Friday, October 31, 2008

Maija & Bryn - Oct. 16, 2008

For Grandpa Ken's birthday, we went to see s'cousin Bryn play soccer with her team from Western Washington University tie against Seattle Pacific. Bryn got a yellow card, too!! Cool! After the game, we hung out with the players!

Maija & Bryn deep in conversation.


Tuesday, October 14, 2008

Maija visits the Pumpkin Patch - Oct. 11, 2008

Mommy, Maija & Daddy at Remlinger Farms with their pumpkins

Pumpkin, Mommy & Maija

Daddy and Maija

Maija enjoying the feel of being on a great big pile of hay!





Maija in the seat of an old tractor!

Maija helps feed a sheep

Maija really likes animals!

Bah bah black sheep!
(Thanks again to Maija's mommy for sharing her pictures with Anntielise)

Monday, October 13, 2008

Maija goes to Hawaii! Sept 29 - Oct 7, 2008

Maija took a trip with her mommy and daddy over the Pacific to the Hawaiian Islands to celebrate the marriage of Christie and Nick - friends from Husky Band.
Maija is a very good flier!

Mommy & Maija hiking up Diamond Head.

Daddy, Maija & Mommy at the top of Diamond Head


Chillin' in the backpack on Diamond Head

Luau Maija

Maija & Mommy at the Polynesian Cultural Center

Maija is a clown! At the Dole Plantation!

Nice tongue, silly girl!

The 3 - armed pineapple!

The talented uke player!

Aloha Maija!

Maija is very talented - Christie & Nick's rehearsal dinner

Mommy & Maija at Pearl Harbor

Maija, Mommy & Daddy at Pearl Harbor

Daddy, Maija & Mommy on the USS Arizona Memorial

Maija & Daddy at Pearl Harbor

The family in front of the anchor of the USS Arizona

Sweet little Maija with her monkey

Maija busy with things she probably shouldn't be getting into

Maija with her Mommy's cell phone!

Maija with her daddy in the back of the rental house in Hawaii

Looking at the condition of Maija's hair - I woud guess it was rather warm and humid in Hawaii.

Maija keeping busy with plenty of reading material.
(Thank you to Maija's mommy, Carley, for sending Anntielise pictures from Hawaii so that she could put them on Maija's blog. :))

Friday, October 3, 2008

Dinner time or facial treatment? Sept. 29, 2008

Maija really gets close and personal with her meals - today it is baked potato with cheese

Maija knows she can get more off of that plate...

...so she attempts to get a few bites with her hands and when that doesn't work...

...it's time for some serious action...

...full face clean up! The things you can get away with as a kid!

Maija working hard on getting every little bit.

Or is she trying to bite/eat the plate?

Maija is starting to help out at a very young age and we are attempting to brainwash her into believing that doing the dishes is a fun thing! Maija just needs a little time to tell the difference between clean and dirty, and that the dirty ones need to stay in the dishwasher!

Our old dog Sofie used to be the one in this position. Maija has filled her paws very well! ;)

Thursday, October 2, 2008

Maija - 11 months old (minus 1 day) 9/29/2008

Adorable Maija...

...looking quite innocent with thoughts of already taking Mommy & Daddy's car for a spin!


Maija running away with Anntielise's keys, too!

Surrender!

Arnold gets some loving from Maija...

...although Arnold might not think it's so great after all!