Christmas at Nanna's

The day after Christmas we went down to see Nanna & Cissy & the rest of the gang. We had a great visit & everyone enjoyed seeing Miss Melynn & how much she's grown....which is alot. Melynn did really well traveling aside from the fact that I left my rings & watch at Nanna's & had to go back up the mountain to meet Uncle Jimmy to get them...but yeah other than that she traveled well & quite frankly was done by the time we got home. We all were.... enjoy our pics..

Christmas Eve & Day

On Christmas Eve we went over to Nana Deb's house for dinner....however Miss Melynn was not in the best of moods but found comfort in the arms of her Uncle Matt.....that was the only time she wasn't cranky or squirmy....thank you Matt! Christmas Day we woke up to Bad Mood Melynn as well she had little interest in her toys from Santa & just wanted to lay on Momma or Daddy. She was running a fever & I was worried her 1st Christmas was going to be spent at home.... we decided to go ahead over to Papaws & Nana Pam's for breakfast where her mood changed & we thought the day might actually get better. Boy were we wrong we went back over to Nana Deb's where Bad Mood Melynn reared her ugly head again.....and it continued over to Aunt Bubba's house for dinner. Needless to say Melynn's 1st actual Christmas was a bust for her but we enjoyed spending time with everyone....hopefully they enjoyed it just as much with us despite our cranky baby.

Christmas with Memaw & Pawpaw

The day before Christmas Eve Memaw & Pawpaw stopped by to visit on their way to my sisters. Melynn had more fun playing with my new tuperware & Pawpaw than anything. We enjoyed their visit & certainly appreciated everything.

Christmas at Gigi & Grandaddys

Melynn's 1st Christmas Extravaganza was celebrated at Gigi & Grandaddy's. Melynn, Devon, & I spent the night & woke up the next morning to cook breakfast & open presents. Aunt D ( Devon) & Uncle J got her a ton of stuff however she had no interest in opening anything. Although she was slightly interested in what Gigi got from Grandaddy... jewelry always makes a girl interested!

Thanksgiving

This was our 1st Thanksgiving as a family & I've got to say this was the best! From the pictures below you can see a good time was had by all. Melynn & Andy started the morning with a warm up nap & we went full force after that. She had mash potatoes, squash casserole, ham, & dressing for her Thanksgiving meal & as you can tell from the pictures absolutely loved it! We were at the family farm & enjoyed horse rides & a hayride. It was too cold for Miss Melynn to enjoy the the hayride so she, Andy, & I rode along in our truck where it was nice & toasty! She enjoyed looking at all the cows in the back pastures & petting the horses. She didn't know what to think about the horses but loved to touch their hair. She still has a major case of hair envy! Melynn is also teething right now so we had our meltdown moments but it was all taken with stride! Once we got home she was exhausted & took a long nap before bed on her sweet daddy. We are very thankful this year for our beautiful little red hair blessing! Happy Thanksgiving Everyone!

My 1st Turkey Day!!

9mth Melynn!

Melynn turned 9mths on November 19th, 2009. She now weighs 19lbs 3oz & is 28.75 inches long! She has discovered her voice & is very vocal(translation LOUD) & loves to call for her DA-DA. She seems to be very strong willed in what she wants to do so now she is learning the word "no". I'm sure it won't be long before it's coming right back at me. She continues to pull herself up on everything & tries to stand alone but isn't taking any steps yet aside from with her baby stroller or push toys. She crawls everywhere & loves to explore new rooms & manages to find any little speck of anything on the floor & decides she needs to taste it.... we vaccum alot. We are so proud of our little girl & can't wait to see what she accomplishes in the next month!