The first steps toward first steps

Millie aboslutely LOVES being held up and walking around the house. She's going to be mobile before we know it!

Loot!

Here Millie is playing with some of the toys she got for Christmas. She really hit the jackpot this year, even though to her the box and wrapping paper were just as good as the toys inside of them!

Amelia's first Christmas

For Christmas this year we opened presents at home on the 19th before heading to Houston for the days leading up the 25th and to Amarillo for Christmas itself. It was a wonderful week, although Millie ended up with an ear infection on Christmas Eve, which was pretty miserable. After a trip to an urgent care clinic and a shot of antibiotic, she was back on track. Here are some pictures and videos from the week.

Ice, Ice, Baby

At the beginning of December mam and pops came up for the weekend and we went to the Gaylord Texan to see their Ice exhibit. It was awesome! Here we are all bundled up seeing as it was only 9 degrees in there!

Crawling!!

Her technique is still questionable, but she's getting better at it every day! Here's a video of her movin' and a groovin' a couple of weeks ago.

Say "peas"!

I haven't posted a picture in awhile and took this adorable classic the other night while Millie was enjoying her dinner of peas and tiny banana chunks, so I thought I'd share it! She's such a happy baby!

Halloween 2009

Millie's first Halloween!! And boy was it a great one. Pops and "Nona" (we're trying that one out for now) were here to help her celebrate. We went to an over-the-top Halloween party at Pop's friend's, Jerry's. Jerry had just purchased a $1.2M home for the land that it sits on and has plans to tear the old house down to replace it with a new one. Anyway, he'd decorated this place to the nines for Halloween, complete with bouncehouses, magicians, and enough cool candy to fill up an entire room. I'm pretty sure all of Millie's Halloween from here on out would pale in comparison if only she could remember this one! Here are a few pictures from the night: