One Year Pictures!

While in Eau Claire this weekend, I took Mya in for her 1 year pictures!  She did so well and had fun!  I brought along a cupcake for her and it ended up being my favorite part!  I've given Mya frosting before from cake and she gagged, so I wondered what would happen.  Well, Mya dug into that cupcake and enjoyed it!  :)

Road Trip!

We packed up the family roadster and headed down south toward Milwaukee this past weekend for Aidan's baptism.

Mya did pretty well on the trip down, considering it was a 3.5 hour trip!  She slept for about an hour, woke up a little crabby and then we stopped for lunch.  We kept her entertained with books and toys.  She then fell asleep again, thank goodness!

Mya met Michael and Jennie's dog Roxie.  She's been around dogs before, but none this little.  She liked her at first, but then wasn't so sure!

The baptism was on Sunday and Greg and I were thrilled to be asked to be Aidan's godparents, along with Emily and Scott!

Mya liked Aidan, or maybe she liked his toys!  She loves other kids, so it was a good thing!

We even got in a family photo before the baptism!  It is virtually impossible to get Mya's attention AND get her to smile at the camera now!

Well, maybe sometimes we can get her attention!  I'm pretty sure Greg was waving a toy around in order to get a smile out of her!

Mya got to spend some with her Grandpa Steve and Grandma Pat.  In fact, she got to hang  out with Grandma Pat at the baptism while we were up at the front of the church doing our godparently duties!  Thanks, Grandma Pat!

11 Months Old!

Today I got a little sad.  My baby isn't so baby-like anymore and in just one month she'll be 1!  So amazing!

So, what is this little monkey up to?

She weighed in at 22 lbs., 6 oz and is 29.5 inches long.  

She has lots of tricks that she enjoys sharing with us.  Her biggest trick is that she is walking!  And I mean EVERYWHERE!  That little devil is so fast and so I don't think I can trust her to be in a room by herself for very long because she'll be into just about everything!  She is especially quick when trying to escape and go up a flight of stairs!  :)

She LOVES to eat!  Some of her new favorite foods are pickles, salami, pineapple, kiwi (yuck), cheese and crackers, and of course the old favorites mac and cheese with hotdogs, bananas, etc.  It's hard to keep up with her when preparing meals.  She shovels food into her mouth so fast!

She loves to play with toys and will keep herself entertained for long stretches of time.  Her baby dolls provide her the most amount of entertainment and she is very good at giving them hugs and kisses!  I especially love when she entertains herself while I'm making dinner or doing some cleaning.  She loves to play with the measuring cups and even "help" fold the laundry.

She really loves people, especially mom and dad.  She is constantly giving hugs, kisses, and the occasional tug on the hair.   It seems like she's going to be a tough girl.  She'll fall into something or tip over and bump her head and it doesn't seem to bother her.  Don't get me wrong, she has her moments, but she seems tough right now!  She loves bouncing on big balls and trampolines and seems to have no sense of fear at the moment!

She is such a happy little girl and brings us constant joy!  We hope she brings joy to your lives as well!

Getting Ready for the Celebration!

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Lark Toys

This weekend we took a trip to Lark Toys in Kellogg.  Mya had a blast!!!  She loved the fact that she could walk around and be able to play with the toys they have sitting around. It was a very kid-friendly place.  Mya especially loved pushing the mini grocery cart.  She also loved the wall of baby dolls.  This kid certainly loves her baby dolls!  She instantly clutches them and gives them a big hug.  And then we have to find something else to take her mind off the baby doll so we can pry it out of her hands!

They also had a train set out and Mya loved pushing them around.

They also had a section with lots of hats!  The hot dog hat is the best!

Mya also got the opportunity to ride on the carousel.  She was intently watching everything that was going on around her.  I was hoping she wasn't going to have motion sickness issues!  :)

A Case of the Giggles!

One night, Mya had a definite case of the giggles!  And it wasn't even over something funny.  Greg was whipping a dish towel and she thought it was the funniest thing ever!  (Sorry about the sideways shot!  I couldn't figure out how to rotate it!)

Watch Her Go!

We've been taking some short video clips of Mya...here's one of her walking!  (My favorite part is that her belly is hanging out!)