2011 already??

Let's take a glance back at New Year's Eve of 2009.... No children , no house, no idea where to go to get Kacey into Vet school. Then, in just one year's time, we got pregnant, bought a house, moved to Knoxville TN, and had a baby. It has been a year to remember! One of my favorite, definitely.

Once again this year, we traveled up to Illinois (this time with 3 dogs, 2 adults, 1 baby, and 1 teenage boy, Keyunta, from Marianna!) for a snowy, white Christmas. Although it was a whirlwind, we had a blast. It was a cold Christmas (i'm not pointing any fingers, Dad!)....but so much fun. Some of the highlights included introducing Sakora to family members, playing with the nieces and nephews, sledding on Lord's Hill, playing Citadels, laughing so hard with Bekah that I had tears coming out, introducing Keyunta to new foods, and waking up each morning in Mom and Dad's beautiful new home to a winter wonderland view. The worst part of the whole holiday was that i didn't hardly take any pictures! Trying to look after Sakora and socialize kept me pretty occupied. I will try harder next year.

I love that you can see Isaiah (Bekah and Ben's little boy) crawling around in the background...He is super fast!!

Kameryn and Bronwynn (Ryan and Dev's two girls) love babies and had fun getting to know Sakora. Kameryn was the protector and Bronwynn was the lovey-dovey one.So cute! Bronwynn trying to hold Sakora's hand.

4 generations! Another hightlight was playing Scrabble again...Thanks Grandma!

So, this morning we had pretty good light in the house so i thought i'd try to get some new pics of Sakora. She was quite happy despite her runny, stuffy nose. Saddly she has contracted her first cold and was up much of the night last night, but is coping well.

Hi-Yah! Practicing her ninja moves...

We are trying to have her do more tummy time, which she is generally not so happy about. Yesterday she looked like she was about to roll over, though!

This is her response to my cheering "Come on Sakora! You're doing so good!"

We have noticed that she loves things that make music and fun noises. So here are a few shots of her enjoying a panda bear that plays a few songs with different musical instruments.


How will Daddy ever say no to those eyes??

Happy New Year!