Birthday Girl

Morgan is one!

Yeah, it's been almost a month since her birthday, but my camera and video camera were both dead, so I had to collect photos from family.

I made her a birthday tutu, she wasn't a fan.  We hurried to take photos while she let us.  The rest of the night she hung out in a plain white onesie.

One of her favorite presents was a card my aunt gave her along with her present.  She played with it for probably 5 minutes.

She didn't quite know what to do with her cake at first.

Then she figured it out.

 

It was so fun to watch her tackle that cake!  We had to give her a bath right there in the kitchen sink, she was so sticky!

Daddy joined in too.  Such a special moment.

Happy Birthday little one!

Christmas - Yeah, I know, I'm late.

This was Morgan's first Christmas!  She was so good at digging in her stocking...

 not so good at opening presents.

Here are the cousins in their twin jammies their grandma made them.

Can you see how high the waist is on her jammies?  Yeah, they're awesome. :)

Morgan's other grandma got a car seat for Christmas.  Morgan looked like she was sitting on a throne while her aunts brought her gifts.  She wouldn't even be bothered with opening the presents, so her aunts presented them to her.  Notice her hand dipping into her cup holder full of cereal puffs.

She also got a beanie, but she doesn't like stuff on her head, so it didn't last long.  But it's dang cute!

Instead she turned her beanie into a toy!  She would cover her face with it then pop out and scare us.  This lasted a good 30 minutes.

Here's a tribute to Brian.  He wanted a Christmas picture taken of him.  Love ya babe!

Wait, where did November go?

November was the fastest month I think I've ever experienced in my lifetime up to this point.  I can't believe how fast time flies when you have a little one!  Does time go even faster when you have more than one child?

Anyways, on top of purchasing and setting up a Christmas tree, decorating, celebrating my b-day, TWO trips to Lake Powell and Thanksgiving, Morgan is now 10 months old!!

 She is at such a fun age right now!  She points to things, tries to mimic us and thinks she is the funniest girl!  Which she is!

Here's an example of how funny she thinks she is.

On our way to Lake Powell for Thanksgiving.  She was pleasantly content, most of the ride.

It was quite lovely at Lake Powell, but a little chilly.  We were all huddled together under our blankets.  A "spoon train," is what I think it was referred to at one point.

 Brian, a couple of his cousins and Angie thought it would be fun to jump in!  He has no idea what is about to hit him.

 This is him realizing what just hit him.

His dad was the hoser-offer.  Dave seems to be enjoying this immensely.  It just didn't look like a fun experience to me.  And that's why I choose not to participate in the annual Thanksgiving swim.

In her adorable dress her great-grandma and aunts Westenskow gave her.

Admiring the snow fall.  She loves it!

Brian's cousin is a photographer, so he was kind enough to take some awesome pictures for us, luckily he had his nice camera with him!

A special thanks to Jacob, Brian's cousin, for taking these fantastic photos of us.  And a big shout out to all those who put up with the three of us for Thanksgiving!

Thanks!  You're great!