First Year Photo Shoot

Sunday was the day for Marie's Birthday Pictures. It started out perfectly with a good nap, good lunch, and a clean girl. Perfect combo for good pictures right? Well, that's what we thought. Marie decided it was another day to celebrate her independence. She wanted to be with mom, not with the photographer who was tickling her with a fake flower. Oh well - we got some great shots of our little one year old.

Happy Birthday Marie

June 9, 2009

Our first family picture with Marie Beth

So I was trying to get a great picture of Marie in her birthday shirt but
she just wasn't into it this morning. Every time I tried she would pull a
face or hide her face with her book.

She is declaring enough with this baby stuff - I am in charge now :)

We will be celebrating with birthday treats at school today
plus a picnic tonight.
Happy Birthday Marie! Daddy & Mommy love you so much!

Funny Faces

Marie has officially began the
"pull the funny face when you see the camera" phase.

Perfect timing girlie - we have your 1 year pictures on Sunday!

Marie's Giraffe

Miss Marie & her giraffe at the Omaha Zoo.

Marie's Memorial Weekend

On Sunday we drove over to Omaha to visit Eddie & Jess and enjoy a trip to the zoo. Jess was our personal tour guide which was very helpful. Marie did so well - we were amazed at how she handled the crowds. She was much more aware of all the animals around her during this trip to the zoo.

Fell asleep in the car on our way to the zoo...woke up and wondered, "Where are we now?"

With Dad in the jungle.

Marie really liked touching all the vines that were hanging down.

Notice how both Jess & Marie are getting tired of me snapping pictures?
After the zoo we went out for pizza and ice cream. Marie slept through the storms as we drove back to Des Moines - a great trip.

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On Monday we decided to rest up after our eventful Sunday. We went for a nice walk in the cemetery to pay our respects to our veterans, played outside, and took a nap. Andy was busy studying for boards but he managed squeeze in some playtime with Marie outside. This little lady enjoys the dirt! We are looking forward to playing outside this summer.

My Buddy & Me

Charlie & Marie...so happy together

Birthday Weekend

This past week/weekend was full of ideas and maybes. We wanted to celebrate Andy's birthday, use our new bike trailer, maybe do some swimming in Marie's new swimming pool,
and catch an Iowa Cubs Baseball game.

So it started with Marie going to the ENT for a checkup on Thursday - all reports good.

Andy & I took the afternoon off to do a lot of errands - new shoes for Marie, pool, bike trailer, and more birthday presents she doesn't know about yet.
Plus, a new camera! I have been struggling with our old one. It is so slow that I end up missing all the great shots of Marie. I am so thankful for this new one - fast shutter, amazing zoom, and fun "extras" that I am learning.

Friday night Andy put the bike trailer together and we took it for a spin - Marie really liked it actually. There wasn't tons of smiling, but she was so busy taking it all in. She is very curious. For example, she found my plants outside...
Saturday we went for another bike ride to our church's playground. There wasn't much for a little one to do there, but that didn't stop Marie. She started climbing right away - a little daredevil you might say.Saturday was a very warm day, but the pool was occupied by a certain dog, so we opted for playtime in the a.m. and afternoon with the air conditioning. We topped off the night with a delicious birthday dinner for Andy with banana cream pudding for dessert.
Sunday Marie started running a fever so the baseball game is on hold.
Hopefully we will be able to catch a game soon.