Thanks to those of you who have called or email to express your dissatisfaction with us for not updating the blog more often. Since October (the last update) I got a new computer, which means photos are now saved on the old and the new. It's makes updating a bit more time consuming. In addition, we've come to rely on our Facebook pages for easy photo uploading. And since most of you are on there anyway, well . . . enough with the excuses.
For brevity's sake, here's an abbreviated run-down of the past three months:
1. 11/14/08 - CeCe's first birthday party. Two parties and a whole lot of cake made for one extra-spoiled little girl.
2. Swim lessons! CeCe completed her first swim class at the end of 2008. Despite my trepidation, she's become a pro at going under water.
3. Thanksgiving - Hosting the Big Feast with two toddlers at the table (CeCe and her cousin Greyson) certainly wasn't easy, but it added to the excitement. At the Grandma and Grandpa Stark's house CeCe reveled in the extra attention she got for practicing her walking.
4. Speaking of walking, CeCe took her first steps toward the end of October. She continuously improved, then regressed, and in December started really getting it down pat, thanks to a bit of assistance from her toy stroller (a birthday gift from Aunt Lisa and Aunt Emily). She's now practically running. All that mobility has forced Matt and me to be constantly "on guard."
5. Christmas - CeCe loved all the holiday festivities. She loved, no LOVED, the Holiday Parade. She danced the entire time (a CeCe dance involves standing and squatting repeatedly with a few head shakes thrown in for good measure). Santa, however? Not so much. She saw him at the mall and again at Breakfast with Santa at the zoo. Both times you would have thought she was being kidnapped. She got lots of fun gifts, all of which she has since become uninterested in.
6. New Year's Eve - CeCe managed to wake up at 11:57 p.m. (of course) and therefore got to ring in 2009 with mommy, daddy, Ian and Angela. She didn't really care much.
For brevity's sake, here's an abbreviated run-down of the past three months:
1. 11/14/08 - CeCe's first birthday party. Two parties and a whole lot of cake made for one extra-spoiled little girl.
2. Swim lessons! CeCe completed her first swim class at the end of 2008. Despite my trepidation, she's become a pro at going under water.
3. Thanksgiving - Hosting the Big Feast with two toddlers at the table (CeCe and her cousin Greyson) certainly wasn't easy, but it added to the excitement. At the Grandma and Grandpa Stark's house CeCe reveled in the extra attention she got for practicing her walking.
4. Speaking of walking, CeCe took her first steps toward the end of October. She continuously improved, then regressed, and in December started really getting it down pat, thanks to a bit of assistance from her toy stroller (a birthday gift from Aunt Lisa and Aunt Emily). She's now practically running. All that mobility has forced Matt and me to be constantly "on guard."
5. Christmas - CeCe loved all the holiday festivities. She loved, no LOVED, the Holiday Parade. She danced the entire time (a CeCe dance involves standing and squatting repeatedly with a few head shakes thrown in for good measure). Santa, however? Not so much. She saw him at the mall and again at Breakfast with Santa at the zoo. Both times you would have thought she was being kidnapped. She got lots of fun gifts, all of which she has since become uninterested in.
6. New Year's Eve - CeCe managed to wake up at 11:57 p.m. (of course) and therefore got to ring in 2009 with mommy, daddy, Ian and Angela. She didn't really care much.
Here's a quick medley of photos:
First snowfall.
CeCe at the Holiday Parade.
Breakfast with Santa at the zoo.
At Breakfast with Santa. CeCe would have enjoyed breakfast just fine without him.
CeCe and Grey playing at her new table.
Maracas!
CeCe LOVED Greyson's Hot Wheels Jeep.
With Grandma, cousin Lily and mommy.
Opening Christmas presents.
Pushing "Pat" in her stroller.
CeCe and the Jeep again.
With Oma and Papa at Greyson's 2nd birthday.
After realizing that CeCe had been awfully quiet for a period of time, I found her trapped in the bathroom basket holding the toothpaste. She loves the toothpaste tube, for some reason. Don't mind her mis-matched outfit. We didn't leave the house that day. :-)
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