thermometer - medical doctor

book - philosopher/teacher

flag - politician

pen - writer

safety glasses - scientist

sunglasses - actor

Pumpkin Girl

2010 October hemets, bears and hikes

Trying her new bicycle helmet with papa. A big teddy hug (she loves him Opa, thanks!) A last warm weekend afternoon in the Jura with the Turner/Mohaupt clan.

A story from Gma & Gpa

She pulled the book off the shelf and opened it on her own. I heard my mom's voice singing and came to investigate...