Christmas 2010

We had a wonderful Christmas this year. Full of family, friends and awesome food. It was great to be down in Payson with Scott, Michelle and the kids as well as having my sis fly in to spend this holiday with us. Here a just a few pictures to remember this Christmas.. Enjoy!

Christmas photo shoot of Bristol, of course! I loved her dress and sweater!

Story behind these ones- I wanted to get this awesome pictures where you change the apeture of your camera and it makes the tree lights turn into big circles behind the object you are shooting- Problem- Object has to sit still for about 5 seconds- that doesn't happen with a 7 month old.. But, these blurry pictures were my attempt.. She still looks like a very cute blur! 

Christmas Eve Dinner- prepared by myself and my SIL Michelle. It was quite yummy- afterwards the little ones opened up their PJs- a Kelly tradition- Look at all the presents after Santa came!

Christmas morning and day- We were wide awake at about 5:30am- Love little kids on Chrismas morning- Bristol loved the wrapping paper and boxes and bows- It was so fun to see her explore her new toys!

Look Who's Getting Into Things

Bristol is at such a fun age, but this age comes with some consequences. She is all over the place. And the scary part is, she isn't even crawling, yet! Oh my, I can only imagine what is coming next!

She loves looking in the boxes..

How can you get mad at this face?!?

She loves playing in the sink with the water..
P.S. Don't mind the messy house- she was home with daddy.. :)

Christmas at Temple Square

I love being in Utah just for the opportunity to visit temple square during Christmas. It is so beautiful there and they do an amazing job celebrating Christ with their Christmas light display. Here are a couple pictures from our very cold, winter night visit.

Christmas Cookies

This year I decided to make all the Christmas treats that I just love from my childhood as well as from my MIL, since we won't be around our {families} this year. It has been quite a feat, but so far they have turned out wonderfully. I love this season, the opportunity to reflect on Christ, spending time with friends and family, eating lots of yummy foods hopefully I can workout harder this month, and just enjoying the time I have with my family in our warm house drinking hot cocoa! We are so blessed this time of year and grateful for all of those who surround us.

Here are just a few treats I have created thus far..

Coconut Macaroons
Chocolate Gooey Butter Cookies
Peanut Butter Balls- Paula Deen Style

Get the recipes here.

Here Comes Santa

I was determined to get a picture of Bris with Santa this year. On top of that, determined to get her a picture with him in her cute Christmas outfits- This cute white winter ensemble from Gracy and Grandpa Kelly as well as the velvet Christmas dress I picked out for her. Well, so far this is our attempt- and as usual, she just sat there as her calm self-expressionless. None the less, we had fun standing out in the cold waiting for Santa to arrive. It was a great evening for our little family.
I have to get one this week in her Christmas dress.. I'm sure the *hubby* is thrilled!

7 months, already!

12/08/10
Dear Bristol-
You turned 7 months old on the 8th of December. It's hard to believe that our little girl has grown up so fast. I feel like, and I always say this, it's just zipping by and she will soon be a teenager! okay that's a little dramatic! She has changed so much this last month that it seems like she is so much older then she really is. Here is how you have changed this month:

Weight- 19.1lbs; Height- 27in

2 new teeth on Saturday November 13, 2010. Daddy saw them first- We knew they were coming- your middle incisors

You grind your teeth now that you have top and bottoms.

Top 2 lateral incisors- 1 week after your middle incisors came in you got these two- Saturday November 20, 2010- poor thing. You have 6 teeth now!

You love to rock while you are sitting on your bottom- we think you are about to crawl..

You jabber all the time- I’m sure you are about to say your first word.

You have so much personality already. It’s so fun to see you interact with the world around you.

You love to be held, even at this age you are so cuddly!- this makes me so happy

You are good at entertaining yourself. You can sit on the floor with a few toys for hours and be content. We love this!

You love controllers and our cell phones- I think it is because the lights on it turn on when you push a button. We can’t get them away from you!

You are eating close to 3 meals a day now. You still prefer breast milk, but you are getting better at eating ‘food.’

You love bath time- Now that you can sit up you are able to grab the ducks and play in the water.

You also love to drink water- We give you a sippy and you are a pro.

Bris- Your daddy and I love you so much. You are such a joy in our live and we are so blessed to have you with us. I can't wait to watch you grow and change through the next month and years to come.

With all my love,

Mommy

The First Haircut- At 6 1/2 Months??

After we were back from GJ, Sam and I decided to give Bris a little trim on the back and top of her head. Her hair has gotten so long that it was about 4 inches already! I couldn't believe it. She also had much longer hair this little tail growing out the back of her head that had to go. The night we got home, we decided to tackle her hair, and her too! She did great, and her hair is stunning, of course. I can't believe that we had to cut her hair already, but now it is so much more manageable and do-able! Love it!!

Giving Thanks- Kelly Style in GJ

We love the Kelly family and the opportunity we had to spend Thanksgiving with them. It is such a blast every time we venture to GJ and this one lived up to expectations. We were able to stay with Sam's aunt and uncle Swensen and enjoy the festivities along with 33 other adults and 14 children. Needless to say, when the Kelly's get together it is always a massive celebration. We enjoy yummy food, late night discussions across Steve and Connie's 30 foot table, and lots and lots of fun! Thanks for inviting us, and we cannot wait to make it down there again.. Hopefully soon!