Nola Reading in Bed

Nola took a break during the hectic holiday season to catch up on some important reading...

Here she just looks a little miffed that she's been interrupted.

I guess it's all good.

No, seriously, that is a happy face.

Christmas Day at the Smith Casa

Auntie Jaimee has been in town for Christmas, so we headed up to the Smith's house for Christmas day. Nick wore his red footie PJs and snuck in from the backyard to surprise Kim and Taylor's kiddos as a younger, darker (and in my opinion, much hotter) Santa. Their littlest one was terrified. Reportedly the whole concept of Santa Claus scared her, but she was pretty wary of Nick the rest of the day.



Aunt Kim tried to introduce "Frosty the Snowman" to Nola, but it had about the same impact on her that "Saint Nick" had on Kim's kiddos.

Starting Solids

Nola has been staring us down during our dinner lately, so we after her last doctor's appointment, we were given the green light to start solids. We have a few pictures here of our growing four-and-a-half-month old and her first steps into the wonderful world of "solid" food.

"What is this?"

"You're kidding me... eat out of this?"

"Okay, I'll try it, but I can't promise anything."

u"I may have polished off the bowl, but I'd really rather not let you see how much I liked it."

O Christmas Tree

We went out to a "cut your own tree" farm this past weekend to get ready for Nola's first Christmas. Here are some pictures of our little adventure:

Nola approving of the tree selection.

Nick posing beside the tree before cutting it down.

Nola and the tree getting to know each other.

Rally Caps

Our dear and wonderful Saints have pulled out 12 wins so far this season, and we couldn't be happier. Of course, this picture doesn't conjure up the joy that the season has given us, as it was taken during last week's nail-biter against the Redskins. We barely squeaked out of that one, and we know it couldn't have been done, had it not been for our rally caps.