Matt & Karisa

March has been an awesome month FULL of firsts. Mattaya is a happy, growing girl. At her 6-month appointment, she was 27 inches tall (90th percentile) and 17 pounds (50-75th percentile). She continues to fill our hearts with joy.

First bite of squash--breakfast of champions.

All dressed up and ready for church. This cute dress came from Great-Aunt Denae.

(Interesting pose...seems she's going for the "I'm being sucked up by a vaccuum cleaner from behind" look.)

This girl LOVES to eat!

Gramma Pam's little angel

Mattaya does this close inspection of the sofa fibers...not sure what that's all about.

A clean diaper brings so much joy!

Mattaya's been getting to see a lot more of Great-Grandma Mabel since she's been joining us for our Sunday afternoon rendezvous at Grandma Julie's.

Here's our giggly girl in her outfit from Great-Grandma Mabel and Great-Aunt Net.

Sweetheart

Full of laughs!

Mattaya is learning to balance herself.

Cutie Pie

Mommy tells funny jokes! (Daddy begs to differ.)

Daddy tells funny jokes! (Mommy begs to differ.)

Mattaya likes to laugh. :)

We love that gummy grin!

This cute dress is from Gramma Julie.

(Don't mind Mattaya--we haven't taught her to sit like a lady yet.)

Our adorable, happy girl

First zwieback toast

We've had a few nice days here so Mattaya was able to have her first outdoor experience.

Mattaya's first time in the snow

Mattaya's first "snow angel"

(Looks more like a frog to me.)

Mattaya's first ponytail

First bite of green beans.

"I'm not sure I'm going to open up for that."

"I'm feeling a little queasy."

Methinks thou dost not prefer the green beans.

Everything's better in cereal.

Hangin' with Auntie Becca

We found a great deal on a slightly used Exersaucer, so now we have one at Gramma Julie's house. What fun! (Check out the chubby chinnery...AND the mass of hair!)

Hair experimentation.

Although wiggly, Mattaya is pretty tolerating.

Isn't this outfit SO CUTE?!

Thanks, Gramma Pam!

Great-Grandma Mabel feeds me my afternoon snack.

EVERYTHING goes in her mouth!

Mattaya always brushes her teeth after kissing the ball--you just never know where those toys have been.

Mattaya is very interested in where things are made and their washing instructions. She inspects all tags thoroughly.

Having fun!

First bite of peas

Not quite sure what to think.

Maybe it's better mixed in cereal...

Opening wide...

Hm, not too bad!

Mommy learned her lesson about clothes...so we started trying on some of our 12-month stuff. Here's the cute Nike oufit from Great-Aunt Marlys. Still a bit long, but none-too-roomy. ;)

Mattaya was born with a rat-tail. Daddy is SO proud of it and won't let Mommy trim it. When it's wet and pulled down straight, it reached her back.

(Mommy preferred not to include those particular pictures.)

"I just love to brush my hair..."

"Yikes! Not quite the look I was going for...."

An impromptu "generations" photo at Great-Grandpa Leander's house (Gramma Julie's side of the family).

Mattaya woke up Easter morning in her bunny pajamas at Grandpa and Grandma's.

(Mom and Dad had to be to church early for music practice--they really don't ditch her at every opportunity.)

Mattaya with her Easter basket from Mom and Dad.

In the afternoon, she got to open her Easter baskets from Mom & Dad and Grandpa & Grandma. The stuff inside was "okay", but Mattaya liked the cellophane best of all. (We couldn't even get her to LOOK at anything else!)

Mattaya's first Biter Biscuit

Messy but happy.

Mattaya does not seem to have inherited Mom's preference for cleanliness.

Mattaya is a ham with a subtle humor. She thinks she's pretty funny when she puts her pacifier in her mouth sideways or upside down. She's also recently discovered backwards scooting, and she particularly likes scooting under her crib.