Happy 2010!

Hi everyone! We are back and hope you all had a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! We had such a great time spending the holidays with both of our families. Sophie had a fabulous First Christmas and I have to say she was very well behaved on our trip. Being away from home for almost 2 weeks should be rough on any baby, but she really handled it well.

As many of you know, Sophie turned 7 months on Christmas Day! We can't believe how quickly the time is passing. I know I always say that, but it really is true. She is still determined to crawl and I swear she will master it any day now. She can move herself around, but mostly scoots and doesn't officially crawl yet. She continues to be a good eater and is an excellent sleeper. Sadly she is still teething like crazy and doesn't yet have anything to show for it! Any day now, hopefully!

As you can imagine, we took a TON of pictures on our trip, so the rest of this blog will be told mostly through pictures...

Christmas Eve at Grandma Robin and Grandpa Gordon's:


Our nephews, Aidan and Brendan, decorating sugar cookies:
Sophie wanting to join in on the sugar cookie fun:
Sophie LOVED playing with her cousins! Here she is with Brendan and Aidan:
Aidan is her best pal:
With all of her cousins! Ethan, Aidan, Sophie and Brendan. Poor Aunt Jill had a lap-full!
I wanted to start a new tradition of reading "'Twas the Night Before Christmas" to all the kids.
Christmas morning! Brendan, Aidan, Sophie and Ethan:
Our first family Christmas:
Sophie hanging out with the boys and discovering their new toys!
Sophie at Grandma Suzie and Grandpa Glenn's! They had a hand-me-down jumperoo that she LOVED!
Sophie meeting Tia and Tio's kitty, Bender:
Tia and Sophie playing:
Sophie with Uncle Kurtis and Aunt Jen:
Sophie was baptized on Saturday January, 2. We wanted to keep it a small ceremony, but here are a few pictures from the big day:
With Grandma Robin and Grandpa Gordon (thank you for making the big trip to San Jose!):
With Grandpa Glenn and Grandma Suzie:
With Godparents Dan & Tiffany (also known as Tio and Tia):
With mama and papa during the lighting of the candle:So there you go! Just a few pictures to highlight our holiday adventures!

Now that we're getting settled back at home, I hope to be better about regular blog posts. Please check back again soon!