Dear Santa, I Want Wrapping Paper for Christmas

Christmas with a new baby is so awesome. Haley was very overwhelmed in many ways but the rest of us had lots of fun with her and buying her lots of cool toys, books, and clothes. Christmas was also very busy. Right after Thanksgiving, we took Haley back to Sylver for Christmas pictures. Again, the pictures were absolutely wonderful and Haley did great. Here are a couple favorites from that.

A couple weeks before Christmas, we went to Kyle's Christmas Party at his work, which is 100% geared toward the kids. This is where Haley met Santa and Mrs. Clause for the first time! Here is a picture:

The week of Christmas, we started in Michigan with my Dad's side of the family; several of which Haley met for the first time! Then we came back to Indiana to Grandma Leonard's and then to Kyle's Mom's in LaPorte. Then, the next day, we hosted Christmas with the rest of Kyle's family and my Mom and brother. Busy week but lots of fun! Lots of time for Christmas outfits too! Here's 2 of 4-ish Christmas outfits that Haley sported over the weekend!

Haley got lots of nice things from everyone. Although it wasn't the toys that she was so excited about, it was the wrapping paper that the toys came in! Once the gift was unwrapped, she'd look at it, and go back to playing with (or eating) the wrapping paper! Here's the proof:

As Christmas wound down and all of our guests left, Haley was wiped and just plain passed out! Not sure what I mean? See below (Haley and Unkie)!

More to come soon, I PROMISE!

Turkeys & Doggies

First, I apologize for the lacking posts over the past month. This holiday season has been nothing short of busy! Here are two posts to make up for it...first one starts Haley's first Thanksgiving! After a classic Thanksgiving dinner at Grandma Leonard's, we hosted Thanksgiving with the rest of the family at our house. Haley was great. She was a little tired of getting passed around by so many people but she did fine. The highlight of Thanksgiving for most people is the delicious turkey dinner. For Haley, it was her introduction to Hunter the dog! Kyle's brother Brandon and his wife Katy brought their dog Hunter with them over the Thanksgiving weekend. You would not believe the fascination Haley had in this dog! I have included some pictures of Haley, Brandon, and Hunter to prove it! Also included in the Thanksgiving pictures is a four-generation picture of Haley, her Daddy, her Daddy's Mom, and her Daddy's Mom's Mom (Mema)!

Additionally, and as a quick update, Haley is doing fantastic with her cereal each night. We're mixing it with a baby veggie or fruit and she doesn't seem to dislike much of anything so far! She loves being in her high chair and loves to play with the empty bowl and spoon when we're all done. Below is another great picture of Haley making a huge mess of herself at the "dinner table"! Also, Haley is now getting baby Oatmeal each morning and is doing great with an added meal per day!

I guess it's pretty sad when I can't remember what I've posted and what I haven't at this point because it's been so long but just in case I forgot this part, Haley is now rolling over! I've finally witnessed this event but still haven't gotten it on video camera yet. We're working on it; it doesn't happen very often! On a similar note, Haley is doing great sitting on her own for a short period of time and will be crawling and moving around before we know it. She just has to figure out that her knees need to go under her, not behind her!

Let's move on to Christmas! :)