Spring is Here!

Tuesday: Have picnic in the park with friends and have so much fun.

Wednesday: Invite more friends to the park for a picnic but they can't make it. Ptuz around a bit and decide to eat lunch in the back yard. Make lunch with a fussing 11 month old at your feet that wants lunch NOW. Eat lunch out back and decide you should sweep off the patio (and get thinking about gardening before Mara's birthday party). And this is what you get:




Finally,cClean Mara off in the kitchen sink, which she enjoyed at least as much as the dirt!

Raspberry, Zerbert, Whatever you call them

But have you ever had one on your nose?

If you're happy and you know it . . .

It was a white Christmas in Nebraska

Check out the Pictures link on the right for more Christmas photos including 4 generation photos with the Smith's and the Klahs's. As foroOther January happenings here lets see. Mara is getting closer to standing and walking and thanks to visits from a few more mobile kids has discovered the stairs. She slept through the night for 2 nights in a row now (please don't be a jinx). Food tastes better off of big people silerware. A second bathroom demolition is underway. And were looking forward to the rain stopping and the sunshine more. Happy Lent everyone, shoot us a line or drop by for a visit anytime.

For Mara's Godbrothers

Merry Christmas everyone! This is for Aidan and Alex but some of the rest of you might like it too: http://www.elfyourself.com/?id=1401603780

If Mara didn't keep us busy enough before all that has changed. She is crawling with the best of them now. Her favorite place to crawl you ask, well the coffee table of course to pull up on and snag a magazine, followed by the Christmas tree where she might snag a tasty ornament or two. She is also perfecting her walking technique with the help of any willing persons hands (and back). We'll be traveling to Nebraska for the holidays and are praying the snow trend can continue. We have our orders in for snow arriving late Christmas Eve and disappearing for New Year's to accommodate our travel.

Houston, we have teeth!

Mara finally allowed her teeth to be photographed (or rather Doe got lucky). Mara and I are having a wonderful week in Tulsa preparing for Thanksgiving. We however miss Daddy a lot and thought a photo post was in order.




Bath time is still a favorite, she currently loves to have toys, the washcloth or check out the running water. As you can see the curl on the top of her head is growing. The back is still miniscule (some might mistake that Mara is wearing a tupee).

At the grandparent's house life is good. You can go for a swing before even changing out of your p.j.s

And Buck is always entertaining. And he makes a very yummy dinner.





And there is plenty of time for playing with non-toys.

We'll leave you with the many faces of Mara.

Next time maybe if you're lucky there will be a video of Mara's newest trick, rolling across the room.

Recall Shmecall

No falling off counters here, but Mara thinks the Bumbo is great for learning to stand up.


"Hey AK, see I can do it I just don't want an audience."