Christmas baby

Baby bug,

You are quite the crack up. You continue to be my little politician, the baby that knows how to play a room and melt hearts. You've learned the word 'mooch and like to request one from everyone. You've gotten pretty good at learning everyone's names as well, and that combined with your 'I love you' and 'I miss you' phrases are pretty adorable weapons in your battle to ensure everyone adores you.

We kicked off our Christmas celebrating with the 'Santa Express' . You absolutely loved it, lots of carols and dancing and you got to see Santa. You loved to say 'ho ho ho', especially every time you saw Santa.  You were less than impressed by the time we got your picture:

Christmas morning came and Santa brought you a kitchen...you loved it.  You figured out the Christmas scene quickly and loved opening your presents. I have a trillion more pictures that I'll need to add when we get them off of Daddy's camera, I didn't take too many with my phone.

We went through our series of Christmases. Starting with Baba on Christmas Eve where you got a baby doll and puzzle. You love that doll, especially putting her to sleep and feeding her. Christmas morning was at our house followed by a trip to Popo and Grammies. You got your favorite little chair and a baby doll with a stroller along with a bunch of other cool stuff and were in super high spirits. You and Emma broke into spontaneous dance parties and you continued to adore the opening of presents. Christmas afternoon was at Uncle Byron's and Aunt Melissa's...we got caught in the beginnings of a snowstorm. You loved playing with your cousins and opening more presents. Mommy finally opened Daddy's present and we found out we'd be having a wedding :)  We wrapped up Christmas with Nana and Grandpa Larry's presents at our house and a couple days later we went to Grandma's for our Christmas finale. You were amazingly well behaved and loving being around all of your family.

The day after Christmas we took advantage of the snowstorm and hit the sledding hill...you really enjoyed it:

 

You are one adorable crack up of a child. You now break into spontaneous dance, especially when you know you're being watched. You are big on the phrases  'I love you' & 'I miss you' which are pretty heart melting. You have a lot of spunk, commonly telling me and your Dad no to any and all requests. You're still a pretty good eater, with berries, oranges and peas being your favorite. You refer to Daddy's beer as 'Daddy's milk' and you demand kisses from Noah and 'Cayeb', if they don't comply you physically force it on them. You are my little buddy and we do everything together, I love spending time with you.

I love you an insane amount and can't believe how lucky I got to have such a funny and sweet child. Very merry christmas baby girl!

Little Turkey

Bug,

You had a bit of a rough Thanksgiving. We had to get up early to catch our flight, and you weren't feeling 100%. You did alright on the plane, fortunately you threw a giant fit as everyone was boarding which earned you the privledge of the only empty seat on the plane, you enjoyed being able to spread out and read.

Reading on the plane

 By the time we got to California you were a full out wreck. We played a bit at your Nanna and Grandpa's, and took a little nap, but you were still all out of sorts when it was time to go to Uncle David's for dinner. We decided to walk over there and you fell asleep on the way, you slept through most of the opening festivities, but we woke you up to get you some food when dinner was served. You seemed to like most everything, but especially the sweet potatoes.

We hung out with family for most of the trip. You loved playing with your cousin Henri and your Nanna and Grandpa. You recovered quickly from your illness and were a riot most of the rest of the trip.

watching the train

pushing the boxed baby doll around the store

playing with cousin Henri

Your new favorite word is mon! As in c'mon, followed quickly by you grabbing whatever body part you can reach and pulling.

We got my favorite video of you after a farmer's market in Claremont...you got to the end of the street and were in utter amazement of the cars driving by:

As always, I adore you little sweet pea. You crack me up constantly and have become quite the little parrot. Love you baby doll!