The Birthday Girls

Emily Kile a few hours old and her Aunt Jill 31 years old

Christmas 2009

Christmas time was a lot of fun this year. Lucy was so excited with all of the festivities. She helped decorate the tree and make cookies. She marveled at all the lights on the outside of the house. She loved all the presents with her name on them, of course. Gramps came for a nice long visit (more on that later) which we all enjoyed. All in all, it was a great holiday for all of us!

Mommy and Lucy in our matching Christmas pjs.

Auntie Deanna keeping the kiddos occupied while I cooked dinner. We had veal and chicken parmesan with pasta. Italian for dinner is my Christmas tradition.

On of her many wonderful presents.

The unveiling of her new kitchen. We covered it with a table cloth and eventually had to point it out to her. She was very excited and jumped right in.

Dinner at Gramma's on Christmas day. All dressed up in her holiday best!

Santa's Lap

She only likes him from a distance, I guess...

Thanksgiving in Seattle

As always, I'm so late with this post, but we had a wonderful time. Dinner was so yummy and the company we had was wonderful.

An afternoon at the aquarium.

Lunch at Pike Place Market with cousin Ashley. Since we've been home she is always "calling" Ashley on her play phone.

Reading with Grandma.