Spring is here!

We were all so happy to see some nice weather.  I was itching for a hike, so we all headed up to Boulder to go for a hike.  I carried Megan in the backpack, hoping that would be easier for Robert's knee, but he was still in quite a bit of pain.  He kept a smile on his face though and toughed it out for me. 

Spring also brought some good kite flying weather.  Robert and Megan picked out a kite and headed out to the park to learn how to fly a kite.  She did well for awhile and then decided playing at the park was more fun. 



Happy St. Patricks Day - March 2011

We celebrated St. Patrick's Day with a party, of course.  We had lots of green food, green fun and even some little leprechaun's! 

Megan

Talia

Will

Megan's dance recital

Megan's first real dance recital.  I was so excited and so nervous.  It was on Saturday March 12th.  Grandma and Grandpa Roessing came up for the big event.  I got Megan all ready in the dressing room and then she was able to come watch the first part of the recital until it was time for her to go backstage.  She loved watching all the other kids dance.  Then when I took her backstage and had to leave her, she started to cry.  I was so worried as I went to my seat that she wouldn't come out on the stage.  She did wonderful though.  She flapped her little arms and did lots of spins.  Then when it was over she started to run to the edge of the stage (after her dance in class she would always run to the front of the room to give mommy a big hug).  The teacher caught her before she ran right off the stage.  We were all so proud. 

My little "Disco Duck" before going on stage.

New Year 2011!

We rang in the New Year a few hours early. We had a party at our friends home with all of the kids. It was a fun evening.

We rang in the New Year a few hours early.  We had a party at our friends home with all of the kids.  It was a fun evening.

Christmas 2010

We had a lovely Christmas at home this year.  It was a lot of fun watching Megan get excited about Santa and her presents.  On Christmas Eve we went to church with my parents.  She loved watching baby Jesus in the Chritsmas story and kept asking for him even after the story was finished.  Then on Christmas morning she woke up and whispered "Santa" with such excitement.  It was adorable.  From Santa she got a big train table and train set. 

Grandpa and Megan playing with her train table.

A new doll from Grandma Shirley. 

Putting her new doll to bed in her baby bed.  So busy.

Getting so big that this year only 1 leg fit into the stocking. 

Just some cute pictures

Here are just some random cute pictures of Megan. 

Walking on the beam at gymnastics class.

Cuddling up in mommy's bed after her bath.

She thought it was fun to take a "bath" in the sink.

All of these were taken between Oct. 2010 to December 2010.

Megan's first dance program, Dec - 2010

Megan started her first dance class on Nov. 1st of 2010.  This is her first class that mommy doesn't join her for class.  At first she didn't like it that I walked out of the classroom, but after a few weeks she caught on that I come "right back" and that it is a lot of fun.  Right before Christmas they performed a little dance for us.  I have now tried for days to get the video to load, so I am now giving up so I can hopefully get to the year 2011 soon.  Here are some pictures instead.

Megan's 2 year old pictures

I think all of these pictures speak for themselves.  She is such a cutie and growing up way too fast. 

Megan's 2nd Birthday

On November 4th, our little girl turned 2 years old.  We celebrated her birthday first with her friends and then at home with Grandma and Grandpa Roessing. 

I made the birthday cake.  She loves Elmo and seemed pretty happy about her cake.

I think she thought her cake was yummy, too.

Trying out her new present, a stroller for her baby dolls.

Sorry there isn't more pictures.  We ended up taking mostly video that night of her opening all of her presents and singing the Happy Birthday song, etc.

Halloween 2010

Our halloween was packed this year with so many fun activities.  Megan was a ladybug this year, and a darn cute one at that I might add. 

Megan in her costume.

She's trying to fly.  Afterall, she is a ladybug. 

Visiting the pumpkin patch and picking her pumpkin.

Megan and her Daddy at the pumpkin patch.

Halloween party with all of Megan's friends.

One of the activities at the party was decorating cookies.  Megan enjoyed the frosting and sprinkles, in case you couldn't notice.

Megan's first little boyfriends coming in for a smooch.

The kids also enjoyed an afternoon of painting pumpkins, since carving was out of the question.

Megan working on her masterpiece.

Megan and her cousin Dylan after trick-or-treating at the mall.

Getting ready to go trick-or-treating with Mommy and Daddy and some of her friends.

Finally Halloween night is here.