Video Download Day!

We finally got some videos off the camera! First, the much anticipated...first steps! This was filmed at Christmastime, and really was Miranda's first walking session! She only took about 3 steps before Uncle Eric was on the camcorder and catching all the action.



She's been practicing her walking all month now, and is much more stable and strong already.


Next up; Miranda watches herself in the viewfinder.



And now, a baby's day in the office.

We had two other kids over that night, and they were watching cartoons, but Miranda just had a few loose ends to tie up at work.


A few short clips of fun at Christmas: Miranda got rides in the laundry basket, and care of Papa Pete's floor sweeping game!





This last video is a game Miranda played for nearly 20 minutes one day. After she had done about 10 rounds of this (put bears on the chair, climb up, hug bears, throw them off the chair) I decided to film it for awhile. We have about 5 minutes of this footage, but here's the condensed version. This was before Christmas, so she was 14 1/2 months old.

New Pictures

Sarah and Chris visited us from Kentucky this past week! We had a super great time catching up with them, hanging out in the frigid North, playing games, sharing meals, watching Miranda, and passing around a nasty cold amongst us all. Well, that last part wasn't my favorite - but the pictures that Sarah took ARE my new favorite. Check them out on Picasa, and if you live in Kentucky, seriously consider hiring this girl to shoot your next event; she's got skills!

Christmas 2009!

We had a great Christmas celebration in Bismarck this year! We spent all our time with family and friends, bouncing between houses despite the enormous storm and large amounts of snow. You can see all the fun in the pictures on Picasa, link to the right. Here's some teasers...

Fun games at Grandma and Grandpa Petersons!


Hanging out with Great Grandma and Grandpa and their dog Tug.



Miranda got lots of hugs and kisses from everyone...Grandpa Ed gave double doses!


She really liked the whole trip to the mall to visit Santa, and seeing all the other kids, and all the pretty decorations...however, didn't like Santa himself one bit! She does like Santa's alter-ego Pastor Kermit under normal circumstances.


Lots of Family Fun with Peterson's and Vetter's!




We had four Christmas celebrations all together. Immediate Peterson family (with Scott, Lisa & Alice joining via Skype), Extended Peterson-Westgard family, immediate Vetter family, and Extended Vetter family! All four were super fun, full of toys and cute clothes, and marked with laughs and hugs and love (and of course tons of food!)

Miranda gave us a great gift in taking her first unassisted walking steps on our last day in Bismarck. We're working on the video...but there are some glitches, so it may be a little while. I'm sure she'll be a professional walking girl before I'm able to get that posted. Sorry!