First Taste

We gave Caroline her first cereal last night, not on her list of favorite things :) Ella thought it was the funniest thing EVER!

A change in weather!

We had one of the first 'spring-like' days this year and we took advantage! We all needed the fresh air and a break from Disney movies :)

Ella is going to be turning 4 in only 2 weeks! She is getting really good at writing her own name, as you can see by the upside down letters in her picture, because I told her she cannot go to big school until she masters it! Nothing will keep her from school--she is her mother's daughter.

Caroline is 5 months old today--WOW! She is rolling, babbling, smiling, laughing (mostly at her big sister) and doing all she can to learn to crawl. I believe her first tooth will pop through any day now!

She's a roller!

Caroline has mastered rolling from back to tummy, but really hates to be on her tummy! When you lay her down she immediately rolls over, but if left for more than 60 seconds she sure lets you know she is NOT HAPPY! It really looks hard to roll over with both hands inside of your mouth, but she somehow manages it :)

Sisters

I am sure that there are a lot of older siblings that love their brothers or sisters, but Ella is totally enamored with her baby sister. The 'newness' of baby Caroline has not worn off and I hope it never does! She wants to know where she is as soon as she wakes up each morning, wants to hold her and kiss her all the time and loves to make her smile and laugh. Her teachers say that she talks about Caroline all the time and she always wants to show Caroline to her friends when I pick her up. (They are usually less than impressed!) Caroline definitely saves her best smiles for Ella :)

We've got dimples!

We're not sure if it because she is a little chubby or if they will last, but for now Caroline has come cute little dimples :) I hope they stick around!

Christmas 2010

This was our first Christmas without any traveling in many years, and we were really looking forward to it. Ella was really into Christmas this year--as long as she didn't have to see the man in the red suit :) We wrote him a letter this year and made every effort to avoid him. This was Caroline's first Christmas and we enjoyed it very much. We are so blessed with all that we have and hope that each of you had a Very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

All in red on Chrismas Eve

Sprinking reindeer food

I love that we caught this expression!

Enjoying her new toy, trying to stay out of Ella's way :)

Jessie the Cowgirl boots :)

What a mess :) Can you tell where she was sitting?

Christmas Wishes

Merry Christmas from our family to yours!