Magic House & Home

Today we went to the Magic House Children's Museum... with school being out for Christmas break it was a ZOO....lesson learned!

We love the Magic House...it has all the toys we DON'T have to buy!!

Doll house fun!

In the kitchen yesterday....she's very, very funny!

She makes me laugh

Lounging in her new Princess Chair!

Christmas Time!!

Before leaving for Wisconsin, Stella came to play... clearly Annabelle was happy about that!

Kissy face

We stopped in Chicago for a break on our drive and played at the Children's Museum...it was great!

She's an inventor....

an archeologist....

a Mexican chair-tester....

yup, definitely a Mexican Chair-Tester....

World's largest sofa

Navy Pier Ferris Wheel

I was excited...her, not so much

Christmas Eve!

It WAS the Night Before Christmas....

Annabelle and her Dad.... So sweet!

Wisconsin Christmas Part II

Opening her stocking....Annabelle loved her new princess cup... Her stocking was Grandma Mary's when she was a little girl, how sweet!

Organic apple slices

guarding her cup from Dad

Our happy Christmas morning host!

Opening presents. Annabelle loves the book she got from Great Grandma.

She read it for a solid hour in the car on the loooong drive home!

Marilyn and Christopher Jr...CJ's sporting Emmersen's new Cardinals hat!

Annabelle and her washclothes...and Aubie...she loved Aubie...kept trying to pet him, but he's not as receptive as her puppies!

Stealing from Grandma Mary's piggy bank....

Caught RED handed!

reading in the office

Annabelle trying to climb in with Baby Jesus at church!!!

CJ's Baptism

GO PACK GO!

HOME SWEET HOME!

Party Time!

We went out, sans baby last night! It was fun...but we kind of missed Annabelle.....

Yay for grown-up time though!!

At Molly's with friends before the Holiday Party

Annabelle's Mom is Old!

30 to be exact.... Today I officially have a new box to check...30-35-- ouch! All things considered, new decade and all, life is good! Adam's done an INCREDIBLE job and I feel so fortunate to have such a wonderful family! Here are some pictures from this morning....

Candles and waffles... Yum and Yum!

Wall hanging Adam put together....

It looks really really pretty and makes me tear up!

Record player and Bing!

Ha.... look at that face, and those ears... oooh, I just want to squeeze her!

Annabelle gets presents too... we're taking the Hanukkah approach to Christmas....

Excited about the horse, "ooooh"

yay, she LOVES it!

So happy!

Totally playing with the blocks and building!!

We both had equal amounts of fun!