Holiday Hangover

Christmas has come and gone and now we are on to ringing in the new year. We had a good Christmas... it was rather quiet, but good nonetheless. Hayley woke up on Christmas morning and got to open a few presents from "Santa." She happily played with the first piece of wrapping paper that she tore off for a good thirty minutes. Mimi and Grandpa gave her a "piano" and she has really been enjoying playing with it each day.

Speaking of Mimi and Grandpa... they are here:

But they could be here:

You know in Florida they sell fruit on street corners, in Colorado they sell shovels!!

Santa Feels A Lot Like Chloe

Hayley met Mr. Claus for the first time today and as we expected, she was more interested in his beard then anything else! Below is a video of the entire experience! I imagine next year Hayley may not be so eager to sit on Santa's lap!






So we've been very busy over the past week. We had a wonderful visit with Mimi and Grandpa and on the day they left our old neighbors from Atlanta, Ron and Teresa, arrived! Brian has had the good fortune to see Ron and Teresa almost once a month when he attends drill in Atlanta, but I have not seen them for almost a year and it was so nice to catch up with them again. There aren't many things we miss about Atlanta, but great neighbors like Ron and Teresa are definitely one of the main things we miss!

Now that we are getting back to our "routine," we've been busy getting ready for Christmas and just attending to daily life. Hayley has been busy trying to get this crawling thing figured out. She's been taking lessons from her big sister Chloe and just this morning she managed to make it up onto all fours and rock back and forth. Somehow I think life is going to majorly change for all of us in the near future!

6 Month Checkup

Hayley got a clean bill of health at her six month checkup on Wednesday. Although she is still on the low end of the growth charts, her weight gain was right on track as she was 14 pounds, 10 ounces and 26 inches long. She was such a good girl at the appointment! She only had to get one shot this time and was so sweet as she didn't even cry. Her little face just turned red and a tear came out of her eye.

We are now getting ready to head to the airport to pick up Mimi and Grandpa for their week long visit! Daddy has been in Atlanta at drill for the past three days and we are anxious for him to get home tomorrow.

And finally, as I was taking these pictures today it dawned on me that my little chunk finally has elbow dimples! I love when babies have such chubby arms and their little elbows are just two dimples!