Kylah's First Christmas x 5

Kylah's first Christmas actually consisted of 5 Christmas parties, all of which she ended up with more gifts than anyone else! Our house is now full of boxes with toys and clothes for her...can we say spoiled!? Although she doesn't understand now, she will be very thankful soon for all her gifts. Thank you to all our friends and family who made her first Christmas (all 5) wonderful!

Here are just a few of the hundred pictures we took...starting with Riley and Kylah waiting patiently to open gifts.

These gifts here are ALL for Kylah! Great timing for her to take a cat nap...

She did eventually wake up to see the toys Dad unwrapped for her though!

Family pic after parties 1 & 2:

Christmas Eve morning before party #3 at Great Grandma and Grandpa Winkler's house. Isn't she adorable?!

Kylah's favorite gift by far is the Jumparoo Great Grandma & Grandpa gave her. Thank you!!

All partied out :)

Visitors

Kylah met a few more of our very close friends just before Christmas, including Jeff Uhen, Reed Smith, and Nikki Olivier...thanks for stopping by everyone! AND, thanks for a very fun night out afterwards :)

Happy Holidays!

Basement Project 2007

Kylah, Riley and I are very proud of Craig's hard work in our basement and it's time to share the progress he's made to date. Most of you know that Craig has spent the past few months designing, framing, and wiring every room downstairs. His late nights, muscle aches, sweat and tears are all paying off and I couldn't be more impressed. This past week we had the foam insulation sprayed, and the dry wall is almost all hung as of today! This means we get to pick out paint, carpet, bathroom cabinets, and tile soon - which obviously is my favorite part :) The pictures in the slideshow above start with the completion of his framing work, the insulation stage, and what the dry wall looks like as of 12:30am today. There's still more work to do (like trim, so plan on a trim and painting party soon for those of you in town!) - but I'm very happy to share his project progress with you all so far. Great work Craig!!

Getting ready for Christmas

We put up our Christmas tree and decorations today and Kylah loves the lights. We're so excited to celebrate her first Christmas together in just a few weeks!

2 Month Pictures

Kylah had 2 month pictures taken recently that we want to share with you. She is too cute not to show off! (Photography by Tara Hays) When the slide program asks for your email address, please do not fill it out.

Daddy's home!

Hi Daddy!

My dad has been working down in Texas all week. He calls home often to say he loves me and misses me. I love and miss him too, I even told him that today when mom put him on speaker phone!

Baptism

Kylah was Baptised by the Lord on November 11, 2007. Deacon Leo presided with God Parents Tami and Randy Klibert and Mom and Dad. The family was there for the event. One of the miracles of the day is in the family picture - can you see him? I'll give you a hint, "The Lord be with You".

Play Time

Today was Kylah's first day playing on her Baby Einstien mat, and she loved it! She spent most of the time looking at herself in the mirror...

Mom and Kylah

Mom was getting down that there weren't many pictures of just her and Kylah. A couple nights ago, we took one of Kylah's happy times to snap some great Mom and Kylah pictures. Just a gigglin'!

He's crazy :)!

This is at 6:10 am this morning. He would not stop tossing the ball in my lap until I started throwing it today. Who has trained who??

Uncle Brian's

I helped Uncle Brian knock out a wall in his new home today :)


Sleeping on the job.

Loving Construction

Grandma and "Grump" Winkler take a break from construction at Uncle Brian's new home.

Commentary...

Hi All:
Sorry, new to this blog site and I figured out how to let everyone comment on the pictures - thanks to the "Bemily's" for pointing it out. If you have a log in though, sign it so we know who comments :). Thanks everyone - hope you are enjoying this as much as we are putting it together for Kylah and Riley.
Craig and Michelle