Christmas Eve

Snow, snow, and more snow!!  We weren't sure it was actually going to happen, but it snowed A LOT.  Our neighbor stopped by and plowed our driveway for us on Christmas Eve, saving us hours of shoveling - YAY!  My sister's road hadn't been plowed, so she put on her boots and hiked to the end of her road and we picked her up to bring her to church and then to our house.  We had been planning on hosting my whole family Christmas Eve, but due to the threat of the snowstorm we rescheduled for the day after Christmas (Saturday) instead.

We had a quiet dinner and since it was just the three of us (Ada was napping), we ate in the living room in front of "It's a Wonderful Life".

Chris drove Jenny home around 9 (luckily her road had finally been plowed!) and then we opened a few gifts before heading to bed.

Looking so cute in her Christmas dress. :)

Once she spotted this package under the tree there was no stopping her from crawling across the room to pick it up over and over again. :)

Finally time to open it.

Tasting the wrapping paper...

and the tissue paper...

and her new car.

Totally tired out baby sitting with Papa.

Highlights from the rest of Christmas should be up tomorrow.  Hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas!

Seven Months

Ada, at seven months you:

Are SO very happy, every day (which makes US so happy!)

Are full of energy

Are belly-crawling (and you are fast!)

Love remote controls and phones (mostly just eating them) :)

Also love eating Kleenex, paper, and anything else you can get into your mouth before we catch you

Get into whatever you can, you love to explore (and we love watching!)

Love watching a good movie; a lot of the time you'll completely ignore whatever we're watching, but sometimes you get completely entranced - laying on your belly, arms crossed in front of you and totally zoned in on the tv

Love chewing on shoes.  Your favorites are your own (leather Robeez); I have to keep them out of sight when I'm putting your socks on. :)  Sometimes you bend right over and chew on them while they're on your feet!

Have growing hair that sticks straight up from your head - and I totally love it

Have beautiful blue eyes

Are still so snuggly in your jammies

Don't like carrots, but are okay with sweet potatoes

Totally love your oatmeal (we make it at home)

Love daycare (so thankful for Jessica and her girls!)

Like being read to, and you help flip the pages

Like playing with your cousins and other kids that are around the same size as you

Are very observant; everywhere we go people comment on how much you watch what's going on around you

Still look so much like your Papa

Love to talk - lately your favorite sounds have been da-da-da-da and ma-ma-ma

Still love blowing raspberries

Are so completely loved little one