Our First Holiday Season With Marina!!

Marina didn't think it was funny that we were playing dress-up and take her picture! :-) Check out the major--I am not impressed look on her face.
We thought we could save time and money by doing our own Christmas photos. This one wasn't too bad.

Here is the winning phot. This is the one that we used with our Christmas cards. We were pretty impressed with our photography skills. Doesn't she look like a little doll. We thought that this hat was great. So, daddy posed wtih Marina all bundled up to go off.
Hey---everyone--look at me---I like to make funny faces 'cause this crazy family of mine keeps taking pictures of me in this wierd get-up. :-)


Season's Greetings Everyone!!

I know, I know--It has been quite some time since I last posted. And, believe you-me, I have been hearing about it. Well, here I sit at the computer with a few free moments, Baba and Poppy have taken the munchkin for the afternoon. So, I decided to take the time to update you all.

Marina is doing very well. She continues to amaze us with how fast she is growing and how much she learns every day. She is now walking---I think that eight steps is her max. right now. But, we think that she will really be tottering around for Christmas. She says a few words: Mama, Dada, Baba, Hi, and a few others. She mimics everything that we do and is into everything. She loves the Christmas tree, it is about 14 feet tall this year. And, she particulary likes Uncle Kerry's present, as it is the big one under the tree :-) She had fun going to look for our tree. Uncle Kerry let her pet the smaller trees.......she liked the ones that were her size :-)

Thanksgiving was a blur. We had a great meal at Marina's Great Grandma Nomi's house. The entire family was there and she loved being passed around. She has done lots of Christmas shopping with Baba and me. We are gearing up for her first birthday on December 15 and then her first Christmas with us. I think that I am the worst....I am so excited to see her during the Christmas holidays.

Not too much else going on. My Christmas cookies are baked, the tree is up, the gifts are wrapped, the Christmas cards are mostly in the mail, and we are enjoying spending time with M. However, I try to remain cognizant that we must focus on the real reason for the season and instill that value in M. I sure do love all of the above, and it sure keeps me busy, but among the hectic time, I want to remember the birth of our Savior....I hope that among all of your wonderful gifts this season, you all take time to consider your greatest blessing.......the love of Jesus!!!

God Bless,
Lonnie, Pam, and Marina