Merry Xmas & Happy New Year 2012!

 Today was a great day....aside from having to sit on this guy's lap.  Check out Stella's left hand gesture, as if she's saying "WHY?  WHY ARE YOU DOING THIS?"  awwww - some day she'll learn to like this dude.



XMAS MORNING:

 New Backpack - for when she goes to preschool this end of summer!

UP NORTH for 6 fun-filled days to celebrate the New Year with the Miller's....Uncle Mark, You Were MISSED!

Rolling Around In The Snow with G.A. (Great Aunt) Janice:

Sledding With Daddy

 Hiking Pyramid Point

We Reach The Top - beautiful winter day.  

Rummikub!

First Time Ever Meeting Cousin Ryan and His Wife Lindsey.  Stella loves his guitar playing!

And MORE Rummikub!

I've had a case of these canning jars laying around since i last canned my tomatoes - so used them up on Cupcakes In A Jar.  From scratch, pumpkin ginger cupcakes with cream cheese frosting.  One for each guest up north for the New Year :)

Can you say Couch Buds :)  Check out the position of their bodies and feet in the second shot - too funny.

Cousin Jodi and her hubby John make it to their first xmas home in Toledo and John's first trip up north.  It was a blast!

New Years table.

First Day of 2012 - at the candy store in Suttons Bay MI with Aunt Amy!  A GREAT way to start of the New Year!

HAPPY 37th BIRTHDAY DADDY!

omg 37 is sounding kind of old....but what am i talking about i just turned 38 a week before him ;)

A Collection: Places Stella Should NOT Be....

Don't yell at me....this is all her daddy's doing.  

This bin actually had a sticker on it that said "Do Not Put Baby In Bin"  She is inside the top half part of my gift wrap storage bin.

Sleeping Beauty

10 hrs and counting.  this trip to VT is realllly dragging.