Wayne and Rebecca Madsen

We traveled to Michigan this year for the holidays. While we weren't anticipating having an extended stay, we spent two weeks playing with family. We tried to get out of the house and do activities which would entertain the kids and thankfully the weather wasn't too restrictive. Despite the foot and a half of snow we got the first day, Paela didn't enjoy playing in the wet, cold snow enough to warrant finding a real sledding hill. But the snow cleared up right after Christmas and we were able to see the Hands On Museum, a petting farm and a few other things.

Just a smattering of photos from December 2008. We'll put photos from Christmas in a different album.

Mostly photos of Paela. Why do we take so many of her?

We have been trying to take Paela's one year photos. Here are a few proofs.

Paela loves to laugh. But because she loves to grab the camera and look at it, it has been difficult to get good laughing pictures of our darling daughter. So, here are some rare images of her getting into mischief and playing in the places she loves the most.

Paela was a monkey for Halloween. Thomas, her cousin, was a penguin.

A birthday for Paela. She had visits from her cousin Thomas and a friendly squirrel who wanted to come inside. She loved her toys and opened presents all day.

Some photos from September in 2008.

Just some pictures of Paela at 9 months.

Yay for Paela. She's been playing in the pool for a couple months, but we finally got around to taking some pictures of her.