Here we go....

Finley got up on 'all fours' the other night.... I caught her in action.  She has done it 4 or 5 times since then.  She isn't rocking or moving yet.  She is still trying to figure out the logistics of the whole 'crawling' idea.  It is only a matter of time :)  Her daddy and I aren't sure we are ready for the whole moving everywhere thing.  It IS so much fun to watch her continue to grow and learn how to do new things, so I guess we will say... BRING it on!

Happy New Year!

 HAPPY NEW YEAR from Finley (and her mommy and daddy too)!

We love all of our friends and family SO much and whether we see you often or just a couple of times a year, we want you to know that you are thought of all of the time.  We wish you all nothing but the best that life has to offer in 2013!!!!

Bathtime....A new way!

Finley is now sitting....in the tub too :)

 She likes to reach for her toys.

YAHOO!  Such a big girl :)

Meeting Baby Esme'

 Our friends Andrea and Sadie met us at the Garcia house today and we got to meet baby Esme'!

 Sadie was quite smitten with Esme'

 This is Liv holding her little sister.  She is such a good big sister!

 The kids were getting out all of their Christmas gifts.  Sadie tried on the Captain America mask :)

 Zeke as Iron Man!

All of the kiddos together!  From left to right: Zeke (5), Sadie (21 months), Ezra (6), Liv (8), Finley, Eva (9), Esme' (2.5 weeks), and Elijah (21 months)

It was great to meet the newest addition to the Garcia clan and to see our friends Andrea and Sadie!

Christmas Morning!

 Santa brought a few presents for little, miss Finley!

 Elf on the Shelf!  YAY!  Can't wait to start this tradition when she is older :)

 She also got a cute, stuffed giraffe

 This is a really cool orchestra pit that plays all of the instruments around it. Great job Santa!

 The most precious gift of all!

Daddy is so in love :)

Christmas at Grandma and Grandpa's House

 Finley and her Grandma

 Finley's cousin, Oliver (he is 3 days older than Finley)

 The two youngest rockin' their independent sitting skills :)

 All of the grandkids.... Grayson (4), Onnicah (9), Finley, Elijah (5), Loki (6), and Oliver

 Finley was like a fast ninja and would get that wrapping paper in her mouth pretty much immediately!  this is her opening the things in her stocking.  Santa got her hair pretties (of course), some new Nuks, some baby 'Ugg' boots (knock-offs of course), bibs, and some other fun 'baby' things.

 She enjoyed chewing on her daddy's Skittles candy cane from his stocking

 They were very intrigued by one another.

 HA!

 Finley LOVED the xylophone she got from grandma and grandpa!

 Playing with her toys :)

 Her cousin, Grayson is rocking out on his new Mickey Mouse guitar

 SO much fun to have her around for Christmas!

 Finley LOVED this bat and wobble penguin that her cousin got for a gift.... We had to order her one this morning :)

Finley and her auntie Emily

Ready for Santa!

 After her bath on Christmas Eve, we got on her Santa PJ's and now we are all ready for Santa to arrive!

Cooper Family Tradition-Grand Geneva Lights

 This will be our first time with Finley!  She is all decked out and ready to go!

 What a cute, little Elf :)

 I'm all ready!!!!!

 Ok, so apparently looking at lights is exhausting!  It took us 10 minutes to get from our house to Grand Geneva and she was sound asleep!

 She woke up as soon as she saw all of the lights and shiny displays!

 Candy Land

 Good Night Moon gingerbread house

 Lambeau Field gingerbread house!

 

We have a picture of us in front of the main entrance display from the past 3 years.... This time around there is another little one added to it :)