Christmas!

Christmas Morning....she woke up an hour earlier than usual and said, "it's Christmas Morning"  I honestly wasn't quite ready yet so they had to wait in the bedroom while I set a few things up....She loves her new rocking bear, she appropriately named, "Rocky"

 Playing with her new eggs and meat! 

 Christmas art....we love everything she does....

december

 Stella's favorite food... fries with dippy....we have started buying other fry shaped foods so we don't  pollute her too much....

 Nothing better than cooking bare bottom...she sees no problem

 Yay for snow!!  Stella's favorite thing to do is shovel the snow... not so much the sledding

 Here we are with Sara...and yes those are my work leggings...just got home from work:)

 Brent has become a crazy winter runner...we have a treadmill, but he is usually outside!

 I was Stella's nursery leader for a year, they have since released me and she goes without me no problem...that was not the case initially, which is why I volunteered for this sought after position.

 Nursery car, all the other kids are trying to steal it from her...

 Teeth-brushing ritual, her and Brent brush in the kitchen nightly

Brent's work Christmas party, this piece of ham was as big as her head....she probably ate it all too.  Stella loves meat and cheese, not so much the bread, naturally inclined toward Atkins diet apparently.

another bun in the oven!

So very very excited to have this second line show up:)  Now that I'm finally composing this post I am almost 13 weeks along!  Second pregnancy has been a little more challenging, but I'm starting to feel better....can't wait to see what this baby is:)  Stella is very excited to be a big sister, she talks about it all the time.

November

 We took a trip to Boise...unfortunately I don't even have pics of Kayleen and Neal, but mom, dad, and Ian came to meet us there.  We all got to watch Brent finish the Zeitgeist.... and he even got 3rd place!  We had a great time!

 Stella just giving me a hug in Barnes and Noble

 Stella's favorite past-time at the mall...the train, she always knows exactly the color of the car she wants to ride in.....it just goes around the South Town mall, wish it were free...

 We were able to spend Thanksgiving with James' family this year.  We had a very yummy time!  This was Stella's first gingerbread house, it was perfection....

 Stella got into the black marker....pretty cute

We went to the Killer's concert at UVU, with Colleen and Jim...just like old times:)

Where did my baby go?

 Hugging, Loving, Kissing,......Stella loves to hug....she hugs Brent and I numerous times a day....As you can see here Sovie isn't really loving this very much:)  It has been so wonderful to have such an affectionate child, she says "I love you so much" and kisses us over and over..... (interesting because Brent wont even hold my hand in public, so she isn't getting this from watching her parents:))  One of the cutest things she has been doing is hooking us with her arms and saying "Best Friends" or even "Best friends forever."  I think she picked it up from a kids show.....but kinda glad she did because it is the cutest thing ever.  The first time it happened we were all sitting on the couch and she just hooked her arm around my neck and said, "Best Friends."  That made my day.

Stella is also able to sing the ABC song (at early age 2), identify colors and numbers, speak in sentences...especially when she wants us to stop doing something (like using our phones)  "Put it down!"  "Family" is another concept that has sunk in.  She will say, "Mommy is my family, and daddy is too."  She has stated that she wants a sister....so we shall see....

 She loves to feed her babies and animals in her high chair....

 Slides are her favorite

 Miniature shopping carts, a dream come true

Big girl swing!!!  ahaha really where did my baby go?  WE LOVE YOU STELLA!

 Brent has been doing awesome lately on his races....2nd and 3rd place overall!

 Haha classy, I know, nice copyright

Halloween!

 Cutest strawberry ever

 Good thing Stella wasn't still nursing.....

 So I found Stella's strawberry costume first, then the banana, so I had to go for one more piece of "produce."  I became the pea.... after buying the banana, I realized it was a child's costume..oh well, made it even more awesome on Brent.

 Stella caught on to the trick-or-treating game about half way through the night.  She started running and knocking on doors ahead of everyone else. I don't even think it was the candy that excited her so much, she just really like the knocking and saying trick-or-treat.