New Do!

Wednesday, December 29th, 2010

Well ... today was a first for me! I got my first haircut! Mom took me to her salon to have my bangs trimmed. Here I am with Mommy's stylist (and now my stylist too), Leann, before I got beautified!

Mom and I sat in the chair and then she put this silly cape over me ...

And then the trimming began!

I was very good throughout the entire process! I didn't cry or fuss or fidget. I was just more interested in what she was doing!

Here's the "after" shot ... aren't I a doll? Mom thinks I look older ... like a little girl. I reminded her that I am a little girl now, so the new do is quite fitting!

I sure enjoyed the salon/spa! Can't wait to go back for more beauty treatments! hahaha

Christmas!

Christmas is such a wonderful holiday! I had so much fun celebrating with my family!

The wonder of Christmas ... How awesome to see it through a child's eyes!

I think I'd make a cute Santa Bear too, don't you?

I love candy canes! Mmmmm ...

After hanging with the family for a little bit we then went to church for Christmas Eve service (at Great Grandpa Dewall's church).

I didn't quite make it through the whole service so Mom and Dad had to take me out. I found this cute bench to sit on ... it was just my size!

And then it was off to Great Grandpa Dewall's for dinner and presents!

Great Grandpa has all of these Swedish tumtas at his house. I really liked playing with them!

During dinner I got a little bit of red raspberry on my nose. Mom thought I looked like Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer!

After dinner we had dessert and I LOVE dessert. I couldn't get enough!

And then it was on to the presents ... it was awesome!

After all the excitement of Christmas Eve, we had a sleepover at Nana and Papa's. I went to bed awaiting Santa Clause's arrival. And wouldn't you know, Christmas morning I awoke to the man in the red suit sitting by my Nana and Papa's Christmas tree.

I couldn't believe he was there. I was a little hesitant at first.

What a jolly guy he was ... Ho Ho Ho!

Santa checked his "good girls" list and my name was on it! So, he pulled out some presents for me! Hooray!

My absolute FAVORITE Christmas gift was this little car ... Thanks Santa!

After Santa left, we opened the rest of the gifts. I got LOTS of great things! I'm one lucky little girl.

As some of you may remember, my Uncle Phil and my Daddy have an ongoing joke "war" about Justin Beiber. Uncle Phil got Dad this silly poster.

Another one of my favorite Christmas presents was this sled from Uncle Phil! It was so fun ... Philly took me sledding on Christmas morning!

After all the sledding, we went to my Grammie Flanagan's house where we opened lots of presents and had Christmas dinner. Unfortunatly no pictures because our camera was all out of batteries.

Christmas was AMAZING! Hope you had a wonderful holiday as well!

Engagement!

December 23rd, 2010

Last night my family celebrated my Uncle Philly and Aunt CiCi (Chelsey's) engagement at the St. Paul Hotel! It was so fun!

Because we went to such a fancy place, Mommy got me all dressed up!

Here I am helping them unwrap a couple of engagement presents! I love to help!

Uncle Phil and Chelsey actually got engaged 2 weeks ago on the day of the blizzard. He proposed with his dog, Bear, while out for a winter walk with Aunt CiCi. Phil had set up pretty ice lanterns, candles, and flowers at their favorite spot, a wooden bridge along a park trail. How romantic!

Congrats guys and welcome to the family CiCi! Love you both!

Party!

December 18th, 2010

It's my birthday ... gonna party like it's my birthday!

For my 1st birthday, I told Mom that I wanted an angel theme (because I'm her little angel) and a dessert buffet. So, before the big party, we had to make all the treats. Here I am helping Mom in the kitchen.

The more treats we made, the more impressed I was ... it all looked so yummy! Ohhhh ... Ahhh!

But, at one point, Mom started making something with coffee in it and told me that it was only for the adults. I was not too happy that I couldn't eat that dessert.

But, I got over it and began to dream about the big day!

And then finally December 18th arrived! It was my special day! Mom dressed me up in my party dress and made my highchair look so fun and festive!

And here I am showing off my #1 ... we have been working on that for the past month!

Nana taught me how to blow my noise-maker! Hooray for Faith's birthday!

And oh boy ... did I mention the treats?! Mmm, Mmm, Mmm

And how about that cute cake?

Thanks Great-Grandpa for buying me my angel cake!

Before I was able to "dig in" to my birthday cake, I enjoyed some of the delicious treats me and Mommy made.

My favorites were the meringues, the ice cream, and the punch.

After I scarfed down my desserts, something interesting happened. Mom lit a candle on top of my cake and everyone started singing to me. It was great ... I LOVED it! I really listened to the "Happy Birthday" song and knew everyone was singing for me. How special!

But after the song was over, I was ready to dive into that cake! C'mon already!

But the candle was still lit.

Finally ...

I was very methodical about the cake-eating. I started by just pulling the polka dots off the cake and eating those ... so dainty.

But then I really got into it! It was so good!

Don't bother me while I'm eating cake! hahaha

I guess you could say I am my mother's daughter ... I love treats too, Mommy!

There were so many people who helped me celebrate my special day! Thanks to all of my family and friends who were able to make it to the party. (I got pictures with some of you but not everyone ... it was a busy day for me, being the guest of honor and all)

And I was especially excited when my boyfriend, Brady, showed up. Look at how handsome he is! Don't we make quite the couple?!

And my best friend, Kendall, came too! It was so great ... we played together and she even helped me open some of my presents! What a great friend!

After celebrating with all my family and friends and eating all the treats, I went downstairs to play in my new playhouse ... Thanks Nana and Papa! I love it!

And then, it was on to the presents ... so fun! A girl could get used to this birthday thing!

THANK YOU everyone for making my day so fabulous! I love you all and appreciate your love and support for me and my family!