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Christmas is coming...

Friday night we made it out for our annual holiday lights tour. We had to take a couple of pics before we left. Snoozy Suzie didn't make it very long before she fell asleep. 




 Clara has been eating more and more ounces of milk in her bottles and seems to eat quite a bit around supper time.She just stares and watches us eat supper, looking left out. I had wondered then if it was time to start cereal with her. So, we tried a little bit on Friday night.


Down the hatch!

This was probably one of the better, more positive looks that she had on her face throughout the whole ordeal. She seemed to think it was pretty yucky, and then when I picked her up out of the high chair, she spit up what appeared to be the whole works. :-/ Try again later. For now, we're holding off.

Fell asleep in the bouncy chair.


On Saturday Brynn had her first piano recital. It was in Penny's home and even both sets of grandparents got to come watch. She ended up going first and I think was probably a bit nervous, but she did fantastic. Here is the video of her song. Papa Kim videoed for us, and I love how you can hear him tell her good job when she walks back to her seat at the end. ;-)

Brynn's Piano Recital Piece

Brynn and Penny

She's a daddy's girl. 

Brynn and I finished up our Christmas baking this afternoon. We didn't get to the fudge, but ended up with three different kinds of cookies, so we're going to settle on that!





The official taste-tester. She looks a little ragged after all the baking and then she burned her hand on a hot pan; note the wash cloth.






Pinterest project! These are the gifts we made after all our cookie baking and frosting. They are for Clara's daycare teachers, Brynn's after school program teachers and Mrs. Stewart (Brynn's first grade teacher). They were pretty fun to make and we were pretty happy with how they turned out.




Little muffin. She is getting to be more fun each day, as more of her personality develops. And so big now. Here are a few quick updates on all things Clara:
  • Last week she rolled onto her stomach from her back unassisted. 
  • She is really loud when she gets excited; loves to squeal and hear her own voice.
  • Seems to be a daddy's girl because she is always laughing at him and smiling at him. 
  • She also loves big sister and is always watching what she's doing.
  • Very drooly! As you can see in the below pic, blows bubbles a lot. And tries to suck on her own lips or tongue, but basically looks like she's making kisses to you.
  • She really is such a good baby; a good sleeper and eater and so happy. 
  • Nicknames: Clara Bear, which is what they said they call her at daycare; Suzie, Snoozy, Muffin
She is modeling the headband I made for her to go with her Christmas dress. I should use the term 'made' loosely here, as all I did was glue that rhinestone piece onto the headband. All she has is some blond fuzz on top, so we needed to adorn her head with something. :-) I love her squishy little feet. I will have to post a picture of her (lack of) wrists. She has no wrists. She is getting even more squeezy now and her arms just go right into her hands. Ha. Also, she has been sucking her thumb the past couple of days and it is so cute!


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theweckerlys said…
Love the headband! Great job on your song, Brynn!
December 22, 2014 at 11:27 AM
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