Thursday, January 26, 2012

Hugs and Kisses

WJanuary 24th: As we are getting ready for bed Bella grabs her stuffed animals. She loves to hug and kiss them. It is adorable. She has also learned how to turn over the laundry basket and push it to our bed and use it as a tool to get up on our bed. So clever....

Friday, January 20, 2012

Walking!

January 20th: Last Sunday Bella decided to walk while all her cousins and aunts and uncles were here. She hasn't wanted to walk for me, she always wants me to pick her up and hold her. When I am not around she will walk for others. About 2 days ago she decided she would start walking rather than crawling. Here is a video I took today. (she LOVES chocolate chip cookies). She helped me make the cookies. While I was putting them on the cookie tray, she would stick her fingers in the bowl and taste the cookie dough. She would smile, then stick her hand back in for more.

stuffed animals and dress up



January 19th: Found Bella in her drawer looking and throwing out all her clothes. She was trying to put on this hat! Then she finds her stuffed animal and loves to hug him. She is at the cutest stage. She blows kisses, gives hugs, says hello to everyone, and likes to be silly.

first sled

January 18th, Bella and Dad take advantage of living on the hill.

Sledding


January 18th, 2012: Bella laughed the whole way down the hill. She thought it was pretty fun until we hit the snow that was higher than the sled and it sprayed all over her. As you can tell by the shot on the left, she got some snow on her.

getting ready for snow


January 16th 2012: Just started snowing...she looks toasty. She even kept her hat and mittens on. She loved the feel of snow.

reaching the top

January 14th, 2012: Yeah! Look at the smile of accomplishment.

new discovery


January 14th, 2012: After putting on Belle's pj's she went over to the ladder and decided she wanted to try to climb. She did it her first try! Way to go!





Organizing the cupboards


January 9th, 2012: Bella seems to always get stuff in her lungs which then turns into ear infections and all other sorts of stuff. Basically she is very irritable during these times so when we find something she likes to do we let her do it. Playing in the cupboards seems to take her mind off of being sick. She is feeling much better now.

Playing office


January 7th, 2012: The cousins came over and set up this play office and Bella, Josh, and Adam were their clients. I loved being this age!

Eating all by myself!


January 4th, 2012: 1st time eating all by herself. I don't think we will ever be able to feed her again....she likes in the independence.

Wednesday, January 4, 2012

Cute outfil

Grandma got her this cute outfit. Wouldn't it be nice to dress that comfy all the time?

Christmas Presents



December 28th: Bella is sporting her new dress and new stuffed animal. I love these pics because you can really see her personality. She is so fun, laughs at her own things, and loves to play at the gate. Right after these pictures she was miserable. I had to take her to the ER the day before because she wasn't breathing well. At 3am we went to the ER and the Doctor said it was croup. Brien and I have had very little sleep within the past 8 weeks, but that means she hasn't either. Even when she doesn't feel good, she will find the time to laugh and smile.

Christmas Day at the Reeds


After church we headed up to the Reeds to celebrate Christmas. The cousins had a great time together, a delicious dinner, and fun times. The picture of our feet has a cool story. Brien's dad decided that we would all go to Nordstrom Rack and pick out a pair of shoes and then they took us all to dinner. What a great Christmas idea!! What woman doesn't love shoes and a meal???!!! I am definitely going to pass this new tradition on. Bella played with Uncle Zach, and Jesse kept the others entertained.


Christmas Day-Right after Church


12/25/11: Decided to take some photos all dressed up after church.

Christmas Eve


12/24/11: We got the kids dressed up to go to the Christmas Eve party. It was so much fun. These to are characters. They get along so well.