I am officially the most inconsistant blogger...

Ever. :( But! 2011 is a year of slowing down and focusing, so here I am, back to the grind!



After arriving in Maryland, we enjoyed an incredible Christmas season filled with...

Shopping



And Santa-ing

And plenty of Church visits, cookie making, and family snuggles. It was a truly stellar time and the happiness has been overflowing into the New Year. Since then, we've been spending time with my family while Andrew finishes his predeployment training. Some cute Ellie moments:

You know every baby has their "poop face"

Before lunch with Uncle MADmike

Ellie's first purse!

Starting to lift her head more & rolled over for the first time!!

Now.. Some Mama and Papa unpdates! I'm doing well- going to Church, studying, and having plenty of me time. I also began selling Avon to add to Ellie's college fund and you can find my store at www.youravon.com/cknieriem. Papa is also well- at NTC, preparing to deploy, and will soon be enjoying quality family time. He gets back to Hawaii at the beginning of February and Ellie and I arrive on January 30th. There will be tons of fun posts over the next few months!!

Thanks for hanging in there, guys. I am back into the groove and you can get your Ellie fix here from now on. :)