SPRING FEVER

Mag and I started with our Spring decorations yesterday. We have much more to do today. Mag thought her little Easter tree from Grandmother was pretty neat. We only had one casualty. One bunny lost an ear. Also, in case you noticed her color coordination, that was accidental. (picture date 2/19/08)

MY LITTLE PUNK ROCKER

DeJuana kept Maggie for me Monday. When I picked her up, Hayden had used Vaseline to give her a mohawk. It has taken two baths to get all the goo out of her hair. (picture date 2/18/08)

WATER GUN FUN

Hayden came up with this little game and I guess it proves that you are never too young to enjoy playing with squirting water. (picture date 2/15/08)

LOOK WHAT HAPPENS WHEN BAPAW FEEDS MAGGIE!

Bapaw tried his hand at feeding Maggie B her spaghetti. That was probably the most fun she'd had at a meal. They both just sat there and laughed at each other. It did require a little more clean up than normal though. (picture date 2/9/08)

WOODSTOCK IS ON THE WAY

In case you haven't heard yet...little Miss Maggie B is going to be a big sister! Yep, as Brett keeps telling everyone, #2 is coming and people keep telling him to go to the restroom. We couldn't have planned it better if we tried. Maggie and this little one should be almost exactly two years apart. Mag's will be two on September 7th and this one is due to arrive on the 23rd. I'll give you the background of where the name came from. When I was pregnant with Mag, we called her Snoopy, not sure why, but we did. A few weeks ago, Harrison came up to me after church and asked, "what's the little, yellow bird's name on Charlie Brown?" I answered, "Woodstock" and off he went. He went straight to Brett and said "This baby is Woodcock," to which Brett replied..."Excuse Me?" After everything was explained, Woodstock lived on. (2/7/08)

SNOW STORM...NOT QUITE

For a moment today, I was a little embarrassed to be a southerner. We barely had any accumulation down here and our news interrupted regularly scheduled programming to show full snow footage. The local hardware store completely sold out of sleds yesterday. First of all, what are the planning to sled on...the grass? Secondly, why on earth would our hardware store carry sleds? Brett and I just watched the news and said, "bless their hearts." It was some good comedy though. (picture date 1/19/08)

DANCING QUEEN

Are you tired of dancing videos yet? I hope not, 'cause I love them! Here she is wearing mommy's shoes, dancing to the highly appropriate, Welcome to the Jungle by Guns-N-Roses. (video date 1/11/08)

Footloose is a classic and is suitable for children of all ages. It appears to take her a moment to realize that she can dance using her arms and legs simultaneously.

ALEXIS, SHANE, SAGE, AND ??? VISIT

Yep...she's pregnant! There's no name picked out yet but it's another boy. I'm really excited because I wanted Sage to have a brother.

They got to come home at Christmas for a nice, long visit. We were able to spend a good bit of time together and really had a ball ringing in the new year. (picture date 12/27/07)

Maggie is passing on her musical expertise to Sage on her little piano. After all, she's got 16 months of study under her belt.

(picture date 1/1/08)

Lovely ladies.

Handsome fellas.

CHRISTMAS 2007

This Christmas season was wonderful but exhausting. We had numerous plays, concerts, banquets, dinners, and parties. Brett and I would try to schedule one night a week to just stay at home. It is the most wonderful time of the year but I think we're still recuperating.

Things were a little strange though. This is the first year ever that Danny and his family weren't able to be here. We have really been fortunate though. He has been in the service for eighteen years and this is his first year to miss. It just didn't seem quite the same. However, there was a slight package mix up on Christmas day so we probably talked to them almost as much as if they would have been here. I won't go into details as not to embarrass Danny...I mean...anyone.

Unfortunately, I got sick and was at MedCenter for over two hours on Christmas Eve and on the couch all day Christmas because the medicine that they gave me was too strong and threw me for a loop. I still had a ball watching miss Mag discover all of the magic that Christmas offers. By magic, I pretty much mean dancing and shaking her booty. She'll understand more next year but this stage that she's in is just so much fun.

Brett and I found that doing Christmas the "Ramsey" way wasn't as bad as we had expected. We had less to work with but were able to give more. That's more important than all the decorations and presents in the world... helping others in need. Hopefully, by next year, we'll be in a position to do much more.

I hope you all also had a wonderful Christ-centered Christmas season.

CHRISTMAS EVE

Maggie is "gettin' jiggi wit it."

CHRISTMAS DAY

She looked so tiny peeping in the living room to see what all Santa had left for her. (Christmas 2007)

Excellent toe point Maggie B!

I think we're in trouble. Her favorite song to dance to on her little MP3 player is Carmen.

She's just like her daddy. She has to pace when she's on the phone.

MERRY CHRISTMAS FROM LAS VEGAS

I TOLD YOU SHE DIDN'T LIKE SANTA!

After church Sunday night, people of all ages were lined up to see Santa. Our pastor's wife even got in on the action! Everyone got a big kick out of it...well, except for Mag, obviously.
(picture date 12/23/07)

We got her settled down long enough to get this shot.

I love this little outfit and mostly because I bought it for $1.00! I got it from my friend, Kara at a garage sale. Her "Dorothy" shoes were included as well. Kara's daughter, Elaina, saw Maggie wearing it Sunday and immediately recognized it as being her "Christmas raincoat." Kara's not sure where that came from.

CHRISTMAS PARTY

We had a little get-together at our house with several friends, including Andy's puppy.

Maggie wasn't quite sure what to think about Lani's daughter, Ember. She did know that she liked sitting in Ember's chair though, that is, until she got stuck.

THAT'S ONE GOODLOOKING SANTA

When Mag sees a picture of Santa, she says, "Bapaw?" Then when she sees Grandpa, she says, "Bapaw...ho ho ho!" (picture date 12/8/07)

This is Maggie's Santa picture this year. She was too scared to go see the real one. She wasn't so sure of Grandpa after he put the hat on either.

She's very ladylike...just like her mama.

"PLAY US A SONG, YOU'RE THE PIANO GIRL"

(picture date 12/8/07)

SILLY GIRL

This is my new favorite picture.
(picture date 12/8/07)

"Oh No! My daughter is Gene Simmons!"

CHRISTMAS CARD PICTURES

" Thanks for the excellent photography, David." We had a hard time getting good lighting with the tree. We had these taken in the little park downtown. "Thanks" also to DeJuana and Harrison for jumping up and down to get Mag to smile. (picture date 12/8/07)

TOO BLURRY BUT TOO CUTE

These were taken at our Civitan Christmas dinner. Mag had a ball. It was fun singing at a banquet while Maggie ran around and danced. That was a first. (picture date 12/3/07)

After the dinner, we put her pj's on and bundled her up. This was one of the few nights that it has been cold. Maggie is sitting in a laundry basket here.

WHO'S MY BABY?

(video date 11/24/07)

HAPPY THANKSGIVING

I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving this year. We surely enjoyed ours. We simply relaxed all day then headed over to mom and daddy's for a delicious dinner. We had a mini vacation. Brett was off Thursday - Monday! I really got spoiled having him home. He feed Mag almost every meal, got her naps, bathed her each night, made me coffee every night, put the lights on our tree, hung the outside lights, cleaned out the garage, cleaned out my car, changed our oil, and then asked what else he could do to help me! What a man! Monday, we took Mag to school and then he took me to breakfast at City Cafe. Maggie and I are so blessed to have him as a husband and father. (Thanksgiving 2007)

There's no better way to work off a huge dinner than with a rousing game of "Ball in the Hall." This game originated in 1997 and was invented by Harrison, myself, and Oscar, our beloved family dachshund. Mag wanted to join in but quickly retreated to safety because this competition was just too violent. FYI, I am still undefeated. (picture date 11/22/07)

"Stop biting your nails!"

Clownin' with my boy.

Mags called Aunt DeJuana before dinner to coordinate their outfits.

"And what would you like for Christmas, Little Girl?"

Check out this group! They don't appear to like each other at all!

My sweet little family.

Hayden noticed that the plant behind Brett's head made it appear as if he had dreads. Hey, that rhymed!

Doesn't Mag look cute in Harrison's toboggan? Brett thought she looked like a boy! "Shame on you Daddy!"

HAPPY 33RD BIRTHDAY BRETT PAUL!

Saturaday night the whole group went to Buffalo Wild Wings for the final night of Brett's birthday celebration. After dinner, everyone came back to the house to hang out and let the old man enjoy some cookie cake. Not quite everyone made it in this picture. Some of them had snuck outside and Hilary stepped up and was the photographer. (picture date 11/17/07)