Wet

Earlier today, Bryn started wiping down her easel with a wet towel.  I commented on how nice it was of her to clean up her stuff.  Then she asked me if she could get a piece of paper wet.  Then she asked me if she could get a brochure wet.  It occurred to me that I hadn't heard the sink running, so checked, and sure enough, there was the washcloth and the paper floating in the toilet.  Along with a poo nugget that hadn't flushed.  Could have been worse, I guess.  She could have flushed the whole mess down.

The moral to this story is twofold:
1. Thank goodness for bleach wipes
2. Beware of dusted surfaces in my house.

Jingle Bells

You are my Sunshine

Monkeys in the tree

Cuckoo clock

Itsy Bitsy Spider

Turtle

The biggest problem with crawling backwards is that you tend to get stuck under things. So far, Bella B has been stuck under the bed, behind a chair, and somehow managed to wedge herself behind the washing machine. Here's a less precarious "stuck"...

CRAWLING!!

Tooth number 4

Popped in today.  Poor kid has had a rough month - four teeth plus roseola!

Grumbly Gabby

Gabs has reached the stage where she gets mad if you don't give her what she wants.  Awesome!!

Too late

I already sent out the Christmas cards, but surely would have used one of these shots, had I waited.

This is by far my favorite - it shows just how much Bryn loves that little baby. Warms my heart!

Mobile baby

So Bella B is crawling backwards, finally. She does a lot of rolling around, pushing back, sitting up, and rolling over again. She's surprisingly mobile, for a non-crawler. Today, I came out of the bathroom to find her undecorating the Christmas tree. And of course, she found the spot most concentrated with ornaments (thanks to Bryn's bang-up job of tree decorating).

There's a distinct "what, Mom?" look on her face here.

Debating whether or not to put it in her mouth. Almost everything goes in her mouth, so I quickly got it out of her hands.

Now that she can't reach any ornaments, she's ready to open presents! Being ready for Christmas early might not work out in my favor this year!

Bored to sleep!

At least that's what I tell myself. Mike was hanging with Bella B while I cleaned the kitchen, and when I came to get her, she was fast asleep next to him. Wish I could do that...


And P.S. to Mike - Movember is OVER. SHAVE YOUR MOUSTACHE!!!

Decorating the tree

Bryn was an awesome help. However, she was pretty focused on one small area of the tree. So, if our tree tips over this year, I'll know why. I think I counted 15 ornaments in a 1x1 area. If Mike hadn't stepped in about half way through, we wouldn't have had ornaments anywhere else on the whole tree. And that probably would have been just fine...

Two little monkeys

We got our Christmas Tree today. Those photos are on a different camera, but here are my two little girls in monkey jawammies, hamming it up for the camera. So cute!!

Playing Taco

With our awesome radiant floor heating, the very best way to dry big comforters and blankets is to just lay them out on the floor. This, however, is an invitation for play, as demonstrated in the photos that follow...


Bryn wanted me to roll her up like a taco, so we rolled back and forth, back and forth, for easily half an hour.

Then she decided she wanted to roll me up like a taco. That was pretty funny. Thank goodness there are no photos to document the hilarity that ensued!!

Thanksgiving Snowball Fight

Alex stayed back at Grandma's, but the rest of the cousins got in a fun-spirited snowball fight.

Even Grandma got in on the festivities!

Rosy cheeks and out of breath, all except Snoozing Gabs. What fun!

More snow fun!

Here's Bryn's first snowball...

Sanctioned throwing things is lots of fun!

Bella B slept through the whole thing.

She looked like the kid on A Christmas Story that couldn't put his arms down. But that's a small price to pay, she was toasty in there!

Getting Ready

My little supermodel. She looks so cute in hats!

SnowMageddon 2010

We got a light dusting of snow this week, which pretty much shut the city down. Nicely done, Seattle!

Bryn and I had a window of opportunity for some fun outdoor play one day while Bella B was taking one of her marathon naps. So, we bundled up and went outside.

First we built a smiling snowman. He lasted for two pictures.

Here's the action shot of Bryn "Mock it down!!!"

I couldn't find her mittens, so she's got on mine. She doesn't seem to care much, does she?

First tooth

Yesterday, for the first time, my Bella Gabriella chomped on me while nursing.  The first time, I didn't think much of it.  The second time really hurt, and it occurred to me to check in her mouth to see if anything new was going on.  Sure enough, there was her first tooth peeping out of her gums - the lower middle right tooth.  So cute!  I can't wait until it grows in enough to see it.  I love toothy baby grins!

You can see tooth #2 just below the surface here...

Those cheeks!

Yes, she really is THAT beautiful!!

4 Generations

We went to Arizona for my Granny's 93rd birthday this year. It was wonderful to see her, and let her meet my sweet girls - Bella B for the first time, and Bryn as she changes and grows. Mom wanted to take a "4 Generations" picture, and I'm so glad she suggested it. These are some of my favorite women in the world. I'm in good company!

Thank goodness for bed rails

I went in to feed Gabs at about 1am this morning, and here's how I found Bryn: