Christmas in Hot Springs Village 2008

Last weekend we travelled to Hot Springs Village to have Christmas with Poppa Louie and Nona Donna. We had a great time and Lauren absolutely LOVED it! Thanks for having us!!! We had a great time and Donna once again, your food was no disappointment! :-)

I thought this photo was really cute...Lauren was just looking at everything waiting to open gifts.

Lauren excited about her new Alphabet worm and Nona wondering how to open it.

Try #1

Try #2...

Open!

Normally I would not put a photo of myself on the blog when it's the first thing in the morning without make up on...but my Mother-in-law Donna made this beautiful frame with these hand made snow flakes so I had to show off her work. Great job! I love it!

Lauren wearing Poppa Louie's ears

Lauren loved this sticky frog...she saw Poppa Louie putting it on his head and she wanted to be a part of it as well.

This is Lauren's new way of saying "Yea!"...the arms go up in the air! :-)

Lauren helping Uncle Brian put up the air mattress.

Showing Poppa Louie the Christmas tree.

Wearing Aunt Kristen's shower cap.

Lauren had too much excitement at Poppa Louie and Nona Donna's house so she didn't get much sleep during the day. We tried to take naps but it was just not going to happen. So once we got in the car to drive home, she finally fell asleep. Thanks for the new house shoes! They made a great pillow on the ride home! :-)

Santa!

Last weekend we went to the mall to get photos with Santa and we ran into my mom, Aunt Tammy, cousin Katlyn and cousin Austin. So we cut in line to be with family! :-)

Lauren meeting Santa...not too sure about him.

Lauren looking up at Santa thinking "You are real!"

I think Lauren was in shock over Santa and didn't want to smile much...this is about the best we got. :-)

Austin, Tammy and Katlyn

Tammy, Lauren and my mom

My mom with Katlyn, Lauren and Austin.

Family Photos

Merry Christmas everyone!

Lauren's Stats at 18 months and 2 weeks

Weight - 25.47#
Height - 32.52"
Head - 18.90

18 Month Check Up

We took Lauren in today for her 18 month check up. She weighed in at 25 lbs and 7.5 oz and is 32.52 inches tall! She is in the 75th percentile for her height and weight. Her head measured 18.9 inches around and that means her head is in the 80th percentile! She is a healthy growing girl! While we were waiting on the Dr. to come into the room we were playing around...dressing Lauren up in her winter gear and playing hide and seek around daddy...here are the photos.
Just wanted to share the good news! Have a great day!

Entering the Dr. Office

Getting weighed...she normally sits up but this time was interested in the monkeys...see below.

pointing up at the monkey

Standing tall like a big girl!

Who is that cool person in the mirror?

Oh, wait...it was me silly!

Playing Dr.

I took these photos by the mirror because I have a similar photo of her when she was just a few months old to compare how much she has grown!

4 months

18 months

Look at how much more mirror she takes up now...man has she grown!

Playing Hide and Seek around Daddy.

Playing Dress up.

Waving to the camera.

Getting a check up from our Doctor...Dr. Silvey. We like him!

Man I love that smile!