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

Christmas tree time

       The weather wasn't great last weekend and we were running out of weekends to go get the tree so instead of our usual tradition of going to the farm and cutting one down we settled on a pre-cut lot and right before it started to pour down rain we got our tree. It's definitely not perfect and has a few strange shaped branches but either way I love having the tree all set up and the lights on every night. You wanted to eat the tree at first...not sure if it's because of you teething or what but you were all over those branches :) You liked the lights in the beginning but now you are over it and it's just another thing in the house to get in your way. We finally have some presents under the tree wrapped and ready to go but I will tell you that the best gift of all was given to us five months ago and that was you. If I never get another present in my life I will be happy because nothing can top what you have given us and we are beyond blessed this year. We continue to pray for your health and happiness and are excited to spend our first family of three Christmas together. xxoo

First Thanksgiving...learning to sit up

      We spent your first Thanksgiving at the beach house and it was perfect. We spent time pretty much all fascinated by you and watching you learn to sit up on your own. You are still a little shaky when you get excited about something and you'll fall over but it was amazing to see you just "figure it out" and then it was like you had known how to do it all along. It was really foggy out at the beach but we went for a walk anyway and bundled you up and your dad was getting some good snuggle time in. You also loved to play with Ryan's hair and even though he screamed..yes screamed because you have such a good tight grip I know he enjoyed every minute as well. Other exciting news is that your Uncle Ben proposed to his girlfriend Kari over the weekend and we are so excited to welcome them into our lives for good!! You already are so loved and love them so we know you approve too:)

Fun visit from the McClains

       We spent the weekend before Thanksgiving with your Great Grandma Jackie, Great Uncle Brian, Great Aunt Nikki, and cousins Mercedez and Chase. They drove all the way up from Bend, and Salem to spend the weekend with us and we couldn't have had more fun. The weekend consisted of dinner and laughs in Tacoma, then off to the beach where we all had a blast (minus the DUCKS LOOSING)...maybe even too much fun :) We don't get to see them often enough living so far away but we have the best time when we do so we were THRILLED they made the long drive up and were able to spend some fun time together. You got lots of good snuggles in and we can't wait to go down to Bend soon to go see your cousins kick some booty in basketball.

Our happy girl

      I had to devote a post to thank you for being "our happy girl". You truly light up our World but it's even brighter when  you smile. I think I've written about it before but you have been battling a cold basically for the past 2 months so it's been hard to see you miserable some days but even through the worst days you still manage to show that gorgeously, infectious smile of yours. My favorite is in the mornings when I'm getting ready for work and you are playing, usually with your feet these days, next to me and I'll look over at you and you stop whatever you are doing and give me a big cheese face. There truly is nothing better.  You also give Daddy huge smiles and even giggles when he comes home from work, which I know after his long days away from you melt his heart. We would obviously love you no matter what disposition you had but I think we won the lottery with you and your sweet sweet self. Love you happy girl!! xxoo

Rolling over

Happy girl giggling with me in the morning

Look MA NO HANDS!!

You and Dad making funny faces at me at the beach house

Dad sure does love you...he's changing your diaper DURING the hawks game!!

Another new thing you LOVE to grab at your toes now

My blue eyed beauty

       We had such a nice long weekend and have finally moved into full on rolling over mode. You had done it quite a few times here and there but for the most part you were still content on your back. Then Sunday you started being more interested in it everytime we placed you on your back...and then Monday (Veteran's Day) you full on WILL not lay on your back. I got a few cute shots this morning on the bed of you on your back which is good cause who knows when I'll be able to even catch a moment of that again because every single time we laid you down on your back today, you instantly rolled to your tummy. It's so neat to see you struggle at first, then get there just fine but your arm will still be stuck to tonight...full on rolling over and arms out in front of you with ease. You are just growing before our eyes sweet girl and it's so neat to see you grow and develop. I wonder what's next?!? So proud of you baby girl!! xxoo