We also took her out to "experience" the snow!
Then back inside for a little thumb sucking! Her new thing is grabbing anything above her head or on it and pulling it over her face. Pretty funny...12.23.2008
Cabin Fever
4 Months
Height: 25 1/2 inches (95th percentile) Yes I am secretly living my tall dreams through my child
12.20.2008
Snow Days...
Helping my mom workKisses for Squirt the turtle!A little mid-afternoon nap in my cradle board
Getting ready to head out in the snow and checking out my favorite two things...my hands!
12.16.2008
The Big Trip Home
Maya was a trooper! She slept for the first leg of the journey from E-burg to the Dalles. We stopped to have dinner and let Pea stretch. Here is Dad and Maya...her first time in the snow.We were back on the road. I drove for about 5 minutes before almost breaking into tears...semi trucks, black ice and Pea in the back seat! Not my finest moment...Ty took over. We finally pulled into Portland and it was snowing and the roads were covered in snow. It so rarely snows down here...it was so beautiful. It was the same at home...a totally white little town! The drive was really scary we slid around a few times and encountered many crazy drivers. I feel like this picture of Maya really sums it up...
"Seriously? Are we ever going to get out of the car!"
The Big Trip North...
12.10.2008
Plan B...
12.06.2008
Christmas Pictures
- Find the babies really cute Christmas clothes
- Have their photo taken
- Make Christmas cards
Well...we should have known the greatest plans sometimes fail miserably! The day started with Natalie loosing B.little's hat (the center piece of the whole concept), then running to 5 different stores looking for the perfect shoes, and hair bow, then realizing we were going to be late, then realizing the babies needed to eat (thank you Nordstrom women's lounge), rushing to the portrait place 15 minutes late......
Do you know how difficult it is to get a 5 month old and a 3.5 month old to look at a camera let alone smile? Really really tough is the answer. To prove my point here are the best shots of the day...
Maya was having a Diva moment...kicking off shoes, drooling excessively, and completely refusing to smile. On to Plan B.
12.05.2008
B.little
GO DUCKS!
Maya wanted to express how happy she was after the big UO win last Saturday! She is fascinated with the camera, so capturing a smiling or talking clip is like hunting the Lochness monster!
12.03.2008
11.23.2008
Victory! ... and a House Guest
Side note: Our friend Patrick from the Netherlands flies in tonight to stay with us for a week or so. He is such a great friend. He played on Ty's football team when we were in Germany and was also one of our flat-mates. (me + 6 football players...what an experience!) We were able to visit him in his hometown for a week during the time we were living in Europe and made a pact to visit each other every few years. Well he has done all the traveling thus far. This will be his fourth trip to Mac! He always comes for Thanksgiving...his favorite holiday:) We try each year to show him something authentically PacNW...Seattle, Portland, wine tasting, a UO game! This year we are traveling to the Seattle area for the holiday with Ty's fam, and our PacNW experience is going to be watching the Civil War...on t.v..
A funny Patrick story: The first time he came to visit Ty picked him up from the airport at night and about 2/3 of the way he says to Ty, "It really feels like we are heading to the end of the earth." Being from Europe, filled with cities and well-lighted super highways I am guessing that our rural little community probably did seem like the end of the world.
11.20.2008
Come Home Dad
Tell me these two don't look alike! I think I was simply the oven.
11.10.2008
11.01.2008
Happy Halloween
10.31.2008
More Decor...
Inexpensive picture frames, painted white & antiqued with sandpaper, eventually I will put some photos in a few of them but for now we used fabric.
THANK YOU ERIN!!!
Sometimes you need some to help put your ideas into action and Erin is definitely that friend/sister for me!