Snow, Snow everywhere!

Today we got a really big snowstorm that dumped more than a foot of snow in our backyard. So after shoveling and whatnot we got Sarah dressed up in her snowsuit and new winter hat and took her out to play in the snow for the first time. I wasn't sure how she would do, but after looking around for a few minutes trying to figure out what on earth she was doing sitting outside in a pile of white stuff, she started to pat the snow (aided of course by the kids and their friends, who showed her how to do it). Then she started to beat the snow, very happily! And of course she LOVED the attention she was getting!

After playing in the snow bank we sat her on the sled and Natalie pulled her (slowly) around the driveway. Well, THIS we REALLY loved! Unfortunately, I do not know how to work the video feature on the camera so I wasn't able to get video of this but I did get a few good shots. We also tried putting her on a sled with Natalie to go down a little hill. As you can see from the photo, sledding down the hill was not her idea of a good time. :) All in all though she did quite well and we enjoyed our fun today!

My Little Climber

Well, we all know the day was going to come when my champion crawler figured out how to climb on absolutely EVERYTHING. :) It started with her activity table and the stairs. Well, last week I took down our Christmas tree then ran out of steam, so I left the box (with the tree in it...it's fake) in the living room. Weeellll Ms. Thing decided this was placed there for her benefit to climb all over and onto the couch. And climb she did. Little goober!!! She is getting very adventurous and is lots of fun. I put all her toys in the corner where the tree had been, so now she has her own play area and I have the middle of my living room floor back. I am hoping to get a pic of her standing up...she's getting more and more brave about it every day, and it's only a matter of time before she tries that first step. We've tried helping her walk by holding her hands, but she prefers to get around by herself, thank you very much! :)

Happy New Year

Happy New Year everyone! Sorry I haven't posted in a bit, but most of you are aware how things have been at our house the last several weeks and you'll get why I haven't had so much time for this! Sarah is getting to be a very adventurous girl! We had a great Christmas, and she got quite a few new toys to add to her collection. She seemed to enjoy her Christmas and especially loved all the attention!

She loves to crawl all over the house and sing and talk to herself all day long. What a goose! We recently had a playdate at Bradyn's house. They are pretty cute to watch together. :)

Go Pats!

Sarah has been learning very early in life that the Pats are the best football team on the planet! She already owns a pink and white Pats jersey, and while cleaning the other day I found a Pats cheerleader outfit that she wore for Monday night football last week when the Pats played the Ravens. As you Pats fans already know, we almost beat ourselves last night. The first picture is what poor little Sarah looked like at the beginning of the game. The second two are of her discovering that football and snacks go very well together (and yes, her eyes were actually glued to the game lol). The last picture is of her getting bored in the third quarter and discovering mama's magazines. The Pats did win (although peewee went to bed before the fourth quarter), but hopefully we won't get a scare like that out of them again. GO PATS!

O Christmas Tree

Yesterday I cleared the corner in our living room for our Christmas tree. Well, that corner looked rather lonely to me, and I have been in a very Christmas-y mood for the last week or so, so I decided we needed to get a tree sooner rather than later. The problem with that is, it is a month until Christmas, and a real tree (and I LOVE real trees) would die before Christmas. That, and with the price of them these days, we decided to get a good looking fake tree. So mom took herself to Target and bought a tree. Which I actually really like. I assembled the tree late this afternoon. Natalie helped me put up the new star (I hated our old one lol), and mom put the lights on the tree.

Well, once the lights were on the tree, Ms. Sarah decided she had to go explore. As you probably noticed in the picture, the lights are just out of her reach (we did that on purpose lol). Sarah likes the Christmas tree! :) It was so cute to see her trying to figure out what that was!

After admiring the tree, Sarah moved on to play with her brother. She happily hit him on the head, then sat on his head in her attempt to get to her activity table. Apparently, his head makes a good seat lol.

Thankful for Sesame Street

I'm quite sure I've mentioned before Sarah's unending love for all things Sesame Street, especially Elmo. When we put on Sesame Street, she makes a bee line for the TV stand, pulls herself up, and talks and sings along. It is quite the hoot. The sad part is, she knows when it's coming now. As soon as we start flipping through the On Demand menu (we can access SS any time of day or night lol), she gets very happy. Well, we have taken our love for Sesame Street to a whole new level. A week or so ago, I put on Sesame Street, put up the gate to keep her in the living room, and went to the kitchen to do some dishes/cleaning. Her big sister Erin (who shares her fondness for Sesame Street, although not quite to the same degree), was in the living room with her. Suddenly, Erin came running out to the kitchen to tell me that Sarah was sitting on the TV stand. I didn't quite believe her at first because there's really not that much room up there. So I come around the corner, and sure enough, she has squeezed her little butt onto the TV stand and she is petting Elmo on the TV. Of course, as things go, my camera batteries were dead, and I wasn't able to get a picture of this.

Well, last night, Sarah and Erin were sitting down watching Sesame Street as we were winding down for the night. I went to check on Tim in our room (which is adjacent to the living room) and came back out to see Sarah happily sitting on the stand again, this time happily patting Cookie Monster. This time, I got pictures!

Thanksgiving was fabulous this year. It isn't technically Sarah's first Thanksgiving, but considering she was only a couple weeks old this time last year, it feels like it's her first. We had dinner at the Galvins on Thanksgiving Day. Sarah slept through dinner but woke up just in time for dessert. Auntie M made mini pies, so we gave a cookies n cream one to Sarah. In case there was any doubt, this child LOVES dessert. :) Yesterday we had Thanksgiving dinner at my mom's house. Sarah was awake for dinner this time, and tried some turkey (which she seemed to like...she ate a good bit of what she was given and happily played with the rest). We went outside to watch the Christmas parade at 3, then it was back to Meme's for dessert, where Ms. Sarah decided my piece of pie belonged to her. She ate the whole thing. Thankfully, Meme brought me some pie later to make up for what Ms. Sarah chowed. :) Chocolate mint pie is definitely her thing lol.

So to wrap this up, I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving, and that you have a blessed and happy Christmas as well.

One Year Old

Monday marked the passing of one year since Sarah was born. I still cannot believe how fast this year has flown by. It seems like just a day or two ago that I was in the hospital giving birth to her. And now she is a year old. Amazing. And a little sad, too, because she's not a baby anymore, and she's my last baby to boot.

I have to say though I cannot begin to put into words how much I have enjoyed the last year. And I am so looking forward to the next year, and all the years to follow with this sweet little girl who has made our family complete.