Happy Holidays!

Watch out...way too many blog posts are on their way! ;)

We spent Thanksgiving with my family this year. And so we went to Idaho. This year was a little different though because we went to Susan and Mike's in Idaho Falls rather than going to Grandma and Grandpa's farm. It was different, but still good. We will miss Thanksgiving at Grandma's house. I have almost no pictures of Thanksgiving, but I wanted to remember this year since it is the beginning of new Shively Thanksgiving traditions.

Here are a few pics of Megan from the car ride and one of her outside. It was such a warm Thanksgiving!

Merry Christmas!

So happy it's Christmas!

Our Sunday

This has certainly been a weekend to remember. That wind was incredible. The wind came on Thursday morning, so these pictures (taken on Sunday) of our cul-de-sac are certainly after a lot of clean up. Seeing our neighborhood looking like a war zone kept reminding me of these lines from How Great Thou Art:

I see the stars, I hear the rolling thunder, Thy pow'r throughout the universe displayed.

The root system of the huge pine tree that fell in our front yard.

And the huge hole that pine tree left in our front yard.

Patrick out working. Church was cancelled. Our ward cleaned up from 9-4.

A big tree down at the end of our street.

And one of the piles in our neighborhood that had to be cut, loaded, and hauled to the dump.

Happy Halloween and Fall!

Yep. She's 1.

Well this is my last monthly update. Can't believe we made it all the way to 1.


12 things about Megan for the 12 months she's been alive:

1. Fruit, fruit, fruit. She'd eat it all day if I'd let her.
2. Oh, and crackers. She can't get enough of those either.
3. She is starting to wave and smile and be goofy for people. And she loves waving hello to everyone at church.
4. She is understanding more and more words everyday. But can't really say many. "Pup" for puppy and "Ba" for ball are her favorites of the moment.
5. She will put on a cheesy grin for the camera.
6. Now that she is getting better at communicating what she wants with pointing and grunting, she thinks she should get what she wants all the time. Hello tantrums.
7. Being outside is like heaven for her.
   
8. She does not like milk. Warm or cold. From a cup or a bottle. She won't have it.
9. She loves her cousin Jenna.
10. She is helpful when we get her dressed. She will lift her arms or legs. Although she's only helpful if she's not trying to run away!
11. We are trying to teach her the concept of "soft." Especially around my parents dog. She is starting to catch on and is soft about half of the time. Maybe more.
    
12. And her stats for the month:

• Height: 29.9 inches (76th percentile)
• Weight: 21 lbs 15 oz (56th percentile)
• Head Circ.: 44.2 cm (24th percentile)
  

We love you Megan Joy. Keep being happy and crazy!