Our daughter doesn't listen to me very well.

Should I be concerned??

Daddy's girl

We all knew that Maisie was going to turn out to be a Daddy's girl and have Brian wrapped around her little finger. In case there was any doubt:

Swimming in the water that's already getting a little too cold:

Posing in daddy's baseball cap:

Showing dad how to use a fork
Don't be confused by the fact that Brian is not in this picture....you'll notice his favorite condiment makes an appearance:

Making her opinion known

Maisie is getting more and more opinionated each day. Some examples

• She'll grab your hand and pull you where she wants to go (e.g. to the refrigerator for some milk, to the study for dad to show her Sesame Street clips on YouTube)
• One of her few words is a very clear "NO"
  
• If you don't want to go where she wants - she's been known to throw herself down on the floor and cry and scream. She has quite the temper and unfortunately sometimes we don't know what it is she wants. We are trying to learn Maisie's language and hoping that one day soon, she'll know ours too!!
  

We took a few videos last weekend. Luckily in these she was in a good mood and saying "Yay!" instead of "No!"

Maisie and Daddy in the pool. We have gotten good use out of the pool since we moved and are lamenting the fact that the water is already starting to get pretty chilly.



Maisie is getting pretty talented too - she getting pretty good at using a spoon. Amazing that in the course of year she's gone from eating running rice cereal to feeding herself - using utensils (occasionally anyway!)



Finally, here are the pictures from August - there are so many good ones its hard to pick out the best to send around....enjoy.

August 2009

Lots of firsts - a trip to Shreveport

About a month ago we took a family trip to visit our Lousiana relatives. Maisie is a seeasoned traveler (this was her third plane flight), but it was still a trip of firsts for Maisie...

First ride on a tractor...(she wasn't too sure about the loud machine to start, but once she got the hang of it - she wanted to drive!)

First introdcution to a kitty cat (Maisie's response - saying HHHIIII! HHHIIIIIIIII! over and over to the cat)

First horseback ride with Nanna (I'm sure this will be the first of many)

In addition, we had some good ole fashioned family fun - Maisie got to see Pop and Anne, Nanna, and Aunt Julie/Uncle Ken