My Baptism

Today I was baptized at Holy Cross Church. I was very fortunate to have most of my extended family in town for the big celebration!

The "guest of honor" was truly my Great Grandma B (or GGB as we like to call her).

Here I am laying in my GGB's arm while sunlight streamed into the church. It was beautiful!

My Godparents - Uncle Teddy and Aunt Jackie - vowing to be my "spiritual leaders."

And I was all smiles as the holy water was poured over my head!

Thanks to my family for coming to Syracuse and making this day so special for me and my mom and dad! I love you....

Getting Ready for Baseball

Merry Christmas!

Santa Claus, stockings, Christmas presents....and a fever of 104.7!

That's right, everyone....I got a terrible viral infection on Christmas morning. Unfortunately, instead of opening lots and lots of gifts, I spent most of the day cuddling with my grandparents.

I did perk up a bit after taking a nap on Grandma, and of course, I was super excited to get my very own train table.

Opening presents was a lot of fun...especially the ones that were wrapped with my favorite Disney friends.

I was also super excited about my other big gift....my very own kitchen! It was tons of fun cooking breakfast for everyone and making coffee on Christmas morning.

Despite being sick, we still managed to have a great holiday. My Great Grandma B came from Chicago to celebrate, which was the best gift of all. We have lots of pictures of her visit, so stay tuned!

Hope everyone had a wonderful holiday!

Holiday Decorating

A few weeks ago, everyone came over to the house for a "tree decorating" party. We had lots of fun setting up the tree and putting on the ornaments. Nani even brought over a new ornament to add to our collection....a crystal spider! Here I am doing my signature "spider shake and scream."

This year my mom and dad decided to put up the fake Christmas tree...but that didn't stop me from smelling it!

Everyone helped to decorate the tree with ornaments, and I was in charge of the bottom half of the tree (go figure)!

Tyler was too young to help decorate this year, but he had fun listening to the Christmas music and watching everyone!

Mom wanted one quick picture with the Santa hats on, but as you can see, she wasn't fast enough!

When we finished putting the ornaments on the Christmas tree, I went upstairs with G to perform my "special job."

With a little assistance from G, I was able to put the angel on the top of the tree.

Perfect! Well, maybe just a little crooked.

All in all, it was lots of fun decorating for the holidays. It sure put us in the Christmas spirit!

Stay tuned for some pictures of Christmas morning!

Bath Time

Bath time is always a favorite in the Dera house!

In the Holiday Spirit

Hope everyone is having fun getting ready for the holidays!

Snuggles with Mommy

Mommy and her Boys

Silly Boy

Daddy and Tyler