Happy Birthday!!

Our sweet little baby is now one year old! She had a fun party with her own cake, and a special outing to the zoo at night. Her first carousel ride was a success!

Merry Christmas!

Nina had a spectacular Christmas, starting at home with Mommy and Daddy, continuing with cousins at lunch, and finishing at Nanna and Papa's for dinner. So much paper and ribbon!

Ho Ho Ho!

Nina got to sit on Santa's lap today, and she was not the least bit afraid. We didn't get the biggest grin out of her but this photo is a perfect keepsake for her first Santa visit.

More Thanksgiving

So here are the good photos from my good camera... Nina went casual with a little turkey t-shirt and denim leggings. She was all about the food!

Nina is 11 Months

Working without a computer is a little tricky for managing photos on my real camera, but I finally got around to importing these. Each month it gets harder to keep Nina sitting down long enough for a good photo - now she wants to crawl forward and grab the camera! And with the right kind of prop she can even stand up on her own!

Fall Fun

We've been relaxing in Houston, and taking advantage of the very mild weather. We walked to the park and found the baby swings, just right for little Nina! Then we came home and just romped in the crunchy leaves. Good thing her hoodie makes her easy to find!

Thanksgiving, part 2

We also had plenty of canine visitors at the ranch too... Up to five dogs at one point. Nina was not the least bit afraid of the barking, jumping, drooling, licking beasts that surrounded her. She also got to experience riding on a real John Deere, and by the look on her face she'll be ready to do it again!

Thanksgiving, part 1

Nina was super excited to get off a plane and into a car to drive to Boerne for Thanksgiving at the ranch. She got to snuggle with everyone, and of course got to enjoy delicious food like sweet potatoes and broccoli and just a teeny bite of turkey.

Exercise Class

One last posting from Shanghai: Nina and I joined a mommy & baby exercise class, which was surprisingly tons of fun. The babies got to crawl around and play with each other until we scooped them up to use as free weights. Great way to get buff!

Jing'an Sculpture Park

(Playing catch-up here...)
We brought Nina to this sculpture park when she first arrived in Shanghai, so we decided she needed one last visit before leaving. It is like a whole new park with giant new exhibits and a new natural history museum. Too bad it was rainy, but Nina had a good view from Daddy's shoulders.