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!

First Haircut!

November 2007

Well, we finally did it. Ryan was telling me for months that Paige needed a haircut (especially since when her hair was wet you could see that it went down to the middle of her back!). I, of course, resisted because I knew that as soon as we cut it all of her cute little curls would be gone forever. But, it finally got long enough to where it wasn't that curly anymore anyway (plus it was very uneven--though you could only tell when it was wet because of the curl). So, we took her to Snip Its, a kids haircut place, and here's the proof! Much to my relief, it's still got a little curl in it!

Halloween!

Paige was the cutest little Big Bird for Hallowen this year! Here are the official pictures I took of her at our local zoo. It was a lot of chasing her around and trying to get the Big Bird head to stay on, but we did end up with these cute ones.

Trick or Treat

In Wisconsin, you get your pick of days to celebrate Halloween. Since Ryan's mom was in town, we decided to take Paige to Sussex (10 miles west of us) on Saturday night. They were scheduled for trick-or-treating from 6-8pm. Paige LOVED her Big Bird costume, though it was hard to get her to keep the head on. She was so excited about getting candy, she RAN from house to house as if it were a race! We would get up to the door, Mommy would hold the Big Bird head up so the people could tell who she was, we'd ring the doorbell, Paige would say "Trick or treat," as clear as day, and she would hold out her basket for the candy. She'd say "Thank you," and then we would tell her to say, "Happy Halloween," only she would just say, "Halloween!" It was so cute to see how into it she was. I guess there isn't much to it in a two year-old mind--you dress up, say "trick or treat," and strangers give you candy! What more is there to get!

Apple Picking Extravaganza 2007!

This was our 2nd annual apple picking extravaganza and our new favorite family tradition. We go to a farm in Mukwonago, WI called The Elegant Farmer. We went on a tractor-pulled hay ride, picked a peck of apples in the gorgeous orchard, rode the hay ride by the pumpkin patch, ate BBQ pulled pork sandwiches for lunch (yum!), and took home a delectable caramel apple pie baked in a paper bag.

Family Pictures

We took family pictures last week with the help of our friend, Kara Pothier. Here are a few of my favorites. Kara has a few on her camera as well, so there may be more to come.