Catch-Up--San Diego Trip May 2008

We had a blast in San Diego! Between the San Diego Zoo, the Wild Animal Park, and Seaworld, Paige got to see koalas, pandas, elephants, giraffes, dolphins, whales, sea lions. . . just to name a few. But of course, Paige's favorite was seeing Elmo, Zoe, Cookie Monster, Bert, and the Count at Seaworld's very own Breakfast with Elmo and Friends. Of course, with all the excitement, not much breakfast got eaten! As you can see by the last photo, Paige was exhausted by the time we got home from the trip!

Catch Up--Minneapolis Trip March 2008

We took a weekend trip up to Minneapolis and while there we visited the Mall of America. It is HUGE! The highlight for Paige, of course, was the indoor amusement park--her first experience on rides!

Mother's Day 2008; Ryan hacks in. Hope this works

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Easter 2008

Here are the pictures from Easter! Paige LOVED hunting for the eggs and said she felt like Cinderella in her Easter dress. Enjoy!

Valentine's Day 2008

The day before Valentine's Day, Paige went to a friend's house to decorate a valentine bag and heart-shaped cookies. On Valentine's Day, we went to a special Valentine's Day themed storytime, and then that night she opened her cards and presents. Unfortunately, she got so excited, she tripped over one of her toys and ran straight into the corner of the armoir, causing her to split her lip. She is so tough, though, and decided she was "all better" soon after. Here are some pictures from the festivities (the last one showing her fat lip :( ).

Snow Day! January 2008

Well, this is the 20th snowiest winter in Milwaukee. . . so far. Paige and I thought we would take advantage of all of the white stuff falling from the sky and go out to play in it. Paige wasn't so sure at first (when we started walking through the deep snow, she kept saying "Oh no!" because she was afraid of getting her boots wet--until I explained that that's what they're for!), but then she got used to it and made snow angels (2nd picture), and even took a bite of snow (3rd picture). Yum! It was only 15 degrees outside, so we really had to bundle up (by the way, 15 degrees isn't bad for us--this last weekend was -11, with wind chill of -35 :) ).

Christmas 2007

I'm finally getting around to posting pictures from Christmas. Ryan, Paige, and I had a wonderful time visiting family in Denver, and then were glad that Ryan's mom could join us in Milwaukee for New Year's. I hope you enjoy the pictures!