Christmas Pictures

Evelyn has gotten dressed a few times in some of her Christmas dresses, and I thought I would share some pictures!

Here is our family photo by the Christmas tree!

And we couldn't miss seeing the big man himself!

She was a little nervous... but he asked what she wanted for Christmas. He promised empty boxes- what more could a little girl ask for?! Thanks Santa!

Done!

Evelyn's FIRST BIRTHDAY!!!

Here are a few things about evelyn's birthday. I will update and edit this post as I gather more pictures (and sleep!).

The parties started on Thursday at daycare. They gathered around for some homemade yogurt lemon mini cupcakes. Nate and Deidre were able to make it to the party.

Then, on Friday, her birthday, Deidre and I took her to the Seattle Aquarium and the mall! What more could a little girl ask for??

At home, we had a quiet dinner followed by presents and another cupcake.

 

Sorry, this one is a little dark. 

Our little present!

The next day, we got ready for the BIG party! There was cake for everyone, lots of presents, and boys and girls to play with!

Pulverized!

Whew! We were all tired at the end of this great day! How incredible! We are so lucky and so happy to have our beautiful, sweet girl.

The Holidays

We are in full holiday mood in the Kundtz household! We had a fantastic Thanksgiving here with 5 kids and 10 adults young at heart. There was mulled wine, twister, and a 20 pound turkey! Thank you for everyone who came and brought us food! I am sorry to say, I did not take a single picture all day! Check out Julie's facebook page for some pictures (thanks Julie!).

In a week from tomorrow Evelyn will be one year old! I have planned a pink safari animal theme with gift donations to Eastside Baby Corner. With Christmas coming too, she does not need so many gifts at once.

Time goes by so quickly! She is up and walking all over the place. She loves to point things out and say "da" or "dee". So much fun!

Right now she is working on two more teeth on the top. Her eating and sleeping are a little off right now, but she will be back to normal soon.

I am trying out new foods for her. She really likes Hubard squash and sometimes likes kale. Mangos are ok sometimes too. I am using a baby and toddler cookbook that is helping me make more age appropriate things for her - like beef bourguignon! What a mess she made, but that's half the fun, right?

All right, what you have all been waiting for (or maybe you just scrolled past the text!). :)

 

We got a new dishwasher! Here is Evelyn helping daddy take out the old one. 

In my box!

We set up our Christmas tree the weekend after Thanksgiving- we just could not wait! Evelyn helped us with the decorations. 

A Nutcracker ornament. 

Perfect!

I can hear her when I look at this picture... "Da!" as she points to the tree. 

Hee hee. I just noticed Daddy's stomach! Still a good picture, I think. 

Here is Evelyn after playing in Olivia's water bowl and getting her pants wet. I think she really liked getting dry, warm pants and socks a little later!

She has really taken to climbing in her chair all by herself! She even brought up a little book to look at!

This is a picture from Yesterday. You can almost see those little teeth coming in. 

I love this. I love that this is my home. I feel so blessed when I see my home, my husband, and my daughter. I often wonder how I got so lucky.