Birthday Parties and Playtime!

Many of my friends are turning one in the next couple months. I went to my first "first birthday" this weekend. So much fun!

Watching the live music.

Lots of kiddos.

Mmmmm....cake!

Playing with Henry.

Then we went to a playdate with Dorian and Tyson. Fun!

Pushing Dorian...

With Baba.

Tyson teaching me how to play with the toys.

Someone's Got a Case of the Giggles!

Anytime you're having a bad day - just click here!

Ella says Happy New Year!

Christmas - Times Four!

Ella celebrated her first Christmas by celebrating four times! Santa - and her grandparents and aunt and uncles were very good to her! We had a blast watching her "open" presents and play with her new toys. It was so fun!

All dressed up!

With Grammy.

Time to go to bed to wait for Santa!

First Christmas cookie :)

Look what Santa brought!

Balloons! My favorite!

Christmas - again!

I love my new toy :)

Thanks for the elephant, Nana :)

Looking at Grammy's snowman from when she was little.

Pushing frosty in my new shopping cart. Move it, Emma!

Watching the chorus.

A new tea set!

Future musician?

Another Christmas! Thanks for helping open my presents, Uncle David!

Merry Christmas everyone!

The Two Best Presents Ever...

On this Christmas Eve, I have spent the morning watching my smiling, giggly beautiful baby girl goof around with her Daddy, who himself is one of the most beautiful people I know. The two are quite a pair - two peas in a pod :) I'll just say that I feel incredibly blessed that this is my family and that my house is filled with laughter from these two.

Merry Christmas to all of you! I wish all of you a holiday surrounded by family and filled with laughter.

I don't have pics from this morning - but I do have some from this past weekend when we were trapped in the house from the snow...

I just love this pic...
Need I say more?

The "Forrest Gump" (when I was pregnant I always had this image of walking in and seeing the two of them, heads tilted, watching TV together and laughing at the TV).

Blue eyes!

Daddy and daughter.

Always laughing!

This is how we have to eat dinner sometimes...it's the only way to make sure we keep Trouble with a capital "T" under control :)

What to do on a Snow Day...

What to do on a snow day...

Enjoy the view from the inside.

Stay in your pajamas all day.

Read books.

Eat well.

Get into trouble.

Explore the cupboards.

Be very wary when someone dresses you like this...

Don't follow the dog out even if the dog looks like she's having fun.

See! I told you. Someone get me back inside.

Why would we voluntarily come out here?

It's a little better if someone carries you, but I still don't recommend it.

Don't touch the snow.

Wrap presents.

Get lots of exercise.

(She gets really frustrated when she runs into something and it won't "go" anymore)

Always look cute!