Enjoying our little girl...

Here a few pics and a video taken this week. The first couple of pics was when she wasn't feeling too well but she still managed to give me a smile in one of them. The other pics and video are of her enjoying some yogurt.

Some fun pics and visiting family...

After nap hair...















Family self portrait after nap :-)















On Wednesday, the 7th we headed down to Pensacola for a quick, unexpected visit. A friend of ours was retiring from the Navy and we were able to get crazy cheap tickets so we couldn't pass it up. In this pic, Isabella is playing with her cousin Lindsay.















Hanging out with daddy while he was cooking steaks at Mimi's





























Isabella digging into daddy's cake with Gigi looking on...















She really enjoyed Mimi's red velvet cake :-)















Playing the piano with Mimi

Here are few videos from our trip to Pensacola playing with cousins. The first video doesn't have any picture. I was just trying to capture some Isabella talk. :-) Enjoy

Christmas Day!!

Present from Aunt Amy and Aunt Hannah and Uncle Brandon

























































Winston got a new toy from Aunt Amy too!














Christmas evening we hosted a dinner with our neighbors and friends from church. We all chipped in with the food and had a major feast. It was a lot of fun and so nice to spend Christmas with "family" away from family".



























Here are couple of videos from Christmas morning...

Our silly girl....

Here are some fun pics and videos of our little comedian. She definitely keeps us laughing.














Here she is with her very own bowl of mashed potatoes. As you can see she enjoyed them.



























These are some silly ones I got of her one day after changing her diaper. She scooted up so fast I didn't have a chance to zip her back up and she was off.

Meeting Family ....

The Friday before Christmas we had some visitors. Allison's cousin Jonny and his wife Chelsea were in town from Australia. It was our first time meeting Chelsea and it had been a while since we had seen Jonny. We had such a nice visit and were able to spend a lot of time with them. Here are some pics from the visit and a short little video.

growing so fast

Here's Isabella playing with her Lego set. Right before we turned the camera on her, she was talking like crazy. Once the camera came on, she clammed up. She starts jabbering a little toward the end of this clip.


Sorry this video is so dark. You should still be able to make out where she's walking a little now. Each day, she's taking more steps on her own. Obviously mommy and daddy are having fun with her.


One day, she discovered that she enjoys helping mommy in the kitchen.


























Over at a friend's house, she discovered a new toy. This was an inflatable bus that she really enjoyed.













Against my better judgment, we introduced her to Santa Claus at a Christmas party we went to on Saturday. She wasn't too thrilled.













And finally, she loves Winston!

Thanksgiving and Snow Fun!!

We hope everyone had a very nice Thanksgiving. We sure missed being with family but our Colorado family welcomed us with open arms. Our neighbors, the Patel's invited to their house for dinner Thanksgiving evening. We had a very nice time and Charlotte outdid herself as always. I've posted a few pics of after dinner. We had to work it off somehow. :-)















On our way to Thanksgiving dinner




















Here is Nicolas & Selena playing a little Wii; Xander is waiting his turn.















Isabella having some fun with Nick














Just chilling....

Friday and yesterday, Sunday, we got a lot of snow. We wanted to see what Isabella thought of the snow. I've attached a few pics and a video. The snow suit was given to us and this is the first time she has worn it. She looks like the little boy from The Christmas Story. :-) Enjoy!!