Christmas Pictures

Walking in Daddy's shoes

Mmmm! Cinnamon Rolls are delicious!

Big Grin!

Dassah claimed this ladder.

A future computer genius at work.

When you lick your plate, it's best when it gets on your face, too.

Before we left to visit cousins for Christmas, we opened the big presents that wouldn't fit in the suitcase.

Dassah trying out her new trampoline.

Playing in the snow while Mommy loads the car.  "Mommy! It's cold!"

Becky had a "Santa" outfit that just fit Dassah.

Noah was Santa for a while too.

Noah is "helping" Mama Lynn play the flute.  Papa thinks this hilarious.

Noah pulling the beanbag Dassah has claimed.

Playing in the snow with Papa.

Swinging on the swings with cousins.

First thing in the morning, Dassah went to the door and tried to turn the knob.  "I want to go out and play in the snow!"

A little Christmas Elf!

Daddy holding his Christmas elf.

Snuggling with Mama Lynn.

Michael snapped the picture right as she tossed a present at him.

Dassah received several necklaces for Christmas.  Here she is wearing almost all of them that she owns.

Christmas Photoshoot

Some friends of mine came over last week and brought their babies/toddler. We used Michael's photo setup and took pictures of our children. Dassah wasn't sure about having the other kids invade her house.


Waiting for her turn.

This old fire truck Mike has was the perfect prop for the kids. Corbin inspects it to make sure it's drivable.

"Mom, I'm feeling crowded."

Playing around with Photoshop.

Dassah with Mason.

Dassah got her chance with the fire truck, too.

Isaac and Mason. "This is the gas and this is the brake. Make sure you keep both hands on the steering wheel."

She's so cute!

Dassah's worried about Isaac being in her house.

"Look at these pretty lights!"

"See my beads, Mommy?"

There's almost a smile, there!

Playing with photoshop again.

Twins Lauren and Mason playing with the Christmas lights.

So many pretty necklaces!

Corbin gets a "naked baby" picture.

"Don't even think about it, Mom."

Thanksgiving

First, just a few random pictures...

Dassah's a big helper. She loves to help Mommy wash dishes.

"Look at this cool hat!"

Napping is best done when cuddling a soft toy.

We visited the cousins in Colorado Springs for Thanksgiving. Mama Lynn and Papa were there, also.

Dassah is peeking through a heart on a rocking chair Papa made.

Mama Lynn and Emma

"Look at these leaves!"

Dassah's worried Isaiah will take the car. Isaiah's probably plotting how.

Playing tag with Mama Lynn

Mama Lynn is fun to play with.

Everyone wants to join in

Traffic is getting heavy...

We raked leaves in the front yard.

Ahhh... a leaf pile. So soft...

Stomp those leaves down in that bucket!

The leaf fairy

"Abby? Where did you go?"

More leaf stomping.
Let's climb a tree!

Dassah likes this little rocker.

Playing a game!

Getting some help from mom...

"I want to play too!"

I think Dassah's so cute.

Watching Emma color.

I really like this picture.

Michael and Papa Steve spent much of the weekend working on the heating system. They had a captivated audience.

Mike's Graduation and Cute Dassah -isms

I forgot to bring my camera in to Michael's graduation, so these pictures are off of someone else's camera. There aren't as many pictures as I thought there were.

Michael is so handsome in his blues.

This is a picture they showed on a slideshow during the graduation, showing Michael and his classmates.

The three of us.

For the people that aren't on Facebook, here are a few things from the past few months that I posted there...

Aug 15: At breakfast just now, Dassah said I love you, (Ah blove yow) then leaned over and gave me a kiss.

Aug 17: Dassah is getting so big! She can reach the doorknob (doesn't know to turn it yet), she can put her cup on top the kitchen table, and she can almost climb on the couch by herself. At least she hasn't tried to climb over the babygate, yet...

Sep 22: Dassah just waved and said "hi!" ..... She was asleep..... still is asleep...

Sep 23: Dassah already has a style. She found one of Michael's ace wraps and has it draped over her arms and shoulders like a shawl. So cute!

Sep 27: Tonight when ordering dinner, Sarah looked at the waitress, points to the item on the menu as she reads it, then looks back at the waitress. An observant little girl (aka Dassah) looks at the waitress, points to her color page and says something, then looks at the waitress again.

Oct 3: Yesterday, Michael and I were both reclining on the bed with Dassah between us. Dassah leaned toward me and gave me a kiss, then leaned toward Mike and gave him a kiss. She did that several times, giving us both about a dozen kisses, right after the other.

Oct 10: Dassah turned a summersault... Off the bed.

Oct 16: I was lying on the floor and Dassah was standing nearby. I asked, "What's Mommy doing on the floor?" Dassah answered, "Uh-oh!"

Oct 22: Dassah saw a picture of Michael's mom (Gramama) and exclaimed "Mamama!"

Oct 26: Dassah was holding a baby doll and talking to it. I asked, "Is that your baby?" She looked at me and said "Shh!" then proceeded to lay the baby down and pat its tummy while telling it "shhhh."

Nov 1: I've been trying to teach Dassah to say "more, please," when her cup is empty. Today for the first time, she handed her cup to me and said, "Pea, pea."

Nov 2: Out of curiosity, I was counting the words that I knew Dassah can say... Including animal sounds, she says around 50 words. I have a smart toddler. ♥

Nov 4: Dassah was spinning in circles in the living room while saying "wheee!" She got to the point where she couldn't even stand up, she was so dizzy.