Christmas in Houston

 On our way to Houston, Rusty stopped to get a strawberry milkshake.  We let Sarah taste it, and from then on, it was pretty much her milkshake.  She's definitely a fan!

 Christmas at PaPa's

 Hanging out at PaPa's house

 Sarah made some strides over the holiday weekend.  It all started on Christmas Eve when she stood on her own many times for pretty good chunks of time, and she took a few steps on her own too.  It was pretty exciting!

 Christmas at MaMa's

 Sarah was super eager to play with her little coup!

 The girls opening their stockings Christmas morning at PaPa's and MeMe's

 This was the first time Sarah played with markers and paper; she was VERY much into it! (look at that face)

 Christmas at Uncle Andy's house

 Sarah is really into sitting in chairs these days.

 The girls were super excited to open their gifts.  Addison and Sarah were matching, courtesy of Yia Yia, and they were looking pretty cute, I might add!

My sweet sunshine!!

15 Months Old!

 We had Sarah's 15 month doctor appointment today.  All is well, and Dr. Nail was very impressed with how strong she was at resisting to stay still (Sarah had a hard time with him this go around, which he said is perfectly normal for her age).  She's keeping at her growth curve and now weighs in at 20lbs 8oz (10-25%), is 31" tall (75-90%) and her head is 18.5" (90%).

 Sarah gets super excited while watching her Praise Babies DVD.  I was pretty impressed with her kneeling abilities here!

She's also super excited when she plays with Einstein, which I'm sure you can tell from the pictures!

Sneak Peek: Christmas Card

 It was a fun challenge to get Sarah to stay still and give us a smile for the Christmas card this year.  I put way too many of the pictures on here, but see if you can guess which pictures we actually used...

Priceless!

 How cute is this face?  Just priceless!

 While watching Addison one day, she decided to climb into the box.  When I first saw her, I thought she fell in there on accident, so I got her out.  As I did, she looked at me like, hey, I wanted to be in there.  So, I just put her back in, and she stayed in there for a while playing with Sarah.

 Sarah likes to push pretty much anything these days.  She's pushing the magazine bin around.

 While at PaPa's for Thanksgiving, we managed to get a picture of some of the family.  Kim is holding Slade, the newest addition to the family.  He is Art and Alison's, and he's just so cute and easygoing!

 Hoping brother and sister will always be this sweet to each other!

Sarah reading her book on the way back from Houston.  Overall, the car ride there and back was so much better than it had been in a while.  Here's hoping the future car trips are just as good or better!

Mom's Group Playdate

 taking it all in...

 Carson is actually handing Sarah his sippy cup, but it looks like he is being a little gentleman and introducing himself to her. 

 Mila is trying to catch Sarah off guard and steal her bow as she's coming out of the tunnel thing.

Just some cute pictures of Sarah smiling!  Sarah is becoming quite the talker; she's saying a lot of words that we can't all understand, but we can get some of them.  She's also cruising around the furniture like crazy, and she's really eager to walk around while you hold her hands.  

Fort Worth Zoo

 Tsavo was a big hit at the zoo.  While we were watching him, he let us know who runs the show around there!

 This was the girls' means of transportation while at the zoo.  They had a good time sharing each other's sippy cup and snacks.

 PaPa and Sarah

 Addison and Sarah were looking at the monkeys.  At one point, a monkey came right up to the glass and scared Sarah, but it didn't phase Addison at all!  I think she's become a pro at the Fort Worth Zoo.

 Aunt Rachel and Sarah

 Aunt Rachel and Addison

PaPa and MeMe with the girls