The Williams Family

The best part of Christmas for me is the giving. Yea the getting part is nice but I love seeing the look on peoples faces when they open their gifts. Our Christmas was just fantastic. It was so much fun this year with Delilah able to open presents (and being more interested in them than she was at her birthday!). Christmas Eve we visited John's parents. They got Delilah a Fisher Price Laugh n Learn sweeper, two outfits, gripper socks, & a dog puppet that bark sings 3 songs & Little People zoo train thing. We also stopped in at his grandma's for a much needed visit. She got Delilah a fur real friends puppy. It's really cute and we don't even have to let it out! Ha! Christmas Day- opening scene the front living room with presents galore under the tree (ok maybe there wasn't that many...). We started off with Delilah's presents. First I opened her card & read it to her as she struggled to slip out of my arms. She was so not interested. Then we started ...

Merry Christmas to our family & friends! Much love, Elizabeth, John & Delilah

Today John, Delilah & I went to visit my friend Jess & her son for our Christmas exchange. We just bought for the kids to simplify things. We got Hughie this really neat Hotwheels Car Crusher toy (hard to explain but you'll see the picture below). Jess got Delilah this adorable outfit- it's a purple hoodie with Dora The Explorer on the front and matching pants. And a pink shirt with some designs on it to match. So stinkin' cute! Hughie & Delilah were being so cute together too- they were giving each other kisses and Delilah kept leaning over so Hughie could give her kisses on the cheek. After our visit we went to meet my mom at Curv.es to pick up the stockings that we had made for Delilah & John. They are amazing and just as beautiful as I imagined if not better. Hughie opening the present we got him Delilah & I opening her present- thanks Jess & Hughie! The stockings

I've taken up a new project- knitting Delilah a new blanket. Why? Because she's ruining the one I made to bring her home in. For some reason or another she likes to eat the fuzzies off of it. No she doesn't pick them off of it & eat it. She sticks the blanket in her mouth & tears off a piece of yarn fuzz to eat. So last night I embarked upon the making of a new blanket. This week I have off of work- I am sooo ecstatic to have a week straight with my family... no work! Yay!! Today I will be going in- it's our Christmas luncheon & Delilah hasn't been in in a few weeks so we're going to visit & eat. Visit? Not sure that's the right word heh The rest of the day (and week) is busy busy. Hair appointment today, a visit with Jess & her son tomorrow, William.sport with Ash for a girl's day Wednesday, a visit with Ash & her family Thursday afternoon & Jon's family Thursday night. Then Christmas Friday! I am sooo excited to give Del...

Delilah amazes me each & every day. It's like she knows when we need a laugh because she does something so cute & funny that it makes me forget our problems if only for a minute. Last night she was having chicken nuggets for supper & decided to put a piece of one on top of her head. She thought it was the funniest thing & it gave daddy and I a laugh too. Then today John kind of had his back to her while making lunch. He turned around & she had the biggest grin on her face. She had put a puffy on her head & just thought it was soo funny. She is the cutest lil lady- I love her dearly & thank God that she's in our lives. P.S. Miracles ~d0~ happen. Congrats Misty! Praying super hard for a sticky bean!

Same old, same old here... John hasn't gotten a job yet or an interview... I'm feeling all depressed & the money demon is sitting on my shoulders ripping out my hair... *sigh* I need a kick in the butt & to remember to be thankful for what we do have. Delilah, our health, our home, each other, my family, our friends... and all the little things that make you stop & think, yea that's awesome.

Delilah got her 7th tooth in today! That would probably explain her fever the other week and the bit of a rash she got (we we thought was from her 1 year shots). I was feeding her at supper and trying to work with her on using a spoon. She had the spoon at the moment & opened her mouth to take a bite. I caught a glimpse of something white next to her left lower front tooth so I took the spoon & tried to get her to open her mouth again. And there it was! She is so cute sometimes it's almost sickening ;-) Tonight when John was dressing her for bed she smacked her tummy. She does this thing (as explained in a post below) where she'll lift up John's shirt exposing his belly and smack it. John had just gotten her onesie off & she started smacking on her tummy tum. So cute! Pudding- yum! A visit to Gram & PapPap Williams'