Upstairs

Micah can't say a lot of words yet, but he seems to understand plenty. If we talk about going upstairs or say anything about Grandpa & Grandma, he runs to the door and cries until we take him up. He loves being upstairs and hanging out with "bapa" (this term refers to both Grandpa & Grandma).


Spending time with my Auntie Kristi before she leaves for Australia.


This big colourful ball is my favourite "upstairs" toy. Hmmm, where do I want to live...?


Hey, there's a hole in this.

Rough Day

It's tough being a toddler as it is - add to that a sinus cold and teething, and I'm pretty much done in. I couldn't even stay awake to finish my new baby einstein dvd.

Rain, Rain, Go Away

Well, apparently we're about to break some records for the amount of consecutive rain days we've had here in the Fraser Valley. On the news they said we've had something like 6 hours of total sunlight over the last 25 days or so. The backyard is like a giant soggy sponge and we're pretty much cooped up all day - everyday. The good news? We noticed that some of the trees are already budding and we even heard rumour that some tulips might be poking up. But right now we are missing the colder - but much sunnier - winter of the prairies.

Thanks Granny...

...for the new PJ's!
OK, I'm ready for bed now.

Prairie Boy

Mom & Dad both thought I looked like a little farmer in my outfit today - especially with the hat.


Mommy thinks I look like a farmboy rapper in this picture :)

More Christmas

Oh Christmas Tree!


This is me & my Dad on Christmas morning. He just gave me my very first hockey stick!


My Mommy & Daddy.

New Shoes

Mommy bought me new shoes yesterday. I'm walking a lot now, but I didn't have any shoes that I could wear outside. Now I do! I had a lot of fun toddling around in the backyard this afternoon.

My Second Christmas

Last night we celebrated Christmas early with the Toews family.


Hmmmm... I wonder what I'll be getting for Christmas this year.


Honorary reindeer.


Check out my new ride.


Getting spoiled by my aunties: My Auntie Elissa on the right and my future Auntie Rosanna on the left.


Enough pictures mom, where's the food?

Noah

About two months ago, we posted a picture of Micah's cousin Noah. He has a blog of his own now. You can check it out by clicking on "Noah's Journey" on the right-hand side of this page.

My "Froggy" First Birthday Party

I'm one! We celebrated my special day on Sunday, Dec 11th - two days before my actual birthday on Dec 13th. Mommy invited friends and family and everything was decorated green, blue and froggy!


What do you mean, it's my birthday?


Green froggies floating in the swampy punch.


Blue frosted cupcakes with gummy frogs on top!



My first taste of birthday cake.... yum! Everyone sang Happy Birthday before I started eating. I listened nicely as they sang and then promptly burst into tears as soon as the song was over.


Birthday partied out.


Sharing my birthday presents with my friend Sam.



King of the birthday party! My loyal subjects G (left) who is 13 months and S (right) who is only 6 days older than me!

Mommy's Little Helper

My First Steps

Today I took the plunge and took my very first steps!


Holding onto Daddy while he gets me started...


Here I go!


I'm tired of performing. Is it bedtime yet?

Just Hangin' Around...

Hi everybody!


Who me? I'm not getting into any trouble.


I just love posing for the camera...

11 months!

Tomorrow I will be 11 months old! Only one more month until my birthday!


I love my nuk.


Watching hockey with Dad while I drink my milk.

"Yuck!"

Well, it's official. I have a first word (besides "mama" & "dada"). I have learned how to say the word "yuck". Maybe this is my first word because I hear it when I'm about to put an unidentified object from the floor into my mouth, or when I'm headed towards the toilet brush in the bathroom. Either way, it's fun to say, and I've discovered that saying "yuck" after I spit some food out of my mouth just seems to feel right.

The other bit of news has to do with the red spots around my mouth. Mommy and I both have a contagious bacterial skin infection that we caught on our trip to Manitoba. Hopefully our antibiotics will heal us up quickly, because I'm getting very bored of staying at home!

My Trip to Manitoba

Mommy & I just got home from our trip to see all my relatives in Manitoba. I saw my Granny & Grandpa Harder, lots of Aunts & Uncles (even Great Aunts!) and ALL 8 of my cousins. I got to fly on the airplane with my Mommy. I was mostly a good boy and slept part of the trip, but being in a tight space for that long is no easy task for a big baby like me!

Here I am in Grandpa Harder's hot tub!


This is me with my Great Aunt Bertha, my cousins Kailyn & Josh, and my Auntie Nichole who is holding baby Noah.


These are my other Great Aunts, Hilda & Martha.


My cousins Olivia & Maddy.


My cousins Cassidy, Liam & Aidan.


Liam & I are only 5 months apart and already playing together so nicely!