Christmas cookies

I wanted to make some Christmas sugar cookies (the only time of year I like them - they belong at Christmas) and Raeann decided to help. Well...it was more like, she wouldn't let go of my pant legs so I gave up and put her in the Snuggli to make them. I think she enjoyed watching and trying to grab all the utensils.

Before...

And after...okay, so I'm not that creative, but they sure are yummy!

Too Cute!

This is one of my favorite outfits that Raeann has worn so far, and it was just thrown together one morning. I actually think that shirt is really a dress, but it's December in Colorado so...yeah, enough said.

Is this a sign of an early walker? Raeann has always known what she wants and has been determined to takes steps to get it.

Left Out

I ordered this play pen, or cage as Mike calls it, mainly to keep Raeann penned in while Mike and I both were doing something, but realized that for the first month we would have to keep it around the Christmas tree. I don't know if Raeann thinks this is fair, but Tadd certainly likes it (notice him on the other side of the fence to Raeann's left).

Patty Cake

We had to get a short clip of Raeann's reaction to this nursery rhyme. She's super cute and funny every time I do it with her.

Everywhere at Once

Raeann is tiring me and Mike out rather quickly these days. She's pulling herself up on everything, so we have to be there constantly to catch her if she falls or pulls herself up on something not as sturdy as it seems. Needless to say, she's bumped her head more times than we care to count, so now she's starting to learn to let herself down more slowly, as you can see in this video. She also loves the camera so instantly starts crawling for it. We wish you all could see her in person!

Happy Halloween!

I refused to spend money on a Halloween costume for Raeann this year because she would not be able to do anything anyway and would be in her pajamas at 6 o'clock, so to compensate I bought this cute jack-o-lantern onesie, pants, and hat. I even sewed the black bow onto the hat so that she would look more like a girl. I thought it turned out pretty cute.

No, I did not place Raeann this way for this picture. Her new thing is pulling herself up to a standing position. I guess crawling and sitting are too boring now.

A New Hat

This post is strictly for my mom's sake. She made Raeann this adorable hat and wanted to see pictures of her in it. We had a recent reason for her to wear it - we got 4-5 inches of snow on the ground in the last two days. When she is in the car seat the hat frequently slides down over her eyes. I can always tell when this happens because she becomes instantly silent for the rest of the ride, like she can't talk if she can't see.