A Girls Get-a-Way

This weekend, the girls and I went to my Grandma's house! It has been since the funeral of my Grandfather that I had been there, and the girls hadn't been in a long time either. It was so wonderful.  My mom and Aunt Lori drove with us in the van and we had a great time- laughing and talking the entire time- it made the drive so much easier and faster! We were only there about 24 hours, unfortunately, but we still had a nice time. My sweet Grandma's memory is nearly non existent at this point, and taking care of her is somewhat exhausting, but worth every minute.  She loved on Elaina and could not stop talking and playing with Leah and Celeste.  I hope to get up there again in the summer- when the weather is not cold and snowy like it was this weekend!!

All she does is walk now!!

The girls were Jessica and Melissa's helper at Jess's shower- she got some super cute girl stuff!

The sun rise on the farm is breathtaking!

The girls thought this was hilarious!

My beloved girls with their Great-Grandma!

Oh how I love her!

Cuties

YUM!

My friend, Gina made this adorable bib for my girl- 

Eating in her high chair just got cuter!  Speaking of eating....Elaina is now eating just about anything! Tonight I made taco soup- she ate black beans and corn and then I gave her some baby jar fruit and sweet potatoes- can't wait to see what tomorrow morning's diaper brings!
She eats nearly an entire canister of puffs in a couple of days, and we have already gone through 2 boxes of cheerios! Bring on the snacks!
Now that she is moving around, she seems hungrier- she is still chubby, but I love her that way! I hope she keeps it on for the winter! ha ha

And she's off..

Today Elaina took more steps than I counted- I stopped, actually after she made it down nearly the entire hallway! So happy with herself too! We got some video last night of her first real steps, but I didn't get any today.  I took this of her last night as she whined when I put up the gate as everyone else was upstairs.

I will try to get some of her cruising around later today. But this is awful- she isn't even 10 months yet!! No fair!

Shooting Star

Alex is playing basketball this winter. He has had 3 games so far and only 1 win...but it was against the only undefeated team! They won in a nail biter and it was awesome! Alex had 12 points that game and 10 the game before. He really loves the game and looks so stylish on the court...don't ya think?!

SNOW!!

On Friday it snowed!! A.LOT.  So much that on Saturday, this is what it looked like at our house:

The kids played outside for a long time- longer than I thought. I figured they would be begging to come in after 5 minutes, but it was closer to an hour! It stayed this way for a couple of days, then today the rain came and washed it all away! Don't worry, there will be more.

Snow is Falling

The snow is so bright, I need my shades....

Today, on Friday the 13th, we got snow! Seriously cold weather too! The kids got a 2 hour delay, and Celeste got the day off! No school on Monday, so we are going to soak up the reprieve and enjoy the warmth of the indoors!  

Hungry

Eat this...I am, and neglecting nearly everything else!

I will post again eventually.

9 Months!