Much delayed post...

Sorry folks. It has been a hectic month here in Bozeman. Work has been very busy with some refinance business. This is truly a blessing as 2008 was tough. Greta is growing and changing before our eyes. She is extremely alert, laughing and talking a lot. The day care has been going well. Kristi is working about 3 days a week. We are still working on a routine but are handling things fairly well.

Ryan and Kiyomi Bramlette with their new son Boston. The Bramlette's, the Ballenger's and Ryan Elliott were at the house to watch Philly screw up their Super Bowl chances. Good Luck to the Cardinals.

Kristi and G showing off her rocker duds. Greta got a onesie from Josh and Katie Keehr. It is for Josh's band"The Clinton's". She looked extra cool that day.

Like all good Huschka's, G is learning how to play hand and foot. The Huschka clan play this every time they get together. Some are less competitive than the others....You Know Who You Are!

Super G looking Super Cute!

Greta, Bentley and me hanging out today. Bentley was feeling a bit neglected I think.

Pam, Greta and Elvis on a recent trip to Bozeman.

Happy New Year!

Just a few more pictures from the trip to Cut Bank for Christmas. Monday is Kristi's first day back at work. We are having some anxiety over the deal. For now, she will work all day Monday, take Tuesday off, work Wednesday and Thursday mornings and all day Friday. Hopefully, all will go well with the day care. Luckily, they are just down the street from Kristi's work and easily accessable for her.

Family Photo

Me and Uncle Scott with G

Brennan and Greta

Cousins Ty, Michaela, Brennan, Kade and Madison with G

Cousin Kade with his Griz hat on. We showed him

Greta game day shirt...he got a chuckle out of it!

Michaela with Greta

Christmas Day, 2008

Merry Christmas to all! What a wonderful year our family has had. Welcoming Greta into the world has been the best gift we could have ever imagined. We are so thankful to celebrate Christmas this year with my family in Cut Bank. My brother Scott came up from Denver and my step family were also here with their kids.

Mom, Greta, Brennan and Michaela (Jason and Lynette's daughter's from Roundup on Christmas morning)

Greta and her Dad

Pam and Greta at our the ol'standby Taco Treat in Helena on the way to Cut Bank for Christmas

G in her new "chair" she got for Christmas from Grandma and Grandpa Larson. Wow, how old does she look?

G hanging with Grandpa Roger. She loves to cuddle and spend time with good ol' Toby!

Couldn't pass up on this close up.

Family photo at Keith and Barb Larson's on Christmas Eve.

The whole family

G in her Christmas dress

More pictures to come. We are here in Cut Bank until Sunday and will have many more photo opportunities. I know many of you are looking for an update of the blog...so here it is!!

Greta Berkram, growing, growing, growing...

It has been awhile since our last post. Thanksgiving was alot of fun for the whole family. Many thanks to the Grovers for hosting all of us for a few days. And, thanks to Gary, Theresa and Seth for spending time here in Bozeman. As a Dad, each day brings new fun and exciting changes. The connection I have with Greta is more evident each time we together. She is a great cuddler and smiles a lot. She is very entertained as she gets her diaper changed on the changing table. I never thought I would say I look forward to changing diapers!

Grandma and Grandpa and Seth taking some Christmas Photos

Theresa and Gary giving Greta a little cuddle.

Pam and Jim Grover at the Grovers for Thanksgiving.

Greta on the weighing and measuring table (10 lbs. 4 oz. and 22.25 inches long). G is an overachiever being in the 50th percentile on everything. Thanks to all of you for the warning on the shots....NOT! I am not looking forward to the next set of those bad boys.

Kristi and G pre-shots. We were all happier then.

dito...

Had to put in the butt shot. Cute, Cute, Cute!

Greta is 8 weeks old...seems like yesterday

G and Grandpa Fred. Thanks for coming to visit!

Grandma Angie, Grandpa Fred and Greta.

Grandma Carol came to visit last weekend with Grandpa Roger to spend some time. It was great to see you guys. We will be spending Christmas in Cut Bank showing G off to the Cut Bank clan.

Jan and Bill Champion stopped to visit last weekend before the Cat game. Their grandson, Kyle Beggar, plays for the Cats. Jan is Grandpa Fred's sister from Miles City.

G hangin in the carseat. Kristi, Angie and Fred took her to Dillon today to do some shopping. They went to the Patagonia outlet to return some stuff and get G some new winter gear. Sweet!

Al Leppink and Joyce Sorge(Leppink) stopped on their way to Missoula from Billings. Good friends of the family and my first boss in the title business, Al is always fun to chat with. It was a nice visit and we had a good lunch at Ted's Montana Grill here in Bozeman. As you can see, Al is a griz fan, so we had some fun with Greta's shirt. As always, he is a great sport as he chalked up another win on me.

Cat Griz day with the Super G. Sadly, we were not celebrating a victory. We did have Greta dressed in her Bobcat gear to cheer on the team though. My gals wear the colors well. Special thanks to Dan Rossow from Ellensburg hooking G up with the cool onesy. We spent the game on Saturday at the house with Fred, Angie, Kristi, G and I. We will be leaving for Garrison on Wednesday to spend Thanksgiving with Pam, Jim, Gary, Theresa, Seth, Fred, Angie, Kristi, Greta and I.

Home from Ellensburg

We took our first long car trip with G this past weekend. As seems to be the case with her, she was a champ. We made record time going out and Mom and Dad had to stop to "rest" on the way back. She did have a little more difficult night last night since she slept the entire way home.

We enjoyed a great weekend with family and friends in Ellensburg. We also were able to show off our incredible daughter to everyone there. Many are following her changes and growth on the blog which makes it even more fun to do.

Tonight we spent some time with Nick and Jenny Johnson at their Security Title baby shower. Little Madeline is adorable and a really easy baby to connect with. She is 3 weeks older than Greta which makes it fun to see how Greta will change in such a short time. It is also fun to experience this wonderful change in life with others going through new parenthood as well.

Josie and Greta at Fred and Angie's house. Many thanks to Katie, Josie and Hannah for making the trip over from Seattle. It was certainly great to see you all.

Cousin Shelby changing her first diaper. A bit shaky but she had plenty of moral support. Way to go Shelby!

Aunt Jodi, Shelby, Grandma Angie, Kristi and G

3 generations of Huschka women on Grandma Angie's birthday. Happy 40th Angie!!

Good friend David Zirkle also over from Seattle. Great to see you David....nice beard!!

Nick and I showing off our bundles of joy.

Brent and Super G

The Berkram's and the Johnson's

Theresa, Gary, Seth and G

All the cousins including Jeremy who was represented by his picture. He is going to school at Washington State and couldn't make it home for the weekend.

Uncle Dan holding Greta.

The oldest cousin Kelsey and the youngest cousin Greta. Kelsey, thanks for letting G borrow some of your threads.