FOOD!!!!

      December 10th...REAL FOOD...well if you call oatmeal cereal real food?! You weren't quite sure what to think about it but you enjoyed trying something that we seemed really interested in. Since then we have moved on to carrots, mangos, peaches, apples, pears, squash, peas and a few other things. Your favorite by far is carrots and apples. You are not a fan of squash or sweet potatoes which I'm a little bummed about because we love them so much. You are a good little eater except for when your kitties decide to walk around your high chair and meow...then all you want to do is pay attention to them. You like it most when Dad feeds you because he's really good at airplane noises and making you laugh and you smile and open your mouth for every bite. It's maybe the cutest thing ever. I love to see the look on your face when you try something new...it's a bit of a mix between disgust and curiosity. Cracks me up every time. xxoo

Another Beach Trip

       I had a few days off so your Grandma came up for an extra long weekend and we headed to the beach house for some rest and relaxation. It was just what we all needed. Your dad came out for the weekend and we just spent the days going for walks on the beach, sleeping in, taking naps, eating out, and spending the majority of the time just enjoying being around you. Your tooth finally broke through the gums and man is that sucker sharp. No wonder you were being a little needy and snotty (literally had snot coming from your nose...not being snotty :) ) as heck. You also started full on crawling while we were out there. Before you had been doing a bit of a scoot backwards and using your upper body to move yourself around but it seemed like overnight you just figured it out and then there was no stopping you. There was also a cute moment when you were giving the baby on the diaper package kisses on the mouth. It was so sweet and we all had a good laugh about it. I miss you so much during the week when I have to go to work so it was extremely nice to just spend the days with you and not have to worry about missing out on anything. Love you sweet girl. Thanks for a great mini-vaca.

Falling In Love

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         It goes without saying that being a mom has been the best thing I've ever done. I'm sitting here watching you play around on the floor crawling all around and my heart just feels completely full. I knew being a mom would be great but I had no idea I would literally fall in love with the new role. It has made me know myself better, made my relationships stronger and made me understand more of what I want out of life for my family and me. That being said it has been far from easy. It has consisted of sleepless nights, a toll on my body, stress on the relationship with the love of my life, less times with family and friends because it's just not as easy to get up and go like it used to be, but all of that has also made everything even better strangely enough. The sleepless nights mean I'm spending good time with a sweetie at 2am that no one else gets to see. The toll on my body is just a reminder of what a miracle YOU, our little girl are. The stress it has brought to the relationship with D and I just makes us stronger as a couple and know and love each other on a deeper level and hopefully means we can handle anything life brings our way. And the time with family and friends is much sweeter because we appreciate every chance we do get with them. I've always felt a little lost...never really sure where I wanted to be or what I wanted to do but the moment I held you...it's like that vanished...it was clear. I'm completely in love with being your mom sweet girl and I look forward to the rest of our lives together.

New Years And Birthday

       New Years is also Mama's Birthday. It was a wonderful day that started out perfect by meeting Heather and Lyla for ladies pedicures. You and Lyla did so good sitting in your mom's laps. Then we did a little shopping and had some lunch. I took you home after that hoping you would take a good long snooze but of course I think you could sense the excitement of the party festivities later to come so you just wouldn't have it. I knew we were in for a bit of a rough evening after that. But we got to Heather and Danny's for some dinner and drinks and wow did Heather out do herself. She had a beautifully decorated table with place cards and she made a delicious meal. Abbie, Josh, Carson and Landon came too and it was great!! You lasted until about 9 o'clock when you decided you were maxed out so we went home and hit the hay early but it was a wonderful wonderful Birthday and I wouldn't have spent it any other way. Thank you for making this year the best of my life baby girl. Mama loves you to the moon and back...and maybe even there again :) xxoo

Hannah's First Christmas

Adorably sweet Christmas gift you made at daycare for us...with a little "help" I'm sure from your buddies :)

Christmas Eve dinner at Rocky's with Grandma Sandi

You loved all the lights on Grandma and Grandpa Chevalier's tree

Mama and Hannah on Christmas morning

Just hanging out with Dad, opening some presenets

You and Auntie Abbie

A little "much" with the Christmas get-up but I couldn't help myself

Your new Johnny Jump UP that you love

Christmas picture with Great Grandma Chambers before she went home for the night

        Yep...another late post from your mama. Sorry but you are keeping me QUITE busy these days. Better late than never though. Christmas was extra special this year, obviously because you were here to celebrate with us and everything is just plain and simply better because you are in our life. This year we started it out by picking you up at daycare together because it had snowed at our house the Friday before Christmas and my car wouldn't move off our cobble stone road so your dad came home from work and picked us up and dropped you off at daycare and took me to work. So then we picked you up before heading down to BG. We were pleasantly surprised with a gift from daycare...well two one for you and one for us. The gift for you was a cute little caterpillar that you adore and the gift for us was a sweet little picture of you that they made into an ornament. It was really thoughtful and made me love daycare even more than I already did.
        We went to a Christmas party at your Great Uncle Kurt and Aunt Sherri's house in Vancouver and you got to see and meet lots of your Garrett side of the family which was lots of fun and you were a huge hit with everyone. You even got to meet your Great Grandpa which was fun too. We spent Christmas Eve having dinner with Grandma Sandi at one of our favorite BG places to eat, Rocky's. I soooo hope when you are older it's still open and we can take you there...I'm sure you will love it as much as we do.
       Christmas was nice and relaxing. We spent it at Grandpa and Grandma Chevalier's with family and you loved being around all the people and the lights and watching everyone open presents. You got a lot of great gifts including bath toys from Grandma Sandi and a Johnny Jump Up from Grandma and Grandpa Chevalier. It was wonderful to have you there and like I said...it just makes it that much more special. Can't wait to see how Christmas changes every year through your eyes. We love you sweet girl. xxoo