Changes in a Year

I thought I would post both this year's and last year's grandkid picture. Maggie was a such a little squirt last year. It amazes me at how much they grow and develop in their first year. We've added one more to the bunch this year, with Matt and Greta's cute little Caleb and we know that there will be at least 1 more next year. The family just keeps growing and growing. Grandpa and Grandma Betts, you've got some cute grandkids.

2009

2008

Photo Shoot

Today we took the Betts Grandkids to get the 'cousin's picture' done. Maggie has had a history of being a little terrified of photo studios. Today, she did amazingly well. She was a little nervous at first, but with all the kids there, and with Aunt Melissa's bubble blower, she didn't have her usual panic attack. Here are a few of Maggie, I think she looks pretty cute.

I think this one kind of looks like my baby pictures....maybe? just a tiny bit?
OK, she looks like Dave

Play Date

I've been feeling rather cooped up lately, I know it's my own fault, I've just been too lazy to do anything. I try and get Maggie out of the house at least once a day, even if it's just the 4 block walk to the duck pond or a walk to the library when Dave gets home. I feel guilty on the days when we just stay at home, since she loves to go outside so much.
Now that our house is 'semi' put together, I decided to invite some friends over for lunch. Once in a while the 4 of us will do a girl's night. We'll go out to dinner or a movie with no kids, it really doesn't happen enough if you ask me :) . This time we let our little girls hang out with us too.
Maggie was in heaven having other kids to play with. We went up to feed the ducks and took them on a long walk. Then we came back here for some food.
The other day on a talk show they were discussing the growing trend of 'happy hour play-dates', apparently there are groups of women who get together and let their kids play while they drink wine and visit. I couldn't help but think of this as our kids played while we sipped on our 'Diet Coke' that I bought special for this occasion. I promise, I'm only a social drinker.

Rebecca, Stella, Cadence & Maggie

Teeny Tidy

Maggie is a really good eater, but she does not like me to feed her. She's very independent, if I put the food on her tray she's content to sit and eat until she's full. I can usually get a lot done while she is eating. It's about the only time, besides when she is asleep, that she doesn't want my complete, undivided attention. When she is full she gives me a little yell and does the sign for 'all done' or 'finished'.
Yesterday, I cut up her food and let her sit and eat while I did some dishes. A while later she was letting me know she was ready to be done. I started laughing so hard when I saw her tray.
Lately, she has been into 'cleaning up' (I won't complain). She'll dump out her shape blocks and then put them back in the container, or empty her diaper bag and then put everything back. I guess this is her way of 'cleaning up' her food.

Oquirrh Mountain Temple

Yesterday we went with Joan, Weldon, Melissa, Justin, and their kids to the Oquirrh Mountain Temple Open House. The Temple is beautiful and it was fun to go with some of Dave's family. Maggie was really good the entire time, and seemed to be looking around taking everything in. She's already been through 2 temples in her short little life. I, of course, enjoyed the 'open house' cookies at the end.

Oquirrh Mountain Utah Temple

I decided to humble myself and put up this picture so everyone can see the 'shelf' that Maggie gets to sit on. I forget how huge I am until I walk past a window, or see a picture of myself, yuck! Only 6 more weeks....and then at least 6 more months of trying to lose the weight :(

Climbing on the wall

It was a windy day, so Maggie is doing the sign for wind.

Our Little Family (thanks Liss for cutting off my 'hugeness')

1st Steps and More Pictures of MagPie

Maggie finally took her 1st steps yesterday. She has been cruising along furniture and even standing on her own for a few months now, but when it comes to walking, she has been such a chicken. If I would try and get her to reach for something, even just an inch away, her legs would turn to jello, and she would go to her knees. Yesterday, I was sitting on the floor playing with her and she was leaning up against the couch. She looked over at me and took 2 steps towards me, I cheered so loud I think I scared her half to death. Since then, she's been taking 2-3 steps at anytime, she's getting better and better. It's so much fun to have her hit these mile-stones in her life.

First Steps.

Cheese Grin.

Maggie is obsessed with Dave's hats....actually she is obsessed with anything to do with Daddy.

Who needs a sippy-cup when you've got a camelback.

Wook at that wittle face.

I gotta admit, she is kinda cute.

Trip Down Memory Lane

It's almost 11:00 pm on a Saturday night, and Dave is still up at the Lab at BYU. I have been exploring Facebook to pass the time and I started looking back at old pictures that I have posted. I joined Facebook shortly after Dave and I got married, so it's a good little history of our life together, so far. I'm an absolute slacker when it comes to scrap booking and doing memory books. All of our pictures are sitting on our hard drive, and I realize how sad it sounds that Facebook is the closest thing I have to any sort of 'Betts Family History'. Since the goal is to one day get this Blog made into a book, I decided that I should add some of my favorite Facebook pictures. Welcome to Memory Lane.

Our Wedding Day, November 21, 2006

With all our Nieces.

Our Honeymoon in Banff.

Summer 2007, Cameron Lake in Waterton.

Maggie Phyllis Betts - March 25th, 2008 - 7 pounds 6 ounces

My Beautiful little girl.

Sweet Dreams. Maggie at 1 week old.

Blessing Day.

So Precious. These are to remind me that she did sleep sometimes.


Her first smile that I was able to catch with the camera.

Dave and Maggie, June 2008

Canada Day 2008. You have to put the Maple Leaf Tat on your cheek, it's tradition.

Maggie and I, October 2008. I had to put this picture in cause I had lost all my pregnancy weight and was feeling good....just in time to get pregnant again.

Maggie's 1st Halloween.


Learning how to Sit on her own. November 2008.

This was Maggie's favorite trick for about 3 months. She would only have her head and heals touching. Our little acrobat.

Christmas 2008 with Grandma Evanson. Maggie was very sick the entire holiday, so this is about the only picture I got with her smiling. At least she is wearing her new Jammies.

Our 1 Year Old. She got bath toys from the Dollar Store for her birthday, that's what happens when your parents are poor students. Sorry Maggie, one day we will make it up to you.

We are now caught up to when I started the blog. Thanks for enduring.