Visit with Santa

Santa was at the firehouse station where Belle's Uncle Gavin volunteers. Belle hugged Santa and sat on his lap for a long time. She told Santa she wants to be a princess. She also wanted candycanes for Christmas. Santa asked Belle if she is a good girl and if she helps her Mommy. Of course Belle replied "Yes, I'm a good girl. I help my Mommy." After we left, Belle said to me "Mommy, I am so happy." She got a goody bag and a candy cane from Santa. Belle and her cousin Aaliyah also got to sit in the fire truck.

Hanging Out in a Tree

While I am busy raking leaves, Belle is hanging out in a tree. She said "Mommy, I did it!" "Mommy, can you take a picture?"

October 2007

Belle was having fun outside with Grandma Dobyns new puppy. Belle and the puppy "Greta" chase each other around all the time :)

Be My Valentine

I helped Belle make Valentine sugar cookies. They were heart-shaped and Belle decorated them herself using sprinkles and candy hearts. The cookies were very tastey!

Snow, Snow and More Snow!

We got about 4 inches of snow and what seemed like 2 or 3 inches of ice on top of the snow. I took Belle out to make a snowman, which was difficult because of the ice.

Christmas 2006

We spent Christmas Eve at my Mom's house. Belle had a lot of fun opening all of her gifts from Grandma and Grandpa Dobyns. My sister gave Belle hairclips and headbands and Elmo. My Dad gave Belle a babydoll. It was nice to have everyone together for the holidays.

I'm Two!!!

Belle turned 2 on January 8th. I can't believe she is two already. She has grown up so much over the past few months. She had a strawberries-n-cream cake and she loved every bite of it! She actually had two birthday parties...one at Grandma Dobyn's house and another party at the Ports. She goes crazy over birthday balloons, so I made sure that she had balloons for her birthday. I will be posting more pics from her party soon.