First Trip To The Lake

We recently took a weekend trip to Placid Lake and Auntie Barb's cabin. Tahlia loved the water, but was cautious, she wanted to make sure she had a good grip on mommy or daddy while she was in the water. Barb took some great pictures, and as usual we brought our camera along and forgot to ever use it, so thank to Barb we can share some pics from our little getaway.

I went for a bike ride that morning and when I got back and saw Tahlia from a distance I thought there was a huge wound on her head. Turns out it was just a little cherry juice.

"Oh how I love being at the lake it is sooo peaceful..."

"Wait a minute, is that the paparazzi over there?"

"Ughhh it is the paparazzi, I thought I was going to be able to relax this weekend."

"Oh well guess I better give them a smile."

"Maybe one more for good measure."

I absolutely love this picture

Tahlia showing us that she is, "Sooooo Biiigggg!"

and "NEVER SURRENDER!!!!!" she gets so intense when she does this one.

First Time At The Playground

Since it is snowing here in Bozeman (yes you read correctly SNOW ON JUNE 11th!), I thought I would post some pics of one of the few good weather days we have had since August. We took Tahlia to the Dino Playground near our house and she could not get enough of the swings, she also loved seeing all of the other kids there. As usual everyone thought she was much older than she actually is.

The swing was her favorite.

She swung with Mommy...

and Daddy (I'm surprised the swing held).

Getting ready to go down the slide with help from Mommy.

I love this picture, if only we knew what she was thinking.

Help me through the tunnel Dada

This is "The Look" that everyone says she got from her dad.

Another shot of "The Look"

And we will end this post with a happy face.

Easter

We had a great Easter and were able to get some very cute pictures of Tahlia. She took some spur of the moment pictures with the mall Easter Bunny, and was not afraid at all, then she went to help pick out her pretty Easter Dress. We had Easter brunch at Nana and Papa's house with family and friends, and Tahlia as usual stole the show. She is a wonderful little girl and is loved so much, also she has successfully turned her daddy into a big softy.

A little playtime before getting ready.

It is hard to believe the she is standing and so mobile already, she really keeps us on our toes.

She likes to try and swim in the tub and play in the bubbles.

She (and everyone else) loved her little bunny ears.

First family Easter pic.

Tahlia and her Nana.

Tahlia and Papa aka Lil' Buddy and Big Buddy

Some Older Pics

We took some family photos when Tahlia was about two months old and never really did anything with them. So since we have not updated the blog in awhile I figured we can share some of the pics on here.


She was quite the little model......


That is of course when she wasn't taking a little snooze.


Amy Burkenpas the photographer did a great job with the photos.



It is amazing to look at these photos and see how much she has grown in such a short time.

More Christmas Photos

Here are some more photos that Anna Vancleeve took and a few from our Christmas vacation.

This seems to be a favorite of everyone that sees it, we love it too.

We never quite got around to sending out a Christmas card, but this is the picture we would have used.

Sitting with Santa.


Mrs. Claus was there too.


"It's my party and I can snooze if I want to."


Preparing for some fun in the sun.


Probably my favorite picture from the trip.

Family picture at the Marina Village. Tahlia was the best little traveler we were amazed at how well she did.



Whole family photo at the Marina Village.
(Gramma, Daddy, Mommy, Uncle Trent, Nana, and Papa)


We were so happy that John's mom was able to come on the trip, we had a great time and Tahlia loved trying to get Gramma's glasses. I can't remember, but something had them laughing pretty hard.



It is hard to believe, but Tahlia is Merlin's 9th grandchild, Tahlia had a lot of fun being with her Gramma.

Testing the water, it was a little chilly so only toes in this day.

Christmas Photos

These are a few Christmas photos of Tahlia and we have some more to add. These pictures were taken by our friend Anna Vancleeve, we love the way they turned out. It is actually one of the few times that she smiled for the camera, usually she trying to figure out what the camera is and has a very inquisitive look on her face.








Also, Tahlia is very good at growing, at her 4 month checkup she weighed 19 pounds and was 26 inches long. Most people think she is a lot older than she is, when they find out she is only 4 months they usually say "well look at her parents".

Halloween

Tahlia's first Halloween was a big one. She got to "Meet and Treat" with a bunch of the Bobcat student-athletes before going to a Bobcat Volleyball match on Friday, Saturday she watched the Cats beat ISU in football and then went to her friend Hadley's Birthday/Halloween party.

Nana was a little excited for Tahlia's first Halloween and decided she needed two costumes, which worked out perfectly because she had one for Friday and another for Saturday.

Costume #1 Halloween Ballerina

Costume #2 Little Piglet (dad was a little unsure about this one at first, but I have to admit she was very cute and everyone loved the costume).

She loved chewing on the big bow and trying to grab her hooves.

Just hanging out with her friend Tara, I think that litte costume was pretty comfy and cozy.