A New Year

We had such wonderful holidays and as usual, couldn't believe how quickly it went by. I know we all loved our White Christmas which was just beautiful!

Jodi is having a good start to the new year as she started ballet and tap. She absolutely loves it and gives it her all! She seems to catch on quickly even though some of the steps can be challenging for her. She is growing so fast before our eyes even though we've asked her to slow down! So much for that!

We are taking Jodi to a specialist next week to have her hearing further evaluated. Our local doctor believes she has some hearing loss so we are praying for good news. We especially pray for no more surgeries but will do what is best for her. It's hard for us to tell if she has hearing loss because like every other 6 year old, she says, "Huh??" quite frequently especially if Mama or Baba is asking her to do something. :) Much love to you in 2011 and thanks for checking on us!

Happy Holidays

Once again, I am really delayed in getting this posted! We are enjoying the holiday season so much. We were fortunate to have Nye Nye Johnson here with us for Thanksgiving and even got to celebrate early birthday! As you can see, Jodi is very happy to help with opening and handling the gifts. We also enjoyed some special time with our great extended family!

We had a brief and beautiful snow last weekend right when we were putting up the Christmas tree. Pretty incredible and it really felt like we were in the middle of a Hallmark commercial. Jodi had those boots on in no time (pink ones of course) and went right out in it. While Mom was here, she came across a little red dress we had bought for Jodi in China which we had forgotten about. Fortunately it still fit so we grabbed a few Christmas pictures in her beautiful dress. Our little princess has no problem striking a pose and cracked me up with all the poses she knew to do. I guess when you're a princess it just comes naturally to you! We cannot believe how Jodi has grown and blossomed in this year and are so grateful to have her in our lives. We look forward to another special Christmas with our families and wish the same for you!!

Happy Veterans Day

We had a great week celebrating Veterans Day and Old Mama's Day! I got spoiled for my birthday by getting a great party with balloons and a fantastic dinner out.

Jodi is officially a Daisy Scout which means alot to me because I always loved Girl Scouts! She is part of a special group of girls and got to ride in the Veterans Day parade. It was very touching to see this beautiful child waving an American flag. You might recognize the back of the "honorary Daisy" to Jodi's left although he adamantly said he was not a Daisy!! You decide.... :)Actually Baba was quite the trooper because I couldn't get off from work in time to get Jodi to the float. Hope all is well with you and your family and thanks for checking in on us.

Happy Halloween

As you can see, our little princess dressed as a little princess for Halloween! Thanks to cousin Alicia, Jodi had the real Belle hair but after about 30 minutes she decided that her real hair might stay on better. (Princesses do have a tendency to run....) She had a ball trick or treating with her sweet friends. We still don't know who the little skeleton was... he just showed up at the party.... spooky! :) Jodi was captured by pirates while trick or treating but they were very friendly and let her keep most of her candy with the exception of a few chocolate bars. :) We hope all is well where you are and Happy Fall! (Thanks for the help Uncle Bobo so that this blog would be possible today).

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