St. Patrick's Day

Instead of just going to the parade in the city, we made out own parade. We had a ball and didn't have to fight the traffic!


The girl was treated like the princess she seems to know she is and was driven in a chariot, er bike trailer, by her cousin.


She even got to sit in a power wheels jeep, which by the smile you can see on her face, she LOVED! Thanks to everyone who helped us have a great day!

Hushabye Mountain

We had an amazing day today.

1. The girl figured out how to drink from a straw. She was quite excited when this evening it was some Pepsi instead of just the water from earlier in the day.

2. The girl crawled up the stairs by herself. Now, we just need to work some more on how to get down them.

3. The girl took 2 steps. Not a bit wobbly either. It seems like she's known how to do it for ages. She probably has too; that sneaky girl. Oh, and don't think the steps were toward us. They were toward the TV, of course. Her first love.

4. Along with the walking, she decided to upstage her parents and use the treadmill for longer than 30 minutes. Although not quite running on it yet, she sure had a ball goofing around on it.



Have we told you how much we love her? Tonight was one of those nights where we just sit and watch in amazement how far our girl has come from her tiny newborn-self. We're glad we get to be her parents.

P.S. Can you name the movie where Hushabye Mountain is sung? We had the pleasure of watching it tonight courtesy of our instant Netflix. It's amazing.

Trash Digger

The girl is always looking for new and exciting things to entertain herself. A while back, she discovered playing in the kitchen trash. I didn't mind much as she was just picking up wrappers, boxes, and throwing them on the ground. It entertained her for a few minutes so I could cook dinner, do dishes, etc. But last week that all changed. I cut the fat off some chicken and threw it away. As I was doing a few other things the girl was playing around in the kitchen. Then, I turn around and see her holding a piece of raw chicken fat in her hand--SICK. Luckily, I got it out of her hand before she made mouth-contact. The events did inspire the purchase of this shiny, new trashcan WITH A LID. Best 20 bucks we've spent in a while.

Big man in a little toy...

Today I ran to the store for milk. This was the sight in our basement when I got home. I love these two!

P.S. I told the husband that the title was going to be inspired by "fat man in a little coat." He laughed.

Like the drool? The girl has recently had one molar come in and is working on another. We're glad she has one to work with as she has become a MUCH improved eater! Here she is taming a deer at an indoor play place near our house. She's quite the cowgirl! Giggling. Our camera's auto settings don't normally let me get a picture of her smiling (too slow) so one day I was playing and got this series. Love it. The walker has been this girl's nemesis the past few months of her life as she would scream if we placed her near it, but about a month ago she changed her mind and went for a little stroll. (Sorry, I couldn't figure out how to change the video to not be sideways.)

In other news, the girl's found her groove. She loves to dance to her toys, music on TV, her cousin singing (but not so much her parents), or apparently the music in her head. No video, but it is pretty adorable and good for a laugh. All the credit goes to her dad, for dancing with her to The Black Eyed Peas "Imma Be" on a pretty regular basis.

Oh the weather outside is frightful

Look-a-like

We put new batteries in the camera and had fun playing around.

Don't you love these matching faces?

This picture is more so matching double-chins than faces, but I'll take what I can get...

She is quite sassy about going wherever she wants now that she's cruising along furniture...

and she loves it!

First picture of all three in a long time...