Bethany gave Alia some new Nike's as a late Christmas present. Here she is displaying them.

Most of the time when I bring out the camera, she'll say cheese really quick and then take off running down the hallway. It's ok though, becuase I'm able to get pictures of her in some kind of pose when she stops at the end of the hall.

Our sweet little girl is quickly becoming a sweet little terror. It's definitely easier to handle when both of us are with her though. She likes to climb on things, tries to grab stuff off the book shelf, tries to get the remotes, and throws food everywhere that she doesn't want to eat. This last part is kinda funny because she's really learning how not to drop food on the ground when she's in her high chair. With a little patience and some smartness on our part, I think we'll be just fine though. :)

And really...who can resist this.

We had lunch with our friend Amy on Friday. Mommy didn't have school so Alia stayed home from daycare.

If you haven't seen Alia's new shoes yet, everyone loves them. B wanted them so I gave in.

I wanted to get a picture of Alia's curls. This is what her hair does right after being washed. Then she sleeps on it and it straightens out.

Here Alia is trying to shut herself in the toy bin.

There's another video up on Facebook. :)

Alia said Alia today! It was pretty cool.
Here's a list of words (at least the ones we could think of) that Alia can say:
bye-bye, more, thank you, please, cheese, baby, dog, kitty, mama, daddy, drink, cookie, fishie, ice, bite, "one, two, three", up, bird, Zeus, grandma, block, ball, sock, shoe, nose, ear, hat, goodnite, no, mine, duck, frog
She can make the sounds of these animals:
cat, dog, horse, cow, monkey, duck, sheep, chicken
I'm sure I'm forgetting some, but you get the picture. :)
Edit: book, belly, foot, ok; She knows where her nose is and her mouth and ears and foot and arms and legs and belly and head.

Playing in the snow!

Happy New Year! We spent New Year's Eve with "Aunt" Michelle and "Uncle" Eric. "Aunt" Becca and Duane were also with us for a little bit.