I can't believe it's been 2 months already.  It has been such a blessing to have her in our lifes.  We are loving every second.  Look how big she is.  So much bigger then last months pictures.  Happy New Year everyone!

We had a wonderful Christmas and it was so special spending it with Allie.  After our little family Christmas we went to my parents house for breakfast and more presents!  With my family we still get presents for everyone so with 3 kids in the family plus spouses/girlfriend and both parents and now 4 kids in the family (the kids usually get more then one) it comes out to be alot of gifts.  You'll know what I am talking about when you get to that picture!

Our favorite present!  She was passed out halfway through presents.

Her first stocking presents. I think she liked it!

Her first present.  It was bigger then she is!

After a scavenger hunt around the house Matt finally made it to his favorite present.  

My sister's birthday was on Christmas and to make sure she was properly celebrated we got together on Christmas Eve.  We ate birthday burritos, cookies, and cheesecake.  Happy birthday Heather!  I love you lots.  :)

Some of Heather's gifts weren't delivered due to the weather so my mom cleverly wrapped some old slippers in place of her new slippers.

On Saturday when the snow started to really come down we made it to the store so we wouldn't get trapped with nothing to eat.  I decided I wanted to make crock pot stew.  Perfect for this kind of weather and it's soooo good.  So yesterday I put Allie in her bouncy chair and put her just outside the kitchen were she could see me and I put on Christmas music.  I started to chop the veggies when she started to fuss.  So I put her bouncy chair right beside my leg and bounced it as I chopped.  I call this making stew "The Mom Way".  :)  She fell asleep pretty quickly and I finished up.  About 30 minutes later Matt says he hears a popping noise coming from the crock pot.  I look up and it is pouring black smoke from the side.  I quickly unplugged it.  It left a pretty good black mark on the counter but we got it out.  So now I am stuck with a broken crock pot and $10 worth of uncooked meat!  Thankfully we live close to the Roth family so Matt walked 5 blocks in the ice and snow to borrow theirs.  Thanks to the Roth's for saving my stew!  and thanks to Matt for walking all that way for me.  :)

We have been happily hanging out all weekend but by Christmas we may get stir crazy.  Matt has taken a few walks to the store and to play shuffle board with Mike Roth.  :)  I love the feeling of not being able to leave because you get very inventive with your time.  I have been baking a ton in hopes of bringing them to Christmas.   

Here's Allie hanging out with Mom and Dad

Cuddling up with Daddy

A bath is a good way to warm up

This is a huge icicle outside our window. It has grown and grown over the last few days and now is growing past the window!

She finally fit into her Halloween costume my cousin bought her.  It's a Newborn size!  and that's the pumpkin I bought for her when I was pregnant.  

We enjoyed lunch with some of the Pastore clan 

and took Allie for her first trip to a restaurant.

We did some shopping and even got our tree all set up!