Happy Holidays!

Wishing everyone a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. We had a lot of fun with Meg yesterday. There were a lot of "ooohh's" and "wow's" from her as she saw what Santa brought. We had a great time and were able to spend Christmas with family which was nice.
It is amazing how much she has grown in a year. I think the shot of Meg beside her stocking will become an annual picture so we can see how much she has grown.

Meg Christmas 2009

Meg Christmas 2010

We hope everyone has a safe and enjoyable holiday season! Happy New Year!

Here comes Santa Claus!

Meg met Santa for the first time this weekend at Jen and Shaun's Christmas party! She wasn't sure when she first saw jolly old Saint Nick but she sat on his lap without any tears. She knows where her bread is buttered :) 

Vacation Fun!

Meg and I spent the week in Fort Wayne Indiana with Grandma Kathi and Grandpa Roy. We had lots of fun and did lots of Christmas shopping! This was Meg's first time using her passport to leave the country for the 5.5 hour car journey and she was a trooper! Below are some pics of our vacation.

Meg loved the carousel and rode it three times

Meg got new winter boots!

Happy Halloween!

Last year on Halloween Meg was only one week old so we didn't really celebrate it. This year we made up for it! We carved pumpkins and then took Meg trick-or-treating to a few of the neighbors. She was the cutest chicken on the block :)

Someone is really trying to walk!

Some people in our neighborhood cover the lamp posts with sheets with ghost faces on them. It looked really neat!

Let There Be Cake!

Meg is officially 1 now and since turning 1 she has eaten her first piece of cake, went for her first sushi lunch AND took her first steps on her own with me, Nathan, Miriam, my mom and Roy there to see! 
Thank you to everyone who came to her party and celebrated this milestone with us. I think the cake and the balloons were the highlight for her that she would like to have every day :) 
Here are some pictures of the day to share with you. Enjoy!

Family Shot!

Wanted to share with you a recent family shot. This was taken at Nathan's parents house October 17th. Meg looks more and more like Nathan every day. Stay tuned for pics of Meg's 1st birthday party... 

Meg in the Pumpkin Patch!

Where did the last 362 days go???

My very smart sister-in-law Michelle suggested Nathan and I start a blog to share updates on what Meg is up to. With busy lives and family/friends far way I thought about it and agreed this was a good idea. So not only is this my first blog post on Meg's site but it is also my very first blog post period. So bear with me as I figure this out :)
Meg will be turning 1 on Saturday and it is so hard to believe. It really is amazing how much she has changed in her first year. As I write this she is sound asleep in her crib clinging to her stuffed bunny who has become her best friend. She went from being this little peanut who looked lost in her crib when we put her to bed to chewing on the crib now when she wants out. A mere 10 months ago we were terrified to put her to bed with anything but her in the crib and yesterday she reached out of the crib and pulled a book in to to look at when she woke up from a nap. She has eight teeth and a big smile to show them off. Laughing used to be a thing we got the video camera out for and now she laughs all the time. She crawls, eats veggie burgers, is really trying to walk unassisted and amazes her mom and dad in some way each and every day.
Time goes by so fast. This will be our way of capturing it and sharing it with you. We hope you enjoy the updates and don't worry, we promise not to overdo it :)

Lindsay & Nathan