Sara meets Santa!

We took Sara to meet Santa yesterday.  I think she was a little underwhelmed (not nearly as excited as the other kids).  She didn't freak out though - just sat there with a blank stare =)

A busy Fall...

We've had a very busy Fall, traveling almost every weekend.

• We started November going to my niece Olivia's baptism.  Sara had a great time playing with her cousins, even though we had to drive to VA (which is the worst drive ever!).
• Jared and I finally made it up to Penn State to use our season tickets the following weekend.  It was a brutally cold game, but we had a great time shopping for Penn State gear and tailgating.

• We spent Thanksgiving at my parent's house.  It was a wonderful time.  On Thursday, we participated in a 5K Turkey Trot (great way to start the day when you are planning to chow down the rest of the day!).  Then, on Black Friday my mom, sister, and my sister-in-law went to Ann Taylor Loft (my favorite store) in the morning and spent the rest of the afternoon at the Hershey Hotel spa.  Amazing!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

• That same weekend, we visited Jared's parents for Hanukkah.  We had lunch with his dad's family and then went over to his mom's for dinner.  Sara received wonderful gifts and had a great time visiting with the whole family.

Sara is 8 Months Old!

Sara turned 8 months old on Dec. 10.  She is an extremely happy baby who HATES to nap!  She always wants to be a part of the party.  This past week, she started to crawl.  She is so excited to be able to go wherever she wants to go... She still loves her bottle which is her primary source of food.  However, she is branching out and is eating yogurt, cereal (with applesauce), yellow veggies (with some green thrown in the mix), and fruit.  She doesn't have any teeth yet, so eating anything that requires chewing is still out.  8 months is a great age, because she is starting to have a real personality and play with toys.  Below are a bunch of cute updated pics.

Sara loves to stand up (she can't pull herself up yet, but can stand while holding things). This is a new push toy she got for Hanukkah (pardon the laundry in the background!).

 

Before bath - she loves to run around in her diaper!

 

After bath - all cuddled up!

 

 

Cuddling on the couch...

 

 7 months picture

 

Ready for the PSU game!