New Bath Toys

Katie got a whole slew of new toys for her bath this Christmas, which is great, because she recently decided that baths are the worst thing that could possible happen to a little girl. So now we have bubbles, baby dolls, and musical instruments to entice her with.

Love

This is Lee. Lee is Katie's favorite Lovie. And he is very well loved.

New Camera

Thanks to Mom and Dad for our new Nikon D40x. Although I have a whole whole lot to learn, Steve and I both had fun taking a million pictures yesturday. Hopefully our pictures will only continue to improve. I am quite sure Katie is sick of seeing that camera in her face though.

Beth's attempt at photography

Steve's attempt at photography

Some of Many

Here are a few more shots of Katie this christmas. Here's pary Katie.
Testing out some of her favorite presents, here's Katie in Elmo slippers blowing bubbles.
This is just one of my favorite shots of her.

Merry Christmas!

Katie had a wonderful christmas, full of family, friends, and way too many presents. She went to parties,stayed up way past her bed time, and entertained everyone with her version of "jingle bells."

Oh Christmas Tree

As mentioned previously, we finally finished (OK, so the star's not on yet, but we're basically done) putting up our christmas tree. It's the tallest one we've ever had. I had to use a ladder (OK step stool) to decorate the top. In addition, it is in the front window, which means it has to look good from all angles. I'm so used to "cornering" my trees that I barely had enough ornaments to get it done. Tonight Katie, Steve and I (emphasis on the "I") finished the decorating while it snowed outside. It was a lovely family night.

The First Snow

It is snowing for the first time since we've lived in our new house, and I have a new favorite room. That's right - the garage, a.k.a. the best room ever. I have never had the privilege, the luxury, of of parking my car in a garage before. Never.Ever. But now, No more scraping ice and snow off my car at 5 in the morning! No more totally freezing car that has to warm up for 5-10 minutes. It is a wonderful thing. And to Steve, whose car doesn't currently fit in the garage due to the level of junk that's still in there from the move, all I have to say is - SUCKA!!
We've just finished another thing at our new house that I have always wanted to do - put a christmas tree in the front window for all to see! (not that you can see it that well in this picture, but trust me, when you drive by it looks really nice.)