Tofu and Peas

Melia doesn't like tofu, I mean she REALLY doesn't like it.

She is normally a very good, and clean, eater. Even the peas (which she loves) were turned down.

Just sit already

So Melia began sitting a couple of weeks ago. But until she did, she gave her abs a real workout trying to get to the sitting position. Check this out:

Hi Tooth

No pics of it yet, but the tooth a'comith...

Top 10 suggestions by people who love Melia on how to help the pains of teething:

1) Rub brandy, whisky or bourbon on the gums
2) Frozen washcloth soaked in apple juice
3) Hyland's teething tablets
4) Tylenol
5) Suffer through it
6) Frozen bananas or peaches
7) Cold bottle of water
8) The handle of a hairbrush
9) A bib for all of the drooling

and my favorite...

10) A toe to suck on

Here is what really works: sucking on the end of my toothbrush while it is vibrating.

Christmas and New Years in Colorado

It was a lot of firsts for Melia: first plane ride, first Christmas, first snow, first New Years, first NASTY cold, first time meeting cousins and an uncle...

We had a wonderful time and took a ton of photos. I will get an album together shortly, and post the link here. In the meantime, enjoy these memorable photos!




1) A walk in the snow. It was 15degrees outside and Melia LOVED it! She and I did a quick jog along the road and she was laughing the entire time. After about 20 minutes we had to head back inside as her snot was freezing on her lip.

2) New Years, 12:10am. Melia went down for bed, and then woke up on her own at 11:45. She didn't want to miss her first ball dropping!

3) Melia's first snowfall, Christmas Day. It was a blizzard outside, windy, snowy...gorgeous! Melia went back in with daddy, who couldn't handle the cold, and mommy went sledding. Daddy's no fun.

4) Grammy, Auntie Lisa, and Auntie Heather made some fun stuff for Melia. Here is a long hat and blankie.

5) Reid read a book to Melia and Alec. Oh man, it was too cute! Melia LOVED her cousins and had the best time with them. (Cousin Seth didn't come until the 26th)

Check back on Monday for a link to the rest of the album.

Hello 2008

Its a new year, a new day. So many things to be thankful for. One thing I am thankful for? The right to no longer update the blog weekly. Pthaat! to all of you who gave me crap each week when I didn't update it. Call me if you want an update! It takes time and well, I am sorta busy these days! It was too much. I couldn't go on like that! It was inconcievable! That, and my computer ran out of disk space so I couldn't download anymore pics. But this is my new computer with lots of room for pics- I will still update often, just not weekly. I will download new pics this weekend, and get the blog updated with new Melia pics.

Happy 2008 to all!

Love, Krista, Ryan and Melia