Merry Christmas!

Leila doing "so big" with Stella

Christmas party with my side, Duie reading Leila her new books

Stella eating her new shoes

Leila spent her own money on a present for Nana and Papa - reindeer antlers!

Stella eating during presents

Our Christmas with just us, Leila got her first barbie doll

Stella got some pretty sweet shoes

But the big winner was the tent...Leila is enjoying hoarding all of her new toys (sister too) in there.

She keeps trying to put me in there too, but I don't fit with all of her loot.

Dada and his girls.

Somehow we never got the camera out of the diaper bag at Jer's side's party.

Overall it was a great time celebrating God's goodness and spending time with family.

Santa!

I think Leila likes the idea of Santa, but when she comes within 3 feet of him, that all goes out the window. While we were in line to sit on Santa's lap, she told me she hoped that he would give her a candy cane. I told her I was pretty sure that he would, and wondered if there was anything else she wanted. She said she would tell him that she wanted a barbie doll. When it was our turn, the tears began to fall.

Santa thought it would help if he gave her a candy cane, and one for mama and dada too.

Here she is trying bravely to give one to dada.

Santa wanted to give her one for Stella too, but she told him that Stella was too little. In the car on the ride home, Leila says, "I liked sitting by Santa." It showed baby girl, it showed :)

Stella 7 Month Pictures

I took Stella to get her 7 month pictures taken at Sears the other day, and she was being a miser with the smiles. Here she has a sneaky eyebrow.

Now she is just bored.

Ok, fine, I will look at the camera.

Getting closer to a good picture here.

Now she is on to us, no smiles for you.

Now she is trying to sneak in some thumb sucking.

Finally! A smile! Good enough, that is the one :)