Merry Christmas!!

Merry Christmas! We have had the best Christmas ever so far, and it will continue for many days as we see our families and friends. I hope that everyone has a great holiday season!

Katherine opened one of her gifts last night.

John wondering why the characters in Katherine's new book all look like Cartman.

Winston "opening" his gift from Santa.

Katherine loved the swing that Santa brought her!

She's a big girl now!

Katherine is over 5 months old now, and she can (almost) sit up by herself. We can see her soaking up all of the world around her every single day, and her total enjoyment of it all is totally contagious! The Campbell household is a very happy household!

Santa!!

This past week, John and I took Katherine to see Santa. Santa looks fantastic...it's been so many years since either John or I sat in his lap, so it was good to see that he doesn't age much. Katherine wasn't too impressed...after three seconds in his lap, her "early warning system" (big pouty-shrimp-lip) appeared. In a few years, she'll be begging for his approval and forgiveness for any mischief.

Close-up of the pout from my camera:

So much to be thankful for!

Katherine's first Thanksgiving was great, and we were so lucky to able to share it with Brian, Heather, and the now-huge Togi.

Here's a time-lapse of me cooking (please excuse the PJs...it was still early!), and Brian helping.

4 months old today!!

I can't believe that time has gone by so quickly...it feels like just yesterday that Katherine was a tiny newborn. Now, she's a super interactive baby....lots of smiles and giggles. She babbles a lot, and although most can't understand what she's saying, I can...she's already explained to me her campaign platform for her first Senate race.

Workin' it!

Just because I can't put the camera down.....

She's on the move!

This past Wednesday, Katherine entertained us by rolling over for the first time. Yay! Here is a movie of her performing this monumental feat. I think she looks proud of herself!

I am so ridiculously smitten with this beautiful girl. She giggles all the time, and has started squealing too. She'll be in stitches over our impressions of Ernie (or Bert, I forget which) laughing. She's already shown a preference for certain songs - she'll immediately quiet and smile as soon as her favorite plays. Of course I took more pictures of Katherine. Here are a few of my new favorites....