Maggie Update

These first two photos are for my brother Josh. "Get in my belly!"

Maggie is feasting on Christ. Not the words of Christ, but Christ himself.

Maggie will stand against the couch now for several minutes. I'll place a toy on top, and she will play with it while still balancing. Still hates tummy time though.

She had a blast with the cornmeal. I found this website that had all these great activities for babies her age to help with development. She really enjoyed exploring the coarse texture of cornmeal. Good thing we were outside for this activity.

2nd Annual BYU Football Appetizer Challenge

Last year, we started a tradition to have an appetizer challenge for one of the BYU games. Last year the Andersons won with a killer dip. This year, the competition was fierce. We definitely filled our max with the number of people and kids in our apartment. A little crazy, but a lot of fun.

And the winner was the Evanson's with bacon wrapped smokies with brown sugar crumble on top. Can't wait to see what next year will bring.

Musician

Maggie is quite the little musician. She has already written her first symphony, but I don't know if the world is ready to appreciate her talent yet.

A Day at the Park

Yesterday was such a nice day and Mike didn't have much to study so we went to the park with some friends. We have been trying hard to catch Maggie laughing on video but gets distracted as soon as we pull out the camera. I love this video because it shows how much Maggie loves the outdoors and other kids.

This is Maggie's first time in a swing. She kept staring at the ground until I pulled out the camera. She is becoming quite the little model.

Broken Ankle

So many of you already know that I broke my ankle. It has been a rough week in crutches, but hopefully only two more to go. My friends here have been really supported and Mike has been amazing-doing all the stuff that I can't do. The pictures of the ankle were taken a week after the break. Most of the swelling is down (it was about the size of a tennis ball) though it still looks nasty to me. 

Our little athlete

This post is for my dad. Just letting you know that your little granddaughter is going to be an athlete. 

Half Birthday

Today is Maggie's true half birthday. Her latest tricks include pulling toys out of her basket, passing the ball back and forth, drinking out of a sippy cup, and taking pleasure in sharing her bodily fluids with her mom.

Mike has been doing really well in school. He has studied less this year, but has done just as well. He has been playing basketball with the ward and football with the med school. He volunteers once a month at free clinic where he learns a lot from the other doctors and practices his basic skills. With him being busy, I have developed different talents. I have always been a horrible baker so I decided to use this time to learn how to bake cookies. It started because I was asked to make sugar cookies for a RS activity. They turned out so awful that Mike wouldn't eat them. I have so far successfully baked chocolate chip cookies, chocolate walnut bars, oatmeal white chocolate chip cranberry cookies, and red velvet cheesecake cookies. Mike is thoroughly enjoying this adventure. Well, that's our life in a nutshell.