Sonja ein Jahr alt - Sonja one year old

Blöödele - being silly!

Ich han alli mini Spielsache inenander verwicklet, und dann sSchwärt wo sMami mir gmacht hat au na grad drii ta.

I tied all my toys together, and then stuck the sword Mommy made me in the middle.

Basement progress (Keller)

Sonja 1 year - Sonja 1 Jahr alt

Rusty's new bed (Rusty's neues Bett)

Rusty's dilemma starts here. Hier ist der Anfang.

Before we went to buy some pumpkins for the kids....Bevor wir diese Kürbise für die Kinder kaufen gingen...

...we had to stop at the Pet Value store for a new bed for Rusty. Because he distroyed he second, blue bed.

...mussten wir zuerst ein neues Bett für Rusty kaufen, weil er in der Zwischenzeit sein zweites Bett total verriss.

At first he wasn't too impressed and refused to lie on it. It didn't "stink" like him....yet after a while, comfort won the battle.

Zwar wollte er zuerst gar nicht drauf, weil es ja nicht nach ihm "stank"...aber schlussendlich fand er es trotzdem besser als auf dem Boden zu schlafen.

Mommy and Sonja Birthday with the Labriola Family

Haselnussturte vom Grosmami (Haselnut torte from Grosmami)
Speziell iipackts Päckli für d'Sonja vo dä Tante Barbara us dä Schwiiz
Die schöne Chleiderbügel für mini Chleidli!
Herzigs Goldarmbändli vom Grosmami und Nonno...
Gseesch es?

Sonja birthday Part 3

Auntie Brig, Auntie Ing and Sonja.

Plus Benski!
Ben on Uncle Pete's lap...daddy is saying something...

Sonja birthday Part 2

Happy birthday too you!

Look at this new doll from Auntie Ingrid!
Benjamin and Auntie Ing.
Auntie Dao, Uncle Eddie and the birthday girl!
Absolute chaos...a la Zile style!
Foolin' with Uncle Kevin while Auntie Brig tends to Sonja.
Even Uncle Pete made it!
(Mommy needs to go on a diet)
Cake with Auntie Ing!

Sonja birthday preparations Part 1

Spreading icing on the cake...

...putting smarties on the cupcakes...
...preparing some snacks...

Sonja on her birthday

Interestingly she's looking at a garbage truck. This reminds me so much of how Ben was at that age...

Look at that blond hair...and those grey eyes...

Tante Michi's horse!

Rusty und sein Bett - Rusty's bed

Miis Bett stinkt nach Wöschpulver. Wisoo muess sis immer wäsche? Kei Aanig hat si vo Hünd.
My bed smells like laundry detergent. Why is she always washing it? She has no clue about dogs.

Hä??
What??


Dann höri halt uuf scharre. Gopf namal.
Fine, I'll stop. But I don't like it.


Jetzt hät si mer es neus Bett mit eme Tuech deet in Egge ta. Eis wo nöd nach mir stinkt.
Now she puts a new bed in my corner, with a blanket. Except, it doesn't stink like me.


Gang i halt wider ufs alte Bett.
So I may as well go back on the old one.