Our Pretty, Pretty Princess is 7 months old!

I've been playing with my new camera and I LOVE it! Mersadie has been a very compliant subject lately and I am so very glad. I hope you enjoy these cute photos as much as I do!

Mersadie's 1st Chirstmas!

Sadie's first Christmas was sooo much fun - complete with a visit from Santa himself! We got to go to K.C. to be with my family and to my surprise Sadie actually kind of got in to opening the gifts, although she just wanted to eat the paper and bows after she got them off. Sadie got so much stuff that we have to ship it back to California, while the things we got for Christmas fit into our suitcases! We now see who is first priority to the grandparents. I got a new camera for Christmas, so there will be more fun picutres coming shortly. Enjoy the slideshow!

Picture with Santa, No Picture with Santa, Picture with Santa

We finally got a chance to take Sadie to see Santa. Although I vowed that I would not go back to the mall until February 1st (after my crazy day on Wednesday), I had forgotten that we had not taken Sadie to see Santa yet. So...Brian and I braved the mall on the last Saturday before Christmas. I was a bit nervous because Sadie does not usually like to be handed off to anyone else besides Brian or I and anytime we try to have professional pictures taken, she freaks out. This brings us to the mall...we had to stand in line for about 40 minutes, which was not too bad. Sadie was as happy as could be and everything went great. And even though she did not smile, she didn't freak out, either. We got a decent picture and decided to buy the c.d. of the image so we could print them for all the grandparents, aunts, unlces...so here is the first picture we got...

"Where is the picture?" You ask? That's what I was asking, too when I brought the c.d. home and popped it in my computer to update the blog. Yep! They did not burn the image on the c.d. So...another trip to the mall we took! Stood in line again (this time just me and Sadie, no Brian). I was nervous again...will she throw a fit? will I have a screaming kid? will everyone think I am so mean for making my daughter take a picture with scary Santa? Well, we finally go the picture and here is how it really turned out...not too bad... Merry Christmas!!

Christmas Cutie

So I was taking some pictures in front of the Christmas tree tonight and here are the cute ones that I captured...

Merry Christmas!!

"Hey, look! Presents - for me!!"

Soon after I sat her down in front of the tree, Sadie discovered the presents. I can just hear her saying "can I open just one? Pleeeease, Momma?"

Splish, Splash I was takin' a Bath!

Sadie has recently discovered that when she slaps the water during bath time that it goes flying across the room. Here she is being a little "booger"! But she's a cute little boogie! The second picture says it all!! Enjoy!

Brrrr - Baby it's Cold Outside!

Sadie on her way to Boston - she doesn't know what she's in for as you can tell by the big smile!

Sadie when we walked out into the cold weather for the first time - all smiles are gone!

We had to get a family picture in the snow!

This is Sadie after her first feeding while sitting the high chair.

She can sit up all by herself!

Sadie and Auntie M

So, if you didn't already know, Brian and I are a bit crazy - or we just don't think sometimes. We decided to go to Boston in the middle of December - hmmm, I guess we just needed a taste of "real" cold weather. Well, did we ever get it - and a foot of snow to top it all off. Here are a few pictures of our adventure as well as a few snapshots of us around the house. Sadie has learned to sit up all by herself!! Auntie M got to come for a few days and hang out - Sadie LOVES her Auntie M. She's the only person I know that can make Sadie laugh out loud without trying really hard.

Thanksgiving Fun

We went to Ohio this year to celebrate Thanksgiving with Brian's family. We had a wonderful time with them - got to see their church, which is growing like crazy and they got to spoil the little Sade-nator (one of the many nicknames she picked up last week). This is Brian's family - (L to R) Randy, Sharon, Randy (brother), Amy (sister-in-law), John (brother), Sadie and I, and Brian
Sadie's Thanksgiving meal - rice cereal and breast milk, mmm...
And Thanksgiving is just not complete without a taste of pumpkin pie...we're pretty sure Sadie liked her rice cereal better.
These are some adorable pants that Brian bought for Sadie a while back and it was finally cold enough for her to wear them.
We didn't have all the equipment we have at home, so we decided to give Sadie a bath in the sink for the first time. She was a slippery little one and didn't enjoy the experience too much, but we got the job done.

Ahhh, the highlight of Thanksgiving day...Sadie has learned to roll from her back to her belly. It takes her just a second, but you'll see the kind of predicaments that I'm looking forward to happening daily now.