The last day of Christmas

We ended our four-day Christmas celebration with a lovely time at Grandma Michelle and Grandpa Roger's house. Stephie must have been an extremely good girl this year...she got so many wonderful presents! The best gifts of all, though, included the bows and wrapping paper, and of course an old remote control from Grandpa Roger. Yum!

Neither Rain, Nor Sleet, Nor gloom of night...

Stephie battled all of the elements today in order to come to St. Louis: black ice, freezing rain, and dense fog. We made it, though, and are happy to be here!
Grandpa Don even shared some of his new Christmas candy with Stephie. She didn't get to eat any of the actual candy, though the box of candy cigarettes was particularly yummy.

Merry Christmas!

What a busy Christmas day! From trying on her first pair of Mary Janes...
...to playing with a new dolly...
...and hanging out with her buddy Connor......and new friend Marco, Stephie had a fantastic first Christmas.

Christmas Eve

Stephie celebrated her first Christmas Eve by having the family over to our house for dinner. She got a Tickle Me Elmo from Daddy and a Cabbage Patch Kid from Mommy.

In the buff

Stephie is increasingly hard to keep still during her diaper changes lately; she wants to be on the move instead.
Today she escaped and had a great time crawling around sans clothing.Hey Stephie, those p.j.'s are for wearing, not for eating!

Paging Dr. Stephanie...

Stephie had a lot of fun playing with Myles's doctor kit this weekend. Maybe she will take after Mommy in her career choice!

Happy Birthday, Grandpa John!

Stephie and Grandpa John had quite the eventful day together celebrating his birthday. First, Stephie had so much fun watching Grandpa fix Mommy and Daddy's frozen pipes under the kitchen sink (no wonder we got a good deal on this shack!) Next, we decorated cookies with Aunt Berta, Uncle Ken, Emily, Chaz, and Andy.
Finally, we devoured the worlds tallest (and prettiest?!?) cake. None for Stephie, though she did get to have a tiny piece of pizza...yum. Happy birthday, Grandpa John!!!Tonight also marked the unveiling of The Binkie Song! Written by Grandma Julie and executed by Aunt Berta, it is a performance not to be missed!