A New Addition

This past week we adopted a kitty. Matt and I are NOT fans of cats, but a friend was moving and couldn't take the cat. The joys of real estate. The first night we brought the kitty home Savannah was NOT happy but as you can see, things changed quickly. Savannah has a new friend now and Colin really enjoys her too. We decided to call the kitty Nala because Colin repeated it right after we said it. Nala has already killed a mouse! Oh, and she will be an outdoor cat.

Colin hanging out while at his cousin Nathan's birthday party.

We hung a tv above the fireplace. This opened up a corcer for all of Colin's things in the living room. I caught him watching Jeopardy the other day. Our little genius!

Colin's 1 year Photos

This is a link to Colin's first year photos and the first official Steele family photos. We hope you enjoy. Colin had much more fun that Matt during this =)

http://slideshow.mymojophoto.com/SteeleFamily

Duck Call

Colin was found playing with this the other day...I guess he has that gene. Hunting season is fast approaching. Maybe Colin will be able to hunt with Matt since Savannah won't.

Visitors from Minnesota

Last weekend the Wanning's were in town and we had a little gathering for them. Marky came too and Colin enjoyed all the attention.

Colin and Whitney are much different in size now but in a few years they won't notice the difference. Pete and Emily didn't want Colin too close to Whitney, afraid he may be too much like his father!!!!!!

This weekend the Gehlen's were in the Omaha area and stopped by. Colin had a lot of fun with them (it was a 2 nap day!) Everyone who hasn't made it down...you are missing out. There is always an open invitation.

Eugene, OR Family Vacation 2008

We had a wonderful vacation in Oregon. We went out for the Olympic Track and Field Trials. Matt's brother Adam has been training out there for the past 18 months. Due to an akilies tendon injury he was unable to compete, but we all enjoyed our time out there regardless. Oregon is a beautiful state and we feel that we saw a lot of it, but I am sure there is much more to see. Enjoy the photos!

Colin and Grandma and the trials

Hiking to the natural hot springs. The other people there were a little too natural for me.

Colin and the Anderson's Puppy! They were both exploring one another.

Our adventures on the sand dunes!

View off of the deck!

This was the home we stayed in - thanks to Adam's connections out there, we stayed in luxury.

Birthday Weekend!

Happy Birthday to Colin!Colin's First Present from Stacy and Dave

We went to dinner Friday night and this is what they gave Colin...what were they thinking?

Colin certainly enjoyed being outside for his party!

Enjoying his birthday cupcake

Not too interested in the presents

We visited Colin's gorilla friend yesterday at the zoo. Colin still didn't really notice him. He was more interested in people watching!

We had a wonderful weekend with family and friends. Matt's parents and sister came down for the festivities and many others joined us for Colin's party. Colin will be catching up on sleep this whole week! He goes for his 1 year appointment today at noon.

At 1 he is starting to walk, saying many words, enjoying Savannah much more than before, and still sleeping like a champ! We really enjoy watching him change and grow.

Birthday Month

The storms lately have been crazy.

We caught a photo of one that was heading our way last night.

Matt and I joined a golf couples league. This is what it involves - we drink and Matt and I hunt for our lost balls!

This weekend Colin will turn 1! We have had so much fun this year with him and can't believe the first year is over. Colin LOVES remotes, buttons, tv's, etc... We can not keep him away from the tv remotes or the dvd buttons. He has learned how to open and close the dvd player and take out a dvd. He gets really upset when we are watching anything but Baby Einstein. He is starting to walk - taking about 6 steps at a time. He is VERY trusting and usually nose dives the last step. This weekend Matt's family will be here for the big birthday celebtation. We will certainly have photos up next week.

This month we also celebrated Colin's cousins birthdays as well, Grant and Kate.