Christmas 2008

Look at all of those toys!




I was on "toy putting together" duty



The 2 girl cousins...I have a feeling these two will be close!



Isabelle was exhausted from all the excitement


Just wanted to show how big and how pretty Karli has gotten

Since having Isabelle just 8 weeks ago, Christmas came very fast this year! However, we had a very nice Christmas. Usually Jill, Robert and the kids are out of town for Christmas, but this year they decided to stay home. I had my sister call me Christmas morning as soon as the kids got up so we could watch them open their gifts. It's so fun to see little kids open up presents Christmas morning! Later that day we came back for dinner and spent hours helping the kids put together their new toys. We look forward to future Christmas' with Isabelle.

Isabelle and Santa!

Yesterday we took Isabelle to the mall to sit on Santa's lap. We know she had no idea what was going on, but we wanted to start the tradition. She didn't smile for us, but she didn't cry either! She had on her own little Mrs. Claus outfit, and she looked adorable!! We got stopped by so many people who wanted to look at her and "oooh" and "aahh"...she was a big hit!! Even though she is so little this Christmas, we've really enjoyed the Christmas season with a new baby. I've had a lot of fun just dressing her up in little Christmas outfits!! She's definitely the best Christmas present Mommy and Daddy ever got.

The many faces of Isabelle

Isabelle is 7 weeks old today! We weighed her and she's reached the double digits...10 lbs! She's been doing great lately. We've learned that if she doesn't get enough sleep, she's a bear. So, we've made her naps a top priority. She continues to eat well and her personality is coming out more and more. As you can see in the pictures above, she's making a lot of different faces these days. She is also smiling and cooing a lot, especially when her daddy talks to her...I think she's gonna be a definite daddy's girl! We are so thankful to the Lord that our baby is healthy, happy and growing.

Isabelle meets Uncle Thomas

My brother Thomas came into town last week to spend some time with his new niece, Isabelle. We really enjoyed having him in town and so glad he got to see our little girl. He thought she was adorable and I could tell she loved him too!! Thomas definitely had a way with her, he was always able to get her to sleep without a problem and she would sleep for hours!! As you can see, most of the pictures are of him holding her and she's sleeping, and sometimes so is he! It was so nice to have my big brother in town, especially here at the holidays. Since we live so far away and we both have families now, we don't get to be together around the holiday time as much. I love my brother and miss him often. I wish we lived closer, especially now that we both have kids. However, that's more of an incentive to make more trips to see each other. I really want our kids to grow up together as much as possible. I also miss his wife and baby as well. He has the sweetest little boy, Thomas, who will be one January 18th. He's so adorable and I love him to pieces!! Speaking of Thomas' family...they just found out they are expecting another baby!! Yes..it's true...expected to arrive this August!! We're so happy for them. Thanks for coming to visit, Thomas....I love you!

Pryce Look-alike Meter

My friend Sara posted her look-alike meter on her blog. I thought it was pretty cool so we tried it out. Much to my surprise, it showed that Isabelle looks more like me! However, there's no denying that she has Jeremy's eyes. She's the perfect combination of us both I suppose!

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Isabelle Faith - 1 month old

Isabelle's all ready for Christmas!




Just wanted to show how much Isabelle grew this month...the above pictures is her at 5 days old sitting on her Boppy and below is her at 25 days old sitting on her Boppy. How fast they grow!!




I can't believe our precious little girl is one month old already....and what a month it has been!! Now that she's here we can't even imagine what life was like without her. We are so in love with our baby girl and she has brought us so much joy. We can't believe how much she's grown in just a short month. She's gotten her nights pretty down pat now, she wakes up to eat every 3 hours almost to the minute sometimes, and she's going back to sleep pretty well. We continue to get to know her more and more everyday and learn her likes and dislikes. She is such a sweet little baby and we are so excited to have her in our lives. She's starting to smile a little bit and it seems more purposeful than before...but I'm sure it's just gas sometimes too! We are so thankful to the Lord for our healthy, happy baby girl and look forward to all the adventures to come!