Grandma's Spoiled Girl

My mom took Bella and I out to lunch today and then we ventured over to babies R us to get Bella some PJs and an elephant that she discovered she liked in Montana. My mom ended up getting tons of clothes for Bella as usual and I can't thank her enough. Then we went back home and all watched a movie. Here are a couple cute pictures from today.

Back to Our Daily Routine

It was so wierd waking up to just Bella today. It is the first day in 2 weeks that I have not seen CJ all day. I think poor Bella missed her grandpa because she wanted to hang out on my shoulder all day,which is grandpa's thing. I hope this week flies by, it will be nice having CJ home on the 1st. Here are a couple cute pictures I took today.

Montana

We just got back from Montana and boy are we glad to be home. We had lots of fun over the week that we were there and Bella just loved visiting with everyone. Bella made out like a bandit for her very first Christmas and she loved opening her presents. Thank you to all that made the trip possible! Love you all.

Snow Fun

It snowed another few inches here in Tacoma last night. We decided it was time for Bella to really experience the fun snow has to offer. Everyone in the park was sledding down the big hills! We found a cardboard box and joined in. A very friendly family lent us one of their sleds after watching us try and macgyver a cardboard box into a sled. It was so much fun! Bella loved sledding so much! She ended up falling asleep while sledding with daddy.

Family Night Sans the Monkey

Mommy and baby ready to go see Great Grandma...all geared up in our white winter wool.

Not only is this Bella's first time celebrating Christmas, it is Mommy's first time celebrating Christmas away from my family. It is really hard for me not being able to see my brother on Christmas, so today we dropped Bella boo with great Grandma B and spent the night with my family. I thought it would be nice to give Jadyn some play time with CJ and I before we left for Montana. Jadyn was supposed to have a winter concert tonight but they cancelled it. I was pretty sad but we still had fun playing the new game I bought him for Christmas and driving around to look at Christmas lights. We also enjoyed playing with Bella's Xmas gift from my mom. Elmo Live! If you have not experienced Elmo Live yet...you must see him...he is too cute.

Turns out that "Ker-Plunk" gets pretty competative... haha

Mommy's Little Helper

Today Bella helped me start packing for our trip to Montana. She may not fold the clothes, but she will certainly let me know where they go.

Bella's First Snow

Tacoma showered us with a little pre-Montana prep snow today. Bella just LOVED it. She was looking all around in awe. Daddy even let her taste the snow. It was so special to share this wonderful and new experience with her.