Swimming and Raspberries

Yesterday we had a high temp of 99° with a heat index of 108° - which would work for me - if it wasn't 80% humidity!

Needless to say, the three Meier's went swimming! Myla loves the pool - especially floating in her raft when mom and dad push her around making motorboat noises!

And you'll notice she has a her turtle in the pool - she just loves that adorable little turtle - it goes with her quite frequently!

I guess we'll have to go swimming again tomorrow!

And the raspberries...

In the summer of 2003, I found a fabulous recipe for Raspberry Sour Cream Pie - somehow in my super fantastic organizational system - I misplaced the recipe! (Which if you know me, probably isn't that shocking!) After hours of scouring the Internet, and many emails and phone calls - my mom found the recipe in one of her files!

Since I've been talking about this pie for the 6 years that Ian and I have been together - I figured I better head to the store to get the ingredients to make it! Here's the finished product and I can't wait til lunch to try it! (The filling was delicious before it cooled, so I'm assuming it will be great today too!)

I'm not ready for this...

This past week has been full of a few big moments. On Wednesday, Ian and I took our little girl to the zoo for the first time. Nothing fancy, but Oshkosh has a charming little zoo. Myla loved it! She was fascinated by the baboon who was throwing empty plastic bottles around his habitat! And of course - she loved being the zookeeper!

 And she wasn't thrilled to be the monkey...

On Thursday, Myla and I made a trip home to visit Grandma, Great Grandpa and Great Grandma plus Grandpa and Great Aunt Sonja! It was a very fun trip. Myla loved seeing Grandma and Grandpa's cows. Myla was having such a great time playing on the floor at Grandma's and was trying her hardest to move, but couldn't. So we even made a trip to Tomah so Grandma could get Myla an adorable Winnie the Pooh walker! We took Myla and her new walker to Great Grandpa and Grandma Hutchinson's to show off her new skills! Unfortunately for Myla and, I think, fortunately for Momma - Myla can only go backwards so far! (She was so excited to use the walker - I didn't get all the toys mounted on top before she wanted to get in it!)

But, I definitely am not ready for this, even if Myla is.

Everyone said time flies when you have a baby. I can't believe my baby is going to be 7 months old next week. That alone I'm not ready for. Don't get me wrong, I'm thrilled she's growing and developing all of her skills, but what happened to my little snuggle bug who used to fall asleep on my chest? Now, somehow, we have a very active, independent and strong willed little girl who is developing her very own completely adorable personality. 

Myla has loved to stand on our laps for months - she even could do 'squats' on her own when on our laps and leaning against our chest. Now today, she decided she wanted to stand on her own! We started with her standing and leaning against the ottoman.

And we ended with her standing all by herself!

I'm not ready for my little baby growing into a big girl quite yet. Where is the rewind button??

I am officially the worst blogger...

Well, it is official. I am the WORST blogger! I just realized that I had not updated our blog in over 5 months. Instead of trying to go back through everything, I'm going to start fresh!

To start - here is a the most recent photo of our little family!

Myla is now 6 months old (going on 7 in a few short weeks) and I can't believe it. Everyone said time went fast once you became a parent, but I had no idea it would go this quick. I can't even tell you what we've done in the last 6 months and I certainly can't tell you what I did with my time before our little girl came into our lives.

I always knew I wanted to be a parent, but I had no idea how much I would enjoy spending my days with my child!


Every day is a new adventure! Yesterday (4th of July), Myla realized that the little girl in the mirror does the same thing she does. When she gives the baby a kiss - the baby in the mirror kisses her back! It's absolutely adorable. She and I sat on the floor looking in her mirror - I was amazed that 20 minutes could go by and all I can tell you is that I just watched her learn and observe her surroundings.


Speaking of that, she can sit all by herself for a significant period of time and when she tips over - she does it so gracefully! Certainly she didn't get that skill from her mother (I may be the most clumsy person in the world - especially in my younger years!)


A few weekends ago, we traveled to Neillsville to celebrate Ian's grandparents 60th anniversary with a surprise party! Needless to say, Myla was the star of the day and Great Grandpa and Grandma Meier loved showing her off to all of their friends! Myla is such a lucky little girl to have so many great grandparents and grandparents in her life! And to Great Grandpa and Grandma Meier - congrats on 60 years together - that is no small feat! Thank you for being such fabulous role models to the Meier boys (and now to the first Meier girl!)

Clarence and Marie Meier holding Myla

The Meier Family
Clarence & Marie Meier holding Myla Meier (front row - left to right)
Karin Meier, Jeff Meier, Sandy Meier, Ali Dammeir, Jeb Meier, Ian Meier, Jacie Meier, Carrie Meier, and Seth Meier (back row - left to right)

Now, on to my midyear resolution - blog more! Wish me luck!