Too precious to not share...

I apologize for the quality...it was on my camera phone and it was dark...

Christmas in New York

Well, there's no doubt that we had a white Christmas this year! We had so much fun in New York...we actually miss it already.

Our ride in was nice. The weather was a bit warmer than I wanted, (about 40--yes its cold, but not enough!! :)) but it was a blessing because there wasn't a snow storm, or wind to delay our arrival into NY.

But, the day after christmas...
(Chris's attempt at capturing snow on film)

I wanted an nice family picture in the snow, but that didnt work too well--it was a bit chilly and some baby wasn't cooperating:

We had so much fun at Christmas. We woke up at Mom's house Christmas morning--so relaxing might I add. I attempted to make bread pudding with homemade syrup. It actually wasn't that bad. Sorry, no pictures to show of that ;)

We then headed over to Dad's, and had a ton of fun...


Hey, don't make fun...you know you slept after you ate that good turkey too!



Kaelah just loves her Pa-Pa...and Aunt Claire...


Then we had a birthday party for little miss...

Her very own baby doll!

And thank you to Karel for a gorgeous scrapbook. I'm working on it right now ;)

I got to see my long lost friend, Katie, that nite. I missed her so much!!



Cake time!


Yummmmm

My mom also was married on the 27th. I'm waiting on more pictures of that beautiful wedding, but here is what little mushy looked like:


We ended our stay with Aunt Krissi and family...thank you for being so gracious and opening your house to us!

Linda with Kaelah

Phew! As you can see that was a jam-packed vacation...Sorry for the picture overload! As soon as we get other pictures from everyone else, I'll post even more! *insert evil laugh here*

♥

Em

Look what I was sent today...

A picture of what we'll see when we get to NY for Christmas:


And I think I'm the only one excited about it...

Aren't they cute?

Things have been slow around here. Chris has been putting in overtime which has been good for us financially. We're all over our colds, my asthma is still flaring, but I can manage. I had a trip to the ER a couple weeks ago for an asthma attack. I'm alright, but I found out I had asthmatic bronchitis and a sinus infection...HOLY CRAP. I didn't realize I was that sick!

Kaelah's doing great! Remember those top front teeth I said were coming through? False alarm...they haven't broken through the gums yet...*ho-hum*.

On a random note, I'm so happy gas prices are down. We paid $1.45 a gallon yesterday...filled my car up for $14.70. I havent done that since high school--abou

t 7 years ago. Crazy! It definitely helps a little bit, but I don't really drive much anyway.

Well, I guess I'll leave you all with a couple more pictures...

This one is my favorite.


Of course, Katie and I were forced into one. I actually like this one though.

Thanksgiving, Colds and Snow

Hi everyone!

We had a blast in North Carolina for Thanksgiving! The kids had their pictures taken or tried to, I should say. Its not easy getting 3 little ones to cooperate all at the same time. They had some good shots though, (one of which was with Katie and I. Of course.) I'll post them up as soon as I can get them on here.

We all were sick for the holiday. Chris was getting over his cold, but Kaelah and I both came down with it on Friday. It wasn't fun, but I had plenty of help thanks to Nana. She was wonderful, as always! Love you!

I think a lot of Kaelah's fussiness was due to the fact that her two top front teeth are coming through! That makes 4 teeth so far. Poor girl--a cold and new teeth! I'd be cranky too.

On another note, its been snowing on and off today! Yay!! Just now it was snowing pretty hard and actually sticking to the car. It makes me want to make some hot chocolate, turn up the christmas music and relax.

We put up our Christmas tree last nite. It was perfect, exactly how I pictured it to be. Chris set up the tree and then we all decorated. Kaelah was in awe the whole time soaking it all in, bright eyed and full of wonder. I just cant wait for Christmas.

Picture Time!

We spent a little time outside today. It was a little warmer out than it has been this week, so it was a perfect opportunity to snap a few.


Me and baby...






And just a couple more until I can edit the rest...

We have teefees!

Yep! This past Friday her front right tooth decided it was about time to come through, (FINALLY--GEESH) and now as of yesterday, her front left is making its way in. I'll post pictures as soon as I can get her to open her beautiful mouth for me.

Alright Alright...

I know, "where are the pictures??" you ask. Well, by popular request, here they are...

First, a few from Halloween:



Kaelah and Ian, her future husband, haha.



Kaelah and Caleb. He didnt know if he was scary enough. I told him judging by Kaelah's reaction...he is.


And now, Kaelah and Daddy. I love these...






Guess who's crawling now??? Yep, last Sunday Miss Kaelah decided she was going to crawl! She tries to stand up, but doesnt have the balance for that yet. Just a little more practice ;) She has such an attitude too! She'll throw things that are in her way when she's trying to crawl...she reminds me of my sister, haha.

Other than that, we're just counting down the days to Thanksgiving and Christmas. We can't wait!!! See you all very soon,

♥

Em

Regis and Kelly

So, this probably isnt as exciting as I'm making it out to be, but I sent in a picture to Live With Regis and Kelly (the popular morning show.) I sent them one of the pictures with Kaelah dressed in her Halloween costume for their Halloween special...they've been running pictures on the air all week of submissions.

I've missed a couple days this week, but I found this online. (you gotta copy and paste the link.)

http://bventertainment.go.com/tv/buenavista/regisandkelly/special/halloween3D/gallery.html

If you scroll through the pictures, her picture in on there! Yay! She's too cute.

Happy 9 Months!

Wow, 9 months?!

I havent posted any new pictures, I know. Between the camera losing battery power and a fussy butt who wont let me take her picture, things have been crazy.

She just had her 9 month appointment today and she couldn't be healthier! She only had a flu shot to which I was very relieved...she doesnt take shots very well. No teeth yet, but those things better come soon or else I will lose my mind. Little girl is the crankiest baby I've ever seen.

We're getting excited about the holidays. Thanksgiving we'll be heading up to NC to see all of Chris's family which should be a lot of fun! And on top of that we'll be up there a good amount of time too, which is great!

Thanks to my lovely family in NY, (special thanks to Krissi, Mom, and Mom#2) we are flying up to Rochester for Christmas. And we couldnt be more excited! I just hope it snows on Christmas day, (I looooove the beautiful-ness of snow falling on Christmas day, haha)and that there is enough snow to play in!

I took this picture a couple days ago. Chris had the rare opportunity to have Kaelah fall asleep in his arms. So I took pictures because I know we wont have many more of these moments...


Isn't that sweet?



Anwyay, more pictures to come later, I promise.

♥

Em