Sloane's first Christmas!!

It was Sloane's first Christmas! We spent it in Idaho Falls with Grandma and Grandpa Suitter. It snowed almost every day, making it a very festive and cozy white Christmas. Sloane got tons of great presents and after the unwrapping of the gifts, the boys went outside to do boy stuff like light fires and shoot guns. The next day, Phil, JJ and Julie went snowboarding at Kelly Canyon with 13 new fresh fluffy inches! The rest of the time was spent by the fire or with the rest of the family. It was a very memorable first!

In honor of the Poinsettia Bowl in San Diego today....

GO BOISE STATE!!!

Who doesn't love a good pair of bunny slippers?

Grandma Shary gave Sloane this little outfit with the bunnies - complete with bunny slippers! They truly are the cutest things you have ever seen... They fit good - still a little big - but we wear them around the house and sometimes even when we go out on the town. Today we had to go to work and it was only 18 degrees outside - cold to many but perfect bunny slipper weather to us!

Santa Claus brunch at Crane Creek..

Each year, Crane Creek Country Club hosts a Santa Claus brunch for families who want to come and meet Santa and have their picture taken. It's a rather festive and joyous occasion - we gave Sloane a bath and put her in a nice dress with tights and a bow and off we went. We met Auntie Ashley and Uncle Spencer there because Daddy is in New York for Uncle Stan's funeral. Sloane was so cute - until she met Santa and decided that she didn't like it one bit! Don't worry baby, next year you will!! We even tried twice to get a nice first picture with Santa - Oh well.

Our first family photos...

Photos by Dan Rosenthal www.yellowlinephoto.com

These boots were made for walkin' - or crawlin' - or being carried around in an infant carrier....

These are, in fact, genuine John Deere products! We were going out on the tractor today... not really... just shopping.


Thanks Grandpa and Grandma Suitter!

When Daddys tend their babies....

Not much more to say about this one. Good thing the camera was handy...

Martha's got nothing on us...

Thanksgiving came and went - hard to believe. We were lucky enough to get to spend it at home with both sets of parents and family! Behold our lovely table setting and family photo, courtesy of my talented shutterbug husband!

Everyone got to see little Sloane, too. She loves her grandpas so much!

Since we won't get to see Phil's family for Christmas this year, we decided to go to McCall and have an early Christmas with them. Sloane got a new snow suit for going out in the cold weather along with the new remastered Sleeping Beauty DVD - I'm not sure who was more excited, mom or Sloane!