Show Me Your Muscles!

Tucking in Matti......

....and snuggling.


MUSCLES!!!!!

Cheek to Cheek

I told her to put her cheek to me and smile, and she did. But the camera was set for 3 flashes- and she sits there with her eyes closed, posing until the flashes are finished.......

.....so I changed the setting.....and look at how cute she is!

.....back to the closed eye pose....I was hysterical laughing while Felix took the picture.


Here is the tutu I made her for Halloween that she wants nothing to do with. Felix stuck it on her head, which I think is really the only way she lets us put it on her.

"SMILE!" that is what she calls the camera. What a great smile!




Lots of trucks in the driveway as the neighbors were having their driveway paved. The two of them were having a blast running from window to window watching. Emma was giggling as she ran across the house following Matti. Too cute!


Our little dancing machine! Enjoy.

We Hate The Cold!

On Wednesday, Emma & I met up with some friends at the park- but it was way too cold outside, I don't think anyone was having fun. Emma actually kept her little mittens on the whole time!


Stuffed in the swing with all her winter gear on. We played for about 20 minutes before ditching the park for Panera Bread with our friends for some warm lunch.


We came home for a quick nap and then met our friend Declan at the YMCA indoor playgym. Declan is fearless and so he is teaching Emma how to climb and jump. She was trying to follow him around and more often than not would end up going down head first on these things, but she still had fun! And she is endlessly teething, so still sporting the bib!


......nothing beats a hard day better than a chocolate covered pretzel before bedtime!

Happiness is ON THE WAY!

One month into the renovation, and the bathroom/laundry room are nearly done. We have some finishing touches left, but it feels nice to have a guest bathroom downstairs and to be able to do laundry in a nice bright & clean room.
Felix breaking in the washer/dryer in the new room for the first time! So exciting.





And here is phase 2. The kitchen.
The wall has been taken down (plastic sheeting is in place of old wall), support beam has been securely put in place, and we are just taking it day by day as work gets done. As soon as we can get the room framed, the floor leveled, electric and plumbing put in, and the drywall put back up- then we are ready to install the cabinets! Of course, after that we have to make the countertops and put down flooring.

It is definitely getting a little rough trying to survive without a kitchen, in a construction zone, with a ruthless, destructive, barking dog and a sweet playful toddler. Our house smells like sawdust when you walk in and it is nearly impossible to keep it even remotely clean. We have finally given in to frozen meals for dinners. I am exhausted, but thankful that we are really able to make this happen.

Halloween

Picking out a pumpkin at Adam's Farm (I need a new camera that is much more user friendly!).

feeding the goats

conversing with the cows

ahhhhh. true love.


Pumpkin carving time! Felix tried his hardest to carve Elmo out of this pumpkin with just a kitchen knife....




We went trick or treating in our friend Marcys neighborhood with the other kids...Emma was Elmo of course, and Felix- a Black Bear.

Also making their debut was the swine flu, the joker and his ladybugs



After she got her first treat, she promptly sat on the ground waiting to eat it. I thought this was going to be a very long night....

I think her favorite part was petting all the doggies that came to the door.

.....and by the end of the night, she was walking up to the doors by herself!