Officially 1!

Nina Louise

October 10, 2008

I can't believe how fast this year has flown by. Nina is by far the greatest blessing we have had in our married life together. We love her sweet and happy personality. She has a great sense of humor and an innate tenderness. She has taught us so much and we are so grateful for her. We look forward to another great year with you Nina Lou!

Kern County Fair

A couple of weeks ago we went to the Kern County Fair in Bakersfield. Tyson's work provided tickets and a BBQ dinner at the fair. There were a lot of typical "fair" things to see and do. It brought back memories of being a carny for me. Nina loved all of the animals especially the little ones, like the chicks. I guess she can relate to them or something.

Here's our little cowgirl all saddled up. The Fieldsted side of the family sure would be proud!

She was a little apprehensive of the cows. I must admit, so was I!

This is at the company BBQ. Nina loved the tri tip and so did we.

This place had a kangaroo, turtles, scorpions and other exotic animals. She liked the bird in the background.

Welcome to the neighborhood DEL TACO!

So, my family and I have this slight obsession with Del Taco. I really can't seem to get enough of it. There weren't any Del Tacos in Iowa, so it was a rough 3 years without it. I'm excited to say that they are constructing one right around the corner from our house! I may have to become a regular there. All I can say is, Del Taco, here I come!

I love this expression of Tricia's at Del Taco.

The fam enjoying a delicious breakfast at DT.

Ooh, I miss these kids! Come back to Bakersfield!

Granny's 80th Birthday Party

For my Grandma Wood's 80th birthday she decided to treat everyone to a weekend at the beach in Ventura. We went over Labor Day weekend. We each got our own hotel room right on the beach. The weather couldn't have been more perfect and it was a lot of fun to have the majority of the Wood family there.

Here's Grandma with Nina. I love how excited Grandma is about all of the great grandkids.

Kevin and Jennalyn soaking up some rays in their sweet shirts.

Nina is really grumpy in this picture because we didn't bring down her swimsuit when we went to see people at the pool. She really wanted to swim too and let us know it!

Here Daphne and Betsy are enjoying a dip in the hotel's pool. The water was as warm as a bathtub.

This is on the pier where we ate dinner at Eric Ericson's. Yum!

Betsy and Daphne at the dinner party we had for Grandma. We each sent in comments about what we loved about Granny, which were read aloud. Then we made her a memory box where we recored a favorite memory with Granny.

Here's Grandma Beth and Tricia.

Kris, Bridget, and my dad

Some of Nina's Favorite Things

Wow, the summer flew by right into fall and I have been really bad about keeping up on this blog. I was afraid of that! I decided to dedicate this blog to some of Nina's favorite things. She is growing up way too fast and I can't believe that she will turn 1 this weekend. So here's to you kid:

Nina is my little helper. She loves being in the kitchen with me. She goes through all of the drawers and cupboards and takes everything out. She especially loves the sound of the pots and

pans clanking together, doesn't everyone? She also helps with unfolding laundry I have already folded and taking dirty dishes out of the dishwasher. I still haven't been able to teach her how to put everything away when she's done. She's so curious and I love it!

She loves eating! She is such a good eater and will try anything we give her. We discovered her love for popsicles this summer and she couldn't get enough of them.

She loves any sort of ball, no matter how big, small, hard or soft. She likes throwing the ball and seems pretty coordinated. She obviously didn't get that from me.

She still occasionally likes to snuggle. She loves her blankie and will snuggle it whenever she sees it.

She loves her cousins and other little kids. She is a friendly little girl and waves to everyone at the store. We feel so lucky and blessed to have such a beautiful, sweet little girl. We love you Nina Lou!