Getting into stuff

Maggie's first birthday and other stuff

(By Erik)

Hello friends:

I've been neglecting this blog for the sake of my Facebook page, and for those of you not on Facebook, I am truly sorry.

It's not entirely my fault, though. I've attempted to update this blog a couple of times in the past month and have been blocked from doing so because, evidently, of some technical problems with blogspot.

Since Thanksgiving I've canceled a trip to India, rescheduled a trip to India and been to India. But the big news is Maggie's tubes (no more ear infections ... fingers crossed!) and her first birthday.

So here are a mix of photos from the past few months. Most of these are from Maggie's birthday. I'll post some India pics soon.

Bailey watches Maggie open a present from the McBrides.

Maggie got her own special cake to destroy ...

... with ladybugs, of course.

Mrs. Vanessa from Maggie's day care came to our party.

Maggie "walks" into a room filled with presents.

Maggie and Rachel Lamb

Joyce McBride gets a big smile.

Maggie says hi to Grace Lamb.

Mrs. Vanessa says goodbye.

That's about all the cake she would destroy. She didn't like getting icing on her hands, for some reason.

Sarah and Grace had to try out our treehouse.

Sunset on New Year's Day 2009, somewhere between I-35 and Duncan

During a visit to Altus, mommy got her hair cut and straightened. It lasted until the next time she washed it.

Trying out the new swing

Papa installed this swing in the backyard a while back. Since we had some nice weather recently ...

Big bow, big grin — and a new wagon

Maggie just figured out how to grin. We took a few photos after church yesterday.

Looks like she's up to something!

Attempting to grab the camera.

I was laughing and didn't get her all in frame, but this one's still pretty cute.


Practicing her new grin with Nana and Papa.

Papa took Maggie for a ride in the new wagon he got for her. (You'll notice our neighborhood supports both ends of the political spectrum!)

Papa went slow, but it was nonetheless a white-knuckle ride for Miss Maggie.

Maggie goes to IHOP

But, much to her disappointment, she didn't get any pancakes.

She did, however, get to try out a new bib that her great-grandma sent her.


Maggie's new skill — clapping

A tale of two Margarets

Maggie finally got to meet her namesake last weekend.

Her great-grandma Margaret Tryggestad from Sioux Falls, S.D., came for a visit. My folks flew from Nashville to Omaha and drove up to see grandma. Then all three of them piled in the car and headed down south to OKC.

We got some really nice shots just before they left. (Jeanie already was at work.)

Four generations of Tryggestads.

Margaret and Margaret

Maggie and Mimi

A present for Maggie

Oh boy! A package from grandma and grandpa in Tennessee.

Let's see if it passes the taste test. Mmmmm ... cardboardy.

OK ... I'm going to open it now. No more distractions.

Hey look, Oklahoma just scored again. Go Sooners! Hope they'll show the Bulldogs score soon.

Mmmmrph! Pffft! Mommy says I have something in my nose.

OK, back on task now.

Wow! Halloween PJ's! Thank you, grandma and grandpa!