Family Photos in Michigan

Here I am with a bunch of people I love...Daddy, Boppa, Papa Tu, Nonna, Mama, and Grammy. We spent a lot of time together this Christmas. It was a blessing!

Here is just me, Boppa, and Grammy. It's hard to smile all the time.

Me and Boppa...he has some great stories.

Grammy and I had lots of heart to hearts. I like her, a lot!

Christmas in Michigan

This trip to Michigan ended my first year of 14 flights! (and visiting 10 states - CO, TX, OR, WA, MT, NM, IL, MI, DC (not really a state), and UT (which I saw for the first time from a raft on the Colorado river!)

We went to visit Nonna and Papa Tu in Grand Rapids. It was a great visit, with so many fun things going on the whole time. We saw deer out of their dining room window - it was beautiful.

Here I am looking out the window...

Daddy fed me from the same chair that Papa Tu fed him from. By the end of the visit, I learned how to climb right out of the chair!

We celebrated Daddy's birthday again, with his favorite - cherry cheesecake.

Here are the guys - Papa Tu, Daddy, and Boppa - Nonna's dad. Aren't they handsome?

Baby O's First Christmas - 2009!

Christmas started out early, with decorating the house and celebrating Daddy's birthday (and Brennan and Maria's)! We tried to take a picture with Daisy, but she wouldn't cooperate. At least we managed to all look forward and smile in this one... Kerry couldn't wait for Christmas, so I got to open my present from her on Daddy's birthday. It was a great new stand-up toy. It was fun opening my first Christmas present - who knew there were so many to come!

We just decorated a fern this year, since we were going to be gone in Michigan for most of it. It was fun putting all the lights and pretty ornaments on it. Daddy tried to decorate me too!

Check out the "present opening" chaos. I am almost standing up by myself!

White Sands, NM

Little Feet Love...warm, powdery sand.White Sands had a lot of really soft sand that we really liked sitting in. Daddy and I spent a lot of time playing in it.

Our shadows were fun to play with!

The sand dunes went on forever, and the beautiful blue sky made it all really amazing to be in the middle of!

I like putting the sand through my fingers.

We listened to the ranger tell us how the sand comes from the gypsum. I studied my piece of gypsum and listened intently to the lesson. I migth be a geologist when I grow up.

Mama and Daddy helped me bounce around on the sand!

Goofy Toys

Just because this is funny....We got this little squeaky toy and before any of the dogs could get it, I got to play with it!

Thanksgiving in El Paso

We went to visit Opa in El Paso. He helped me walk (thanks Nonna for my new Thanksgiving outfit!) Lots to smile about!

Here's the view of the mountains - who knew El Paso had mountains!

Exploring the Ski Haus

Mama and Daddy took me up to the ski house. I was in the water more than in the snow! I found this great little bench - just my size, but a little frustrating because I can't quite stand up yet! Turns out the sink is a great place to take a bath - and it has a nice view (in the video).

Daddy took me to the rec center to go swimming and warm up after the slopes at A-Basin.

Not a bad view from this tub!