Daddy's idea of fun!

So... This is what happens when mommy goes out of town ... Daddy invents his own fun for the kids. I really have no words for this except that Julia love going for "bag rides"!!!!



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Bubbles

Griffin decided to take a bath on Friday night and when I peeked in to check on him.... this is what I saw!!!!


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Snow day fun

Yesterday we finally got the snow (and ice) that the weatherman promised!! Griffin woke up at 6:30 to a blanket of white and couldn't wait to get outside! This was Julia's first real snow experience so we weren't sure how she would like it.... She loved it!!! She stomped in the snow, got snow dumped on her head by Griffin, and even tasted a little.... Griffin loved going down the slide with ice and snow and throwing snowballs!! It was so cold but a perfect day to be homebound!!








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"Julia-isms"

Julia has been babbling non-stop for several months now but we couldn't recognize any words until recently. Here are a few of her favorites right now:

Puppy (our personal favorite!)
bubby (griffin)
Mommy
Dada
I-E, I-E ( chorus of Old McDonald)
io's (cheerios)
Baby
Baba (bottle)
Bok (block)
Cookie
Cup
Boots

Of course, hearing them in her little voice is priceless....stay tuned for a video!!


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Julia's spot

There is no need to buy a playhouse when we have bar stools!!! This is Julia's favorite place to hang out these days!!


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Bookworm

I have often wondered if my busybody Julia would slow down enough to fall in love books as much as Griffin. Until recently she has shown no real interest in books or being read to. But it seems we have turned a corner. She has become obsessed with puppies and searches the pages of books looking for pictures of them! In the process, she is sitting in my lap and letting me read to her while she's the official page turner.





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Fun with Legos !

These are pictures that I altered with a new app from my phone...turns them in to Lego mosaics!!! I wish I could say I made them but they are still pretty neat!!






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Lego fun!

When the Lego store opened in Concord Mills, we took Griffin to opening weekend. After being a part of the festivities he decided he wanted to have his birthday party there. Much to our dismay, they didn't schedule any parties in the month of December, so we had a belated party today....and it was well worth the wait! Here are a couple of photos from the birthday room. We had 7 boys all building Legos with a Lego expert. They were in Lego heaven!!!





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Playing in her room!

It's one of the moments I have been waiting for....that Julia could play contently in her room without having me watching her every move. I babyproofed everything and we put most of her toys in there so she loves pulling out the toys and stuffed animals! I love her newfound independence!



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Mobile blogging

Ok...I am giving this a try!!! Hopefully I can capture our everyday life on the go!!! Stat tuned for posts from griffin's birthday party this afternoon @ the Lego store!!!

Here's Julia's at 14 months today!


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It's been so long since I have blogged... I am embarrassed! So much has happened that I would like to share-Halloween, julia's birthday, thanksgiving, griffin's birthday, Christmas... And of course all the milestones that my kids have met along the way! I am hoping to start this year off right and post at least once a week. Life is quite interesting around here so I am sure I will have lots to say!!

I am also going to try my hand at mobile blogging...maybe I can be more frequent if I can post from anywhere!!

Happy new year!!!!