Natalie on Christmas Eve

Natalie on Christmas Eve
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We spent Christmas Eve in Chicago this year since we had recently took so much time off for our vacation. I took this picture of Natalie in front of our little tree before heading to church. After that, we went to our friends home for a traditional Italian Christmas Eve seafood feast. After spending time with them, we came home and Natalie tore into her presents! She was very lucky to receive many presents from her grandparents, aunts and uncles, and friends! More pictures are posted on flickr.com.

Visit with Santa

We wanted to take Natalie to see Santa this year since we didn't get to see him last year. We weren't really sure how she would react. I think she was a little nervous about it at first, but she did great! We even got a cute smile out of her. She's been talking about getting the Ratatouille dvd so I think she hopes Santa will bring it on Christmas morning!!

At the Pumpkin Patch

Checking out the pumpkins
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We finally made it to Goebbert's Pumpkin Patch the last Sunday of October, a few days before Halloween. There weren't too many left to pick from, but Natalie still mangaged to find a good one!

Wiggles Live!

Today we went to see the Wiggles at AllState Arena. Natalie had so much fun!! Below are a few of the best pictures.

Here is Natalie checking out what is going on on the stage. Mommy spent way too much time making her a hairbow with the Wiggles colors in it for the event!!

During the song "Fruit Salad" the Wiggles were playing with giant fruit!!

Natalie and Daddy doing the motions for cold spaghetti during the song "Hot Potato."

The Wiggles in the Big Red Car during the finale.

After the confetti "blast" during the finale.

Natalie and Daddy waving bye-bye to the Wiggles.

Peek-A-Boo in the Bathtub

A funny one I took tonight of Natalie playing Peek-A-Boo with the washcloth.

Playing Outside

It's been forever since I posted anything! Took some cute pictures of Natalie playing outside last week. She loves the outdoors!

Easter 2007

Natalie "Talking" and "Reading"

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First Haircut

Last Saturday, Mommy took me to this cool place called KidSnips. She told me I was going to get my first haircut there. A really nice lady had me sit in a red jeep and she put on a Baby Einstein video for me to watch. Then she put a big blue sheet over me. After that she sprayed my hair to get it wet and then started trimming it up. I sat really still for her so she would do a good job. Mommy even took a few pictures of me while she was cutting. Afterwards, the lady took a picture of me and gave me a certificate to show that I had my first haircut. I also got a red balloon to take home. It was a lot of fun plus I have a new look!

Blowing Kisses

Here is a short video of Natalie blowing kisses. Miss Megan at daycare taught her this and it's so cute! You can also see just how curly her hair is after a bath.


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Spaghetti!!

Here are a few pictures of Natalie's first experience with spaghetti last Sunday evening. I think she loved it even though a lot of it ended up on her bib and not in her mouth. It was right into the bathtub when she was done!!!

Natalie's First Year

Here is a photo montage of pictures from Natalie's first year. There is music with it so turn your speakers on and press play!

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First Christmas

Natalie's first Christmas was a fun one! We headed to Nebraska to spend the special day with Grandparents, Aunts, Uncles and other family.
On Christmas Eve, we all got dressed up and went to church. Afterwards we opened presnts. Natalie received many fun and special gifts including a Little People Sweet Sounds Home from Mommy and Daddy.
On Christmas Day, lots of family came to Grandma and Grandpa's house for dinner. During dinner we had a special visitor - SANTA! Natalie sat on his lap and was very good but she had her eye on him too! The rest of the day was spent playing with toys and spending time with all our family. It was a great time!

First Birthday Party

Natalie had her First Birthday Party on December 23 at Grandma and Grandpa's house in Nebraska. She has many guests including: Mommy and Daddy, Grandma Kathy and Grandpa Rich, Aunt Susie, Uncle Jeff and Aunt Katie, Uncle John, Aunt Mya and cousin Ashley, Great Grandpa Harry and Great Grandma Phyllis, Great Aunt Karen, Great Uncle Ken and cousins Brian and Jason.

We all had BBQ beef sandwiches for lunch before Natalie opened her presents. She got some very pretty clothes, fun toys and even a puppy backpack with a strap so Mommy can keep a hold of her when she starts walking and running! After the presents, Natalie dug into her cake. She was only eating the frosting at first but once she got a taste of the cake, she loved that too! Everyone else got to eat cupcakes (which spelled out "Happy Birthday Natalie"!) and purple and pink M&Ms. What a great birthday!