Getting ready to say goodbye to 2008

It's official

Stella is obsessed with her feet! This afternoon she found her feet way more interesting than her avocado.

Oops

One more photo I forgot to upload....and yes, Stefano did notice :)

Back from the sunshine

We hope everyone had a very happy holiday! We are back from spending the past week in Palm Springs with lots of family. We were lucky to escape Seattle last Saturday morning before most of the Alaska Airlines flights were cancelled. We had a wonderful week relaxing with family and relishing in the warm weather. We (I really should say Stefano) came back tonight and had to shovel the driveway in order to pull into the garage. As usual, Stella was a fabulous traveler and had a great time with everyone. She had a couple of firsts in the past week--she had her first peas and we're pretty sure she hates them. She is learning to sit up on her own and she has really discovered her own feet. Here are a couple of our favorite shots.

Stella's first snowstorm (in Seattle that is)

They say it never snows in Seattle but we beg to differ. Stella wasn't super into being bundled up and out in the cold. The kids in our court were going crazy this morning sledding and snowboarding down driveways. Looking forward to warmer weather in California next week!

Family photo

Stella was much more interested in playing with her balloon rather than looking at the camera. Nonetheless, finally a picture of the 3 of us.

Happy Birthday Auntie Mimi!

We love you Auntie Mimi and hope you have the most amazing birthday this year! Wish we could be there to celebrate but we can't wait to see you in California in February.

Our intention was to snap the first photo.....Stella's intention was purely to eat the sign as seen in the second photo.

Stella is 7 months old today!

We can hardly believe how fast the time is flying by. Stella was born 7 months ago today and we have thoroughly loved every single minute with her. We feel so blessed to have her in our lives.

Thanks all around

We were a little nervous last week when we realized that Stella was growing out of her signature star pajamas--thank goodness her Auntie Mimi had sent them to her in every size!

Here's a shot of Stella in her mom's old rocking chair from when she was a little girl--thanks to Grandco for refinishing and painting it!

Thank you Aunt Jo

Thanks to Aunt Jo for the great toys she brought for Stella in Colorado!

One more cute photo from Colorado

There are too many to choose from!

More Colorado photos

Here are a bunch of shots from our week in Colorado. Stella had a wonderful time with her grandparents, great aunts and uncles, cousins, Uncle and of course her parents. She tried both avocado and banana for the first time. She saw snow for the first time. Lots of firsts on this trip. She was a great traveler and hopefully will be again when we head to Palm Springs for the holidays.

Back from Colorado

We are back from spending the past week in Vail with our family for Thanksgiving. This photo pretty much sums up Stella's attitude during the entire vacation--she was amazing! More photos to come soon...once we sift through them all.