Merry Christmas at Grand Elm -- 2009

Kendall Avery & Savannah Reese



At Grand Elm Street it was Christmas Eve and two little creatures were stirring...stirring batter that is. Kendall and Savannah made sugar cookies complete with sprinkles to leave for Santa. They must have known something special was happening because both went to bed without a hitch. Later that night Santa made the rounds and on Christmas morning Kendall came down the stairs..."Toys!" she exclaimed.


Here are some highlights including video. See more pictures here and check here (enter code 351-525-rg2d2) for the official picture with Santa.

It's gonna be a white Christmas

Kendall Avery

After digging out from under 17 inches of snow...we finally got Kendall out. She was scared to touch the snow at first (who wouldn't be...there was so much), but then she really jumped into it and even tried to help us shovel a bit.

Savannah at 7 months

Savannah Reese

Savannah is officially on the back half of her first year at 7 months old.
Savannah is still such a sweet baby but you can see her personality beginning to come out. She knows exactly what she wants...she tells you...and she expects to get it...NOW!

And she holds her own with Kendall. On many occasions I have to tell Savannah to apologize to Kendall for pulling her hair (and boy does she have a grip!). She's still a petite thing who eats very little and then only cereal and fruit...no veggies or meat! Here's an update on Savannah's development.

Sittin' Pretty

Kendall Avery & Savannah Reese

My BellyBeans have been busy working on sitting skills.

For Kendall this means that sitting (and going) on the potty every morning is a certainty. We try very hard to sit on the potty throughout the day to catch her before she uses the diaper and sometime we actually succeed! Pottytraining is coming along very nicely.

For Savannah it's like she's been sitting her whole little life. She sits so effortlessly and then almost immediately she propels herself forward on her stomach to try and perhaps even crawl.