Keely's Dedication

Keely was dedicated at church this past Sunday. What is "dedication"? Rather than baptizing Keely, we opted to "dedicate" her, that is publicly commit to raising her in a Christ-centered home, teaching and modeling a relationship with Jesus, hoping and praying that as she grows, she too will choose to become a follower of Jesus and choose to publicly confess her faith with baptism. The dedication service also recognizes the part that our family and church community play in raising Keely and invites their support and encouragement. We were blessed to have many family and friends join us for the service and brunch reception after...thanks so much for your love and support!!

Keely's First Christmas!

Well, unfortunately we don't have any great photos uploaded yet (sorry!). Our Christmas celebration started by going to the Lights of Christmas with Eric's family and spending the weekend on Camano Island. We had a great time and for the most part Keely did fantastic sleeping in the pack n' play. Keely enjoyed pulling bows off and chewing wrapping paper and magazines!!

Once back home, we were joined by my parents and auntie Meg...we attended Christmas Eve candlelight service at church and headed to bed, eagerly awaiting Santa. Much to Eric's dismay, we did not open presents or stockings Christmas Eve, but opted to wait until Christmas morning. We enjoyed a leisurely morning opening presents, stockings, watching Keely play with new toys, eating yummy breakfast casserole, and taking afternoon naps. Mom and I made a rib roast (a first for Christmas) which was an unexpected but wonderful departure from turkey.

While Eric had to work on Boxing Day, the rest of us enjoyed leftovers and nearly six hours of Wii!!

Playing Wii

The Lights of Christmas

We took our second annual trip to Warm Beach Camp's Lights of Christmas with Eric's family. Keely was mesmerized by all the lights and managed to stay warm (and even fall asleep!) with some major bundling.

Eric's 30!

Well, I pulled off a surprise (for once) for Eric, a 70's themed party to celebrate the old man turning 30...

Snow Day!

Check out those bright blue peepers!


Our first snow of the season, just had to take some pics and then cozy up inside...

Cheap Thrills

Keely loves playing with the tree and presents...we always introduce her to new sensations (touch, smell, etc) and she likes feeling the needles and making ornaments jingle. Of course, next year I imagine it won't be so cute as I'm trying to keep a toddler from "un"decorating the tree and eating pine needles! Boxes and ribbons are also fun "toys"...