Lets Go Celtics!

Anna, Marty and I went to today's Celtics game at the Garden. We gave Marty tickets for his birthday since he really wanted to take Anna to see the 2008 Champions. Born during the NBA Finals, Marty teased me that if Anna was born a boy we would have named her Rajon after point guard Rajon Rondo. We stayed through the third quarter and Boston went on to beat Minnesota 109-101. Following the game we met up with Marty's cousin Nancy and her boyfriend Chris. Anna was great and we had a lot of fun!

Chicago

Anna took her first plane ride this weekend and was fantastic! We headed to Chicago to see Aunt Jen and Uncle Bryan. We had lots of fun visiting, eating and getting to know the city. Saturday we tried Chicago's famous Superdawgs for lunch. Sunday Geoff and Joy joined us for a fantastic breakfast at Orange. We then went to the Museum of Science and Industry and spent a lot of time in the U505 exhibit. Later in the day we met another college friend of Marty's Justin and his family for deep dish pizza. We headed home Monday but we first got to see where Jen works.

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.