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Friday, January 13, 2017

Lily @ 9 months - Enjoying the holidays and welcoming 2017!

Lily on Christmas morning, 8.5 months
This month has been a fun one - we have celebrated Christmas, Daniel's Birthday, and welcomed the New Year, 2017.  Pam, Michael and Stephanie came to visit after Christmas.  Then, they left town and my Aunt Mary-Michele and Uncle Kevin arrived a few hours later.  We also ended the month on a trip bound for Florida!  It's been busy, but a much needed change of pace and break from the day to day grind!  And for that reason, it's a month best captured through pictures!
Lily @ 9 months!



taking these monthly pictures is no longer going to be easy...


Hannah and Lily, each at 9 months

Around the house antics:

morning Christmas break snuggles!
Lily's many expressions


My littlest elf

Playing together independently...for five minutes!


They really do get along well


I love the expression on Lily's face....not even sure how to explain what is going on here, but you can tell even Lily knows getting tangled up in a cord/letting Hannah wrap her with one is trouble... 

The tiger-crib caper
I can't remember what we were doing...but she was laughing...

Love these two!
Evening piggy back rides
Holiday Cheer:
Santa brunch with Bonnie & Tommy



Santa made a special visit!

Asking Santa for pink presents
She was acting cool about being close to the furry man


Until I tried to have her sit with him.  Lily was not a fan

Kristin, Logan, Chance and Lily

Our Christmas buddies!  :)

She's looking so grown up

Baking cookies!

Christmas eve!

Christmas eve!

Christmas morning stockings
Christmas morning

Christmas morning fun
Christmas morning fun
 

Opening presents is tough work
Enjoying her swing!

Michael and Stephanie - fall visit when Hannah was around 8 months old and now at 2.75 years :)
 

                                               
First snow fall of the season

Lily's first snow!

She liked it - and crawled around


Holly enjoying one of her Christmas chew toys

Highlights and Musings:

Lily started crawling with her tummy off the ground
While sitting she will bounce herself up and down with excitement
It was pajama day at school - Hannah woke up to find an early Christmas present of brand new Christmas pajamas and was so excited!  (months later she still refers to them as her pajama day present pajamas)

Hannah has LOVED all things Christmas

Hannah’s favorite Christmas present?  “Pink!!!”  

Loving the new princess dress and cape from Grandma - all PINK
Lily has really enjoyed her presents and seemed to have a good time playing with the toys Hannah would open for her. And Hannah loved opening double presents.

Hannah started asking “Why?”

Lily has made leaps in her understanding of cause and effect - she can crawl up to the gumball machine she got for Christmas and pull the lever so that the balls come out for her to play with!

Hannah has started pretending to sound out each letter when she looks at words. But she doesn't actually make the sound the letter makes - she just mocks me making initial consonant sounds lol.

Hannah watching for Aunt Mary-Michele and Uncle Kevin to arrive
playing with the beautiful felt board and pieces Aunt Mary-Michele made for Hannah!
these sweet girls in the giant chair at Savage Mills
We rang in the New Year with Mary and Kevin!  Happy 2017!

And as we sprint into January...
Lily teething and getting top teeth - one of the top two came in

Hannah started preschool / moved up to the three year old room

Hannah's first day of preschool
Our family, Christmas night, Lily 8.5 months, Hannah 2.75 yrs









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