MERRY CHRISTMAS!

Well, it's actually here. Christmas! (OK, technically it's tomorrow, but festivities are definitely already underway.) What a year this has been. It seems like it's been a very long one, but one that has flown by. I can barely believe that at this time last year, I was pregnant.

2008 has been a banner year for the FabersInFrisco. Annabel made a very distinctive arrival in April, and our lives have never been the same. We were warned, but you really just don't know, until this little baby actually shows up just how much your world is rocked. In a good way... in a super fantastic, fabulous way. I mean, seriously... we were happy before, but this is nuts!

I think we've learned as much (if not more) from her as she has been learning from us. We continue to learn patience and flexibility, as each day brings us a new challenge from her. We learn awe and respect, as we discover that we can take nothing for granted. We learn joy and laughter, as we see our world through her eyes and her reactions to things.

I thank you for reading this little blog of mine as I try to capture all these precious moments of our lives with her and share them with you. I hope that you had as wonderful a 2008 as we did, and look forward to an even better 2009!

I'll leave you with Annabel's first photo with Santa. This was literally the first photo that they took of her, because immediately afterwards, she took one look at him and decided she didn't like him. She commenced to crying, so we swiftly whisked her away. I kind of wish we got a picture of her crying, but they didn't offer and I didn't think to ask. Oh well, next time!

CHEERS!