Thursday, December 31, 2009

Christmas 2009

This Christmas we had a lot of fun. We stayed here in Provo and celebrated with my family in Salt Lake. We got a bit of a late start on Christmas due to new babies and trying to finish finals/graduate, but we finally got a tree this year. It was beautiful (thanks to decorations I borrowed from my mom). I will definately be shopping all of the after Christmas sales for decorations for next year.

I just wanted to share some pictures with you that we've taken over the last week or two.


James teaching Baby mad gaming skills. :)


Lanora in one of her many darling outfits. I wish she wasn't growing so fast, she's outgrowing them before our eyes!



Happy girl in her Daddy's arms.


Sleeping, shhhh.


She loves making this face. Her lips pucker up into such a small "O."


Here we are Christmas Eve at Brooke's. We had a wonderful dinner as a family and enjoyed each others' company. Unfortunately this picture was taken after most everyone had left. However, I must point out the fantastic white tree behind us. I love Brooke's decorations!


This is about as excited as Lanora got on her first Christmas morning. Hopefully next year she will be a little more animated. It was fun all the same to have Santa drop off gifts for her.


We did the Nativity play Christmas evening with all of the little nieces and nephews. Ashton and Allison were Joseph and Mary and Hunter was a shepherd. Unsurprisingly Lanora played the part of Baby Jesus while her new bouncy seat was the manger. (Maybe next year we will be better with props).


Christmas night we realized that all of Lanie's pictures taken that day were of her wrapped up in a blanket. We finally got some pics of her in her Christmas clothes, but this was the best. What a chub already!


The day after Christmas I took her on a walk out in the cold. This cute snow outfit doesn't quite fit yet. "I can't put my arms down!"

Who can resist a cute face with a huge flowery bow?

Tuesday, December 22, 2009

The Many Faces of Lanora

Sorry it has been such a while since my last post. School, babies, and life have kept us so busy, but now that is over, somewhat and I can share with you these pictures chronicling this child's first 3 weeks of life. Here are the many faces of Lanora. (ok, most of them are of her sleeping, it's just so hard to catch her cute expressions when she is awake.)

Day 2 at the hospital



This is pretty much what she looks like after being fed. Happy Baby.


Here she is a week old with her Grandma Speirs who came to help us for a week after Lanora was born. Get a look at those cheeks!



My little burrito.


I just love this hat. My friend knit it for her.


And here she blends in with the environment. I just love
how much pink there is in the house now.


And a close up.

Thursday, December 10, 2009

My (almost) 2 week old Gangsta


Today was cold, very cold, so this is what we dressed Lanora up in. Unfortunately this cute outfit is still a little large for her and she reminded me of a gangster. I have to say, she is the cutest gangsta ever!

Wednesday, December 2, 2009

Baby Lanora 3 Days old

Here are some pics that my sister-in-law Rachel took for us when Lanora was just 3 days old. Thanks Rach!
James is trying to wake her up in this pic, she sleeps so soundly (during the day) so all of these pics with her eyes open are quite a treasure.