Trying to fill some BIG shoes :)

Got some hilarious pictures and video of Mailee putting mine and John's shoes on and trying to walk around the house in them. Just had to post! :)Also, she is obsessed with the phone...does that mean i'm on it too much???

First trip to ER

Well... with how active Mailee is, I'm honestly surprised she made it 14 months....
We had our first trip to the ER for a busted lip... poor thing had to get 2 stitches. To be honest, I think it was worse for mommy than Mailee (although her non-stop screaming would have one thinking otherwise). She is fine now... and we are hoping it won't be too bad a scar. As Heather said "She is just trying to take after her mommy with a scar on her face)

Christmas & Hawaii

Well, December has come and gone...January is coming to a close and I'm realizing I have been terrible with the blog (which isn't good when I finally get around to doing Mailee's scrapbook b/c I use this blog to remember things).So to play catch up... December was a blast and full of adventures for Mailee. Much different than last Christmas when she was only 6 weeks old! It was funny to see Mailee interact w/ Santa on two occasions (local events here in Anacortes (the tree display and bfast w/ santa) Both times she was unsure of him and didn't want to get too close to him w/o mommy near by. I'm sure in another year or two she will realize that kissing up to Santa has its rewards. :)











In mid-December we met Grandma & Grandpa R, Liz, Fred and Liam (and baby girl O) in Hawaii to for a little Rhynerson family reunion/pre-Christmas celebration. It was an amazing trip. Who knew how quickly 10 days in Hawaii could fly by :(

Although sad to leave paradise and spending time with everybody that we miss so much, we were also excited to come back and celebrate Christmas with Mimi, Papa, Jay, Deanne, Austin & Jack. We enjoyed our time together despite Mailee and Mommy getting the rest of the family sick :(

Since mommy and mailee were still not better by New Years Eve, we had to cancel our plans to meet friends up at Whistler and rang in the New Years at home with Jay, Deanne and the boys (the most low-key new years thus far for mom and dad - but we enjoyed our company none-the-less)

As the year came to an end we couldn't be happier looking back at the wonderful times that 2009 brought us (our first year with our little buggie) We can't wait to see what 2010 has in store for us!