This has been my favorite milestone yet. We have been working on this for months! She is amazing! Here she is in action.
We did more shopping than usual this month. Which was totally fine because we really enjoy being out and about. Here she is sneaking some of her new snacks while shopping at Target. This is the face she makes during the first bite of everything.
After her last music class of this session we had a little party and Millies Dad (a professional clown, Mr. Flower) brought his balloon making bag and made all the kids a Christmas balloon. We will be signing up for the next session of Kindermusik and can't wait for it to start! She wore her dress from Aunt Nancy and fam!
Rylee got a wreath!
Daddy gave Rylee her first lick of a candy cane and then she did some pointing with Vicky. This is her new thing. It's so cute. She points at you and waits for you to "bump" fingers with her. It's her version of a high five.
She rode the merry-go-round and a helicopter at the mall during one of our shopping trips.
Since Rylee would MUCH rather be out than in, we have taken her out to eat a few times lately.We discovered she loves pickles and has always liked her bread. She is incredibly well behaved in restaurants!
This is her pouty face when told "no" or has something taken from her. Here we go, LOL.
She still wants nothing to do with crawling but pulls herself to stand all day long. She can now get from her tummy to butt and can scoot around.
We took a ride to Cleveland to tour the Christmas Story house. It was GREAT!
Our friend Bob went with us. And climbed under the sink!
It was AWESOME to have Rylee at our annual work Christmas Party this year! It was like Christmas round #1 for her. She received so many gifts it was crazy! From clothes to an engraved tree ornament. J got her a snow globe that spins, plays music and has her name engraved on it! She is so lucky to have so many wonderful "extended" family members in her life! We wore our Santa hats for the party.
Rylee with J, Josh and Bob. Nana came to the party and made dish towels for everyone!
Rylee gave Nana a picture of the 2 of them. She got a shirt from Bob that says "Rylee is the Boss, Mom and Dad are just for show".
She wore her new pj's from Josh after the party that night. Clapping in her new pj's.
Austin helped Uncle Merle cook Judy Christmas dinner this year. They spent most of the day Saturday cooking!
Rylee had a blast playing with Austin and Jaden. They are so sweet with her.
While Rylee, Jaden and I were out shopping that night we discovered that Rylee thinks bouncing a basketball is the funniest thing ever. So we had to buy the ball so we can continue the fun at home. Here is Jaden bouncing the ball for her.Rylee and I played some Tuesday night B-Ball last week. She is GREAT!
Shes so goofy. I love it.
Rylee wore her Baby 1st Christmas Pj's the night before Judy Christmas. She was doing some practice crawling with Daddy before bedtime.
The Gramm's couldn't make it for Judy Christmas because of Ice. We missed them terribly but still had a great time! Here is Rylee in front of Nana's tree. And Rylee with Nana.
Rylee opening her dress from Aunt Nancy.
She spent a lot of time with her Great Gram!
Daddy and Austin made a delicious 3 course meal. Funny faces at the dinner table.
Jokes, jokes and more jokes!
We started off Christmas Eve at Great Grams. We loved seeing Aunt Janine and Uncle Ken!
She watched dancing penguins with Aunt Janine then gave Great Gram her gift.
She loves playing with Great Gram! Then more funny faces. Little goof!
Then it was time for pictures in front of the tree.
Then presents! She got clothes and $$$ from Great Gram. She already put it in her bank.
Then off to Grammie and Grandpies! Rylee did a great job at eating! Then jokes with Grammie and Aunt Bess.
She played with Uncle Paul then gave her gift to Grammie.
Visit with Aunt Ashley, then PRESENTS!!!
Grammie got her her first baby doll, she loved it. Kisses for baby.
Books, clothes and much much more!
More presents then she had to get the dress off, she was sweaty!
When we got home Rylee put out cookies and milk for Santa. He left her a letter!
Christmas morning! An ornament and Puffs in her stocking.
A book with a story for each day of the year. Countdown to next Christmas! A start of a tradition! Movies! Santa got her a TON of movies in preparation of family movie night when shes old enough. Daddy is building her a DVD shelf right now!
A book and flashcards. Missy had NO time to look up at the camera.
A Sponge Bob tennis racket and a new walker!
Her first football! Then she ripped a branch off her new pop-up book. ;(
Rylee got Daddy a framed poem "My Daddy's Hand" and Mommy a "Mother" necklace!!
Then it was time for Baahh and PaPa to open thier stockings.
Our special Christmas Blessing.
Then it was time for the Butter/Linn's! Rylee got this dress from Grammie and wanted to wear it Christmas Day.
Spending time with Aunt Nancy. She LOVED this piano playing snowman!
After some incredible food it was time for gifts!
Nana got the grandkids a GC to Spirit of Clay! And Rylee got a froggy pillow and blankie.
Mommy and Rylee got a GIANT snowman from Nana! We LOOOVE it!!
It was truley the best Christmas EVER. We are so blessed to have such an incredible family. Rylee is lucky to have so much love around her. We love you all!
