Waking up to a camera in your face...

Daddy got a new camera, and he loves playing with it. Ignore the dead sick mommy in the background.

First Snow

Reese wasn't quite sure what to think of all the snow. She definately didn't like being confined in her snow suit or in gloves. Maybe next year she'll see the possiblity of fun.

Reese's first Christmas morning...

Reese in her bumbo chair from Grandma and Grandpa Nordfelt.


Reese really just wanted to eat all her presents...

or the paper I should say.


She loved her monkey. It's about the same size as her.

Reese with some of her new toys.

Christmas Pictures

The dreaded Christmas picture shoot. Neither Arnold or I am too crazy about taking pictures or ourselves, but we know it's important to have family pictures. Here are some of the highlights from the over 300 pictures my sister so kindly took of us on Sunday.






Reese with her cousin Mycol.

Reese with her cousin Riley.


We're afraid that Reese my start walking before she even starts crawling. She loves to stand and will stand like this, with me holding her hand for quite a while. Am I the only one that finds this freakishly abnormal for a 3 month old. The other day Arnold was holding her hands like this and she took a couple steps forward. I'm scared.



This pretty much sums up how Reese felt after all the picture taking. She fell sound asleep in the car on the way home.

Oh what a difference a month or so makes...

This week I took off the little sling in Reese's bath tub. She now just sits up in the bath tub. The bottom picture was the last bath she took with the sling. The top picture is Reese at about 5 or 6 weeks old. She's growing so fast.

Reese at 6 weeks


Reese at 3 1/2 months

Just Reese!

These are just some fun pictures I took of Reese the other day. We have a lot of fun with our little photo shoots.

Rolling Over

Last week Reese rolled over for the first time. It kind of happened accidentally while she was on her stomach playing; she lifted up with her right arm too far and flipped herself over. It scared her and she looked like she was going to cry, until I started clapping and getting excited then she started laughing. She only did it one more time that day and then again over the weekend with Arnold. But this morning we were playing and she flipped her self right over like she did it on purpose. Then she did it about 20 more times. It was a game. She would flip from her stomach to her back, I would flip her back on her stomach and she would flip again. Well, when I tried to get it on video of course she wouldn't do it. Oh well, we'll catch it eventually.

3 Months Old!

Tomorrow, December 10, 2008, Reese will be 3 months old. Some fun facts about our little Reeses Pieces...

-25 1/2 inches long
-13 pounds
-has graduated to size 2-3 diapers
-talks constantly, especially when she's by herself
-smiles at just about everyone (except when I try to take a picture of her)
-giggles when daddy rubs her feet
-love the bath tub
-sleeps through the night (sometimes as long as 12 hours)
-supports herself on her feet & loves to stand
-also loves to sit up and watch the world around her
-loves to suck just about anything, especially her hands and binky
-has mastered the art of grabbing things
-likes to look at books
-also loves to watch TV (I'm scared)
-thinks she's ready for grown-up food, but she's not!
-loves to snuggle with mommy
-is just about the cutest thing her mom & dad have ever seen!


Sucking her hands.



Sitting in her bumbo chair.



Eyeing mommy's salad at CPK. I told you she thinks she's ready for grown-up food. :)

Reese's Blessing Day

Sunday, November 30, we blessed little Reese. Standing in the circle were both of Reese's Grandpa's, Uncle Brady, Uncle Steve, and Uncle Robert. It was a wonderful day with both Arnolds and my family. Reese wasn't very cooperative with pictures but I'm hoping to have some professional pictures taken with her in her dress.

Haning out with Uncle Brady (my brother) before church. We waited until the last minute to put on her dress.


The one good picture I was able to get.


Mommy & Reese


After Church with Grandma & Grandpa Nordfelt


After Church with Uncle Robert (Arnold's Brother)

Annual Nordfelt Family Gingerbread House Party!

Every year at Thanksgiving my family gets together to decorate Gingerbread Houses. We have such a good time. It's amazing how fun it is and how the adults get into it just as much as the kids. We seem to get more and more creative with each passing year.