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!

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!

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.