8 months old

Sledding in Alaska (baby-style)!

We took Megan sledding in her new sled and she absolutely loved it! I didn't even know if she would want to sit in the sled very long, but she did great. She discovered that if she leaned to the side she could scoop snow up in her giant sleeve and put it to her face and eat the snow! So that is exactly what she did the whole time...thankfully we didn't get our first ash fall from the volcano until that evening. Happy April to all of you in the "Lower 48"-thanks Gov. Palin :). Still snowy in Alaska...

A sweet moment...

Sending you a giggle from her highchair and a big blueberry kiss!

Hey! That's my sister!

Elli and Megan had so much fun this past week during Elli's spring break visit. They just couldn't get enough of each other! Megan was thrilled to have her sister here to play with her...she was just as happy as could be all week. Elli was so good to Megan...changing her diaper, feeding her, playing with her, reading to her and talking to her (Megan talks non-stop and it is truly a challenge to keep up with her). Elli even gave Megan the little baby doll that she used to play with when she was a baby. Elli and Darren went snowboarding one day and you can see by Elli's arm that the trip was cut short. Elli was doing some kind of fancy 180 turn :) and fell and caught herself with her arm. Elli got to experience the emergency room at the base, but luckily walked away with only some torn tendons and ligaments. Despite the snowboarding adventure, it was a great week for everyone!

Shake it, shake, shake it!

Shake it like a polaroid picture! (Ok, I have the song stuck in my head). Here is Megan's latest trick...one toy for each hand...flip back suddenly over the Boppy pillow and shake the sillies out of the rattles! Up for a breather when she gets a head rush....whew! (see middle photo), and then right back at it!

My sister is on a commercial!

Click on the link below and you can see the commercial that Elli is on in Texas. It's a public service announcement from the Texas Dept. of Agriculture. You can see her in the commercial 3 times (she's holding a milk bottle and wearing the purple Lady Lizzards jersey, then she's on the left side of the classroom in a cream colored sweater, and then at the end standing next to the man talking.

http://www.agr.state.tx.us/agr/media/media_render/0,1460,1848_17081_28386_0,00.html

7 month photo shoot....part 1

I just had to document for you what it is like getting a monthly photo of Megan. It never fails, I always end up going with the very first photo I take. You would think I'd learn my lesson, but I just can't resist taking a series of photos because I think you can see her personality come out as you look through them. She is definitely an intense baby...everything she does is intense, no matter what her mood. She is mostly silly and happy...thank God! Here you go...ten photos to help you know her personality! The first one is of course the first one on the camera and her official 7 month photo. Then she gets silly and gives me eyes shut with a smirk, INTENSELY eating the bear rattle (see her hand), staring out the window trying to remove her jacket, and intensely shaking the sillies out of her bear. She is a goofy girl!