January 2012

Seems like January has come and gone so fast! We are thoroughly enjoying the mild winter we've had here and glad it's only been cold a couple times. I get quite annoyed when I have to have those mittens on my hands! My fingers can't do anything with them on! Even though we haven't even gotten a full inch of snow here in KC, we kinda hope it stays away now for the rest of the season. We found the snow boots Mommy got at a consignment sale don't even fit now. Bummer!

I'm still getting to be quite the talker. I have plenty of conversations, you just don't always know what I am saying. I try to repeat (look out!) a lot of what Mommy & Daddy says. We've also been reading lots and lots and lots of books. Daddy brought a bunch home from his classroom and I found these are my favorite to read. They're just simple books with easy sight words. Mommy & Daddy have read them so much now that I have a lot memorized or I know what it says by looking at the picure. Mommy & Daddy say I'm like a sponge. I'm picking up things and learning so quickly these days.
Here's a few other things we've been up to in the last month:

We cheered on the Huskers in the bowl game...

 
We even cheered on the Broncos in the playoffs!

I get REALLY, REALLY excited when a touchdown is scored!

Since it was quite hectic around my birthday with Xmas and New Year's, Mommy & Daddy decided to get me a birthday cake a couple weeks ago. My friends Harper and Carson come over for a playdate and we played - A LOT!!

Everyone LOVED my rocking horse!

(Sorry about the yellow pictures)

Then Daddy got the bounce house out and we had TONS of fun!

Even Daddy got in!

(though I don't really think he was supposed to)

Then it was time for cake!

I LOVED MY CAKE!

The number 2 and trucks!

Don't you love it?!

They sang Happy Birthday to me and I blew the candles out.

I got one right away, and the other... well, watch the video below & see!

Then it was time to eat! YUMM!!

Carson loved the green grass frosting!

Harper loved the ice cream... and the green grass!

It was a GREAT TIME!!

I also received a late b-day present earlier that day - MY OWN KITCHEN!!

I AM HAVING A BLAST WITH IT!! The pot boils (or bubbles as I say) and the frying pan sizzles when you put them on the burner. I need to take a few lessons from Gramma and Grampa Andreasen, but I'm getting to be quite the cook. I've learned to put food in the pot, bend over and watch it cook, eat the food, put the pot in the sink (pretending to wash it) and then put it back on the burner to start all over again! It's SOOO fun!

Christmas / New Year's in Iowa City

We went to Aunt Molly & Uncle J's house in Iowa City over New Year's to celebrate Christmas with Mommy's family. Sadie had a good time too as she got to play with Luke and Rio, their 2 labs.

Lunch Time!

Sadie likes to guard the dartboard (above her). She LOVES to play!! 

Opening presents!! 

More trucks!! 

And a board to practice my ABC's! 

Playing peek-a-boo behind the curtain with the dogs! 

Oh, they want to go outside sooooo bad! 

Watching a video with Evan 

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!

Yeah, I was in bed by 8:00, but celebrated a bit anyway! 

New Years Day

Evan and I playing with our trucks 

Saying our so longs and farewells...

And Papa teaches me how to stick out my tongue! 

Merry Christmas to All!

We had a GREAT Christmas!!

Gramma Jean & Papa Larry came to visit us for Christmas! Mommy & Daddy thought it was awfully nice to have Christmas in our own house this year! The weather was AMAZINGLY nice so we spent some time outside. I showed them my new car and we played a little basketball. We went to church service and had a yummy turkey dinner on Christmas Day!

The anticipation of Christmas... though I wasn't sure what was really going to happen.

Peeking under the tree! 

Christmas morning!

I got this road map rug and cars from Gramma & Papa! 

Opening more presents... 

I liked my Curious George movie too! 

And GUESS WHAT?!! I got a whole stocking full of  

MORE TRUCKS!!! 

keep digging...

I got busy lining them up right away!! 

Mommy and Daddy think it might have been a bad idea getting me so many trucks... (the tantrums seemed to have started just after my 2nd birthday - hello terrible twos!). All I ever want to do is play with my trucks! All I think of is TRUCKS, TRUCKS, TRUCKS!!! And they've learned to let me bring a truck or two everywhere we have to go. I have them when I eat & when I get my diaper changed. They sit on the counter when I (attempt to) go potty, take a bath and we even keep some in the car! The most trouble was when it was my bedtime...I didn't want to leave them and they wouldn't let me take them to bed with me. BOO! They've learned now that I have to say goodnight to my trucks before I go to bed. Watch the video and you'll see...

 

December Randoms...

Here's a few random pictures taken the last month...

Don't really remember what this was...

For some reason I put my hat on to watch TV.

I like to look at the tree

and you'll usually hear me say "Whoa, cool!"

Bath time!

Playing with shapes 

Mommy & Daddy took me to Crown Center for my birthday, but it was WAAAYYYYY crowded! The plan was to go see Santa at the Crayola Christmas. We got there and the line was at least an hour and a half long!! Way longer than we all could've handled, especially around lunch time. So we went to the Crayola store instead and I got to do some coloring. We also played in a really cool toy store for a while.

Mommy & Daddy got this really cool chair for me!

Now I have my very own place to sit! 

Auntie Megan stopped by too and brought me a birthday present!

I have fun with these colorful blocks!