Thursday, December 11, 2008

Sledding Fun

Sadie got this fantastic red sled from her Aunt Angie for her 1st birthday and we took her out sledding last Sunday. She LOVES it! She was also very excited to just sit in her sled and eat the snow. It's amazing what little ones find fascinating.

We walked up to the very small sledding hill at the elementary school and she went down the hill!

Sadie's sled and Daddy's sled

Yummy snow... watch out for the yellow stuff!

At the sledding hill with mom. She's checking out the hill and wondering what is going to happen next!

down the hill she goes! Okay, no need to worry because this 'hill' was very very small and perfect size for our first time sledder. She had a blast. Although I think she was more intrigued by eating the snow, but all in all it was a fantastic time!

Monday, December 8, 2008

Happy 1st Birthday Sadie!

happy birthday our little Sadie

I think I am still trying to come to terms that my little baby just turned ONE!

It honestly seems like yesterday that Kurt and I were heading to the hospital with so much anticipation, that I pushed for an hour and she came flying out, that Kurt announced that we had a girl, that Sadie laid on my chest all tiny and perfect looking up at me, that Kurt changed all of her diapers in the hospital, that I was throwing up and pulling the emergency cord in the bathroom, that we were getting about an hour of sleep before either the nurses or Sadie woke us up, that we were swaddling and cuddling with her and just looking at her for hours on end. Yes, these are the things we were doing this time last year! 

Sadie has had a really amazing 1st year on earth and is one happy, beautiful, social butterfly. We are truly blessed she is in our lives!

Thanks for all of your warm birthday wishes.

Pretty girl in her birthday party dress
Yummy cake

Hmmm, not really sure about this cake??? It's pretty sweet and yummy!

Don't worry, we won't take your cake away.

Connor was making her crack-up by singing 'rudolph' and Sadie wanted to be close to Grandma J

Kimberly and Uncle Eric

The grandpas!
Ready to go sledding (well, maybe she'll need to change out of her pretty dress). Thanks Auntie Angie for the awesome red sled!

Sadie was so lucky that she got 2 birthday parties! Sadie and her cousin Adam celebrated their first birthdays together when Lisa, Mike, and the boys were down from the UP. 

All the cousins playing together - Luke, Kyle, Adam, and Sadie
Sadie got an adorable tutu from the Mikkola's and she is giving Adam a big hug for the gift!


CAKE!