Tuesday, January 28, 2014

Drew has been requesting to go to bed without pull-ups. We've put him off for various reasons, but this past weekend we gave it a try. So I was tucking him in and we were talking it over. He says, "Mom, tonight is the first night of the rest of my life without pull-ups." Mom: sigh. Days go by and take little bits of my baby boy along with them.

He's been very successful so far. Farewell pull-ups and diapers and hello big boy!

It's been a very cold - and white - winter so far. We've gotten 96" of snow since about mid-november. We haven't seen the pavement since then or grass for that matter. And lately, it's been bitterly cold. They call it a polar vortex. Right now, outside it is -4 degrees. Today is the second snow day in a row as a result. Interestingly enough while the rest of us walk around in multiple layers of fleece and wool, our little Annabelle has been running around sockless, sleeveless and pant less! She cries when told to put on more. Warm blooded baby.

Grandma and Grandpa David just departed after a month staying at the condo. First time since she purchased it, and what a pleasure to have them in our backyard for a length of time so we could have dinners together and hang out a bit more leisurely than on shorter visits. Their time was spent painting, decorating and refurbishing. We didn't get a ton of time to do our normal shopping, nails and hangin out - but that is planned for Grandma's next visit. Sadly, we hardly got any pics. But Drew captured a sweet one of Grandma.
Some other precious moments over the last month include baking cookies together, sledding with friends, and running laps on our indoor track in the basement. (You have to get creative when there is 4 feet of snow on the ground outside!)


Saturday, January 11, 2014

The "S" word

Drew, Belle and I were sitting at the table one afternoon enjoying an after school snack together. We were talking over the day and Drew says very slyly,"Johnny said the "s" word at school!" (Names have been changed btw). Inside I'm thinking, "uh oh! The "s" word already?!" So I ask Drew, "what is the "s" word?" And he looks at me and starts to slowly pronounce the word drawing out the "shhhhh" -- and says "shhhhut up". 

"S" word diverted for another day! 

Thursday, January 2, 2014

New Year's Eve 2013

We thought it would be fun to start a new tradition of doing or learning something new at New Years. 

This year, we made cake pops for the first time - and we learned it would definitely not be the last! They're yummy.