Alayna's first snow

After Alayna was pointing out the window all morning at the snow and saying ooooo, I decided to bundle her up and take her out. It was so funny because she didn't really know what to think of it. She couldn't figure out what was falling on her face. She did finally put her hands down and play with it a little bit.

She also got her 5 seconds of fame later that evening. I sent her picture into a local news station who was gathering snow pictures on their website. They would show some of the slideshow at various points throughout the newscast. Due to limited time, they only got through about 5 pictures at a time. We weren't sure if Alayna would make it on the air because she was 50 out of about 80. The last time they did the snow slideshow, they ended on Alayna's picture!!! It was so cool.

FRANKENbaby

Alayna is walking!! Her daddy has been calling her Frankenbaby because of her walking technique. It is very wobbly and her arms are out like Frankenstein! It is so funny watching her go. Every day she gets a little better. I don't know if her butt will survive this stage. She falls so hard on her bottom just about every other minute.

She also used a fork the other night to feed herself. It is amazing to watch her learn new things. Our little baby is now our little girl!

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!

Happy New Year everyone! We are looking forward to 2008 and all that it has to bring.

We celebrated New Year's eve at our home with about 25 of our friends. It was so much fun. We ate ALOT of food, chatted ALOT, and played games. A few of us finished the evening by going down to the HDG Middle School for the annual duck drop and fireworks. New Year's Day consisted of putting away Christmas decorations and relaxing at home.