Madeline

Sunday, October 14, 2007

This is baby Megan in her high chair. We got it for free from some people in the complex that were moving. It came right in time. She likes to sit in the chair and play with her spoon. She loves to watch mama work in the kitchen.

We all had a great time yesterday. We went to visit my professor's farm in Woodbridge. It was great! though not really a farm per se. The only thing he grows is grass, but he has chickens and horses. It is beautiful. He has over 100 acres and his property is surrounded by water company land, so it is just forest. It is kind of what you would expect a New England farm to look like. A little pond, a bunch of green pastures surrounded by stone walls, rolling hills, and lots of beautiful trees. We walked around with Megan, who was more interested in the grass and her socks than anything else. We could see Long Island (New York) from the top of a hill. We saw a bunch of wild turkeys and four white-tailed deer as well. As we enjoyed the view, Megan lost her sock. We had wandered quite a bit, and finding her sock was a long shot. So, we just looked a little on our way back and found it. She was pretty happy.

Wednesday, October 10, 2007

Finally!


After several days of trying to get a picture of her doing this, I finally did. I am not sure what she thinks she can accomplish by doing this, but it is so cute. She can't sustain the pose for too long, which is one of the reasons that it took me so long to get the picture. She is now the accomplished scooter. She can get pretty much anywhere she wants, it just might take her 20 minutes to do it. For example, I placed her on a blanket in the middle of the rug. About 10 minutes later she had worked herself over here, moving probably five feet in the process. You also get a chance to see her in her footie jammers. Russ gets so excited when he sees her in them. She is doing so well, and is such a joy!

Monday, October 1, 2007

Baby Megan gets up

This video is from Sept. 14. She has only gotten better. It's only a matter of time before she is crawling! We're not sure if we're more afraid or more excited about that. Rebecca, Happy Birthday! To mommy, too.

Sunday, September 16, 2007

Bad Boys Bad Boys, What ya gonna do...


We went to a safety barbecue on Saturday where we got these things. It is a police badge and a fire helmet. It was so cute. So watch out Bad Boys, Megan's on the case.

Wednesday, September 12, 2007

Fun Stuff




Megan is growing up so fast. She can sit up (sort of) on her own, for relatively long periods of time. She can get her tummy off the floor with her hands and I really wouldn't be too surprised if she is crawling somewhat by 6 months. She also loves to balance on her tummy. The rooster toy in the picture is her current favorite. She will set and play with it for much long then her other toys. She really likes playing on her tummy now. After I feed her, down she goes. When she was first born, she merely tolerated it for a few seconds, maybe a minute and then complained. Loudly. But now, she loves it.

Sunday, September 9, 2007

First Day of School




Russ started his first day of school on Wednesday. He really enjoys it. He is taking Contracts, Procedure, Constitutional Law, and Torts. The first picture is a regular one. The next he tried to pull a funny face, but as I was taking it, he noticed that the bus was there. The third picture is him getting on the bus.

We really love it here in New Haven. The people at church and at school are great. We feel really blessed that we were able to come here.

Saturday, September 1, 2007

New Haven Lullabies

After particulary inspiring few nights, Russ and I have decided to put together a mix CD. This is what we had in mind:
New Haven Lullabies
1. Sirens ........... NH Fire
2. Truck Backing Up Alarm .......... Who Needs a Clock?
3. Remix on Sirens .......... NH Police Department
4. Drunken Rant (What the #$%@ are you #&$#^ing) .......... Source of weird beer smell
5. Battle of the Ghetto Blasters .......... Snoop Dogg v Enimen
6. Squeaky Brakes .......... Yale Bus Service
7. Where's the Fire? .......... Race Car
8. Drag Race .......... Prospect
9. You're under Arrest .......... NH Police Dept.
10. Thump, Thump, Thump, Squeak .......... The guy upstairs
Bonus Track: Doesn't anyone sleep in this town? .......... Russ and Elizabeth
So if anyone knows anyone in the Music Biz, let us know! It is going to be a hit!