A waist is a terrible thing to mind!

~4 1/2 months. First taste of food! Laken was not quite sure what to think about diluted rice cereal. I think that she swallowed twice and played with the rest in her mouth! We will continue to let her "experiment" every morning so that she can learn about food and textures. It's a new adventure to start on the food journey and we can't wait for the faces of delight and disgust to come!

McCormick Railroad Park Scottsdale

McCormick Railroad Park in Scottsdale, that is where we took the bug last night for a taste of Christmas. The park is decorated in Christmas lights with a mini train that runs through it. The line for the train was miles long and Laken is so little, so we just wandered through the lights {beautiful}. She loved being in her front pack with Dad. So quiet and content. Lately they have become quite the pair. She sure cherishes her Daddy time. The other night they danced in the living room and you should have seen that little girls face beam from ear to ear! I just watched and let my heart melt. Nothing hotter than a dad who loves his baby girl ;) We finished off our Christmas night with soup and sandwiches at a sandwich shop across the street.

A Musical Heart

Laken has had a heart murmur since birth and given my family history of heart problems her pediatrician referred us on to Pediatric Cardiology. We took her yesterday and she is in the clear. She had an EKG that was perfect and her murmur is what they call a Still's murmur (also know as COMPLETELY NORMAL)!!!! The Still’s murmur may occur in as many as one third of all children.

I found this on the internet: An accurate description of a Still’s murmur is to say that your child has a “musical heart”.

Santa Baby

This weekend we took Laken for her first photo with Santa Clause at Bass Pro Shop. Laken was pretty sleepy and did not mind be handed off to a complete stranger with a beard and flashing lights. She just sat in his hands quite content and Santa told us he was going to keep her for Christmas!

Aunt Abbie

During the week of Thanksgiving Chase's little sister Abbie stayed with us! Laken just loved having her Aunt around and she really liked to "talk" and smile with her. Chase and I were sad to see her go, she really entertained Laken. I think that Laken looks a lot like her and wanted to post this shot of them together on Abbie's last day here!

Phoenix Zoo

On the day before Thanksgiving we took "The Simpsons" to the zoo. I have been waiting to post the pictures because the zoo took one of all of us that turned out great......unfortunately it is still not available on their website, so I am posting the ones from my camera. It was a really nice day and our little creature born in the southwest slept through most of the adventure!

May Your Days Be Merry and Bright

Seasonal Chic 2010 Christmas Card

Shop Shutterfly for elegant custom Christmas photo cards.

View the entire collection of cards.

Sneak peak at our Christmas Card......I just can't contain myself and had to share it early!