Adriel's First Christmas

Let the pictures tell the story......

Checking out her presents on Christmas morning

Opening her first present...she was psyched!

Showing off her present opening skills

Modeling her new hat and mittens

Ooooh...this is a big one!

First Christmas as a family of three!

Daddy hang time!

Learning to play the mandolin

Being silly

Going for a ride

Mittens from Aunt Jenn!

Loves to read!

Playing peek a boo

Opening the present that Ben picked out for her

Thanksgiving in the OBX!

Adriel learning how to play pool

She loved having her cousins there to wake her up after nap time

Playing with cousins

Touchdown!!!!

Swingin!

Looks like the beach...but it was the sand volleyball court behind our house!

Morning play time

Some of the kids.....

Time to bake pies!

Our adorable nieces

Story time with Aunt Angie!

Tuckered out....ya can't blame her...

Goin for a ride!

With Papa O!

The girls!

With Uncle Cal!

Brothers and their girls

Thanksgiving meal time!

The kids' table

A dance party! It's kind of dark...but you'll get the idea

Recent happenings....

It's getting colder (MUCH colder) and we are getting into the Christmas spirit, so we decided to go on a family date down to Baltimore's Inner Harbor to see the lights and do some shopping! The place was all abuzz with activity including a tuba band (weird) playing Christmas music in the FREEZING cold. After hanging out at the harbor, we went to see the lights on Baltimore's own 34th street where a whole block of row homes gets completely decked out for Christmas! It's a huge local attraction and we had fun showing Adriel all of the lights and drinking the free hot chocolate they were giving out! We are loving having her with us for her first Christmas season!

Ready for a winter outing!

At the Harbor

So cute in her hat!

In front of Santa's house

"Santa's Place" at the Harbor

Giving kisses on 34th Street

The girls! We were SO cold!

Family photo op

Going for a ride

Playing in the "fort" that Daddy built!

She was loving it!

So was Ben!

Adriel's newest dance move

Recent life of the MD Ogdens...

Ben was supposed to be getting her ready for bed...hmmmmm....

Loves when Daddy plays his guitar

They both get that glazed look in their eyes when the TV is on...

Where Ben spends many of his days...in the trees!

Our soon to be home!

Adriel pointing to her new house

One of the views from the house...

Another view.....beautiful! And in the middle of nowhere!

The back...soon it will have a deck and a porch!
Excited about the house....notice the nearby horses...

Making friends with our new neighbor....

Our cowgirl in training!

Adriel conquering her bumbo chair....