Some of my favorite December pictures...

And once again, I discovered I didn't take many pictures this month either!

Don't hate me because I have great hair. :)

Yes, it was almost two months ago

I am determined to catch up on what I missed blogging. I've been reminded that I need to update because it's been awhile!

We were in Marco Island over Thanksgiving with some of the family. I was mostly (pregnancy) sick most of the time, so I was not the most fun vacationer ever! But thought I'd share a few cute swimsuit pics of Annika... and since I didn't have the energy to take them myself, they're borrowed from Mom and Dad's camera. :)

Happy Free Shipping Day!

Today is Free Shipping Day, as I've discovered from some of the money saving blogs I read... over 200 merchants are included in this. You can click on the link in the title to see who is participating.

I also wanted to share our Santa pictures. I am not really a Santa fan, because I feel like he distracts people from the TRUE MAGIC AND MIRACLE of Christmas, that sweet little baby JESUS that came to die for our sins.

So I'll be honest. We went to see him only because they gave away a free Toys R Us gift card. And her response seemed so typically Annika. So our visit to Santa at State Farm...

Annika's "I don't get it" blank stare.

Checking him out again... And we're done. We're so over this Santa dude.

First Birthday Party!

Saturday was the party- we had brunch (yummy) and then cake.

Playing with her cousin Jake- Levi being cute in the background.
Noah cracks me up- the moment a camera is on him, he turns on the cheese!
Andy's parents with all their grandkidsAnnika on her new tractor!

Jake was so kind to offer her a ride...

The cake: a finger went in, and then a little deeper...
she saw it was okay, so she took a little more...

And then she dug in.
I love this girl!

And then we headed to RBHS to see Chapter 6 perform that evening... what a great day!

She's One!

As much as I tried to live in denial about it...she turned one anyway. It was just yesterday I was pregnant with her, wasn't it? I know I was told that it would fly by, but I look at her, blown away by this past year.

So much joy from our Annika Joy!

Here's how we have spent her birthday so far:

Reading magazines

Rocking her bear
Dancing with Mommy

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Snuggling and rocking her bear some more...

Ava came over for a visit- what a treat!
And any minute Daddy will come home and the celebration will continue!