Anja's First Birthday! (Yes it was in February!)

Ok, so I have REALLY dropped the ball on the blogspot, but I am going to try to make up for lost time. Anja had her 1st birthday on February 21st, and we had so much fun celebrating with her. We woke her up in the morning singing all of the crazy Danish birthday songs, and of course the American one as well, and then we had a nice little breakfast. I made some blueberry whole wheat and oatmeal pancakes, and she really seemed to enjoy them. She actually held the pancakes to her belly after each bite because it felt nice to have a warm pancake on her little bare belly. So cute! We then had some friends for dinner, and Anja had her very own birthday cake (a danish layer cake), which she had fun getting ALL OVER!! It was fun to watch Anja enjoy the spoils of her birthday, and I still can't believe she is 1 year old! We love her so much, and she makes us laugh more each day! We are so lucky to have the best little girl in the world!!

Christmas and New Years!

For Christmas break my mom and sister Olivia got to come and visit us in Denmark. It was so nice to have them here! Christmas was really nice, and Christmas dinner was oh so good. We traveled all around Denmark to find a $50 turkey, but it was worth it. We also had home-made rolls, mashed potatoes with turkey gravy, grandma's cranberry fluff, green bean casserole, and a home-made pecan pie. Writing this is making me hungry! We also had a great New Year's at Kristians Aunt and Uncles house, where we danced all night, and watched the amazing danish fireworks! Denmark is denfinitely the place to be on New Years! I think Anja really enjoyed her first Christmas and New Years as well, and we enjoyed watching her.

Thanksgiving

Here are a few pictures from our little American Thanksgiving in Denmark. We went to a friends house, and had a fabulous turkey dinner! There is also a pic of my homemade pecan pie! Mainly, Anja looked really cute!

9 Months Old

Anja is now 9 months old! Time has flown by, and Anja has changed so much. She is such a little person now, with the cutest little personality. Everyone is always so amazed at how smiley she is. Anja will let anyone hold her, and give them big smiles the whole time. She has everyone around her melting, and Kristian and I wrapped around her little finger! She started crawling a little around 6 months, but really got her knees up under her at 7 months. She is now into EVERYTHING, and can even pull herself onto the couch! She also has four very cute little teeth. Her favorite things to do right now include going on walks, petting Yoda, and watching baby mozart. It is almost creepy how much she loves Mozart. When nothing else can calm her down, Mozart is there to save the day for us. She loves it!! She also has fun clapping, making funny noises by moving her lips with her cute little fingers, and playing monsters with Kristian and I. The more scary we act, the funnier she thinks it is. We are having so much fun with her, and feel like the luckiest people alive. We love her so much, and it just grows stronger with each day. It is crazy how much love you can have for such a little person. She is perfect! Here are a few recent pics, and hopefully I will be better about taking more.

I Suck!

Ok! I am finally getting some of our pictures up from our 5 week trip to America this summer. Anja has changed a lot since this pictures, but I will update on her soon. It was so nice to see family and friends while visiting the states, and Anja was a pretty good traveler! While we were in America, Anja learned to sit up, crawl(a little), and eat solids. It is crazy how fast they learn!