My favorite

My Christmas gift was a new DSLR camera, so we've been taking a ton of photos. Here are a couple of my favorite pictures so far. Todd and I need more practice on getting Alyssa to smile for the camera, so the serious pose will do for now!

Buckeye Fan?

For the record, Alyssa didn't choose this outfit! However, she does look cute in red in gray and she seems to like Brutus...

Best Buddies

Ernie P. was the first "baby" in our family. Although he doesn't get as much attention these days, he still loves his "little sister." Ernie thinks he should be involved in everything we do. Alyssa likes him as long as he doesn't bark when she is trying to rest!

New Hat

Grandpa Max bought Alyssa a new hat from his favorite store - Cabella's! I'm sure she'll grow into it soon. I wonder how many other gifts she'll be getting from Cabella's.....perhaps a new fishing pole someday?

Christmas 2008

We visited our family in Ohio for Christmas and Alyssa really enjoyed it! She loved the car ride with Uncle Jubal (except for the last hour) and she really loved the Christmas lights. Here is a photo of Alyssa and her daddy looking closely at the Christmas tree. She wore her Christmas outfit from Grandma Mel on Christmas day until she started eating the sleeves. She wasn't too interested in presents, but she did enjoy watching others open them.

Halloween

Here is our little monkey! She was not pleased with our costume choice, so we didn't get great pictures. Maybe next year!

Flashback continued..

Here is Alyssa when she was 7 weeks old.