Christmas 2012

Rose's Great Grandpa S. dresses up as St. Nicholas for his church, so of course Rose and Cousin Gavin had to pay him a visit.

Rose did much better with St. Nicholas than she did with Santa Claus, which is why she's with us in this picture.

It took Rose a little while to get the hang of opening presents, but once she did...

she absolutely loved it!

And of course she still loves reading with Daddy, especially when Elmo is involved.

The Wards, Berners, and Katricaks came over for Christmas dinner.  Here's Rose showing her new toys to Gavin.

Then it was time to eat.  Both little ones got to sit at the big kids table, but were a little impatient.  Gavin tried to start eating his chair.

After dinner, more presents!

Like aunt...

...like niece.

A birdfeeder!

Rose's First Birthday

Finally catching up....  We celebrated Rose's first birthday party the last weekend in October (her actual birthday was November 2).

The Katricaks have a birthday tradition where four things are laid out, then the baby picks one to determine what they'll be in life.  There's a silver dollar for wealth, a bible for religious life, a hammer for hard workers, and a shot glass for heavy drinkers.

Rose faked towards the bible...

and went for the shot glass.  We think this means she's going to be a hard-drinking nun.

Friend Ella was amused by the whole tradition.

Then it was time for cupcakes!  Rose wasn't quite sure how to attack her cupcake, so she ended up feeding some to Daddy.

Ally and Izzy showed Rose how it's done.

Sorry Cousin Gavin, you're still too little for cupcakes.

Present time!

The ribbon, of course, was Rose's favorite toy to play with.

After opening presents, Uncle Ken helped Rose model the Halloween costume Mamaw made for her.

Our little one is on the move!

April 15, 2012 our little one Rose was baptised. Uncle Ken performed the ceremony and Aunt Becky and Uncle Collin were the Godparents. Rose is a very loved and blessed child! We had a wonderful day full of family and friends. A special thank you to the Hattons for all of your help on Saturday!

Here Uncle Collin, let me check for cavities!

The Godparents

Rose handled the water very well

Collin did a good job of not lighting the church on fire!

Four generations

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5 Months and Easter

Rose turned 5 months on April 2nd. Her Mommy also turned a certain age on that day as well...but we don't need to discuss that! We've had fun on play dates, enjoyed the warm weather, and started eating solids. We had a lot of fun Easter weekend being able to spend time with both sides of the family. I'll stop typing and let you all enjoy the pictures below!

Bring on the food!!

Oh....I'm not so sure about this!

First trip to the park and we slept through most of it

First picnic!

Carebear event at Daddy's work

That is a big bear!

Notice Mommy is taking these pics and is not in them with the mascots...

Oh...what are you doing to me??

These are the bunny ears Mommy came home from the hospital in

Sitting with Gigi

Playdate with our friend Ella

I look pretty in my Easter bonnet!

Aunt Barb's orange dress was Rose's favorite

Four generations of women

Four generations on the Sandor side