At last...

Ok, so I finally got the Christmas pics off the camera. I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas and New Year - we did!

We tried to do the classic "in front of the Christmas tree home portrait" for a card.... it never really worked out, maybe we'll try again this year, but you have to admit the "cheese" picture is cute.

Getting ready to go to Granny's and Papa's. Don't misunderstand, she loves going there, I was just trying to get a picture of her in her cute outfit which requires asking her to "be still" - my mistake... what was I thinking.... ;o)

Austin and Sarah playing with Austin's new tools at Nanna Jane's. I should take her there every night before going to bed - she slept like a champ that night while Santa was not being quiet in the kitchen putting some of her stuff together....

Admiring her Idol while she is showing off her new Christmas PJ's. At 18mnths are they old enough to have an idol??? Either way she absolutely ADORES Halie!!!

Miss Hanah wanted to be like the big girls and put her new PJ's on too - such a cutie!

Does a child ever need this much???? Don't worry half of it went up for rainy days. And hopefully one of the Santas learned to stop when the Mama says stop next time......

Santa could have just left her a baby and this - and she would have been in Heaven!

Mama and her most favorite princess ever!!!!

I can never remember to bring a camera with me when we meet up with our extended family The Rogers/Urquharts at our annual meeting place: The Beacon!!!!!! Sarah had so much fun chasing Elijah around the room (we were so noisey that we ended up with a sun room to ourselves!) and eating ice cream, reading her new books and playing with Lil' Noah!!! Too bad they live hours away or it could be more than an annual event.... on second thought, looking at my waist line.... annual events filled with emails, pics and mini trips here and there in between are good too ;o)

Such a Slacker....

What can I say - those that know me, know that "eventually, it will get done." (insert what ever you like in place of the "it") I will get all of the holiday pics up and I will update on all of the holiday events, I promise - just let me catch my breath and catch up...

09' was a lil' sneaky booger wasn't it. Am I the only one that is having a hard time beliveing that it's already the start of another year? Am I the only one that just didnt see it as a big deal? Maybe I'm just getting old? I went to sleep and 1/1/09 was there the next day just as another day. Oh well. Maybe it will get more exciting as the year passes?

Either way, we're moving along and moving ahead and my little girl is getting smarter everyday. (*Disclaimer - this is about the only place I get to brag about my beautiful baby girl, so: brace yourself or come back later....) Just last night I promise you that I had a 5min. long conversation with her about being hungry and that i missed her all day and who she went to see that day. Ok so maybe that doesnt sound like such a big deal, but then I should remind you that she's only 18mnths old! Can I also remind you that she can count to 5 in english and spanish? And I've learned that its not just repeativness, she can count her baby dolls, eggs, apples.... and will tell you how many there are in front of her. You should probably conclude that I'm a proud Mama - and pretty proud of that too ;o)

BTW - I've started weight watchers - How did I get SO FAT?!?! I blame my "friends" - why didn't they tell me I was so disgusting?!?!? So be prepared to have some "POINTS" topics thrown in every now and then and "friends" stay on top of me this year!!!