To Play in the Snow. . . .

I've said it before, I'll say it again. . . . we love snow and it's a good thing! Even Bailey this winter has embraced playing in the snow with a passion. A couple of weeks ago she found her favorite green toy buried under all the snow and now her greatest delight is to throw it in the snow, hiding it, and then to dig it up again. .. . how great is it to be able to dig and not get in trouble!

And we got a snow fort dug out for the kids in the backyard, which will continue to grow more impressive since we have a lot of winter left!

I really don't know what I'd do if we lived somewhere warm all year. (other than have a really great tan!) The cold and the snow are great - it's a good excuse to curl up in a big cozy blanket, wear silly looking stockings hats, mismatched gloves, and warm scarves, and who can resist building a snowman or a snowfort or snow angels . . . . You just gotta love the snow!

One-Of-A-Kind Purse

Ok, those of you who know me well, know that I really like purses. It's one of those weird inherited things. :) The catch is, I don't like to spend money on purse; I don't care about designer labels. I delight in finding something different than what everyone else has at the time, usually in a fun color - I don't know if I'll ever be able to go back to plain black or plain brown again!

Knowing this about me, my multi-talented friend of friends, Noni, made me a new purse! And I love it! It's the perfect size to throw in my wallet, my cell phone, and a few other odds and ends. . . . . And it's designer - one of a kind! Thanks Noni!

Sophie's First Day

Sophie seemed to enjoy her first day here.

She was asleep when she came today and took a very long morning nap.

Checking out the scenery from the bouncy seat.

Emmy and Sophie Playing with the Sesame Street gym

Sophie and her cow enjoying the swing during the big kids' lunch time.

She enjoyed her first bottle after a very long morning nap.

Sophie had a pretty good first day of daycare

Pizza Planet Cheesy Calzones

Around here, our little Emmy also goes by the name, Chef Emmy. One of her favorite presents at Christmas this year was her Disney Magic Kitchen Cookbook. Saturday for lunch Emmy made our meal and she picked "Pizza Planet Cheesy Calzones".

She cut up all the pepperoni, spread the sauce, put on the cheese and pepperoni, folded them and brushed them with milk for cooking. Talk about a most delicious lunch prepared by our very own, Chef Emmy!

We Three Kings

Need I say more?!?!?!? This is for you - mom, dad, Tab & Meg!

Happy New Year!

Welcome to 2009! We hope you all are enjoying a wonderful start to this new year. We all got to sleep in a bit this morning and then we bundled up to go sledding out at Lincoln Park this morning. It was warm enough this morning and the sledding hill was empty so we had a really great time. When the girls had enough of the wind and the long trek up the hill we headed home. Jon dropped us off over at the parking lot of the church near us so the girls could play on the giant hills of snow and we brought Bailey over to join the fun. Now we're back home, warming up and ready to enjoy the rest of our day.

Have a wonderful 2009!