Baby New Year!

Christmas Day!

Wow!! I had no idea that the guy in the red suit would bring me so many toys! Maybe he's not so bad after all. I think next year I will sit on his lap for more than 10 seconds. I had breakfasst and opened presents at home in the morning, then we went to Grandma and Grandpa Deni's house for Christmas Dinner. The whole family was there, but as usual and I was the center of attention and everyone seemed to love watching me open my presents and play with everything. Thanks everyone!!

Christmas Eve

On Christmas Eve, I went to church. I liked seeing all the people at church, but I guess you are supposed to sit kind of still and be kind of quiet in there. I'm not very good at those things, so me and dad stayed outside for most of it. After church, we went to Grandma and Grandpa Kohl's house for dinner. They had lots of presents for me to open, and I got to see my Great Grandma Laird. My dad said that I hit the wall some time around 730 so we went home so I could rest up for Santa.

Christmas Eve Afternoon

I think my parents are trying to tire me out so that I'll be a good girl tonight. I ran errands this morning with Dad, then they took me to the park. It was absolutely beautiful outside today, it was a wintery 76 degrees and not a cloud in the sky! I went on the swing (see my belly!) and the slide, then I ate some sand. I plan on fooling Mom and Dad by not getting tired, because I don't like naps. So I'm going to try really hard to stay awake unless I get really, really...

Christmas Eve Morning!

It's going to be a very busy and exciting day today so I started with a nutritious breakfast. Then I got to open a couple presents early, and I actually liked playing with them instead of just eating the paper.

Resting Up on 12/23

I am feeling much better after having the tummy flu all week, and am excited to open my presents this weekend. I'm told that ALL of these presents are mine, so I've been inspecting them very closely, which tires me out... for a minute.

Swing!

I went to the park with Daddy today. I ran all over the place, and got to pet a big dog. But I love the swing more than anything! After the park, we went to the store for a little while. I was getting a little tired so I made some poop sounds and Dad took me right home.

Crazy Driver

I'm 10 1/2 months old, and already a better driver than Mommy.

Party!!

I went to a fun birthday party for my friends Lindsey and Garrett today. I had the best time!! I got to eat french fries, play with balloons, dance, and I even sat at the table with the big kids. Then Santa showed up!! At first I was excited, and I even made it look like I wanted to go near him. But when it was my turn for a picture, I got scared and cried. Even though the guy in the red suit freaks me out, I had so much fun! I was tired after my long day, so I made daddy go home and take a 2 hour nap with me. What a great day!

Morning run

Full of milk by 5 a.m., time for my morning run.

4:55 a.m.

Got milk?

Why are you leaving me with this man in the red suit?

T minus 4 seconds until core meltdown.

Peek!

Hi,
I get especially silly when I'm happy. I'm usually really happy as long as I am doing what I want to do, or if I just woke up from a nap.
Sometimes I get really silly right before I'm ready to go to sleep. Last night, I was so tired that I actually sat on the couch for a few minutes and didn't even try to climb down.
I was hiding in my blanket, and when I would hear mommy and daddy calling for me, I would be real quiet and sit still. (really, I sat still!)
Then, I would move the blanket away from my eyes and surpise Mommy and Daddy by saying, "Peek!!" Hopefully, I'll see you soon and we can play.
Love,
Ashley