Celebration!

I know we owe our very large fan base an update, and we'll work on getting that meaty update out to you all soon. For now, a quick photo of Farrow will have to suffice. We had a great time celebrating Kaisa's First Birthday, and Farrow left the party with a big smile on her face. Thanks to Emily and Paul for hosting a great party!



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Let the Sun Shine

And now it's 2010! We were pretty exhausted after our birthday bash, but we were able to get out and enjoy the sunshine the following weekend. We had a great walk along the water, with bright morning sun and a perfect temperature of nearly 60 degrees. Even though it was warm out, Farrow still modeled her sweet new sweater jacket from Claire & Dan.


And while we are talking about Farrow, she had her one year check up and she appears to be very healthy. As proof, here are her latest stats: Weight: 21lbs 13ozs (60% percentile) Height: 30 inches (80% percentile). Beyond her stats, she has been very busy this past month ... she walks (and tries to run), she's chatty- with her best words being "Dada", "Cat", "Yes", "That" and "Mama" and will have a full on conversation with herself, she's relaxing in her new chair, and has officially moved to cow's milk. Dang ... that girl is busy. Here's a quick photo to prove her love for food... I've titled this "Get Away from My Cake".

The adults of the house (including Big Papi) are enjoying the New Year, as well. Not too much to report ... work is busy, the house is warm, and Big Papi is terrified of the rain. We were able to see some great friends over the break, including Suzy up from San Francisco (the baker from our earlier post), Tyler and Shoshana up from the Bay Area; the Schomp Family, the Tabiltones, and Manny & Michelle to name a few. Big thanks to everyone who traveled through snowy weather for a visit ... it was great to spend time with you all! Though, Suzy did come with cake ... so she may have one up'd the rest of you.

Happy Birthday, Teri and Farrow

Two weekends ago we celebrated the birthday of the two lovely Yoder ladies with a great party full of friends, toys, and homemade cake. Our friend, onsite wedding manager, and budding cake superstar Suzy, made a wonderful cake and about 100 cupcakes.

Along with a handfull of other toddlers and a houseful of adults, both honored guests had a great time. Farrow learned how to pick things off other people's plates, while Teri saw the last guest out the door at 12:15am.

Below is the 5:30pm rendition of Happy Birthday. Not pictured is the scene from 10 minutes later. Everyone under the age of three who attended the party spent that time wiping the entire cake clean of icing and licking their fingers. All the parents were very proud.

I love Saturdays

This past Saturday was especially wonderful for the Yoder family. For this first time this season, and for Farrow ever, we escaped the city and went to play in the snow. We headed up to the mountains early in the morning with our great friend, Mo, and her pooch, Sammie. A few hours of hiking around in the sunshine resulted in 3 happy adults, 1 curious child, and 2 exhausted dogs. The proof can be found below:

What's wrong, Farrow?

Halloween, that's what's wrong. Though we had a great time this past Saturday, Farrow was fed up of her awesome lamb costume after about 45 minutes, which is a significant increase in time from her first lamb debut. For the third year in a row, we joined forces with our neighbors and great friends, the Davis', sat around our fire pit, and handed out candy all night long. We had lots of visitors come by, and had a lovely time chatting with our fantastic neighbors. Here are a few more photos of our evening festivities, including Matt as a very scary bunny, Ava and Farrow getting ready to hit the neighborhood, Big Papi dressed as a businessman, and the Davis/Yoder ladies.

Happy Anniversary

Four more years! Four more years! Four more years! Four more years!

Happy Birthday, Big Papi David Ortiz Yodkamp!

Five years ago today, the Red Sox beat the Cardinals for their first World Series title in 86 years. But more importantly, five years ago today, a sweet little Bernese Mountain Dog was born, who was named Biscuit (seriously). Biscuit was promptly named to honor David Ortiz, and thus Big Papi became a member of our family. Happy Birthday, Big P. Sorry we ignore you.