Santa Comes! (And I'm crawling!)

Me and Santa (12/13 at the zoo):
The reindeer fueling up for the big flight (12/13):

What good is Gerard's Christmas party unless you can ride on Maggie? (12/14)

Helping Mommy wrap presents (12/17):

In my Santa hat (12/18):

At the Leonard's Christmas party (12/20):

Daddy reading me my bedtime story "Guess How Much I Love You" (12/20):

I got to play my first duet with my friend Ashley (boy, does she sure have a lot of energy! I loved watching her!) (12/21):

Ready for Christmas Eve mass (making one of my silly faces!):

After mass and celebrating the birth of Jesus:

My letter and milk and chocolate covered pretzels (from Beaver, PA) for Santa (I've been a VERY good girl in my seven and a half months!):

I got to the presents even before breakfast was served and was starting to take the bows and ribbons off:

With Grandma in my cute shirt from Auntie Kathleen and Uncle Chad:

With my Godfather Gerard:

Auntie Kathleen is so silly:

Opening my stocking presents (notice my cute stocking Mommy and Grandma made):

Practicing my crawl to get Daddy's shoes (I did my first crawl on 12/23!):

Orka gave me this cat which I really like:

Santa brought me my first dolly:

Now I can chew on her fingers!

Merry Christmas!

Oh Christmas Tree

What's a Christmas tree farm unless you have zebras (12/7)?

Picking out our tree in Santa Paula:

Daddy and his girl sawing down the tree:

Daddy at work:

Timber!

And the tree Shakee:

Me and my tree in the car:

Tree installation:

Me and my special ornament and Mommy and Daddy (12/9):

Giving the ornament a taste test:

Putting on the first ornament (an angel that says "Teenie Weenie 2008):

Helping Pat with the ornaments:

Our little angel putting the angel on top of the tree:

The three of us:

The finished tree:

Thanks Pat, Megan, and Gerard for helping!
And we can't leave Orka out of the fun:

Ta Da!

Friends & 'Tis the Season

So sweet (11/30):
Melissa came to town! (12/3)

Fun at playgroup (12/4):

I need a closer look at these fish:

Adorable (12/4):

I'm practicing and getting ready to crawl (12/4):

Watching the Christmas parade in Santa Barbara (12/5):

Having fun in Paso Robles at a winery (12/6):

Enjoying the train:

The girls:

Flying through the underground caves:

Heaven:

Solvang (12/7):

And off to cut our Christmas tree down...........................