On Dec. 17 it was our 3rd anniversary. A friend of ours gave us this Christmas Cactus for our wedding because it is supposed to blossom every year around our anniversary. This is the first year that it actually blossomed so we were pretty excited. Our love fern!

Mom and Kristen watched Lina for us so we could get away (thanks!). We went shopping at the Gurnee Mills outlet mall that Wed. and spent the night in this hilarious hotel with really cheesy themed rooms. The hallways were lined with blacklights and each room had a blacklight too. There were really interesting murals all over the place too-whoever owned the place apparently like to paint. But it was actually a pretty nice place and we had a really nice time. We just stayed one night and then the second day we went shopping at IKEA and whatever mall is right next to it. we stayed in China:)

While we were gone Lina got her first tooth! The second one popped up a couple days later so she has been chewing on everything!
This is one of Lina's favorite spots to be It's a great spot to watch Baby Bach

She gets really into it...
and the Packers!
When I walked in the room, Lina was just laying there licking the little soccer ball...

Lina sits all by herself now!Mya love Lina and likes to try to pick her up. Sometimes I'll let her hold her and Mya will try to push my hands away once was she Lina in her arms:)

Our Christmas pic