Kara's big gift this year was a play kitchen complete with all kinds of play food, plates, pans, and cups. Kara was so excited about the kitchen that she barely gave the big Mickey that Mommy bought (and we were sure she would be really excited about) a second look.
It was quite a full house with Mimi (aka Grandma H), Grandpa H., Grandma S., Grandpa S., Uncle Trey, Aunt Amy, GG K, and Great Grandma S. all coming over for Christmas day. While we were opening presents, Kara, Uncle Trey, and Aunt Amy would pick out presents to open from under the tree and Kara would deliver the present. Kara got a kick out of guessing what the present was before it was opened, but if she couldn't figure it out, she'd say, "I don't know what that is." It was Mommy and Daddy's first time hosting Christmas. All in all, we think it was a successful Christmas and a good time was had by all.
Other than Christmas, we had quite an eventful month. The week before Christmas, Cousin Travis stopped by on his trek from Indiana to California. He and GG K came over for lunch one day and had fun hanging out with Kara.
Mimi, Grandpa H., and Uncle Trey flew in from Alabama on the 22nd. Unfortunately, that was also the day the snow decided to come. We had about a foot of snow on the ground that morning (Daddy got stuck getting out of the driveway), and it continued to snow until early in the afternoon. We were getting a little worried that the flights would all get delayed or cancelled, but everyone eventually got here. Once they were here, the snow ended up being pretty fun. Grandpa H. and Uncle Trey had fun playing with Kara in the snow. We also headed to Downtown Louisville and enjoyed a horse-drawn carriage ride around town.
The day after Christmas, Uncle Trey headed back to Alabama. Unfortunately, he missed a visit from Cousin Brad, Maggie, Cousin Cassie, and Scot. They stopped by on their way to visiting some family up in northern Colorado. They didn't get to stay long, but it was great to see them.
We could almost write an entire blog post just filled with Kara quotes. It seems like she comes up with something new and funny every day. Here are a few selected quotes:
• "Very hot, let it cool down." - Telling Mommy she needs to let her spicy Thai food cool down a bit.
• "Let's do this." - Asking Mommy to dance.
• "That's pretty loud" - Kara shouting as she shakes a bell
• "Ta-ta new kitchen. Ta-ta love cook!" - Telling Grandma S. about her new kitchen on Christmas Day
• "Ta-ta eat booger" - Kara's first words to Mommy one day
• "I have Fifi ... he love Ta-ta."
• "Thank you, Mr. Fifi, he a good helper." After getting Fifi to help open the door (Mommy really opened it)
• "Fifi, he inside dog"
• "I love Fifi!"
• Holding Fifi over the railing, Kara said, "he looks downstairs... nothing there."
Link to pictures from Christmas Day
And here are some pictures from the rest of December
