Santa

Santa visited our ward party last night. Whitney was definitely not into it. She stood in line with our friend's daughter for a little while, then got out of line, but got back in when she saw there were treats involved. At least she didn't cry!

Little cousins

My mom and my aunt came last weekend for my baby shower. Here is a picture of my aunt's granddaughter Jaylynn and Whitney. They were born on the same day! I don't know what I would do if I really had twins!

Hollywood

Whitney is showing her true girly side. She loved the necklaces, bracelets and rings that Auntie brought her! Don't forget the cell phone!

Surprise Shower

Shoe "tree" that my mom put together. He is set for shoes...for a little while.

Diaper cake my mom's friend Mystie made

Katie, me & Erica (due in April)

My mom is the greatest! She planned a fun surprise baby shower for me while we were visiting. My friend Katie called and had it all set up so I thought we were just going out to dinner with our friends. I was sure surprised when we walked in and the hostess asked if we were there for the baby shower (how did she know:)?) A couple of the ladies my mom works with were there, her good friend, my aunt and a couple of my friends that I've known since forever. We had appetizers at Claim Jumper and then opened presents and then indulged in Raspberry White Chocolate Chip Cheesecake Pie and The Motherlode chocolate cake. So yummy! I felt so special! We can have the baby now because we have several cute, warm fleece outfits! And shoes!

Beach

I just love how cute she looks with her bowed legs.

Orca whale carved out of a log.

Mom & Whit

Freezing family

Whitney and Daddy

We went down to the ocean one afternoon while in Seattle. This is taken in Edmonds near my mom's work. There is a ferry that leaves from here. It was freezing cold, but Whitney was loving running around.

Thanksgiving Trip

Hands in her pockets. ALWAYS.

Brushing the snow off of Daddy's shoes.

Binky anyone?

Happy traveler in the backseat.

We road tripped to Washington to spend Thanksgiving with my family. Whitney actually did pretty well in the car, considering it was a 14 hour drive. We split the drive up over two days, which was fairly manageable. On the second day on the drive over, we were stopped in the mountains in Montana for a little over two hours. Mike and Whitney got out and played in the snow a little bit. Other than that day, we pretty much had clear roads--what a blessing! We met my family in eastern Washington the weekend before Thanksgiving to watch my brother race his motorcycle. Whitney loved the motorcycles and kept saying "cycle." Amazingly, she fell asleep in the arena before the races were over. Whitney had a great time with Grandma and Grandpa. She wouldn't say grandma or grandpa for me before we left, but she said them really well once we were there. She would also call Kletey, and if he wouldn't answer, she would say, "uncle." It was really cute. She also learned to say the names of the dogs. We spent most of our time hanging out. We made a trip down to IKEA and got some sconces for our bedroom. We spent Thanksgiving at my aunt's house. She hadn't even seen Whitney yet, so it was really fun for everyone to meet finally. We're excited for Grandma, Grandpa and Kletey to come for Christmas!

Just like mom?

Mike got this picture of Whitney a couple of weeks ago. Apparently this was all her idea. Mike said he can already picture her trying to "nurse" her babies.