New Moves!

Julia has been acting like she wants to pull up on things so today I brought up the activity table for her. She can't pull herself up just yet, but she can stand for a few minutes if you stand her up. I just can't beleive how fast she is growing.



I just can't resist Julia in a hat. She is so cute!!

There are a couple of little videos together in the video below. First up is Julia playing peek-a-boo for one of the first times. She thinks it is so much fun! Then is a video of Julia really crawling. She is really moving around now!

Random Video Post

Jeff got Natalie on video singing "Up on the Housetop" when we were coming home from his Dad's house. I am pretty sure it is one of the cutest things she has ever sang - I love how she mixes up the verses. Here are the words that she is singing:

"Up on the housetop reindeer paws, out jumps silly old Santa Clause. Give her a dolly that laughs and cries, one that will open and shut her eyes."




So, while I was getting this video off of Jeff's phone I found these other two. The first one is a video of Julia when she was little doing tummy time. Jeff loved how vocal she was being. The second one is of me on a zip line at the pumpkin patch. The funny part is Natalie really wanted to do it and was up on the platform before they told her she was too short. She was really disappointed. Maybe next year she will be tall enough.

I Love My New Skirt

Mom got Natalie this skirt for Christmas and she is just crazy about it! So much so that she wore it to bed tonight. She is a hoot. I am curious to see if she leaves it on all night.

So Determined!!

I love the determined faces that babies make when they are crawling. Julia's faces crack me up!

Merry Day After Christmas!

We are so lucky to have so much family so close that we get to have 3 Christmas celebrations!! The day after we celebrated with Jeff's Sister and Dad. Susanne and I thought it would be fun to get Don a little tree. Natalie picked out the ornaments, pink and blue, and I think the end product was really great! I think Julia liked it to.


Natalie with her banana.

Julia and Suzanne.

Natalie with the finished tree and presents.

Julia playing with Suzanne's camera box and Natalie is probably telling her not to.

Jeff showing Natalie a photo of him and Suzanne as children, a gift from Suzanne.

Julia's snow globe, a gift from Suzanne.

Don looking over the gift Jeff and I gave him.

Natalie with her suitcase from Pa Pa Don.

Suzanne and Natalie with their new necklaces.

Family dinner!

Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas to everyone!! Santa came to our house!! Natalie set out milk and cookies for Santa and we even put some food outside for the reindeer. She woke up about every hour, just to see if it was time to get up I think. Julia didn't sleep good either, so a very tired Mommy and Daddy were glad that both girls were in a good mood this morning!! I got Julia up first, and the first gift I got was a stinky diaper! I had the girls in matching PJ's, but Julia's had to go right in the wash...so just imagine them in matching PJ's...they would have been so cute!!

Santa's goodies.

Julia's favorite things were the cards.

Natalie helping Julia with her presents.

Julia playing with her kitchen.

Natalie's gift to Jeff.

Mommy's new shirt!

Natalie's new kaleidoscope.

Jeff and his new laser grip.

Mommy and her new camera!

Julia with her stash from Marty.

Mommy with her new freezable beer steins - go Steelers!!

Natalie's new alphabet floor puzzle.

Julia hanging out taking it all in.

Natalie with her new music player with mic.

Natalie and her train, and yes, she got a cheeseburger too. Crazy kid.

Natalie and her neat seats from Marty.

Checking the stockings.

Awww....Julia was already napping, but here are the three of us!

Natalie in her new rocking chair with her new teddy bear, both from Pa Pa James!!

Natalie and Julia playing with her train.

Merry Christmas everyone!

Christmas Eve

What a crazy day this has been! We have had so much fun today though. Natalie and I started it off getting donuts and picking up a few things at the store. We then watched the Polar Express, worked on a project and made some cookies for Santa!

Natalie's favorite part is the sprinkles.


Julia helping with the cookies.

The finished product. I think Santa will be pleased!

Natalie taste testing.

After the cookies we got dressed and headed to Mi Mi's to open gifts! Julia and Natalie had a great time and we all got spoiled!! It was lots of fun.

Julia hanging out!

Yum, BBQ from Coopers in Texas!


The family!

Julia's first gift.

Natalie playing Santa.

Julia's favorite part was the paper.

Natalie's cheer leading doll.

Natalie opening up Julia's present.

Jeff with one of his new shirt and tie sets.

Jared's fabulous wrapping.

Natalie and Mi Mi with the ladybug that Natalie got for Mi Mi for Christmas.

My family.