Pictures

Here are the pictures from the last post...I'm sure you can guess which ones goe with which....

Let It Snow!

So, last but not least for my posting today....some more pictures....one of Grandma and Julia the day we went shopping and then got Julia's picture with Santa....which I have to scan before I can post.

Also, Julia helped mommy bake chocolate chip cookies...she especially liked dumping the flour in the bowl and then tasting it (yes, the flour)....then mixing - she pushed the on/off button.....and of course, licking the beaters and adding the chips. After that, she didn't care too much. She really likes helping us cook and pulls up her little step stoll and stirs and dumps things in when we let her...she quite careful and good at it....she loves helping and doing grown up things.

Yesterday brought the first "real" snow of the season. Last year when it snowed, Julia was just starting to walk so we didn't do much more than look at it. This time, she wanted to help shoverl, threw snow at mommy and fussed about going back in. Doesn't she look like a purple smiling marshmallow. Gosh - she's too cute and I love her soooo much!

Other news and Pictures

Also, Julia had her first haircut....she did really well....didn't cry and sat still. They barely took off more than a centimeter, but it made a big difference.

We got her a robe and she jjust thinks she's hots stuff when she wears it. Last night, as a amatter of fact, she sat in mommy and daddy's bed, wearing her robe, head propper up on the pillows and watching TV. She looked so grown up!!

In November, we did have some sad news and we saw the last days of my beloved cat Tannie. Though, you could hardly call Tannie a cat, he was truly my first baby! I miss him terribly and will always keep him in my heart. But, after 19 years, Tannie had a great life and is now living the high life in peace. I miss you Tannie.

Ouch!

I can't believe I missed November.....I wil be posting this in 3 parts.....mostly because Blogger is not easy to work with! I will be looking for a new blog in the new year. I just typed this whole big post and it disappeared (even though it says it was saved-ugh!)

Anyway...I'll try to re-capture my earlier momentum. First of all - I really can't believe I missed November which is such an important month. We celebrated Julia's 2nd birthday - it was great! She really got into opening the presents and blowing out the candles and singing Happy Birthday. She also enjoyed eating the cake. Above and belowe are pictures we had taken the day she celebrated (17th) with a few family memebrs and friends. We all have a different favorite picture...

Second - we had so much to be Thankful for. I am always grateful for every second I get to spend with my daughter, my husband, my mother and father, my brother, nieces and nephews and in-laws. We were fortunate to spend Thanksgiving weekend with my husband's brother and family who came up from Texas. Julia had a ball playing with her cousins Kaylee and Ashlyn (but, I don't have the pictures with me-and they were so cute).....continue above for more.....