Winter Wonderland

A few weeks ago I posted a picture of the Autumn view out our living room window.  This is a very rare Winter view out that same window.  We have had snow on the ground since December 13th.  Schools and daycare have been cancelled due to the weather and the top story on all the news stations is "Winter Storm 2008."  Mommy measured the snow on our back porch and we have 7 1/2" on the ground right now.  We were supposed to get sustained winds of around 20-30 miles an hour with gusts up to 60 miles an hour, but it was nice and calm last night.  The snow fell most of the night.  It is a pretty Winter Wonderland out there.  I think we might just have a white Christmas this year.  

My First Snow

The snow came early to the Pacific Northwest this year.  On Saturday mommy, daddy and I went and picked out our Christmas tree.  Daddy put it on the stand and set it out on our back deck so he could bring it in the house later that evening.  The tree looked pretty outside al naturale, but to make it even better, and befitting the night we would decorate, it started to snow.  When I woke up on Sunday morning, the tree was sitting in our living room, all decked out with sparkly red and white lights and all of our pretty ornaments.  There were even some packages sitting underneath it's branches.  Outside, the ground was covered in snow.  Everything was white.  The three of us trekked out to our back yard and since all of us were fighting colds, we spent only a few minutes outside, but I got to play in my first snow.

My first two teeth

I don't like to show them off much, but I have two teeth.  Every time mommy tries to look at them, I stick my tongue out and cover them up.  This is the best picture we have of them.  It just happens to be with me posing with my little lady bug doll that Aunt Lila gave to me for an early Christmas present.  (She asked grandma to make it so she could give it to me because she calls me her little lady bug.)  A special doll from two very special women in my life.  Thank you.   I love you both very much!

Happy Thanksgiving

Happy Thanksgiving!  Today Mommy made a big Thanksgiving feast while daddy and I watched football.  She had everything:  Spiced Sweet Potato Casserole, Cranberry Sauce, Triple Corn Spoon Bread, Texas Rolls, Cornbread Stuffing, fresh green beans, gravy, and an Oven Roasted Turkey Breast from Honey Baked Ham.  For dessert she made a pumpkin pie with whipped topping.    This is me enjoying my pureed sweet potatoes.  They were yummy. 

Today we gave thanks for being able to have all of this food on our table.  We gave thanks for our little family sitting around the table together and we gave thanks for our extended family and friends who we love and love us in return.  Gobble Gobble!

First Tooth

I like weekends because I get to spend time in bed with mommy and daddy.  I didn't want to go back to sleep after mommy fed me early this morning so she took me into their bedroom and I got to lay between them.  We laid there and talked to each other for a while and then I decided it was time to share my little secret with mommy.  I grabbed her finger, stuck it in my mouth and bit down.  She gasped and turned on her bedside lamp and looked in my mouth.  She was surprised to see that my first tooth broke through over night.  The one beside it is even trying to break through too.  Surprise!

First week of daycare

Well, I survived my first week of daycare.  I didn't go on Monday because I had a doctor's appointment, so Tuesday was my first full day.  Mommy takes me in at 8:00 am and Daddy picks me up at 5:00 pm.  The first day was kind of hard.  I remember being there last week.  I knew that mommy was going to be gone for a while.  I wasn't ready for her to leave so I cried when she handed me to Miss Anna.  Mommy gave me a kiss and told me that she would see me later and that daddy would pick me up that night.  I was surprised to see both of them that first night.  I smiled when I saw daddy, but I wanted mommy as soon as I saw her.  Miss Anna told mommy and daddy that I had on okay day.  It was kind of rough, but I took my bottles and slept a little.  I played too, but I didn't really want to be there.  

The rest of the week went better.  I still whimpered a little when mommy dropped me off and I don't quite know what to think when daddy picks me up at night yet...  do I want to stay and play or do I want to go home?...  Miss Anna and Miss Kristin told mommy and daddy that I did much better the rest of the week than I did on Tuesday.  It's just going to take some time getting used to my new routine.