Need to Catch Up!!

We really need to play some catch-up with this blog. It's bound to get busier as the spring moves on and we get into summer....then we'll really be busy & get behind!

Let's start with our trip to Erie. Last weekend we went to Erie to visit the Miehl family. It was a nice trip, we even had great sunny weather! We made a trip to the Erie zoo and even had a get together with the Anderson cousins. I was able to visit Pleasant Ridge Manor and some former coworkers, and have a nice long "coffee talk" that night with Kathy, whom I don't get to spend enough time with! Here are some photos from that trip:

Today Matt & I went to Philadelphia for the day. The plan was to see the Star Wars exhibit at the Franklin Institute, but when we got there at 11am the only time we could get into the show was 4pm. We kept ourselves busy by walking....and walking...and walking....from the FI all the way to Old City and Independence Hall.

The best part of the Star Wars exhibit was the characters walking around. We actually heard a little boy ask one of the Storm Troopers "are you here to invade the Rebel base?" Yes, he was very serious when he asked this. Also when Matt had his picture taken with bounty hunter Boba Fett (I have no idea how to spell this) the guy called Matt a Wookie. I guess he is tall, but he's not that hairy!

This picture I had to add because it's just too funny not to:

What Happened to Our Baby?

When I was pregnant, I can't tell you how many times I was told "it'll go by so fast". And now that we're living it, I see how true it is. It seems like one night Maggie went to bed a baby and the next day she woke up a toddler. She's walking and running, saying her version of "thank you" and giving kisses. She says "Mama" and her favorite word, "Dada", and "dog". Her newest thing is spoon feeding herself, which she does when she feels like it. And she loves pudding! She loves carrying blankets around with her, especially the one she sleeps with, but she will even go so far as to take off of you the blanket you are using! She also loves electronics of all kinds- cell phones, calculators, computers, and remotes, and she knows which ones are the toys and which ones are real. She is a purse lady too, always taking my purse and carring it around with her. It's so cute.


Maggie is still mostly easy-going and laid back, and a very happy little girl, but she has that Fisher-girl temper that I can't even pretend could have come from Matt's family! I hope to teach her how to turn that around into becoming a strong advocate for herself and for others who can't or don't speak for themselves.


Each stage she goes through seems more and more fun, and there are days we are still astounded that we created this beautiful girl.