Little Christmas Teaser

I never know whether it is going to be a good blogger night or a bad blogger night...but tonight (New Year's Eve) things worked ok. There are a lot more Christmas and snow pictures (yes Annie went sledding in Maryland with Dad...short story...she was underwhelmed...but I had FUN!) that I am going to post of Annie and Darla and I...but for the time being here are some pictures to whet your appetite.

In our apartment we had the tree and all the trimmings set up near our big west window. Annie didn't know what to make of it all but she couldn't take her eyes off the lights.

At Grandma and Poppop's house gifts were wrapped under a much larger tree and somehow this slightly undersized hat with the message "I've been good mostly" kept landing on Annie's head...no idea who could have insisted that she wear it.


Annie was also over due for her five month photo shoot, so Darla captured some great images (we'll post many more later) I love this one!


Darla and Annie and I were all dressed up for Christmas Eve service so we couldn't help but pose for a few pictures before we left for church.



Hope tonight finds you considering the blessings and trials of the past year and looking forward to the wonders that await in 2010. Happy New Year!

Four Months old (yes this post is a little tardy)

Each month we've been documenting Annie with some pictures that represent seasons of the year and her name blocks so we can all see how much she's growing. Here are a few images from that fabulous photo shoot done on location at the Team Baliko Studio:


A is for Apples!


a contemplative art shot


Here's looking at you! I cannot wait to get to eat these apples, mom and dad are teasing me by putting this food within arms length.



I love how Annie is now interested in the interacting with her world, everything is becoming something to look at, taste, and hold on to.


after these two shots Annie confided in Darla that "n's taste like nothing."



More pics to come. We love you all!