Thanksgiving 2009

Felicity has finally become a toddler. We sometimes thought that this moment would never come and that she would spend the rest of her life crawling and "walking" on her knees. It's all coming together now though, and here is what she looks like.


Notice the card in the lower right corner. Felicity thinks they are all "books" and loves to carry them back and forth from the living room to the dining room.


David's brother Scott and his wife Sue were kind enough to host Thanksgiving this year. We were very thankful, as my energy levels are low right now.



Felicity was intent on exploring the house, so Aunt Sue distracted her by pulling out the Jenga game. Much fun ensued as towers were built and the knocked down by Felicity.



Happy pregnant lady relaxing after, uh, not doing too much, really.

Denver Children's Museum

We met a group of moms and their children at the Denver Children's Museum. It was very nicely built with lots of exhibits. Felicity and I had a great time. Here she is playing in the supermarket area. Every elongated fruit or vegetable is a "banana"...


and every round one is an "apple".



There was a fun nature exhibit with oversized animal habitats. One habitat is a rabbit hole with stairs up and a slope down. Although scared, my determined daughter managed to finally climb those stairs by herself. Here is Felicity playing with the birds.


They also had a fun exhibit with a little house...


and fishing from a boat.

Grandpa's Got Talent!

My Dad came out recently to help us with Felicity. She had a good time playing with "Papa". She had such a good time I couldn't get a picture of both of them looking at the camera at the same time. Dad's sure got a talent for balancing toys on his head!

Bowl on My Head

Here is the obligatory "Bowl on My Head" shot.

Audrey's Wedding

I was recently privileged to be a bridesmaid in a friend's wedding. David and Felicity sat in the back, but they had to leave midway through the service because Felicity was tossing her hat up in the air and giggling. She loves hats and apparently they make great toys. Here are some photos from the reception. The dress, bolero jacket, and hat are the ones I made, but I couldn't get a good shot of all three on Felicity.

Felicity's New Hat

I have finally finished knitting Felicity's lavender ensemble. Lesson learned: always check the needle size before you order the pattern book and yarn. The needles and yarn are so small it took me about 6 months or so to make the whole outfit. She was interested in wearing the hat, so I snapped a few pictures.

Texas Trip

I try to take a yearly trip to Texas to see my grandparents and uncle's family. This year I flew pregnant and with Felicity as my lap child since David was needed in Colorado. That made it quite the trip! Here are a few family photos with my Grandpa, brother, and Grandma.





I couldn't resist adding the picture of Felicity enjoying her spaghetti!