January 2010

The new year brings many new things for us. We are learning to talk and express our feelings. Sometimes those feelings come in temper tantrums and lots of nos and other times we are just plain happy. Here we are with dad at the zoo checking out the birds.

Mom decided that we have grown up enough so that we can move to booster chairs for dinner. Now if we would just stop throwing our food on the floor and actually eat some of it she would probably be happy. Of course, it is now our job to test mom so making her happy is not on the adgenda for the next year. Dad tells mom that not eating what mom cooks us is our way of exerting our independence and independence is what it is all about these days.

Here we are when we climbed up on the bar stools and mom let us color with crayons for a bit.

Christmas 2009

Here we are first thing Christmas morning. Santa brought Connor a train and Ellie a dolly and stroller. Connor was mesmerized by his train for hours and I thought the wrapping paper was especially fun. Grama and Pappaw came to spend Christmas with us and that was very special.

Here is Ellie with dad and with mom opening presents. Mom and dad got a new screen enclosure for Christmas. Their present was too big to open.

Here is Connor showing off his baby blues. Can you tell that is one happy train operating boy?
And here we are enjoying Christmas breakfast out on the patio in the new screen enclosure. It was a gorgeous day. Of course it got cold and rainy the next day.