Brinley's First Christmas

This was Brinley's first Christmas. We went to Indiana to visit with Brian's family for the holidays; so we did our own little Christmas before we left. Brinley wasn't sure what to do with the gifts. We had to help her rip the paper off. Then she would peek inside to see what was in there. It was cute to see how excited she would get. She especially loved the cabbage patch doll she got from her uncle Alex. The last gift she opened was a ball popper that she really enjoyed. It was fun to see her experience Christmas for the first time. 

  

Playing with the dog

After getting used to them, Brinley decided she liked the dogs at my parents' house, especially the one that is just her size. She liked to pet her and would follow her wherever she went. It was really cute to watch.

First Thanksgiving

Brinley experienced her first Thanksgiving. She really enjoyed the variety of food, yams, potatoes, cranberry sauce, and dressing. Here are a few pictures commemorating this event. She would not keep the food on her plate. She kept dumping it. Despite her being sick, we had a pretty good visit at my parents' house.