Happy Birthday Daddy and Happy NYE!

Today we celebrated Daddy's 33rd birthday and New Year's Eve! We had Josh's family and a few friends over to celebrate with us and had a fabulous time. Dane loved looking at all the candles on Daddy's cake. Again it was nice to be home to celebrate with the family!

Great Grandma Sawhill

Today we went and visited Great Grandma Sawhill. Dane just loves visiting her:) He has lots of fun at Grandma's house as did I when I was a kid.

Merry Christmas!

Dane celebrated his first Christmas today:) Santa brought him lots of toys and he loves them all! We opened presents in the morning and then went over to Aunt Kerri and Uncle Steve's house in the afternoon to celebrate with the Widlund side of the family. It was a nice relaxing afternoon with lots of eating and playing Wii. Dane had a wonderful first Christmas!

Christmas Eve

Today we celebrated Christmas Eve. We went to the Christmas Eve Mass with the Lohmeier family. Then we stopped by Grandma and Grandpa Widlund's to open a few gifts before we went to Grandma and Grandpa Lohmeier's. It was fun celebrating Christmas with our family as it had been 4 years and it was also nice that Dane was able to spend Christmas with his family in Iowa! At the Lohmeier's we had a yummy meal and opened up lots of nice presents. The men did their usual Black and Tan pouring contest...Grandpa won! Dane had a blast on Christmas Eve...he had so much fun he only took 1 nap!

7 months old!

Dane is 7 months old today! We just can't believe how fast time goes by. This year we got our first christmas tree. Dane loves looking at it with all the lights and colorful ornaments. So I thought it would be appropriate for him to pose for his 7 month photos in front of our tree:)

Santa!

Dane met Santa today at our family Christmas party. He had just woke up when Santa called his name to give him his gift. Dane wasn't sure what to think! He didn't cry though!

Exersaucer time!

Dane just loves playing in his exersaucer. Josh and I love it too. It works perfect for dinner time:) We definitely recommend this to anyone with a baby. It can keep them entertained for quite a while!

Reading with Grandma Anne

Dane just loves it when his Grandma Anne reads to him! He loves spending time with her and gets so excited everytime he sees her:)

It's playtime!

Mommy and Daddy just love playing with Dane! He is getting so much more interactive and is doing something new everyday. He's starting to do a great job of sitting up and practices crawling with his daddy. Dane still loves to read books although he sometimes would rather just chew on them. He is super ticklish and is always giggling:)

Santa's little helper

Dane just looks adorable in his little santa hat:) He actually loves wearing it and he looks down at the mirror on his exersaucer and just laughs! Too cute:)

Happy Thanksgiving!

Today we celebrated Dane's first Thanksgiving! We were lucky enough to spend the afternoon with my family and the evening with Josh's family. Boy were we stuffed at the end of the day! We look forward to next year when Dane will be able to eat some of the yummy turkey dinner:)

Dane's Baptism

Today Dane was baptized by Father Vince at SS John & Paul Church in Altoona. He was very entertaining to watch throughout the whole baptism. He cooperated very well and interacted with everyone there for the baptism. He was a little angel:)

Happy 6 months Dane!

Today Dane turned 6 months old! Time goes by way too fast when you're having this much fun! It's so hard to believe he's already been in our lives for 6 months but yet it feels like he's been here forever! We went and got Dane's 6 month pictures taken and this time Daddy came with us so he could experience the photo place. Plus mommy wanted a family picture:) Dane cooperated very well. Mommy and Daddy didn't even have to try to make Dane smile as he absolutely loved the photographer and was all smiles for her.
Later that night Dane got to try baby food for the first time. Well he didn't like it so much. We were told to start with the green veggies. Sweet peas was his first taste of baby food and the poor thing dry heaved! Mommy and Daddy were laughing at all the funny faces but then we felt bad making him suffer through the few bites of sweet peas he got. Boy is our little man getting big!

Mommy's birthday

We celebrated mommy's birthday today. It was a lot of fun spending time with family this year as it had been 4 years since we have celebrated our birthdays with family. Daddy and Dane got me some really cool new Ugg boots to keep my feet warm with this freezing cold Iowa winter! Dane was pretty interested in the birthday cake. He'll get some soon enough:)

Rice Cereal...YUMMY!

Today Dane received his first food other than milk...rice cereal! He absolutely loved it and could not get enough. Dane did an excellent job of eating off a spoon too. Mommy fed Dane the first two times then it was daddy's turn on the third day. Dane sat in his new high chair too when daddy fed him. Dane just loves it when his daddy feeds him because daddy makes it so fun. It's so amazing watching Dane grow and conquer all these milestones. He's such a big boy!

Happy Halloween!

Dane celebrated his first Halloween by dressing up as a ninja. He sure was a cute little ninja too! He has some pretty crazy moves:) Since he's always moving and kicking I figured a ninja was the perfect costume for him. Mommy and Daddy got to celebrate halloween too by dressing up as "The Matrix." We had a great night out while Grandma Barb watched Dane.

Happy 90th Birthday Great Grandma Sawhill!

Today we celebrated Dane's great grandma's 90th birthday! It was a wonderful day and we had a great party for her too. It is so nice that we are home and able to celebrate these joyous occasions:)

Happy 5 months!

Dane is now 5 months old and boy is he growing and changing everyday. He loves playing in his exersaucer, reading books and chewing on anything he can get his hands on. He loves to give hugs and kisses which mommy really loves:)

A trip to the pumpkin patch

Today Dane and I went to the pumpkin patch with Grandma Barb, Great Grandma Sawhill, Uncle Jimmie, Auntie Kerri, and cousins Evan and Owen. It was a very nice time. We saw lots of pumpkins and picked apples from the orchards. Dane loved all the activity going on around him.

Sorry...

Hello everyone! I am so sorry that I have been so bad about putting new pictures up of Dane. Things have been crazy busy since moving home and I have been so bad about updating our blog. I feel really bad since a lot of you don't get to see Dane on a regular basis. Here are a lot of random photos of him playing, hanging our with friends and family, reading books, etc. He's is growing like a weed and is so much fun! He's such a good little boy and we just love him so much. It's fun watching him grow and discover new things...like his tongue:) He's a mover and a shaker and rolling over all the time! He loves going for stroller rides outside and being around other children. Dane is just taking it all in!

1st trip to the zoo

Dane went to the zoo today for the first time. He went with his mommy, daddy, grandma Barb, Auntie Kerri and cousin Owen. He loved looking at all the animals especially the seals and giraffes. Dane also took his first little train ride too!

Baby showers for Dane

Dane had two baby showers and was very spoiled with lots of nice gifts from our friends and family. I am very excited to set up his nursery once we move into our new house. Thank you so much to all of you for giving us such nice things for Dane!

4 months old

Happy 4 months old Dane! It is so crazy how fast the time flies! It's hard to believe Dane has been in our lives for 4 months already. We sure love having him around as he's such a happy baby and it's just so much fun being his mommy and daddy! We love him so much:)

Dane's 1st Swim

Dane had his first swim in Grandma and Grandpa Lohmeier's pool. He just loved being in the water and splashing the water. It wasn't too much of a surprise considering how much he loves bath time:)

We bought a house!

Here are a few photos of our new house! We are going to be living in Altoona, Iowa which is where both Grandma & Grandpa Widlund and Grandma & Grandpa Lohmeier live. We are so excited to move in but we don't close until October 31. Dane has always been such a good, calm boy whenever we go there so he must know it's his home. It's exciting to finally have a place of our own:)