flashbacks III

i have way too many pictures!! these are just a few days' worth...still in may when mattie was 11 months old. think i may have to take a break from the flashbacks and post some more recent pictures next.

another one of the pool gang

daddy loves his matteakins

crazy daddy - are you tickling my toes??

she kept making this face while in the pool. i think she loved it!

...and things!

fun with rings...

daddy time!

i wish my eyes were that blue!

trying out the new raft - my little blue girl

playing with cousins and second cousins at a nofziger family get-together at holiday inn express in montpelier, OH (thanks to a connection grandpa nofziger made from pumpkin sales)

ok, that's better. i feel safer up here!

i'm not so sure about this, daddy!

i love her chubby cheeks in this one!

some favorite shots from a random photo shoot in our backyard on a warm spring evening

peek-a-boo!

mattie trying out her new raft - getting ready for summer water fun

flashbacks II

pictures from our trip to PA and dalton, may 2009. mattie is 11 months old. enjoy!

breakfast at gramma & grampa's house

double trouble

visit with uncle kevin and aunt anna. somebody just woke up from a nap!

showing great grammy her activity book

leaning in for a kiss

mattie showing off her tricks for the waitress

grammy wanted to brush mattie's hair!

eating out at o'grady's - 4 generations

happy girl

lunch with great grammy and gramma at the old orchard cafe. mattie looks so tiny in that high chair!

our little squirt

mattie checking out one of great grammy's bears

flashbacks

i have so many pictures on my computer that no one has ever seen! the last pictures i posted on facebook (before mattie's birthday party) are from when our daughter was 9 months old! i figured it was time to bring you up to date. so the next few posts will be flashbacks - our favorite pics of mattie from 10 months till now. mattie just turned 16 months on friday! time is flying by, but we're enjoying every minute of it!

this first set of pictures is mattie at 10 and 11 months. they are chronological from bottom to top. enjoy!

look at those cute little cheeks! i couldn't resist!

farmer mattie

helping daddy get ready to work ground

mother's day, 2009. i love being a mother to this sweet baby girl. what a joy and blessing you are, mattie!

pulling the cousins together for a picture - mattie and rebekah

swinging near grandma & grandpa nofziger's campsite at harrison lake

she loved being able to feed herself!

one of mattie's first finger foods - mac & cheese!

she's coming, grandpa!

grandma's princess

grandma & grandpa nofziger came down to fetch the rooster...and get a mattie fix!

i spy the rooster! can you see him??

grandpa nofziger's rooster decided to come visit our farm one day...and was promptly treed by our dog, gracie! it was quite a sight!

entertaining grandma nofziger

little cook in the kitchen at grandma nofziger's house

when i worked day shift weekends, glenn would sometimes bring mattie to eat lunch with me on sundays. this time she came to see CCU. i wore a gown so i wouldn't pass on any germs.

toys, toys, toys!

mattie exploring the closet in her room

helping mommy sort laundry

generations of blessing

playing with uncle joel

sandwiched by love

mattie in her Easter dress, which was made by her great grammy clemmer and was mommy's when she was a little girl

mattie first learned to pull up on her toy shelf. she loved being able to reach the books and take them off the shelf.