Wednesday, December 24, 2008

Christmas Begins

B had her Christmas at home this morning before we took off to my parents. We made sure she had a little bit of time to play before we had to leave.

Food for her kitchen.

Daddy even gave her a ride in the living room on the sled.

Monday, December 15, 2008

Playing Sick

We have all had some sickness recently. B likes to demonstrate what it was like when she was sick. Most recently I wasn't feeling the best and B thought it would be fun to imitate me.

B pretending to lay on the couch and sleep with the blanket on. She had to keep one eye open to see if I was taking the picture.

B thinks it is interesting to throw-up into a bucket, and had to pretend to do that as well. She has had several real experiences of that recently. This is not my most favorite thing to pretend, but thankfully it doesn't last long.

Cuddling with the Kitty

B really loves the cat. She follows the cat all over the house, and has to get right up to her face to talk to her. Surprisingly, the cat doesn't mind too much. One day B even laid her head on the cat for quite a while. They both seemed to enjoy it.

Fixing

D had the screw driver out for a project that he was working on. B found it and decided that her vacuum needed to be fixed. She was actually putting the screw driver in the the holes where the screws were, but she couldn't get them out. She worked on this "project" for a while. We thought it was cute. She always wants to be like Daddy.

Saturday, December 6, 2008

Snow Suit

I had to go out and scoop the driveway the other day. That means that D was not at home, so B had to come outside with me. Thankfully she had gotten a snow suit from Grandma so she wouldn't be so cold. She loved being outside in the snow while I scooped. She even thought it was fun to lay down in the snow. I couldn't get a lot of pictures since I was busy working, and it was too cold to have the camera outside for very long.


All of B's winter wear, except her snow suit, is pink. I even got her snow boots the other day, but couldn't find them in purple. She doesn't match, and she doesn't care. She loves to walk through the snow, even when she only has on her tennis shoes. We were outside for an hour and she still wasn't ready to come in. Before, she would only last 10 minutes.

Monday, December 1, 2008

Christmas Decorating

We recently put up our Christmas tree. It was a lot of fun, B did what she could to help, and couldn't stop saying "Chistmas". She can't say all of her r's, but it is so cute.

B was very good at bringing the right colored branches for me to place in the stand. She loves to be a help.

B and Daddy had to hide under the tree skirt before it went under the tree.

B and Daddy in front of the Christmas tree. We had to stop decorating for the evening, since it was B's bed time. The next day we add the ornaments, which B also enjoyed. She liked Daddy's farm ornaments the best.

Thanksgiving

Hundreds of pictures to chose from...I think that these are a good representation of the weekend.


The cousins played together very well. I'm not sure what they were doing, but they all decided to play on the stairs (except the youngest, who was probably down for a nap).

Each one had to take their turn with Grandma, but there were so many of them that sometimes they had to take turns. B always loves to be with Grandma, so sometimes she would have to squeeze in when it was someone else's turn. Grandma doesn't mind.

Grandpa bought one small Thomas the Train track set a few years ago. It has grown exponentially since then and the kids always have to be playing with it. Sometimes the adults even get in on the fun.

The train tracks were in the living room and the hallway. If we could clear out the furniture in a couple of rooms I'm sure that the track would take up all of the space.

One of the boxes was empty of all the train stuff, so B went for a ride by sliding back and forth in the box.

I don't know how some of these activities get started, but one of the cousins is on the bed being tickled by the other cousins.

B and her youngest cousin. I don't think B wanted Daddy or I to hold anyone else without her being held too.

We took a small tree to Great Grandma's apartment and all of the grandkids helped decorate it. This picture has all of the grandkids in, which doesn't happen very often, especially without a bit of effort.

Grandpa not only has the train track, but he also has a Wii. I think someone is playing it during all waking hours, except at meals. There is never a lack of something to do. Grandpa even bought a basketball hoop this weekend so the guys and the grandkids had to get out and shoot hoops for a while (in the freezing cold).

We had a wonderful Thanksgiving and look forward to seeing our families again over Christmas.

A Few Days at G & G's

B and I stayed with my parents for a few days before Thanksgiving since D was traveling for work in their area. B was sick when we left, so she wasn't quite herself while we were there. She still had a lot of fun. All of her aunts and uncles were able to be there as well.

Grandma took off her glasses to read to B, and B thought it would be fun to try them on. (She was trying to keep them, so her hands were always moving. Guess some pictures are just meant to be blurry.)

B playing with toys that I played with when I was little.

B chased G & G's cats around the house, even under the table.

B petting one of the cats.

Smell the Roses

Again, it has been a while since I have updated the blog. This picture was taken 2 weeks ago, and I am just getting the pictures up now.

D brought home these roses and B smells them by putting her whole face right in them. She enjoyed them just as much as I did. Thanks D!

Sunday, November 9, 2008

Winter is Here

The snow is here! B loves playing in it for a little while. She doesn't have a snow suit yet, so she gets cold rather quickly.

I even had to make a few snowballs.

B found one of D's hats and had to try it on. She really likes John Deere; she can point it out on almost anything.

Like Thomas the Train B loves to be "Really Useful" and had to help Daddy while he was scooping some of the snow. D hadn't gotten the snow blower out yet. It is out and ready to go now. That probably means we won't get anymore snow! Yeah, right.

Warm Day

So, these pictures are from a week ago. (I know, I am not very good at updating the blog.) Last Sunday happened to be very warm, about 70 degrees. We knew that if we didn't get out and enjoy the day we would regret it since there was snow in the forecast for later in the week. It went from "summer" to winter very quickly.

We spent some time at the park. In the swings of course, as that is B's favorite.

We played in the yard, even though the grass was a little damp.

And, D washed the vehicles. B did what she could to help. Giving Daddy a hug is always helpful!

Saturday, November 1, 2008

Apples, Apples, and More...Apples

We had some really bad wind a few days ago and our neighbors apple tree lost all of its apples. D and B helped them pick all of the apples up. After I took these pictures (from inside) I went out and helped to.


It was still very windy while we were out there, which made it really cold since the temperature was only about forty.

Tuesday, October 28, 2008

Warm Days

We have had a few fairly decent days scattered among either cold or rainy days, so we try to make the best of them and get outside. Here are some cute pictures of B. I only got a couple because it is really hard to get her to stand still.

The leaves almost completely covered the ground and B loved to pick out the ones that were different.

This is about as much as I could do to get B to pose.


B came up behind me and gave me a kiss on the cheek. I was really sweet, but it is hard to take a picture of yourself.

Spilled Milk

B likes to use a regular cup now. However, we try to do it only when she isn't running around, like at meals. Of course this means I need to expect a few spills, which I do. What I didn't expect was to not to have to clean it up. As soon as B spills her milk, the cat is running right over to lick it up. It is kind of funny.


Wednesday, October 22, 2008

Cousins

B was able to see all of her cousins recently, which she really enjoyed. Unfortunately, the circumstances surrounding the get together were not as joyful. D's grandpa passed away.

B with two of her cousins waiting for tractor rides with their grandpa. It was difficult to get two two-year olds and a three year old to sit still for a picture.

B with cousin I. Grandma has this little bench in the hallway, and somehow B ended up sitting with every one of her cousins in it at some point throughout our stay. I is B's youngest cousin, so when he didn't want to sit for the picture any longer she would try to pull him back into the seat.

B gave cousin C a hug from behind and it caused them both to fall over. Neither one seemed to mind.

B and cousin C playing while grandpa played the Wii.

B loves to hide under the covers of any available bed. Here she convinced grandpa and cousin J to join her.

Farming

We were able to briefly visit J's parents, and D was able to do some farming. B loves to visit D when he is driving the tractor. So B and I went to the farm for a ride.

Little Climber

B is a "Little Climber". She even calls herself a "Little Climber" too.

B climbed onto my tiny vanity to hang up a new hand towel for me. I didn't even ask her to. When I came into the bathroom she was standing there trying to hang it up.

B likes to get into my makeup while I am getting ready. So, to get better access she figured out how to climb up the handles on the dresser to get to everything.

B also figured out how to get in and out of her pack and play this weekend, and decided to try doing the same in her crib. She got stuck in this position, and thankfully has not tried again.

Sunday, October 5, 2008

B's Time With The Grandparents

B's vacation from us, with her grandparents. It looks like she had a good time.

J's Parents

Rides on the tractor with grandpa.

B driving the tractor!

It was still warm enough to play in the sprinkler.

Fun on the merry-go-round.

B loves to help with dishes, especially when grandma let's her play with the bubbles.

D's Parents

Posing for the camera.

Hiding in the bucket, or wearing it as a hat?

In grandma's bed with all of grandma's stuffed animals.