Christmas in Utah!

Over the holidays we got to spend 10 days with Chris's parents in Ogden, Utah (just outside Salt Lake City). We were joined by Chris's sister and her family (Aunt Kim, Uncle Ted, cousins Taylor & Lauren) and by some dear family friends, Don and Kim. We spent our time skiing, watching football, sledding, playing games, and having a blast through it all. We came back on New Year's Eve and our big celebration was a quick kiss in baggage claim as the clock struck midnight. :) Delilah was AWESOME on the flights there and back and charmed more than a few skeptics sitting around us. No one is ever happy to see the baby come down the aisle towards them, but when all she does is sleep, eat, smile, and play with her books, how mad can you get? :)

First plane ride

About to open her first present on Chrismas Eve (a pair of pj's from Grammy Di--a Huntley tradition!)

Seriously, could her hair be any more orange?!?!

Matching pj's for all the cousins from Grammy Di on Christmas Eve!!!

Too cute for words

Christmas morning smile

Dad and Lila on Christmas

Family Christmas pic
Papa H, Taylor, and Delilah playing on the floor
Cousin Lauren wearing her favorite Christmas present--a wedding dress that she wanted to wear all the time!
So intrigued by Cousin Lauren and her accoutrement!
Hanging out by the miniature Christmas tree

Thanks for such a WONDERFUL time, Huntley clan...can't wait to see you again!!!!!!

Sledding Fun!

While we were in Utah for the holidays, we went sledding on a hill near Chris's parents home. The group was Papa H, Aunt Kim, cousins Taylor and Lauren, family friend Don, Chris, me, and Delilah. No sledding for little Lila, but plenty of fun watching and enjoying her first snow suit. :) The pictures say it all:

Love this pic of Papa H and Delilah! (p.s.-I made the hat from the scraps of Lila's Halloween costume...gotta love recycling!)

Taylor after a great run Papa H taking a turn

Chris and Lauren really moving! Aunt Kim and Lauren

me and Lauren (notice she only covered her eyes when riding with me. Hmmm...)

Chris and Taylor, triumphant at the end of the day!

First Tooth!

That's right...Delilah got her first tooth today. (And there's already an update...the very next day she got her 2nd tooth!). So she now has her middle bottom teeth...of course, they don't really show up in pictures b/c they're so tiny, but you can definitely feel them if you put your finger in there! :)

Happy Birthday, Chris!

Happy Birthday, dear husband! I love you more than words can say...you are an incredible man and you've made me the happiest wife and mom. Thank you for all you do and I hope you have a wonderful birthday!!!

Happy Birthday, Dad!

We love you!

8 Months Old!

Happy 2/3 of a birthday, Lila Bear! She's sitting on my lap right now, so let's have her types something:
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Wise words indeed. She's crawling like crazy and working very hard on pulling up. She can get her feet under her, but she stays bent over at the waist...that whole 'standing up thing' can be pretty scary. She still eats any food we put in front of her...even spinach, but she prefers when it's mixed with something more appetizing. Her favorite toys are currently any objects that have a long, dangly, string-like part...like shoelaces or drawstrings. A rousing game of "Where's Delilah? THERE SHE IS!" never fails to elicit smiles and giggles. She still sleeps like a champ from about 8pm to 7am and takes two naps during the day. One is usually about 45 minutes and the other is around 2 hours. I can see a little bit of separation anxiety starting to kick in...we'll see how that progresses! :)

Enjoying some of that spinach
I'm ready for my closeup
I know I can get it Success!
Giggly Girl

Merry Christmas!!!

Here's our Christmas card for the year. I can't deny...I LOVE it!!! I love it so much that I don't want to make any new Christmas cards in the future b/c I know I'll never like them as much as I like this one. So I hope everyone's okay getting this card every year. :)

The front (It says O, Holy Night)

The inside left and right (The stars are brightly shining)
The back

Happy Holidays everyone and God bless!!

5 More Days!

I know you're doing the math and thinking how wrong I am because Christmas is ten days away. But that's not what I'm counting down to...I'm counting down the days I have left of being a working mom! That's right, as of Friday, December 19th at 5pm, I will be a full-time stay-at-home mom. I COULD NOT BE MORE EXCITED!!!

Delilah's New Hat

So...I've taken up knitting and here is my first effort...a hat for Delilah! Well, if I'm going to be completely honest, my first effort was actually 3 rows of a blanket. I stopped after 3 rows when I realized that I still had a couple hundred rows to go. It was then that I decided, "Baby items!...I will knit baby items b/c they are cute and small and fast." So here is Delilah's hat. I will not show the picture that came with the pattern b/c the hat I made looks nothing like the hat in that picture. But that's actually not what concerns me most. What concerns me most is the realization that I knit, I drink gin, and I play bridge...when did I turn 80? While I ponder that question, enjoy the pics below!

7 Months Old...and Crawling!

Delilah turned 7 months old 9 days ago and the biggest change is that she's mobile! She started crawling today and it very quickly went from "Oh, look how cute she is crawling" to "Oh, crap, go catch her!" She wants to explore EVERYTHING and is surprisingly fast. We've been adding more foods to her repertoire and her hands-down favorite is carrots. (Insert banal joke about carrots and her being a 'carrot top' here). Favorite game is still peek-a-boo and she's recently started to make herself laugh, which is pretty cute. She's been laughing at us for awhile (who doesn't?) but lately she'll be sitting there, playing by herself, and she'll just start giggling. It cracks me up and makes me wonder what made her laugh; did she just tell herself a joke? Did she accidentally tickle herself? Does she just like the sound of her laugh? Who knows?!

Remember her scrawny chicken-legs? No more! :)

"Hmmmm....what's this?"
"It would probably help if I could read"
Sweet Face

Kristen's Wedding

We went to Oklahoma this past weekend for my friend Kristen's wedding. She and I became friends out in Los Angeles and I'm so glad she asked me to be part of this wonderful time. The wedding was lovely and Kristen was a truly beautiful bride. Congrats, Kristen and Jay!

Kristen and I getting ready on the big day

Candice and I. Candice is another friend from Los Angeles. So great to see her again
Kathy, me, Candice, and Phil. We all worked together in Los Angeles...fun reunion!

Me, Candice, and Sarah (Kristen's maid of honor)

We had such a fantastic weekend...hope we get to see everyone again soon!

Just the Fam

Here are all the pics of just us from the wedding.

In the hotel room before the festivities

At the reception. Delilah loved her first party dress!!!




Daddy making his little girl giggle

Daddy dancing with his angel. She LOVED the live band