Leona
Grandpa’s Birthday Celebration
Lemon Cake and Ham We had Mike’s birthday celebration early in the day since he works the afternoon shift. We have a family custom to have the birthday person pick their menu for the meal. I sort of talked Mike into having lemon cake. Cecelia asked and he kept thinking and thinking, so I said, … Continue reading
Three Foxes and a Doenges Baba, Grandpa and Uncle Edgar with the 1st birthday girl Leona. She is 1 year and 2 days old in this photo. Almost looks like she is a football referee and giving the sign for a touchdown.
Leona’s First Birthday Party
Finally! A Post about the Great Birthday Party Cecelia and Kevin, Leona’s Mom and Dad, found the perfect place for the first birthday party. The party was at a picnic shelter at Blendon Woods Metro Park. There is a large covered picnic shelter with plenty of tables and electricity for any crock pots and lighting. … Continue reading
A Bicycling Week
Two Rides with, and One Ride without This week, I had two bicycle rides with Leona and one ride without. We are having cooler weather in the morning and that makes it a more pleasant riding time with Leona. Monday we rode from Leona’s house on the Three Creeks Trail down to Heron Pond parking … Continue reading
Welcome to the Columbus Zoo
Leona’s First Zoo Trip Yesterday was Leona’s first trip to the zoo. Mike and I met Cecelia, Kevin and Leona at the front entrance. Cecelia was joined by her friend Melissa and her three children, Vera, Jonah and Seva. The first point of order was to find the polar bears. Vera was the official map … Continue reading
Collection of Baby Books
Young Reader’s Library Dr. Seuss and Sesame Street are hot topics of the Library right now. Leona enjoys being read to and look at the pictures in the books. I always read the cover page with the title and author name. When we get to the end of the book, I point out the ISBN … Continue reading
Just a Little Visit
Cecelia had a class at work and asked for a little Baba time until Kevin came home. Leona inherited from a cousin this fabulous toy chair. She has learned to reach and grasp things and enjoys playing with the various items. As she reaches for things just out of her range, the cloth sling chair … Continue reading
Leona Moves to a New Gymboree Class
Leona has reached the 6 month milestone Well, this is a leap year, so Leona was one day shy of 6 months old. At last week’s class, Leona was more interested in sitting up than lying down, so she moved to the Level 2 class this week. In Level 2, the babies explore various tactile … Continue reading
Apples and Bananas
Beware! More Video of Leona Here is a clip from my Valentine’s Day. I enjoyed the afternoon with two of my favorite girls: Cecelia and Leona. I am learning to enjoy different children’s songs as I watch this little lady grow from an infant to an almost 6 month old baby! Edgar is the baritone … Continue reading
Oatmeal and High Chair
Even more Firsts Today was Dad’s day out to a table tennis tournament in Westerville. Kevin brought Leona over for a visit so Cecelia could get more rest from working last night. Cecelia came over and brought Leona’s oatmeal and I brought the high chair pieces out to see if she could sit up enough … Continue reading
