Christmas 2008

Christmas in Maine

Christmas Eve

Christmas Day

With Santa and cousins Caroline and Ryan
Happy New Year! We spent the Christmas holiday in Connecticut visiting with family and friends. Anna had a wonderful first Christmas filled with lots of toys and clothes. She got a wagon and her first power wheels and now we are waiting (and will be for a long while) for spring to go out and play. Santa visited Maine on Tuesday morning so Anna got to celebrate in her own home. On Christmas morning Anna woke up squealing with excitement! She may only be six months but she some how knew it was going to be a great day.

Dreaming of a White Christmas

Here in Maine we are experiencing our third winter storm of the season. With 10-18" expected we thought Anna should see what snow really is. We got all of our gear on for a five minute trip outside. When we laid Anna in the snow she knew right how to make her first snow angel!

December Update

Anna in our bed bundled up.

The last week has been a busy one! We awoke last Friday to an ice storm and no power. With bleak predictions of getting power back, Anna and I headed to Connecticut for a surprise visit with the grandparents. We were 20 minutes away from Stratford when Marty called to say power was back. We were very lucky! Friends lost power for five days! You have to love underground utilities.

Anna is now six months old. Time is flying by! She is sitting and reaching for everything. This week Anna began eating sweet potatoes and loves them! She also is a big fan of Cheerios!

Thanksgiving

We spent Anna's first Thanksgiving in CT. We got to visit lots of family and Anna loved being the center of attention. Wanting to be heard over the crowds, Anna has learned to yell when she wants something. Although funny to everyone else, Marty and I don't agree.

Ho Ho Ho

Wednesday we took Anna to see the highly recommended Santa at the Milford Mall. Sleeping when we arrived we thought she may cry. Anna proved us very wrong and was full of smiles.

Keene/Boston

This weekend we travelled to Keene, N.H. to visit Kurt, Alli and Brooke. We joined Tom, Laura and Heidi for an afternoon of apple picking. After Kurt took us to a great hot chocolate cafe. After a fun night of Trivial Pursuit, we headed to Boston on Sunday. Krista and Max made a wonderful brunch! Anna got to meet Chris, Betsy, Lauren, Rob and Caitlin. Krista and I took a nice walk around Charlestown with the babies. Anna enjoyed it so much she slept the whole time!

The Cutest Maine Lobster

Here in Berwick we celebrate Halloween on Oct. 30. Anna's friends Ella, Cyrus, Jack and Luke joined us for trick or treating. Anna only made it to a few houses because it was so cold out! She was happy to see all her neighborhood friends as they stopped in for treats. Anna thought she was the tastiest lobster since she tried to eat her costume all night long.