Hitting the Bottle

We don't know what to do with Maggie. She's staying in her pajamas all day, refusing to let go of her pink spoon, falling down... clearly she's been drinking.

Truly a Toddler

A week ago today Maggie finally took her first unassisted steps! We didn't capture the first voyage on film, and our attempts to recreate the moment were mediocre at best, but you can get the idea. Mags has a thing for water bottles. I'd gotten back from running (translation: barely jogging, which explains me being a heap on the floor), and Saul was playing with Maggie. He let go of her, and she careened over to get my water bottle. She's no longer a quadriped! Well, actually, she still reverts to crawling most of the time. It's much more efficient.

The Lenawee County Fair! Yeehaw!

Last Saturday Saul & I got together with his mom & dad to take Maggie to the fair. She loved the animal barns, and she squealed with delight to see all the critters up close. We were the most fond of the goats. They would not go unnoticed.

Here's Mags taking in the sights...

Maggie seemed pretty excited to play the duckie game, but once she learned that she didn't get to keep the duck that she grabbed out of the water, she wasn't so happy anymore.

TC Trip

A couple weekends ago Saul & I went to Traverse City for a few days to celebrate our fifth wedding anniversary. We stayed at a beautiful resort right on the bay, and this was the view from our second story balcony.

This was the same view at night.

Here we are on Old Mission Peninsula. We took a wine tour, and the landscape was gorgeous! I believe this stop was Chateau Chantal. We had to share our tour van with a bachelorette party... that was interesting!

On the way back home, we drove down the West Michigan Coast. We ended up staying one night in Grand Haven. We were driving past the waterfront and discovered that we were just in time to see the historic water/light fountain that was set to music. It was a sight; this picture doesn't do it justice. The fountain has been a summer attraction since 1967.