Game Day - NCSU vs. WVU in the Champs Sports Bowl 2010

Game Day! This time it was the Wolfpack and not the Hokies. So Daddy and Zoey were both sporting their game day gear! The Wolfpack upset the WVU Mountaineers 23-7 in the 2010 Champs sports bowl!! Here is Mommy and Zoey showing off their NCSU gear.

Dave, Christi, Rachel, Dan and Evan came over to watch the game with us. Zoey was showing off her new play yard to our WVU frenemies, Dave and Christi.

Playing with Mr. Dave.

Rachel is helping opposing teams maintain a safe distance. Christi and Dave.

Rachel, Dan-o and Kim Kardashian??

Saying Bye to Nannie and Poppop

Three generations of the Johns' family! We had such a lovely Chrismas and a nice vist. We were all sad to say goodbye to Nannie and Poppop. The morning after they left Zoey kept saying Poppop All gone. I am certain he won't stay away too long baby girl :-)

Zoey's 2nd Christmas!

Daddy with Zoey checking out the snow just after she got up. Of course, she didn't actually wake up on her own. Once it got the be after 8am and she was still asleep, Mommy and Daddy couldn't take it any longer and we went in to wake up our sleeping beauty! Eating some of Mom's homemade banana bread...yummy!

Santa brought me a Mega Playland...with tunnels, forts and balls...I love it!

Throwing balls out of my play yard.

I also got a little people farm from Nannie and Poppop.

Daddy opening a present from Zoey.

I love my Mommy :-)

Visiting Santa for the first time

We decided that as a right of passage Zoey should go see Santa. I made the mistake of trying to put her on his lap all by herself first and the tears started. So after asking Santa if I would break his leg...she and I sat down together. As you can see from the photo, having Mommy there didn't seem to make a difference. But it will be a great memory :-)

Christmas Eve 2010!

For lunch on Christmas Eve Mommy fixed me some homemade macaroni and cheese, "mac mac". Obviously little Z really enjoyed it :-)

Mommy and Daddy wrapping the bacon wrapped beef tenderloin that we were going to bake on Christmas Day!

Zoey opening her stocking!

What's in there?

Mommy and Zoey putting cookies and milk out for Santa.

Zoey having her cookie.

All dressed for bed :-)

An Early Christmas in NC

The weekend before Christmas, Mommy, Daddy and Zoey all went down to Pfafftown, to celebrate an early Christmas with Nana, Papa, Uncle Fuzzy, Aunt Lori and Aunt 10-10...and lots of other special family too. Here is Zoey playing with Fuzzy and Aunt Lori. Zoey isn't used to stairs, so she had a blast learning to go up and down and up and down and up and down at Nana and Papa's house.

Sitting with Papa...

Aunt 10-10 is helping little Z open her gifts.

Mommy's 35th Birthday!

Zoey gave Mommy a card and she was reading it to Mommy!

Then Mommy got a great big birthday HUG!

Playing in the Snow for the First Time

So, this wasn't Zoey's first snow. we actually saw snow when we still lived in Texas, but this is the first time there was enough for her to play in. We still don't have the right snow clothes, no water proof pants or shoes, but we layered her up and turned her loose. She liked it for a little while...at least until she took her gloves off and got cold. So cute!!

This is my favorite photo of her out there!