Kobe's 6th Birthday Party

So we made our way back over the hills and through the woods to Grandma Sally's house we went.  Liza really doesn't mind the rides because she just passes out as soon as the truck is in motion, so it's an extremely peaceful ride for all of us.  So the reason we went to Grandma Sally's was because Kobe's birthday party was the following day, so we figured we would spend a couple days rather then driving down and back.  It was definitely a treat for Liza, first off since it's always great to see Grandma Sally, but also since the rest of the family has not seen her since Christmas and she has changed so much (we could only hope that she would be awake though).  So we arrived and Liza was able to see cousin Kobe along with Uncle Roger and Aunt Ivonne and then Uncle Thomas and cousin Taylor came after us.  Liza was a tad bit on the grumpy side because she had passed out on the short ride over and woke up looking around and wondering "ummmmm...... this is a new place, where are we?"  So not only was the family there, but a couple of Kobe's friends came over to celebrate his birthday with him, and I'm sorry Thomas I have to put this on here.  So when Thomas and Taylor arrived Roger had stepped out to pick up the pizza.  Not long after Kobe's friends arrived and his friend Peter came running into the living room to see Kobe and looked up at Thomas with this peculiar look.  Then after saying hi to Kobe, Peter ran back into the kitchen and calmly asked his mom "what happened to Roger's face?"  Probably one of the funniest things I have ever heard and of course became the running joke for the rest of the party.  But Kobe had a great party, had some good food, great presents and the time was enjoyed by all.  It is always great to get together with everyone especially now that we have Liza, she has a lot of family and she is growing so quick so we want to make sure that everyone gets to experience her and spend time with her.

A NEW DISCOVERY!

So it has been a little while since I have added a new post to Liza's blog, so I am long overdue.  But Liza has made a new discovery, EUREKA! she has a tongue!  Liza has realized that she has a tongue and with this new found discovery she can tastes things.  Her primary object to lick is her hand of course, but she is also licking her toys, when you are holding her and she is looking over your shoulder she will take that opportunity to lick your shirt, and just today I placed her on her stomach and she figured while I'm here I may as well lick my blanket.  I must say she has quite the tongue too, she is like the Gene Simmons of the baby world (but only due to her tongue, nothing else.)
She is also getting incredibly handsy as she is holding her toys in her hands, or grabbing onto your clothing as you hold her.  As for her physical features we are still waiting for some more of her locks to grow in so we can make a final determination on what color her hair will be, right now it is looking between strawberry blonde and red.  Her eyes however look like they will be green, thank god, the one feature of mine I wanted her to have.  She has been getting used to her crib more and more, so far it has been an easy transition from her bassinet to her crib, that is when she is not sleeping with daddy in the recliner :).