Oscar's First Birthday

Dear Oz,

I'm sure you won't remember your first birthday but believe me, I will never forget it. Your wonderful Mommy sent out really cute "Cowboy Invitations" that she and your Daddy made and both sets of grandparents came to help you celebrate. Who knew you could bring families together? We all came to be a part of your special day.



Your Mommy had been planning your birthday for a very long time. She had "goodie bags" for the guests and even made a bandanna flags for decorations. The backyard was all decorated and you even had a cactus pinyata filled with candy. All your guest got a bandanna, and we played cow boy games like" pin the tail on the donkey", and bandanna bean bag toss.



Uncle Andy rented an Indian Costume to wear to your party complete with headdress and war paint. You love your Uncle Andy and laughed and laughed at him. You liked his bow and arrows too.




Everybody had a really good time. Poppa and Grandpa decided to show you how gunslingers used to have shoot outs in the wild wild west.. Aren't they silly?






I hope you know how very special you are to all of us. We love your smiles and giggles and would do anything for you. (Including wearing a cowboy hat and bandanna!)




Mommy made you your own little carrot cake with a big blue number 1 on it with a cowboy hat on top. Guess What? You had never had sweets and you didn't like it. You would have probably liked broccoli or yogurt better! No matter how much they tempted you you really did not want to eat the cake.






Mommy spent lots of time making and decorating your cake so here she demonstrating the proper way to eat it! Mommy made Mustang cupcakes for everyone and lots of good eats.



You got lots of nice gifts. You played really hard and were exhausted by the end of the party. Grandmother Marie fed you while everyone else cleanup after the party. Poppa and I gave you bath and got you in your pajamas and your Poppa read to you and put you to bed.


I'm not sure who was more exhausted you or your Mommy. Your grandmother Marie and I both agreed that you were the star of the show. Happy Birthday Sweet Boy!




Your Diva

See you Soon

Dear Oz,

It’s September and it will soon be your first birthday . We look over the tremendous impact you have had on us and we wonder how we ever survived without your sweet smile, kisses and adoring looks. I love this picture of my “boys” on the porch swing sharing secrets, swapping stories and no doubt Poppa Charlie is teaching you about nature, cars and trucks or the value of having the right tools for any job.

We are excited to see you soon and participate in your Cowboy Birthday. Your Momma and Daddy have worked really hard to celebrate your first anniversary of arriving safely on planet Earth.

We are blessed by your smiles.

See you soon,

Your Diva

Reading with Poppa

Dearest Oz,

This is one of my favorite pictures of you and Poppa. Your Poppa loves you so much and when he sits down to read to you , I can see it all over his face. He pretends to be gruff and grumpy but I've seen him building towers for you to knock down. Making dinosaurs growl to make you laugh and being silly just to see you smile.

Don't ever think for a moment that "the ole bear" doesn't like you. He is very protective of you.

Miss you.

Diva

Fun time in New Hope

Dearest Oz, 
What's more fun than visiting you?  It's  having you and your mom come visit us while Daddy is at a work conference in Seattle.  What fun to spoil you and let you play with our kitties JJ and Lucy.  They liked you very much but are not used to little people.  Whenever you got to close they would run away.

You especially enjoyed the grass, the breeze, the birds, and the leaves dancing in the wind. I love your hat. It reminds me of a little Amish boy in this picture.

Poppa picked out this hanging basket for me. He knows I like red geraniums. This basket is red, white, and blue so will be great for the fourth of July too.





I love this picture of you and your mom by the dogwood tree. Your Daddy came home on Saturday and we got to spend all Sunday together. We got some really good spoiling time in with you.

Poppa really likes reading to you especially Dr. Seuss books.  What a surprise to see you in this cute little "Hop on Pop" onesy.    I guess in this case it would be more like "hop on Poppa".


Come back soon the kitties miss you and are looking for you.  The red wagon is empty and lonesome and of course Diva and Poppa miss their boy.

We love you and your parents so very much.  Thanks for the special visit.  See you soon.

Your Diva 

Happy Cinco de Mayo

Oscar the Hombre !

Dearest Oz,

Are you starting to see a pattern here? Your Mommy loves to take pictures of you and will use any holiday try out new ideas. You are such a sweet baby and most times let your Mommy take all the pictures she wants. I hope these pictures don't come back and haunt you years later. Just know that you are well loved and cherished by your family.

Your Diva

Oz and the Easter Bunny

Dear Oz,

We got to spend Easter with you and your Mommy and Daddy. It was so much fun to see how much you have grown and changed. We got to go with you to the Mall and watched as you had your picture taken with the Easter Bunny. You did really well considering how many children were there and the long wait.  Mommy had such a good time posing you with bunny ears and sitting in your Easter basket.  You were so sweet to cooperate.  I know you won't always enjoy getting your picture taken but I always love seeing your pictures. We always look forward to spending time with you.

Know we love you very much and pray for your every day. Be sweet to your Mommy.

Your Diva

You're a Cover Boy!

Look at you Oscar. You won the photo contest and now you are a local celebrity and are on the cover of a newspaper in Scarsdale, New York. This Diva is getting excited about spending Easter with you, your parents and doting Uncle Andy. I'm anxious to see your great smile and hear baby giggles. 

Your Diva

Can't wait to see you

I love this picture of You sitting in your chair reading. You are growing up way too fast. I love to listen to your Daddy reading you books at bedtime or listening to your Mommy reading books to you during the day. I pray that you will always enjoy books, and knowledge.

Can hardly wait for Easter to come......so we can see you.

Love your Diva

Dear Oz,

This is the latest pictures that always makes me smile. Uncle Andy taught me how to change my desk top screen image so I change it every week now. This is my current screen saver. Can you believe how quickly you are growing?

You love cars and especially hubcaps.  I think it's because they are at your eye level and shiny.   You can also see your reflection too.  I wonder if you will have a lasting love of cars and trucks.  I think this is just the first glimpse of a long love affair with cars.

Your Diva

Oz as cupid

Dearest Oscar,

Here you are as Cupid. Your very talented mom made this costume but the personality is all you. Your Mommy has posted more pictures of you as cute little Cupid here. You are so sweet and tolerant of your photo happy mom. Hint: You will have hundreds of photos of you before the year is out. Just smile sweetly and let her enjoy the fun of dressing you up.

Just remember you'll soon be able to run, squirm and make a fuss.

Love you and pray for you every day.

Your Diva

Miss you already

Tuesday, January 27, 2009

Wordless Wednesday....The Boy and His Lamb

Too Cute for words!

Observing Oz

Observations for the land of Oz

1. Oz is very sensitive to his surroundings. Several times when cousin Emma got upset and started crying you would get very sad, your lower lip would start to tremble and then you would cry as if your little heart was was broken because Emma was crying. It was so sad that it made us all want to cry too.



2. Oz loves his Poppa. You have the biggest grins for him and of course the ole bear just crumbles into a big ball of goo. Poppa doesn't share Diva with just anyone so he really loves you to agree to me being away for two whole weeks.



3. Oz is so smart he even helps his Daddy do the New York Times cross word puzzles. You give him hints and watches over his word selections.





4. Oz is growing up so quickly. Here you are sitting up in your new chair. Check out your shirt....."Ladies Man". You have a killer smile and baby blue eyes not to mention the longest lashes I've ever seen.

5. Oz may grow to be a hunter. Here you are in a camo sleeper and you have already bagged a six point deer....(reindeer at that!) Do you think you are ready for a tree stand?





6. Oz loves standing. I love his little overalls and his "Tom Sawyer" look. you love to stand on your lap or on the table top. You are a strong little one and my bet is I'll be running after you soon.



7. Oz has his Uncle Andy wrapped around his little finger. It's amazing how much influence one little person can have over your heart.




8. Do you think Oz has the making of a Rock Star? Emma thought so and shared her purple boa with you. I know this little guy rocks my world. I'm sure I'll make many more discoveries in the next two weeks. Looking forward to having some great conversations.


 9.  You were absolutely fearless with the Big Guy Himself.

Your Diva

Happy New Year 2009

You posing as the New Year's Baby