Happy New Year!

Well, I have some catching up to do.....so here we go! December was a very busy month. My family has lots of birthdays and we had something on every single weekend. My niece Millie turned one already and her little birthday party was a huge success....her and Stella are such good friends....most of the time :)

We headed down to Indy for our anniversary. We stayed at a great hotel downtown. We ate a Harry and Izzy's....great food....and had a chance to relax! Being pregnant and nauseous doesn't really help set the mood too much, but Brian was very understanding as I needed to nap and relax....a lot. We did walk down to the circle to see the famous Christmas tree of lights.

And I did get the chance to catch a good nap Saturday afternoon after lunch.

Sunday we headed to the Colts game!

Christmas is more and more fun each year as we begin to create our family traditions. Christmas Eve we spent some time at the mall in the morning before it got crazy busy. Stella rode the merry go round and some other little rides. We ate lunch in the food court and then headed home for naps....for all of us! After naps we got up and later that evening we baked some Christmas cookies.....the easy kind. Stella got to lay them out on the cookie sheet and take them to the oven...she loved it!

Christmas morning was here before we knew it and I hardly had time for pictures! We got one in the beginning and then the craziness began!

Christmas night we headed to the Butcher's where we had a great meal and a great time. I was actually feeling half-way hungry and was able to eat a bit and I was sure glad I was! I would have hated to miss out on the ham, mashed potatoes, mac and cheese, and those yummy desserts! As the evening was winding down Stella decided to hang out with Grandpa for awhile on the rocker.

The day after Christmas we headed to Grandma and Grandpa Ringger's house where it was declared PJ day! I LoVeD that idea! It was so much fun seeing all the little ones (and adults) in their PJs. I am so mad I didn't get a single picture of them in the PJs...so if my sisters got one, I hope they share :) Once we got home Stella couldn't wait to try out her new hat and tea set!

Aunt Micki has been helping out this week as I had couple doctor's appointments. I came home and found a blanket tent and a camera full of pictures :)

After all the Christmas excitement, Stella and I have been relaxing. She made herself a pillow bed and hung out for awhile...I am sure she was watching Elmo. I love the way she propped up her little foot :)