Snow Day

We have enjoyed the time we have had together this weekend. We were snowed in on today and tried to go out and play some in the snow, but Elijah and I thought it was too cold. So, we got all bundled up went out took some pictures and came back in. ha,ha… So, here are our pictures from our snow day!

Soaking up the Florida Sun

We had the opportunity the other week to go down to Florida and visit Elijah’s Grandma & Grandpa Seerley. We had a great time and really enjoyed getting to spend time with Paps & Grammy. Gretta warmed up to them after a couple of days or so. She started missing them in the Orlando Airport and actually kept point out people who she thought was Paps or Grammy. It was really cute. Gretta did great on the airplane going and coming. She is an excellent travel so far. We didn’t take very many pictures but here are the few we took.

Gretta & Aubrey

As most of you probably know Gretta has a good friend Aubrey. Aubrey gets to spend the day with us 2-3 times a week. We have really enjoyed being able to play and spend time with Aubrey. Gretta looks forward to Aubrey EVERYDAY even when she is not coming. She will ask several times for her and if she is not coming that day It is nice to see her have found such a friend at such a young age.
They play well together most of the time (both working through the whole sharing phase). I love watching them play together and sometiems they will start to giggle and they will just go on and on with it. It is the cutest thing. I have thought several times about trying to capture it on video but I’m afraid I will ruin the moment for them by getting the camera out. So here is a few pictures of Gretta and Aubrey. She is such a blessing to our family her and her parents!

SOOO Big

Gretta is getting so big so fast. She has developed an opinion. Well, I guess she has always had an opinion but never been able to communicate so well. Yesterday she voiced her new found opinion about the outfit she was going to wear down to her shoes and a headband. I was like what!!
I was on the phone today with someone and they asked “how is the baby doing?” I thought to myself baby, what baby?? We have a full blown toddler on our hands here. A baby doesn’t insist that she wear purple pants, or ask repeatedly to watch Buzz (Buzz Lightyear that is) in the movie Toy Story. And to top it all she has her own potty chair now and likes to “use it”. However, she has only actually gone potty on it twice, which is fabulous! I am not really pushing the issue but if she is interested in it I am all for it.
But she seems so little to me still. Or I guess I should probably say I still think of her as being a baby. Our friend Noah who is 9 months old now (I think, if I did the math right) is now crawling. Crawling!! I was blown away when I heard this I kept thinking Gretta was just crawling not that long ago. But then realized yeah, but she has been walking for 6 months now. It all happens entirely too fast. And I know everyone says that, and it is sooo true. It is ridiculous. I am also aware that I have had these ramblings before about her growing up so fast, but whatever!!
Okay, so I am working on some pictures and words about the reason Gretta has even taken an interest in the potty, Aubrey. She is our good friend and we watch a couple days during the week. And we LOVE her! Gretta talks about her EVERYDAY! And she is about 2 ½ almost 3 and she is working on potty training. So, I will be posting something soon about their adorable little friendship. Well that is all I have to chat about today. I have left quite a gap since my last post, but I am hoping to get back on track with a regular update. Have a good one!!

Three Little Words

Wednesday night Gretta said three little words that I have been waiting to hear. "I love you" It is so sweet!! She has been repeating almost everything we say lately. Her list of words is climbing fast at her 15 month check-up we were already at 30 +/- . And she has really taken off since then. Some other additions to her vocabulary are Elmo, Grandma "Mama"(just said it this evening!), Aubrey (our friend), basketball, cold, cool, where are you?, and Me (one we use often). So, just wanted to share the good news. I loved hearing "Mommy", but "I love you" tops the charts.

Working in the Kitchen

We are another step closer to completing our kitchen project. The guys worked really hard this weekend putting in our kitchen sink and counter tops. They look beautiful. Through the process of taking pictures of the kitchen being completed we also got some pretty cute pictures of Gretta helping in her own little way. These are a few of my favorites!

Christmas Pictures

I tried to take pictures of Gretta tonight in her Christmas dress for our Christmas cards. And it was not an easy task. She is all over the place. She would not stand still. I could hardly catch a smile. Finally I got some pictures that I thought I could put on our card so we called it a night. As I was loading them on the computer I thought it looked pretty cool running through all of the shots fast. So, you have my creation above! Enjoy!! Do you know what picture I will choose???