Relaxing the day away

Yes, it's true. Mom, Bella, and Hunter are all napping on the couch. It's so nice.... now that Bryan is done with classes and I am done with my masters we can truly enjoy each other's company this holiday season. No stress, no mess to worry about. Just each other, Bella, and our family. Bella ended up napping for two hours on me, and although Hunter made my leg go numb, I loved every second of it. We hope to do this a lot more over break. We are going to Virginia for the holiday, so we wish everyone a Merry Christmas.

Ride 'em Cowgirl!

There she goes! She is not only crawling but chasing the dog away. Here she is trying to ride the puppy like he's a horse, and of course Hunter doesn't appreciate that. He runs away when she comes around. Gee, I wonder why! She is crawling all over the place now. She also loves to climb up on objects so she can stand. She does that more than crawling. It's funny though, she'll get up but then cry because she wants to get down but doesn't know how. She's even standing up in her crib - what a scare that was! Won't be long till she's walking!

Valvoda Christmas

Christmas came a little early for Bella and the Rowell family. Since Grandma, Grandpa, and Auntie Erin were down for Thanksgiving, we raked in the good times with Christmas as well. Bella LOVED Santa.... pulled on his beard too! He gave her lots of goodies including new puppets (which she loves to watch or eat), more diapers, new toys and clothes, and a couple keepsake items. Of course, she loves the dog and monkey stuffed animals that Auntie Erin got her! She was so exhausted from all that fun she simply had to take a nap afterwards. It was an unforgetable Christmas all around.