Our Adventure - devereauxfamily

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Day 1: Bouncy House


Getting a tattoo





Day 2:MN Zoo









the animals at the zoo got pumpkins and other Halloween 'treats' to play with




Day 2: Evening
tossing something to win candy










Playing Bingo


Mini Golf

















Day 3: Grandma's House





Day 4: Halloween!
Preschool Party at Pershing Park


with her friend Elliott



















Trick or Treating!









with Emmett (Batman) and Jane (Alice)

First Trick or Treat


Success!

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Maren gets ready to take her wolfie on a walk

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Maren picked out this outfit herself - the dress is from Great-Grandma Ottoline and the hat and jacket were made by Great-Grandma Chrissotimos (for me)

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Going on an adventure walk - bringing a bag to collect "treasures"

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watching our caterpillar we collected (it later spun a cocoon and hatched into a moth)

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eating fruit pops!

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first lettuce from our garden (early June)

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Enjoying the rides at the Mall of America with Uncle Pete

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and Grandma C!

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first time on this ride - she was super scared

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At the Children's Museum

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On a visit to Skyrock Farm & Carousel - we are riding a little train around the property

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Riding in a skyrocket

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her first pony ride! Maren LOVED it.

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On the antique carousel - hold on tight!

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petting the many horses on the property - Maren has been in love with horses since this visit

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Sharing a root beer float

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We took a second pony ride

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and another carousel ride

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Great Grandma
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Halloween 2011 - Supergirl!

Halloween 2011 - Bouncy House

Day 1 of Maren's Halloween Extravaganza - Preschool Party at Pearl Park

Halloween 2011 - MiniGolf!

A Virtual Tour of Tapestry

This is just a small taste of what I get to do at my job!

Dev Garden July 16

Family Date Night (MOA)

Dev Garden June 6.mov

Maren's First Composition.mov

Maren Hula Hoops.mov

Maren Rollerskates.mov

Backyard Flying.mov

Bedtime Snack.mov

Maren's Adventures in Public Transportation

Maren & I spend our mornings traveling around Mpls on public transit

Our new dog, Henna!

Down the Hill Discovery.mov

Daddy's Backpack

Maren Dancing - 20 Months

Washing Marens Blanket

Two Instruments! (17 mo).mov

Maren Entertains Herself (17 mo).mov

I caught Maren having fun on the couch...then she is surprised by herself

Marens Animal Sounds (17 mo).mov

Easter Fun!

Maren the Drummer (16 months).dv

Maren in Mirror (16 mo).mov

Maren & Daddy Tickling (14 Mo)

This is Daddy and Maren's favorite game!

Thanks Grandma C!

Thanks Auntie Stephie!

Maren Mimicing

Maren Giggling

Mealtime with Maren (10 Months)

Maren Crawling Up Stairs (9 Months)

Giggling Montage

Maren stands in crib

Maren at Piano (7 Months)

We sent this little book as a surprise to Great-Grandma

Nicole's PT Job - Michael is on the Board

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I love the little grin on her face in the above middle picture!

Maren and I had a wonderful date on Thurs Dec 16.  We went to The Southern Theater to see Zenon Dance Company's holiday show called "The Nutcracker According to Mother Goose."  We sat in the fourth row, close to the stage, and watched the beautiful dancers act out stories from Mother Goose to Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker Suite.  It was just 45 minutes, the perfect amount of time for a little girl.  She didn't quite understand everything that was happening but she definitely enjoyed our "date". 

As you know, Maren's 2nd birthday is coming up!  Please check her wishlist if you want to get her books, music (she has some favorite CD's on there), or toys.  Ask Mom w/any questions!  You can always send money - we use monetary gifts towards her swim & dance classes.  Last year, she loved musical cards, so even if you can't afford a gift, send her a fun card that makes sounds!

We found out yesterday (Sept 9) that Jack is in kidney failure.  There's no indication at this time that this is caused by an infection, so the vet's best guess is that it is some kind of cancer.  She gave him 2-8 months at the most.  Right now, Jack does not appear to be in any kind of pain or to be suffering in any way.  He is energetic, playful, naughty, and eating as normal.  So we are trying to soak up as much cuddle time with him right now.  He is not even 4 years old, so we are losing him much earlier than we expected.  Please keep our whole family in your prayers, especially Michael, as we love having Jack in our home!!

We have had a busy and fun summer of theatre as a family.  In July, we spent a week at Lake Tofte (see album on our site) with Sandbox Theatre, the ensemble that Nicole is SO PROUD to be a part of.  Michael and Maren (and Jack) spent their days exploring northern MN, biking, hiking, and swimming, while Nicole worked (and played) hard with the artists. 

On SATURDAY AUG 21, Sandbox is having its 5th Anniversary (Fundraising) PARTY!!!  Everyone is invited - Red Eye Theater (Mpls), 7-10pm, just $20 includes a free drink, appetizers, live music, and an exclusive preview of our fall show "Unspeakable Things: The Wandrei Brothers Project." 

Nicole also finished a new play "FW:RE:MOM UPDATE" in this year's Fringe Festival.  She reunited with her college director and some other Gusties to perform at the Playwright's Center. 

Maren celebrated her 15 month birthday on Valentine's Day, and we can't believe how much of a young lady she is!  Maren has never had trouble communicating what she wants, but her vocabulary increases every day.  She tries to repeat words back to us and successfully says "Go, car, mama, dada, bob, and help" while imitating sounds for "Grandma/pa, tree, kitty" and many others.  She knows lots of signs and loves to use those to 'talk' to us.  Plus, she is HILARIOUS!  Maren loves to be silly, read books, push her baby stroller around the house (full of many objects, not just baby dolls), and is especially interested in fashion.  She likes to pick out her clothes each day and investigate our closets.  After a visit to her cousins in CA, Maren is now interested in princesses, too.  She still loves the Imagination Movers but we've found some other great kid CD's that she loves to dance to as well.  We love you, Maren!  

Now that Maren is on the move, she is really thinning out!  I expect this will continue to be the case once she starts walking but our doctor is guessing that she will be a little taller than average, based on the size of her feet and her head :-)  As a reminder, at 6 months, Maren's stats were:

18 lb. 4.5 oz (84.46 percentile)
27" tall (87.20 percentile)
17 3/4" head circumference (97.01 percentile)

Today, she came in at just under 20 lb, which is apparently just above average for a 9 month old.  She has grown another 2" but that, too, is just over the 50th percentile.  However, her head size is literally off the charts.  It was ABOVE the 100 percentile mark!  It's only an inch bigger than 3 months ago (about 18 3/4" now) but apparently that's pretty big. All the better to hold her large brain, right?

She's also sprouted TWO bottom baby teeth this week (which have been giving us quite the trouble at 4 am).  The good news is that she loves, Loves, LOVES to eat - tacos, enchiladas, pork chops, hot dogs, KFC (care of Grandma Olson), and of course any fruit she can get her hands on.  Spinach seems to be her veggie of choice, though she's not picky in that area either.  The only things she has absolutely refused are liver and blackberries.  Not sure what the common connection is between those things! 

Maren is officially able to crawl wherever and whenever she wants!  Apparently, 7 months is a little young for this motion but we're not complaining (yet).  She is still pretty slow about it but she can definitely get where she wants to and get into everything!  Luckily, we don't have alot at her level at this point.

One of her favorite things is to sit behind Jack and grab his tail whenever he wags it.  He's so big that she isn't hurting him, and he very patiently allows her to do it (as long as we're petting him so he's getting attention, too).  Now that she can crawl towards him, though, he usually gets up to move as soon as she's near him. 

We also started swim lessons last week and she LOVES the water!  She is very vocal during our lessons and loves moving around.  She doesn't flinch at all when we put her on her back to float and she has gone under without any complaints.  We did discover that she gets water in her ears, though, so this week I'm going to try a little alcohol & vinegar to help dry them out afterwards. 

Now that it's finally summer in MN, we got a little baby pool and can also enjoy the wading pools at all our local parks.  What fun!!
 

Maren sits up by herself really well (if you didn't notice in the pictures) and likes to practice the crawl position on her tummy.  She gets up on all fours and then kind of rocks back and forth before launching herself forward.  She pushes herself up into a kind of runner's starting block position but hasn't quite figured out how to move, although she goes backward pretty well.  She is very determined and likes to try getting to the objects we put near her. 

She also reaches for EVERYTHING, including our cell phones, keys, and computers.  And she's not shy about expressing her opinion!  We love her little (BIG) personality!