Holiday Fun

I love the Holidays. Fun times filled with family and craziness usually ending in a headache but we love it anyways! I love my family and I love spending time with them. And now that we have Coriena they are so much more fun. This year we had a family wedding right after Thanksgiving so we were lucky to have a very good friend in from Scotland. Coriena took a couple days to warm up to her because of her accent but by the end she loved her just like all of us do. Cristi's wedding was beautiful and I hope was everything she and Curtis had hoped it would be. I am very excited for them! We also got a new addition to the Brandol family this month. We got a new handsome nephew!!!! And we are soooo excited for the new parents!! (See pictures below) Now for Christmas.... What a BLAST!!! Coriena got spoiled not only by Santa but by mom and dad and the grandparents. I also got very spoiled. Schuyler got me a new camera and I am soooo excited about the possibilities with this camera. I have already had a load of fun with this and I am sooo excited!!! But when I have a daughter like I have taking pictures of her is always fun. :) I am so grateful for my family and friends. Not only around the holidays but all year round. I am truely blessed for the love that we have surrounding us. Here are some updated shots for you....:) Sitting on Santa's lap... (didn't go over well)

Opening up her Christmas pj's

Walking out to see what Santa brought her!!!

Opening gifts

Our adorable nephew!!

I had so much fun taking a little photoshoot of him. He is soo cute!!! I have many many more pictures I could put up but without taking too much space I figure I will keep it short(er) I hope everyone had a Merry Christmas and have a Very safe and Happy New Year!!!

Catching up

I have a lot to catch up on! Coriena has grown so much I can't believe she is almost a year old! Me being the little wanna be photo bug I am can't pass up the opportunity to snap a million pictures of my beautiful little girl. She is almost walking. Which scares me to death. She loves to climb. Which scares me to death. She loves to laugh and smile which I LOVE. She makes me and Schuy so happy. Here is a little photo update... from the last photo shoot I did. Which I did over Labor Day weekend for her 11 month pictures. I hope you like them!

Ok the last picture isn't from the most recent shoot but I love it so I added it anyway. I have a million other pictures that I could have put up but I figure I would attempt to shorten my list.

6 Months / Easter

Coriena is 6 months now. And she is getting so big we can barely believe it.
She can sit up all on her own and will eat anything she can get her hands on which is not always a good thing.
Schuyler and I are doing great and have adjusted pretty well to the parent rolls. We love our little girl so much.
Well, I know pretty much everyone doesnt really want to hear about us so we will move on to more important matters.

Coriena 6 month stats.

Weighs 18 lbs 10 oz 26.5 inches long (expecting a growth spurt very soon if she hasn't already grown)

She is a beautiful, happy, healthy little girl. We are very lucky.

Anyways I did a photo shoot of her and some friends kids this year for Easter so here are some pictures!!

4 months and flying

Coriena is 4 months now. And I know I know I am a slacker on keeping everyone updated.

It has been a great 4 months.

Here is a few things about her and then there are some pictures I took (since I know that is what everyone really wants to know)

She is 25.5 inches long weighing in at 14 lbs 9 oz and I don't remember what her head is but she is in the 92% percentile.
She is in her crib now and loving it
LOVES her bathtime loves to splash and get daddy and mommy soaked and try to get the dogs as they poke there head in (bathtime is a family event)
Loves the dogs-she finds them very funny and loves watching them
Is very ticklish
Tries to mimick you when you make faces at her
She hasn't rolled over yet but seems to have no interest in doing so would much much rather just be sitting up and likes that position more than anything
We are pretty sure she is teething
Has found her voice and loves to hear it. As do Schuyler and I.
Loves books
Is on, and has been since she was 2 and a half months old, rice cereal and loves it.
We have recently started giving her baby food, and she is doing really well.

I am pretty sure there are many other things I could tell you about but we LOVE her and she is an amazing baby girl.