Long time no see...

Hey, All!  I've not been the best at updating our blog... understatement.  So, to reintroduce Ameliah into the cybersphere, I want to post some of our favorite videos we've taken.  Why not start with a naked-baby video?  This was on Dan's birthday (July), so Ameliah (17 months) wanted to read him a book.  Enjoy!

Ameliah's 10 months!

I can't believe Ameliah is already 10 months old! It seems like yesterday we had just welcomed her into our world. Among her new talents are signing "milk" and "tired", high-fives, patty cake, waving bye-bye, and eating finger foods. We're working on adding new words to her repertoire. No steps yet, but she's really fast on all-fours. Baby-proofing is a daily experience, as she figures out how to get into things more and more every day.

This is our little scholar on her 10-month-birthday. She loves to look at the pictures and flip the pages. She even reads the words in her own little language.


Then she figured out that I was taking pictures of her...



The phone is one of the things in the house that she doesn't get to chew on/play with, so of course it's one of the things she wants the most...

Here she comes!

Jet-setter Ameliah to Pacific Northwest

In September, the three of us took a trip to the Pacific Northwest to visit some friends and to watch the Huskers beat Washington (yay!). We had a great time visiting our friends the Johnsons in Portland, OR, and then the Larsons in Seattle.

In Oregon we had the chance to visit a few wineries in the Willamette valley near Portland. Ameliah had fun "climbing" on the barrels.

We had a fun hike up to the Multnomah Falls. It was a pretty easy ride on daddy's back for little A.

We went to visit uncle Mark at the Starbucks a couple of mornings while we were there... nothing like taking a ride to the Bux in your jammies.

We took the train from Portland to Seattle; it was a beautiful ride. I think Ameliah was excited that she didn't have to be in the carseat.

We took a quick peek at Snoqualmie Falls near where the Larsons live.

Ameliah - 8 1/2 months

A few fun pics...

Ameliah has recently figured out how to pull herself up to standing, but hasn't mastered how to get down. This was Ameliah trying to go down for a nap...

Here she is with Aunt Coartney while we were back in Nebraska for Aunt Jenny's bridal shower... note the Husker red!

With Ameliah's new-found freedom in getting around, we finally had to get a baby gate for the top of the stairs. Here's Ameliah testing her limits.

Just bein' cute...

"Hello??"

Go Big Red!

This Saturday was a momentous occasion -- Ameliah's first game day!

Giggles...

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