4 months old and First Bites

Oh...I have been waiting my whole life for this...rice cereal!

Daddy has a bit of a different approach than mommy...

I like it!

New Found Fingers!

I love my fingers!  I refuse to suck on a pacifier for more than 2 minutes.  Yes, my dentist will love me once I get one, but in the meantime I am keeping this family on their toes!

Just checkin' out the couch...so many textures and different things at which to look.  I don't want to miss out on anything!

Eli's Christmas...

Eli mostly slept and needed his mother for Christmas...he is definitely a man in motion otherwise.  Loves  the swing, bouncy chair or kicking all over the place...such a sweet boy!  Here is a little bit of sunbathing...

Swingin'

The Bumbo...not quite ready with head control...

A couple of tall, dark, and handsome boys...

A New Year's Eve pict...

Bonding with Josh and Shelli...

Good thing there are 2 laps...one for each =)

Piggyback rides with Josh...

Reading books with Shelli...

Caring for "Baby Jo."  She has a pacifier...unlike any of Hannah's other babies...

Uncle Josh and Eli...

Hannah's camera is the George Foreman grease catcher, but it is working for them to say "Cheese."

Floor time with Shelli...

Blanket rides...!

Christmas Eve to Christmas Day 2009

Can anyone say spoiled?

Papa helping Hannah with her new Dr. kit...Ernie is known as "Bernie" at our house...

My easel...chalk and marker board...again...someone may be a bit spoiled by grandmas and grandpas.

Christmas Day....Some food...yes she actually licks it and puts it in her mouth....  Anyway, Hannah was a joy to watch open presents.  She really just wanted to play with everything the minute she opened it - very grateful for everything!

Taking time out to talk to my "peps"

My great aunt Liz sent this CUTE apron, purse, and necklaces from my late Great Grandma Bowen.  If you can't tell she was LOVING them all!!

The pink straps in the last picture were from Pink On Earth...

A combo of fun presents...shopping with an apron, a baby, some food, backpack and necklaces.

Hannah with her mittens and again a few of her favorite presents still connected!  Hannah was expressing her shock of the next few pictures that greeted us Christmas morning!

Grandma Kathy's car with mommy's car behind it...

Beginning the dig out...thanks daddy...

A couple more drifts...sure did provide some good "Sleighing" with Josh and Shelli....

8 Great Grandchildren and Grandma Miller

For Christmas Eve, the Miller clan got together and had the opportunity to take pictures of Great Grandma Miller and 8 of her 12 great grandchildren - a feat for many reasons.  Marianna, Eli, Hannah, Cecilia, Emily, Shane - front row - Anza and Evelyn.

Another point of view amidst the chaos!

Smiles from a ticklish boy for Great Grandma Miller!

Telling stories...

Double trouble?...no - 2 sweethearts!

Ho!Ho!Ho!  Merry Christmas!

Sledding...or Sleighing?

Thanks to Shelli and Josh, Hannah got to experience sledding or, as she calls it, "sleighing" (thanks, jingle bells!).  She was hesitant at first, but learned to love it!  This was the week after Christmas.  What fun!  More pictures to come...sorry for the drought, fans...but mommy is working again, Eli has RSV, and Hannah has sinusitis and a right ear infection. =)  Hooray for winter and daycare - here's to hoping for perfect attendance in kindergarten because they've gotten everything before then...

Yummy snow!  Did I mention that this "hill" is in our front yard!  We had over 30 inches in the month of December.  The most in over 60 years!  Merry Christmas and Happy New Year, huh?

Hannah may be getting a little cold here, but still having a ton of fun!

Like I said, yummy snow!

Cardboard boxes work just as good as the real sleighs...

Nice snow pants, Uncle Josh!  Did you just get here from California or something?

And, finally, Hannah's snow angel.  Aunt Shelli worked hard for this one...now she lays on the floor of our livingroom saying, "I making an angel!  Where's Shelli?"