Megan's walking!

After just taking her first steps yesterday, Megan decided today that she'd walk across the room. (Excuse the mess, we're in the middle of a kitchen remodel.)

Megan walking from Teri Schmidt on Vimeo.

Oh, and she also insists on feeding herself (you have to love the mess)...

Megan feeding herself from Teri Schmidt on Vimeo.

Megan update

Although Megan hasn't been able to enjoy the snow much (she's had a little cold and the snow is almost as tall as she is), she has been having fun inside playing with Tyler and playing peek-a-boo (as you'll see below, she doesn't always quite get her hands to her eyes). Oh, and she's been sporting a new look--pigtails (or horns??). She's standing by herself frequently and seems to be pretty close to walking (although we're not rushing it :)). She's still a very sweet baby who loves to give hugs.

Peek a boo! from Teri Schmidt on Vimeo.

Snowmageddon, snowpocalypse, or just a couple feet of snow in one day

Well, we're starting to get used to snow in VA. We survived the 24-28 inches of snow that fell in about 30 hours this past weekend (and the 6 inches that closed the schools this past Wednesday). Thankfully, we didn't lose power, but did have a large pine tree fall across our driveway while Jeff was snowblowing (notice two things I'm VERY thankful for...that Jeff was able to get out of the way in time and that we share a large snowblower with our two neighbors to clear the snow off of our LONG, uphill driveway). Ty's had a great time in the snow (although he can barely walk through it) and it really is very beautiful. For more photos (mostly just scenery), click on the photo above.

When did he get so old?

Ty was incredibly sweet today on my birthday and several of his comments left me wondering when he got so mature. An example from this morning before we headed downstairs:

Jeff: Are you going to open presents when we go downstairs?
Me: I don't know. Maybe I should wait until later in the day.
Ty: Mommy it's your birthday so it's your choice. You can do whatever you'd like.

Oh, how technology has changed our world

Conversation with Ty in the car yesterday afternoon:

Tyler: Mommy, do you know the way to Fairy Tale Land?
Me: Um, no, I'm not really sure how to get there. Do you?
Tyler: No, but I bet the GPS does.

Megan's baptism

We were blessed last Sunday with the opportunity to celebrate Megan and her cousin Lily's baptisms. It was a beautiful ceremony followed by a nice reception with our families. Thanks to Granny and Grandpa for hosting the reception and for making our little girl look like a princess.

For more photos, click on the photo below.

Christmas 2009

We had a great Christmas week, opening presents at our house on Dec. 20th and then a few days later driving 13 hours through the night (easier with the kids) to Palatine, IL, arriving at 3am on Dec. 24th. Our 3.5 days in Palatine included 2 Christmas celebrations, our nephew Drew's birthday party, Megan and our niece Lily's baptism, and some indoor sports in Libertyville. Then we drove back (12 hours)and arrived home at 5:30am on the 29th. It was a whirlwind, but we had a great time. For LOTS of photos (thanks to the Shripka's for many of them), click on the collage above.