Merry Christmas

On Christmas Eve morning we rode the Max downtown so Belle could have her first photo with Santa.  She was a gem!  She blessed us by taking the perfect photo with him and was not the least bit scared.

Christmas Day was spent with my family and Belle was spoiled with so many generous gifts.  She even had her own stocking at Grandma and Grandpa's house.

We hope you all had a special day with family and loved ones and a Merry Christmas!

December is flying by...

Are there really only five more days until Christmas?  This month has been flying by for me.  We have been staying busy with Christmas parties, having friends over for dinner (flashback to Switzerland with fondue), meeting girlfriends for dinner and doing a little wine tasting with friends.  I am also counting down the days until I return to working full time (thirteen to be exact).

Belle has recently discovered her voice and "talks" to me all the time now, look out world because she has a lot to say!  I hope to capture a video of some of our conversations.  She also learned she has hands!  She makes fists and stares at them and makes herself cross eyed, she is so happy to have her hands.  We love her more and more and can't believe how much she has grown.

Our friend Wes Price and his son Ty were in town for one night and we were able to introduce Belle to her future boyfriend over dinner.  He is a mover and a shaker and beyond adorable.  

His reaction to seeing our gorgeous daughter.

As some of you know, I love stripes and I am enjoying dressing Belle to match me on some days. (Not really, it just worked out that way.)  Here we are with our serious pose together.

We were at Stoller Vineyards on Sunday for some tasting and a tour of their cellar.

She also loves sucking her fingers...

Our favorite was the 2009 Pinot Noir

We finished the weekend at a party hosted by some friends that live down on the Willamette River waterfront.  The Christmas Ship Parade was passing by and we tried to capture a few shots before heading home.

We are looking forward to celebrating Belle's first Christmas this weekend.  Merry Christmas to all!

Cozy

Christmas has come early to the Bulloch household!  Scott and I gave each other a gas fireplace for Christmas and it was installed this week.  I look forward to making lots of memories in front of the fire as a family and with friends.  Now we might just use our living room. 

Belle update:  She loves looking at herself in mirrors and I love watching her expressions.

Can you tell that she has a full belly in this photo?

I tried using my tripod and timer this week to take a few photos together and as you can see, Belle was NOT having it.  Oh well... hopefully we will get some shots together soon and she won't be as upset.