Summer Update

We've started reading Paige's beginner picture Bible every night to her before she goes to bed. (Thanks Dan & Rita!) She now recognizes Eve, Noah and Jesus. She really loves to say "Bible" and "Jesus." It's great that she's already developing a love for the Lord! :)

Paige is amazing us with the new phrases she seems to spit out every day. Some of her favorites...

"Hug a mommy"

"Ride the tractor"

"Kiss money pig" (aka her piggy bank)

"Happy/Silly/Funny Daddy"

"Eat bagel/noodles" (depending on whether it's breakfast or lunch)

"Read a book"

"Grandma Dixie"

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*Grandma Dixie - Here are the lily pictures I told you I'd take. They are now gone, but they were beautiful when in bloom. Thanks!*

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We've had a pretty busy summer so far, so Paige's play house has taken us a little longer to finish that we thought it would. Now it is very near completion. Paige likes looking out the window of our house at her house. She says, "Paige house, pretty!"

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At the beginning of June, Ben had the opportunity to speak at an international x-ray conference in Canda. Paige had a good time in Vancouver, but traveling with her seems to get harder as she gets older. She was excellent on the flights and entertained the flight attendants and the people sitting behind us saying, "Hi, People!" and playing peek-a-boo. Her vocabulary increased by several words on the trip. She now says CANADA!, hotel, money, peanut butter and cone (for pine cone). Of course, she got some new teeth on the trip - molars! It never seems to fail. Each time we've flown somewhere, Paige has gotten new teeth.

First trip to SDC

SDC offers several free admission days to Skaggs employees. We took advantage of one of those free days yesterday. After Paige's morning nap, we met Ben at SDC for a GREAT day. I didn't ride a single ride, but I think I had more fun watching Paige than I ever did before. She had tons of fun and was able to ride a few of the kid rides in the Grand Exposition. Paige also enjoyed petting the goats, squishing the bunnies and watching the chickens. Over by the new barn swing there is a fiberglass cow that kids can milk. She loved it. We usually get a funnel cake on our way out, and yesterday was no exception. We hadn't planned on sharing it with Paige, but she helped herself. Cake! is one of her favorite words now. :)

Hugging a bunny

Yum!

More Playhouse

Building a Playhouse

She's pretty good with the hammer!

First Chocolate Chip Cookie

Paige has the word cookie down pat, so when I took some out of the oven today while she was eating her lunch, she asked ever so politely for a cookie. To the best of my knowledge, this is the first homemade chocolate chip cookie she's had, but who knows what happened at Meme and Papa's last Sunday afternoon....

PS - It's moments like these that help me know I am going to LOVE staying at home
with Paige next year!

:)

Spring Break

Naples, Florida

March 2009

Party Time!

Paige celebrated her first birthday with over 30 guests at her house on February 14, 2009. Guests managed to make it to the party even though many were invited to come to the party in 2008. Oops! There was a typo on the party invitations. On the guest list were Bill & Dixie Rogers, Herb & Wilma Cozort, Milford & Jean Morris, Mike & Linda Rogers, Cindy Morris, Jeremy & Michelle Morris, Sarah, Ashton, Natalie, Danny & Gina, Josh & Tyla, Trista & Kyle, Erica & Darren, Kiley & Craig, Tad & Joanna, Joel & Aubrey, Tim, Susan, Becky, Ashely, Eric & Amanda, and Mommy & Daddy. Paige was blessed to have 10 of her 11 grandparents come to see her for her birthday. What a lucky girl!

We all had fun watching Paige pick at the icing on her cake. She really started to dig in once we gave her a spoon. She also enjoyed feeding Papa Herb some of her cake since his birthday was the day after hers.