Our Sled Hill

Ed's having a blast now that he has jj to play in the show with him. She's hysterical waddling around in a snowsuit a size too big, hands un-usable in their mitten-ed state... our front yard is the perfect sized hill for the two to sled down together. We found a great sled, perfectly sized for Dad and Josie to ride on together and perfect for pulling around the yard. I think she'd stay outside all day, rosey nose and all... but it's a lot of work for dad pulling her up that hill over and over. Maybe it's mom's turn to go out and join the fun? ;)

Dream House 2009

A play house and doll house all in one, a (my) dream come true! We've had so much fun playing with all the new toys the last few days, we all sleep well come bed time! I've managed to contain some of the chaos by pulling out a few toy varieties at a time... and somehow it's still a toy tornado by the end of the day. We're loving our last week of vacation, our days filled with playing, movies, sitting by the fire, sledding, baking and going out to lunch. We're all going to be in for an adjustment come next week when we have to be up and at 'em much earlier than 10am ;)

Too many toys, too little time!

Too many toys and too much fun to even begin to account for! Today is the absolute perfect snowy day to stay home and taken inventory of all the new toys Santa and loved ones brought to our house. Josie is in toy overload to say the least... she even slept in this morning and is now down for the count in her afternoon nap. Of course she still doesn't understand the reason for the season, but she sure is happy with all of her new toys. This morning she's been a sweet little girl sitting at her new table and chair set from Mimi and Pops and playing so nicely with her new farm little people :)

15 months old

Today Josie is 15 months old. And today she's mastered "uhh ohh!" Still doesn't say mom, mama, or any version of the word, but that's ok. This stage has really been the easiest, and most enjoyable for watching her grow and figure things out. In the last month she's figured out how to climb in AND OUT (like a wet noodle) of the bath tub. Books are most definitely her thing right now, can't get enough of them... pulls all of them off the shelf, brings me them one by one, lets me read a few pages before going to grab another one to flip through. We know Sanata is bringing lots of toys, but as far as other loved items around here - this Little Tikes play garden is pretty darn great. It was a hand-me-down that has been very much loved by lots of kids, including Josie! The entertainment is hours on end, and best part - it was free and pre-loved.



This face here is her "uhh oh" as she watched her mail fall out of her mail box.



Other random stuff... napping still twice a day, but I can see that going down to one here pretty soon. Sort of a picky eater, might love one thing one day and turn her nose up at it the next. We're big fans of go-gurt, greenbeans, and goldfish any day of the week though. She's picking up a lot of things we tell her to do, like "go get the mail" and "take a bite" (at which time she'll take a pretend bite of pretend food). We haven't heard the word "no" yet, but I can only imagine it's right around the corner as it seems she's testing what she can and can't get away with these days. Pulling Ernie's tail... big NO! ;)

First Snow 09

It was such a nice surprise to wake up to a bright snow covered morning. I love seeing the trees coated in fresh snow! Ed's been anxious to get jj in her snowsuit and boots... she was barely done with breakfast before he had her all suited up. I was dressed to go exercise (capris and a tank top) but threw on my jacket and boots, grabbed the camera and out we went. Josie loved the snow! Loved eating it, loved walking in it, riding in the sled... the whole schabang! We're on the hunt for a fancier sled, but our little saucer will do for now. We have an excellent sledding hill right in our own front yard... lucky us!

A Christmas Miracle!

Our 2009 Christmas family photo ;)

It was only 17 degrees, but we braved the elements and snapped this (thanks to my new love, wireless remote shutter thingy) in only a few minutes.

Random December Day

I suppose it's time for a little update from this neck of the woods. Finally we have a lazy day at home and thought it about time to grab the camera and take some photos even if it's a dreary day and the lighting here is terrible. But on a day like today we're staying cozy with the fire going all day, football on tv, JJ running around, "reading" her books, taunting the cats, and being just sweet as pie.





Trying to think of what's new and exciting around here, but we've been busy getting ready for Santa to arrive. After next week Ed and I are both off work until the new year and can't wait have days on end of nothing to do and no where to be. blah, boring and not much else of note :) Later!