Now I'm almost one year old it is about time I started walking on my own!

Here I come!

It's really quite easy when you know how!

Now I'm ready for bed.

This is fun. I can roll the little Red Bull cans down the steps in the table till they drop on the floor.

Now I'm visiting Grandma and Grandpa. I can still crawl,

but walking is really easier

and then I can carry something too!

Come Grandpa read to me. "Show me how that goes" (The desire to learn)

Grandpa was trying to work, but I am more important. This calculator looks like fun.

Now how does it work.

Oh! that is clever.

I'll go back to Grandma and let Grandpa work.

First Birthday

Tomorrow is my first birthday but we are celebrating today. Look what Grandpa made for me.

Other kids have a rocking horse, but I now have a rocking Dolphin!

I also got lots of other presents.

This card from Aunty Miriam looks interesting

Hey when I open it it plays music!

Now how does that work?

The present also makes music.

It is an xylophone and you can press the keys,

or hit the bars.

I still like the card, I can dance to the music.

Look at all the people who came to my birthday party. This used to be our living room

but Mami and Papi cleared it out just for me. Now it is my room.

Now I am with my lovely Godmother Silvie.

Wow there is food too! This looks good.

Mami made this apple cake for my birthday cake.

I think I'll have some more of that.

Grandma made some great fruit salad, really finely chopped so that I can eat it too.

Hey who is hiding behind the curtain?

It 's my friend Jonathan!

Hey this is fun!

Now my Godfather Marco has arrived. I must show him some of my things.

He will be interested in my musical card.

He likes my Dolphin too.

Lucky we saved some birthday cake for him.

Hey Marco and Denise also brought me a present. I wonder what it is.

Wow! Another great book full of interesting things.

This has really been a great party.