Happy New Year!!!

Happy New Year!!!

sharing...

"Here I am playing for the first time with new friend Cayden. "

"Wait a minute...no one told me I would have to share my toys..."

Growing with Mr. Bear - 10 months

First Christmas for the Scott Family (with Caroline!)

Merry Christmas!

Christmas Eve Eve dinner with the Begleys

We had a wonderful Christmas Eve Eve dinner with the Begleys. Everyone was so nice and played with me lots!

colored sugar and sprinkles...

One of my new favorite activities is crawling over to the pantry to find fun treats to play with. I like to shake the colored sugar and sprinkles, and pull the cupcake sleeves out of the box. Who needs toys when I have this stuff to play with!

outtakes from the Christmas card photo shoot...

Christmas jams

Here I am in my Christmas jams and my first bow. (I don't have a lot of hair yet!)

Meeting santa...

I"ve been good...

"I promise, Santa. I've been a good girl this year."


"And I just love our Christmas tree! I get so excited when I see it all lit up!"


"While Mama is watching, she lets me carefully pull off an ornament or two..."


"But...she says 'NO!" when I try to eat them. "
"Oh Santa - that's only a little bit naughty.
I'm trying very hard to be good. Will you still leave me a present under the Christmas tree? "

Christmastime is here!

Here's our tree!


...And the stocking that Grandma BB made for Caroline proudly hung on our new mantle...


"I just love ornaments!"

Here I am standing all by myself!

Thank you, Mom, for letting me borrow your camera while mine gets fixed!

Look at me...I can stand without holding on to anything!

Yikes! No pictures!

I am SO frustrated! Our camera all of a sudden is not working! Because of that, I can't show you pictures of how the little boo excitedly stands by herself for about 30 seconds without hanging on to anything. OR how she held the tall handle of her train, started pushing it forward, and then started walking with it. (Yes - while pushing the train, she can walk by herself!)
We hope to fix the camera soon. (Hmmm.. do you think there will be any Kodak moments during her first Christmas season?)

And for my latest trick...

I stood all by myself today for about 25 seconds without holding on to anything!

Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow...

We got about 14 inches of snow with this past big storm. Our first big snowfall of the season. The little boo was fascinated...

And candy canes are pretty cool...even with the wrapper on.

Dancin'

I'm practicing my dancing skills...

"One grecian urn...2 grecian urns..."

So, I hear there's this man named Santa...

"So, I hear there's this man named Santa
who brings toys to good little boys and girls..."



"Hmmm...I better start making my Christmas list.
Let's see what toys look tasty in this catalog..."

Growing with Mr. Bear - 9 months

Growing with Mr. Bear...
At least trying too.
Have I mentioned that someone is a little bit squirmy?

Libertyville Tree Lighting

I took the little Boo to the Christmas tree lighting in downtown Libertyville. She LOVES looking at Christmas lights. She gets so excited...waving her hands up and down and squealing!

My favorite things...

Raindrops on roses? Naaah. My favorite things are...

climbing up on things...

climbing stairs...

ceiling fans...

and of course, my absolute favorite...

SUCKING MY THUMB!!!