Santa Baby!

I posed a lot to get just the right picture for Mama. Grandma Kruger knitted me my outfit. My onesie says, "Who needs Santa when I've got Grandma?" So true!!

This was a great first Christmas. Right now, I like the people far more than the presents.

--Kyla

In the Christmas Spirit

Kyla poses in Daddy's too-big stocking (yeah, the rest of the family is still bitter that Dwayne has the biggest Christmas stocking).

California Girl

In her shades and holding her dolly, Kyla is holding her own in sunny California.

Sleeping like a....

....well, a baby, of course!

After lots of playtime with her cousins, Kyla is beat and zonks out in Denise's arms.

Family Line

Grandma Darlene and Cousins Kara and Esther find a unique solution to everyone wanting to hold Kyla!

Hands free baby

Mama is still able to play miniture golf with Kyla bundled in her Moby Wrap. She slept the 2 1/2 hours it took us (Dan & Deborah & Family and Dwayne & Denise) to play 18 holes.

First game of King and Serfs

Kyla is a good luck charm for "King" Dwayne during our lively family game of Kings and Serfs while we are visiting loved ones in California.

Family in the Park

Darlene (Dwayne's mom) wanted to get pictures of the family while we were all together. This is one of the few picture of all three of the Washington Needs. I absolutely adore the one of the Need cousins. (In order, Kara, Isaac, Esther, Jeff, Kyla, and Aaron).

Who are you?!?!

This wasn't the picture I meant to take, but I couldn't resist Kyla's curiousity about the Teddy looking down at her. She is now 11.5 weeks old and is just 3 days away from her first flight down to California to meet the other half of her family.

Giggle, Giggle

Clearly, clean laundry is a good joke!