A portrait of my child, once a week, every week in 2013

She is officially 15 months old. I’m not sure why but for some reason it feels a lot older then 12 months did. Maybe it’s the sudden onset of walking. And understanding. And communicating. She can actually understand what she wants now, and even better, communicate what that is to me. She walked pretty much the entire length of the mall with us tonight. It was adorable, and so wonderful. My husband told me it was easily one of the best days of his life. And all we did was spend time with family.

I love Christmas. And having this little munchkin running around, wearing an apron, eating an apple while her grandpa and I bake cookies makes it even better. Watching her face light up when she hears the chipmunk song(which she recognizes from the musical book her grandpa’s gave her), seeing her ooh and ahh over the lights and decorations. I can’t wait to see her go nuts tearing open gifts and playing with toys this week.

Last week these lovely shots were my favorites.