Happy New Year!

Good bye 2009 and welcome 2010!  I can't believe how fast time has gone.  2009 was good to us.  We made some home improvements, got a new car, and we gained new members of our family (January baby Madalyne)!  Hannah grew like a weed this year.  She has learned so much!  She knows her A, B, C's, how to count to 20, several words in Spanish, can sing lots of songs, knows the names of members of our family including cousins, loves to read, loves to go to Target and HEB, and loves spending time with her Nana's and Papa's.  We look forward to 2010 and all that it may bring.  We began the new year with a new big girl bed for Hannah.  She's very excited about her new bed and comforter.  We wish all of our friends and family a very prosperous and healthy 2010. 

Christmas Day

Hannah was super excited about Potato Head Santa!  Thanks Baby Kate!

Thrilled with her digital camera!  Maybe now I'll get mine back?!

Pat the Bunny!  Thank you Aunt Dee and Uncle Josh!

Playing Doctor with Papa and new baby.

Lots of food, family, and fun....

Shopping cart for my baby....

This is what Hannah has asked Santa for since we began asking her what she wanted for Christmas in November!  This is the first and only thing she had ever said she wanted.  Funny thing though, she did not want the cute pink plastic shopping cart, she wanted a shopping cart like we use at HEB.  After helping Santa search high and low, east and west, we found one (thank you Learning Express!).  Santa left it unwrapped under the tree and it was the first thing she saw Christmas morning.   Her expressing was priceless!  She ran down the hall, "Shopping cart for my baby!!!!"  It was so awesome!  Oh, and I love the classic just woke up, in jammies, with messy hair opening gifts.  Love it.

Christmas Eve

Hannah and I made special sugar cookies just for Santa.  Santa was pretty lucky that these were also low-fat and somewhat healthy.  I just love my Cooking Light cookbook!

Merry Christmas to all!

Christmas with the Cousins! 

So, I know I'm a day late posting Christmas wishes and cheer, but I couldn't find the USB cord for the camera.  So, we're going to pretend that today is December 25th again.  Merry Christmas to all friends and family! 

Santa's Message to Hannah

http://www.portablenorthpole.tv/watch/91702e67496cbb2d002cdb6a3cff91a3


So so cute!

Santa

The meetings with Santa Claus have begun.  Hannah is still not so thrilled about him. She knows what she wants, "shopping cart for my baby", and know who he is, just not wanting to get within 2 feet of him.  We first visited the Hill Country Galleria where we saw Santa.  She didn't want to sit on his lap, but she was willing to share her animal crackers.