We Made it to Indiana

Amelia, Nana, Grandpa and I made it to Indiana late last night. Amelia enjoyed a couple of DVDs in the car:



She had new Thomas and Veggie Tales DVDs she picked out at Target.

We didn't take any pictures (that turned out) today except those of Amelia and her orange lolli she had to celebrate the Bears' win!

Hanging at Target with Amelia

Amelia had her own agenda at target the other day. After her diaper change she got to stretch her legs a little while we looked for daddy. She did fine until she decided that her legs didn't work in electronics and I had a limp, laughing baby hanging off my arm. I let go and she proceeded to lay down in the middle of the aisle, put her hands behind her head and crossed her legs.

I carried her to another part of the store and she walked a little and then laid down again. Then she saw her daddy and ran to him. She picked out a banana and got herself a few Chiquita stickers. We made it to greeting cards and she laid down one more time while we looked for a card.


Life is never boring with Amelia around!

**I should also clarify - she was not throwing tantrums. She was in a great mood and was laughing the whole trip. She's just a little strange sometimes!

Falling

It finally happened. Amelia fell/crawled out of her crib for the first time. It happened a few nights ago. I had gone in to remind her that it was bedtime, not playtime, and I tucked her in (again) and left. Not ten minutes later I heard an awful, loud thud followed by a screech.

I found her face down. Screaming and crying. Once I had picked her up she wouldn't let go of me and just clung to me. I brought her to bed with me and offered to let her sleep with me but she didn't want that surprisingly. So, we just hung out together in bed for awhile:


Amelia has been very wild in the evening the past week and a half and I feel that that might be the cause for this accident. She's too wound up in the evening which is probably a result of late naps and sugar intake. So...no more juice for Amelia after naptime, limited fruit-type snacks and also as early of a nap as I can get out of the little lady.

I can't wait until we are in our own space/home and we can transition her bed to a toddler daybed! She's just getting too big and too strong for her crib it seems.

Teeth Pickin'

Amelia picked up a new habit from her grandpa:


Now that she has some teeth she apparently needs to pick them! She walked around with her toothpick until we took it away so we wouldn't have to watch her like hawks. She is such a little character!

Happy New Christmas Giving Year

Last night, Amelia, Jason and I had a holiday dinner with our friends Lisa, Al, Marie and Jordan. We weren't sure what exactly we were celebrating but came up with "Happy New Christmas Giving Year." We decided to do this a few months ago while carving pumpkins and yesterday was the first Saturday that no one had conflicts.

We did a full turkey dinner, watched football and played a few games. It was so fun to get a chance to hang out as a group. Amelia recieved a Christmas jumper after the holidays as a gift and this was the perfect chance for her to get to wear it!



I had wanted to get a picture of the seven of us but knew that might not happen so the girls took a picture early on in the evening:


I guess this one has us all in it...you can see the three guys in the background watching football...

We are hoping to make this a yearly tradition!

Pajamas 2010 [in 2011]

I finally got a picture of Amelia and my mom in their matching pajamas!



These are just two of about a dozen priceless pictures! That last one was just too perfect but it was so washed out and I fixed it as best I knew how with Picasa.

We Have 3 Kids!

Tonight my life-long friend, Laura, came over for dinner with my family and before she left we snapped a photo of us with our THREE children!


We have come a long way since our Brownies/Girl Scout days!

And yes, Amelia is stark naked at the kitchen table. She is a messy eater on pasta night so I took precautions to keep her new, white outfit from her Auntie Liz presentable!

So Grown Up

Amelia seems so much older than almost two some days. Dipping her own chips in salsa


and eating them while listening to her g-grandma talk


and washing them down with an diet Mt. Dew


(it was empty of course)

NFL Cheerleader in Training

Amelia and I cheer for the Chicago Bears.


Except for when she cheers for the Vikings with her daddy. This is all she can say about the Vikings 50th anniversary season:


Amelia, you got that one right! Better luck next year I suppose.

For now, she'll cheer the Bears on in the playoffs and be their little "cheerleader in training."

A Quiet End to 2010

The last few days of 2010 were very quiet for our family. Nothing too interesting has happened around here. Amelia and I had a quiet New Year's Eve - just the two of us.


We had dinner at Culver's and then hit Target since I noticed at work that day that the Christmas decor went 75% clearance... We stocked up on LED lights for next year at $2.99 a box! Amelia even got a box of pink lights for her room because that girl loves, loves, loves lights!

This morning I got together for lunch, child-free I might add (between us we have 3), with my longest friend at the Olive Garden!


We have been going to OG since high school and it is so fun to get a chance to go there when she is home! Today was a special treat because we actually had a chance to talk without worrying about crayons falling, food flying and all the joys that come with eating out with little ones!

We hope everyone had a great 2010 and we wish them a blessed 2011!