Santa

We thought it would be fun to take Maggie to see Santa this year. She got her Christmas dress on and her new red shoes ... from afar she liked to look at him. But as soon as we got close- she wanted nothing to do with him. Maybe next year :)

Christmas Season is Here!

In Denver, the lights on City Hall are illuminated the night after Thanksgiving. This was our second year going to watch the lights get turned on (with Uncle Aaron). This year Maggie was actually awake and enjoyed the lights!

Turducken!

This Thanksgiving Brady cooked his 4th turducken! It turned out great- once again! We also decided to make Maggie a turducken for the day too (thanks to Uncle Aaron's silk screening) :)
Hope you had a great day!

First ER Visit

Last night, Maggie was walking in her room and fell into the corner of her dresser. She hit her head just right and was bleeding pretty good. After about 10 minutes, when the bleeding didn't slow, Maggie took her first trip to the Emergency Room. Maggie needed 3 stitches to patch up her forehead. She did such a good job at the hospital, she didn't like being held down while the doctor worked but she loved watching him stitch up her head. When he was finished, she signed Thank You. Here's Maggie pointing to her BooBoo when she was asked where she fell (Kitty has a band-aid too- which Maggie kept kissing).

She quickly forgot about her head and played some peek-a-boo with her blanket.

Sorry to anyone who has a weak stomach- here are Maggie's three stitches. She's doing great now and doesn't seem at all bothered by her head.

Children's Museum Fun

Maggie took Grandpa Ron to the Children's Museum to show him how much fun it is. They had a new section that is set up like a vet office. Maggie had a great time taking care of all of the kittys. She also taught Grandpa Ron how to catch a fish (she must have learned from her dad).

Visit to Texas

Maggie and Mom went to Austin, Texas to visit one of Mom's old friends, Bee. Maggie had lots of fun playing with Bee's boys- Holden and Waker. Unfortunately, Maggie got an ear infection while we were visiting so she wasn't feeling well most of the weekend (hence all of the bottles). But she did still manage to enjoy riding a choo-choo train at the park.

Maggie LOVED baby Waker. She wanted to give him lots of hugs and kisses- it was so sweet.

Holden read Maggie stories before bed.

Giving Waker his pacifier. Where did she learn to do this? She's never used a pacifier herself.

Holden was feeding Maggie Cheerios.

Halloween

Busy Bee!

Two Bees and a Bee Keeper

Someone found the bowl of candy... she loved any candy that would make noise when she shook it. :)

Snow Storm

Today we are being pounded with our first big snow of the year. During the work day we've already accumulated 6-8 inches. Too bad mommy and daddy didn't get a snow day from work!

Maggie didn't seem to remember the snow from last winter- she was really excited about it.

Here's Maggie infront of our house (for those who haven't had a chance to see it yet). Happy Snow Day!

Where the Wild Things Are

Here's our little Wild Thing getting ready to go see her first movie with Mom and Aunt Emily.
She's ready for the movie with her drink and snacks :) After the first few minutes Maggie fell asleep and woke up in time for the end of the movie.

Temper Tantrum

Here's a little temper tantrum Maggie had after dinner- not sure if she was more upset about being out of food or being covered in black beans

Playing in the Kitchen

Climbing
Into

The stove drawer... what an accomplishment! :)

More Birthday Pictures

Crying while we sing Happy Birthday to Maggie.

Partying with Aunt Casey and Uncle Aaron.

Enjoying being 1 with Seth!

A birthday kiss from Ernie (the dog)

Birthday Candles

Here's Maggie with her first piece of cake. We forgot to practice blowing out candles for the big day- she still enjoyed the cake anyways!

Maggie's First Birthday!

Playing at the Park

Maggie laughing

1st Steps

After lots of practice walking with help- Maggie took her first steps!! She seemed surprised by the steps herself. She would still prefer to crawl but soon will be walking!

1st Cubs Game

The Cubs came to Denver this summer for a four game series. While Maggie loves the Cubs- she only made it out to one game (the others were past her bedtime). She had a great time watching all of the excitement at the ballpark...



... so much fun that it was exhausting so she took a short nap in the middle of the game...


... but woke up in time for the seventh inning stretch... Maggie loves singing Take Me Out to the Ballgame.

Curious

Maggie loves to explore. She's in a stage where she is trying to get into everything... we are quickly learning what it means to baby proof!

Camping

Maggie went on her first camping trip. We were worried about how she would do in a tent, outside for hours at a time .... But she did amazing! She loved it! She was in such a good mood the whole time we were camping- even though it rained most of the time we were there! She loved playing in the tent, sitting by the fire, even sleeping in a sleeping bag. We were so excited- now there will be many more trips to come!!

1st Baby Sign

Maggie has been learning some baby sign since she was about 2 weeks old. She has just started to use the signs to let us know when she wants "more" of something or when she is "all done". We love that she has the ability to communicate these things to us- because when she doesn't sign- she screams! :)

"Meow"

Maggie Walking

Maggie is really close to walking. She got a stroller to push her babies in and wants to walk behind it all the time now! She hasn't learned how to turn it yet :)

Cooling Off

It's been a hot summer in Denver- so Maggie has enjoyed getting to use her pool in the backyard.

Mountain Girl

Maggie loves being outdoors and does really well when we take her for a hike. She loves when we see people who bring their dogs on the trail!

Laughing

Maggie has such a funny sense of humor that is developing. She is constantly laughing and now trying to do things to make us laugh.

Cheerios!

Maggie knocked over a box of Cheerios and saw it as an opportunity to put as many in her mouth as she could before mom and dad would stop her.

Children's Museum

.The Children's Museum has all kindof fun things for Maggie to explore and figure out. She crawled through a hollowed tree trunk.
. Laughed ALOT!
Practiced standing up!
Played with "the baby" in the mirror.
And went fishing! Dad was so proud! :)