First Christmas!

This Christmas season was especially difficult and different this year. But on Christmas Eve it turned into one of the best Christmases we have ever had together. We couldn't have asked for a better first Christmas with our little one. Merry Christmas!!

She NEVER sleeps in our bed, but I guess she was just so excited for Santa, that she woke up at 5:30! So we brought her back to bed with us until we had to get her up at 7:30. It was so much fun to wake up Christmas morning.

Yay, a LAPTOP!

"mmmm....paper"

Having a baby is like having a puppy, she loves to chew on everything, especially SHOES!

I love this face!

The Prestidge clan #1.

The Prestidge clan #2.

Now just bring on the new year!

Tree-a-ling

We love picking out a Christmas tree, but apparently Solana does not. She was not a happy camper.  I guess that is what happens when we keep her up past her bedtime.  But once we got it all set up, she had so much fun playing in it. 

"Did we pick a tree yet? Cause I'm overt this tree pickin' business."

"Daddy please don't sit me here, it's prickly."

Adam busts out this sweater every year for Christmas stuff--I tell him it only belongs at an ugly sweater party. But he loves it (except he tells me he loves it while laughing, so deep down I know he agrees with me)  Please tell me I'm right?

 Yay, a quick smile.

"Hmmm....which one do I eat next?"

The skinny on the chubster

No....this isn't a post about one of us, though we have enjoyed all the goodies this season. But since she is 7 months TODAY, I wanted to catch up on all she is doing. I thought I would be excited when she started crawling, but it's exhausting! It was so much easier when I could leave her somewhere and know she would be there when I returned. The developmental milestones are fun, but they also come with more responsibility.  Now she is on the go, and she loves to pull herself up on anything, all she wants to do is climb! She has so many accidents, and we feel like we can't watch her close enough, she is into everything! On top of all the moving, she also got her first tooth(!) and is still getting her second, so she no longer sleeping through the night.  But even with all the changes, we are having so much fun watching her personality come out—all the giggles, smiles, playfulness, and even a stubborn side.  It has been very eventful since she turned 6 months, so I hope 7 brings even more excitement. 

Sportin' a new kind of ponytail

She loves getting into the fun jewelry, and anything else for that matter.

 I had to dress her up one last time, since she is barely fitting into her skirt. Can you really ever have too many photos?

Dickens on Main

So since we are having a Christmas without snow this year, we decided that we would do some extra Christmas-y type things to get us in the spirit. We heard about an event called Dickens on Main, in downtown Boerne. It's a small town a ways out of San Antonio, and we lived there when we first got married. We love this town, and it was fun to be out at night when all the shops stay open late, and everyone dresses up. Except it was freezing!! So yes, it does get cold in Texas.

The had these snow machines on the street, but it was actually just soap. But we snagged a great picture anyway so that we can pretend.

 Grammy with Solana near the petting zoo.

 She actually was pretty miserable the whole night. It was past her bedtime, and it was cold, and she was starting to teeth. Not a pretty combo

Livie is our youngest aunt of the family, and Solana always loves playing with her. We know they will be best buddies.