Pirates and Princesses

It's no secret that Stella enjoys all things Disney, so we couldn't pass up the Disney Junior Live On Tour! Pirate & Princess Adventure show that came to Wichita.  Originally, all three of us were going to go, but Megan was suffering from severe morning sickness due to our recent findings that we were expecting again.

Stella watches a little bit of Jake and the Never Land Pirates, but she was most excited about the "Princess" component of the show: Sofia the First.  She loves prancing around the house in her Sofia dress.  Doc McStuffins is her favorite Disney character and even though she wasn't part of the main show, she showed up for some quick pre-show entertainment so Stella really enjoyed that.

Ardent 2.0

Although the picture isn't very clear, hopefully the message is.  Another baby!!!  Today, we found out we'll be blessed with another boy or girl!

Mommmmmmmmmmmy, Daaaaaaaaaaad, Babieeee

We are so blessed to have a gifted singer serenade us during our family dinners!

Her table manners at the end where she throws the bowl down leaves some room for improvement though.

A Doc Christmas

Christmas morning, Santa had a Doc McStuffins house setup for Stella to enjoy when she got up.  It's a lengthy 10 minute video, but the very beginning captures when she first sees the house.  I love her reaction!

Her present opening skills have drastically improved this year.

Christmas Card 2013

For this year's Christmas card, we decided we wanted to capture our family in our new home and in our new city (well, new city given that we haven't lived here full time for 10+ years).  So, mom came over with her trusty DSLR and we ended up with the following in front of our fireplace upstairs:

And we just so happened to snap a good picture of Stella in front of the fireplace downstairs with the stockings for the back of our card:

Checkin' Up

Stella dressed up as Doc McStuffins today for school for Halloween.  Here she is afterwards making sure that both Ember and I have stellar tickers:

Pumpkins

Shortly after Stella was born, I carved a star pumpkin in her honor (I carved another star the following year too).  This year, Megan carved a Doc McStuffins face, Stella "poked" Minnie Mouse arms, legs, and head into a mini pumpkin, and I carved the Super Man logo (aka Super Stella).  Here she is super pumped on the outcomes: