Maddy is 13 months old

Maddy is walking! She started taking tenative steps in November (Her first steps happened on Nov. 17th), but gets around pretty well now. She still drops/falls down a lot. When she gets frustrated and wants to get somewhere quickly, crawling is preferred, but the walking milestone has been achieved. On Dec. 7th she saw the doctor for her 1 year wellness check. At that time, she was poked 5 times. Poor Maddy :-( It was quick, but definitely not painless. She also made it through getting 2 new top teeth this month. The 7th tooth popped through on Dec. 10th and the 8th toothed appeared on Dec. 19th. With 4 teeth on top and 4 teeth on the bottom, her smile is beautifully toothy. She weighs 22 lbs and is 30" tall according to "home measurements". Her bedroom is finally finished. The new baseboards and carpet were completed right before Christmas.

Christmas was extremely challenging due to a major winter storm that blew through our area. We enjoyed a Christmas Eve supper and opened gifts with just the 3 of us. Then, we spent Christmas day with Debbie's family (Mom, Dad, John, Renee & BlakeLynn) at her parent's house. We spent the night there due to the storm which provided more time to visit. Too many gifts and too much food made for a contented bunch. Matt's family celebration was postponed to Sunday instead of Christmas day; again due to the storm. The food, company & gifts were all wonderful. We were so lucky to be surrounded by loved ones this season while many travelers were stranded. Instead of posting all the gift-opening photos, we posted a video. Our space is limited on this site so we had to choose between a bunch of photos or a few photos and a video. We love her "special talents" and wanted to share this particular video.

We are so thankful to our family and friends for your support and unconditional love in 2009. We wish you all a happy, healthy & prosperous year in 2010.


All ready to go sledding for the first time.



Minnesota native to the core.



All smiles



Maddy is making silly faces like Grandpa makes. She is starting to copy actions more.



Santa Baby

Opening presents was a skill learned this Christmas.

Sadie turned 15 yrs old on Jan 4, 2010

Sadie the Reindeer hopes Santa brought you everything you wanted.

*Video: Maddy has a toy called the "Ball Popper". This toy uses air to pop balls out. She LOVES catching the breeze. Her antics with this toy are hilarious to us. We hope you enjoy them too.