Christmas 2009

Grandpa Dibble, Haley, & Grandma Dibble

We had an awesome Christmas here in Calgary! My parents visited from Houston for a week and Haley had fun playing with them! Dad & I toured the Big Rock Brewery (excellet tour) on Wednesday and got to sample all of their beers! Tasty! Christmas Eve was low key with various appetizers for dinner, as is the Dibble tradition! Christmas Day was so fun! Haley was beyond excited when she saw all the presents under the tree! She LOVED playing with the paper and bows but didn't quite understand opening the gifts. Haley got so many new toys, books, and clothes! Mom & I hit the Boxing Day sales on Satruday but didn't have much luck! And Steve & I went out to dinner twice! It was so nice to have a quiet meal with just the two of us! My Dad also cooked every night (& sometime hot lunches) which was great! We have a freezer full of leftovers! Overall, it was a great Christmas and we are so blessed to have such a great family! Enjoy the photos & video!

11 months

Jonah & Haley playing at the music table today

Today Haley is 11 months old....hard to believe!

What is new with Haley this past month:

• Has 2 teeth
• Cruises on all the furniture (no signs yet of walking)
• Recognizes most of her toys by name (i.e. You ask her where her car is and she will point to it or go get it.)
• Loves dogs. Points to them in pictures, on the tv, and outside.
• Is obsessed with climbing the stairs
• Loves to help with laundry
• Reads book, points to pictures and says "uh"
• Talkative but just babbling. Sometimes I think she thinks she is really talking.
• Loves music and dancing
• New favorite food is Goldfish, but also eating black beans lately too.
• Is excited for Christmas!

Busy...

Haley's new best friend, Mr. Hoppy, the grasshopper

Reading a Halloween book with Daddy

We have been busy lately with Haley not feeling well and getting ready for Christmas! Where to begin.....

• Haley had a pretty bad runny nose for about a week
• Her eczema flared up resulting in an emergency trip to the walk-in doctor clinic
• She got her first case of diaper rash (which is now cleared up)
• She got her second H1N1 vaccination which resulted in 2-3 days of extreme fussiness, a low fever (99.7F), and sleeping issues
• And she cut tooth #2 which probably attributed to the sleep issues

But I'm happy to report that she seems MUCH better yesterday afternoon and today! She even took a 2.5 hour nap this morning which was nice for Steve & I as she has only been taking 30 - 45 minute naps since all the things above started!

Last weekend we put up our Christmas tree! We got a real 7' Douglas Fir and put tons of lights on it! There are only a few ornaments on it as I was too nervous to put the glass ones on. So far Haley will just touch a branch, jump back, and then quiver. It is pretty funny. If you ask Haley "where is the tree?" she smiles and points to the Christmas tree.

We are also getting ready for Grandma & Grandpa Dibble's visit! Haley is so excited and cannot wait to play with them! Steve & I are excited too for Grandpa's cooking and Grandma's baking! Not too much is planned other than Grandpa & I are going to tour the Big Rock Brewery on Wednesday, we may try to get out to Banff if the weather behaves, and Steve & I are going to try to go to dinner one night!

Haley in her snow suit

And....

Today my Christmas cards arrived from shutterfly.com. The absolute latest they were promised by shutterfly.com was December 10th. Hmmmm.....Good thing I had a back up plan! I hope to use the cards to write Christmas thank you notes....