She's one!

Happy Birthday sweet baby girl! I can't believe you are one. I remember the day you came into the world like it was yesterday! I love you to the moon and back!

First Steps

January 13, 2011

First steps for sweet Elle!

1-2 steps from the trunk to daddy's arm

so proud of you baby girl!

2010 Resolutions

more family together time {whether that be family breakfasts, dinners, outings or trips}

be more conscious of what I feed my family {increase veggies, decrease processed foods, limit sugar}

train for something {marathon, 1/2 marathon, triathalon, etc.}

create more {sewing, photography, etc.}

be less judgmental and try to see ever situation with an honest and open heart

play more with my children

more alone time with adam

learn something new with adam {cooking classes, dance lessons, a new language - anything as long as it is new to both of us and we are doing it together!}

better document our lives {by blogging, photos, picture books}

create one new family tradition

walker,

we are so proud of you! you are such a sweetheart. you love to play games on your phone, wrestle with daddy {all the time!}, build LEGOS {you tell us the best kind are using your imagination and we totally agree!}, draw and cut out art & ride your bike or razor around the neighborhood.

we love you sweet boy!

december 31, 2010 - learned to sign "pick me up" and "milk"

your current words are: mama, dada, uh oh, baby {dada}, bath time

you are into everything! today I found you with one of Walker's hexbugs in your mouth - the entire bug while it was turned on and buzzing no less!

you love to do the pick me up sign to daddy every time you see him. you definitely love to be held by him. we now go on scooter rides or bike rides with you in your pink car and you love it - you keep your hands at 10 and 2 the whole time and like your daddy like to sit with your left leg out.

you do the motions to patty cake including roll it and pat it and you play peek a boo with us.

you love bath time with walker - especially when you both splash the water getting mama wet.

you still LOVE your baby and ask for it often. you pick it up and pat it repeatedly and carry it around with you most of the day.

you still love to nurse and are pretty much sleeping through the night consistently and taking 2 naps a day.

I can't believe that you will be one in just over a month. Our lives were forever changed the day that you were born - we love you Elle Adair!

Christmas 2010

walker getting a new {big boy} bike with no training wheels, a flashing red light, kick stand and a cup holder. {he was very specific for Santa}.

elle getting a new baby doll from Santa but only wanting to hold her old baby doll that was given to her from Walker.

Hosting my entire family for Christmas Eve dinner - 12 adults and 6 kids.

Select cheese and fruit

Mixed greens salad with blueberries and pecans

Roasted Beef Tenderloin

Mashed Potatoes

Steamed Green Beans

Homemade Cranberry Apple Crisp with homemade vanilla ice cream

Chewy Chocolate Gingerbread Cookies

Iced sugar cookies

Chocolate Chip Cookies

Peppermint Chocolate Pretzels

{could not have done it without Adam - he was an awesome co-host!}

It was a wonderful time.

We had a Chinese gift exchange with the adults and that did not go over well with Walker - when Neil stole my gift he pretty much lost it. He keeps saying that he does not want to ever play that game {note to self - no Chinese gift exchanges with anyone under the age of 18!}

Christmas Program

Walker was a wiseman in the Christmas Program at school this year. He looked so cute and did awesome. By far the funniest part of the program was when the 3 wisemen walked up to give their gifts to the baby Jesus and instead of kneeling laid out flat on the bellies on the ground - for a good 2 minutes with their faces pointed to the ground. He was really thankful for baby Jesus!