Geoffrey's 1st haircut!

Geoffrey had his first haircut days before his first birthday, how fitting!  He wasn't a big fan of the process, but we got the job done.  :)

I think I'm more excited than he is... :)

He is already looking concerned, and it hasn't even begun yet!

Poor little guy. He wasn't having too much fun.

Another hairdresser was trying to distract Geoffrey with a video on her phone, but he was not interested at all.

Cute little boy haircut (from behind) - managed to forget to take any pictures from the front. Oops!

Geoffrey's Dedication

On November 25th, 2012, we publicly dedicated Geoffrey Patrick to the Lord.  Just as we pray for Maddie, our prayer for Geoffrey is that he never knows a day where he does not experience the love of God through Jesus Christ.  We recognize that as his parents, it is our primary responsibility and privilege to both model and actively teach him the amazing grace and abundant life in Jesus Christ. It was a very special service, which also included 3 of the 4 other families from our small group at church, who were dedicating their children.

   What a blessing you are to us, Geoffrey.  We thank the Lord every day that he entrusted us to be your parents. 

Old Town Holiday Snow

We enjoyed going to Old Town Pasadena for their annual holiday celebration, again this year.  Maddie particularly liked the snow and the live music that she could dance to!

Making snowballs

She LOVED the singer on stage, and danced her little heart out!

Cutie-pie!

The first ornament of Christmas

Maddie put our first ornament on the Christmas tree this year - fittingly, it was a Car's Land collector's edition ornament, seeing as Car's Land opened this year, and we were here to enjoy it!

Start of the Christmas season at Disneyland

Although it is early, Disneyland breaks into the holiday season in mid-November, which I LOVE.  :)  Here are some pictures of our day spent there, complete with snowfall!

Little Peter Pan

Soo happy to be here again!

Watching the Christmas parade on Main Street.

There's that red car again!

"What's happening, Maddie?"

"It's snowing!!"

"Wow!  How beautiful!"

Blurry, but a shot of the castle being lit up!

My favorite shot of the two of them: Maddie in wonder with the magical snow, and Daddy, in wonder of his baby girl.

Sweetness

At the end of the day, no matter the highs and the lows we've had together, there is a certainty I can hold onto:  I love this little girl with all my life.

Just like my daddy

The apple doesn't fall far from the tree - (she certainly didn't get this trait from me!) :)

Bathtime Babes!

Crazy kids taking a bath, November 2012.

They really are the best of friends and have so much fun together!  We are blessed!