The Christmas season just gets better and better every year with our family. With Sophiya getting older, the spirit of Christmas, the excitement in the air, the anticipation of Santa's arrival makes the holidays so magical. We were blessed with another visit from Santa Claus himself this year, which was a highlight to see the thrill on Sophiya's face and watch the special moment with them together. Siena celebrated her first Christmas, and as always, went with the flow and enjoyed all the fun along the way. Cousin Arabella, only a couple months older than Siena, made the house complete with girls galore! It's fun to think of them all growing together, so close in age and getting to play together for years to come. We were blessed with so many lovely gifts for the girls, delicious food and of course lots of laughs with everyone.
"Can't catch me I'm the Gingerbread Man" (one of her favorite books right now!)
Sledding practice before the REAL thing in Bend, Oregon with Songstad boys!
Our little Siena, this is typical of her, smiling and happy go lucky. 2012 was a year full of firsts for her and she's moving towards becoming a biped, crawling less and taking more and more steps on her own! Her personality blooms as each day passes and my little baby is now moving toward toddler-hood, which is a bittersweet transition for me. Her flexibility and adaptability never ceases to amaze me and she's proving to be a good traveler like her sister.
Loving the Christmas Carols and trying all of Nana's different instruments!
Lots of new dress up clothes! Her favorite is her Cinderella dress and she is remarkably good in heels at age 3....
Couple shots of Siena before she spilled juice all over her beautiful Christmas dress :(
New kitchen set from Grandma and Grandpa!! She loves cooking and playing house with all her play food. We are constantly having birthday parties with her cupcake set!
After all the craziness of Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, the fun doesn't end there, as it's Sophiya's birthday on December 26th! We had a small fairy birthday party for her, complete with cake pops and breakfast spread, more gifts and attention for the birthday girl. I absolutely love this photo of her, I feel like I captured the second when she realized that we were all singing "Happy Birthday" to her and how special she feels!
I still can't believe she is 3 already. She has done A LOT in her short three years. She's a frequent flyer, moved across the world and blossomed into a little girl. She is a strong willed, confident little thing, not afraid to tell it like it is and let anyone know what she wants. Her sense of humor is developing rapidly, along with her thirst for knowledge and vocabulary! She has been our shining light the past three years, made our life rich in so many ways. We love you Sophiya and HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU!
Following Sophiya's birthday party, more excitement to come as Dana and I head off for Australia, another post to follow SOON.....
