Wow!

We look like twins! I just had to share.

You are so beautiful to me

Our princess at the park on a beautiful Washington winter afternoon

Cooper Traditions

I think the best part of the holidays are the family traditions that carry on year after year. I think it is important to teach Bella these traditions so that she may have fond memories of the holidays to hold on to for many years, and maybe pass on to her own children one day.

One tradition that I have always enjoyed is baking cookies. Bella likes helping in the kitchen as much as any other 2 year old (fun, yet very short attention span). However, once she found out that she could DECORATE the cookies that we were baking with gads of icing AND sprinkles, she was all about it.

The pictures below are a little out of order, but another tradition that we have started is to go see the real reindeer at Swanson's nursery in Seattle and eat Dicks afterwards. This is the second year we have done this, and Bella really enjoys seeing real reindeer. Now that Bella grasps the concept of Santa Claus and has read the Rudolph book and watched the Rudolph cartoons, seeing the real reindeer was pretty special. And nothing makes this kid happier than a chocolate milkshake from Dicks.

It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas!

Our home is starting to look very festive. It has been fun decorating for the holidays, and although we don't have much, I know we will accumulate a ton of Christmas stuff over the many years we are going to live in our wonderful home!

Daddy & Bella in front of our tree. Daddy worked REALLY hard to cut the tree down.

Daddy up on the roof hanging lights