Red's cap

I like my Red's cap and often it's my go-to hat to put on just for kicks!
Hamming it up for the camera.

Love me some chicken legs

This is a chicken leg from a local farm. Mom grilled them for us tonight. I was liking pieces of the meat but really really liked chowing down on the bone. YUM.

Very proud - feeding myself today!

Today I fed myself Mommy's roasted sweet potatoes (seasoned with chili powder, cumin, cinnamon, cayenne, garlic and salt & pepper). I feel VERY proud of myself and I just LOVE these sweet pototaes, and even liked dipping my fork into the sour cream! :)

I am such a little Mommy!

I am not only feeding my Martha baby doll, but you'll see me cooking and stirring baby Martha's food. She also needs a drink. I love mimicing how my Mommy takes care of me. You can see I'm a quick learner!

My very first sled riding experience today!

All bundled up in the car and excited to go sled riding!
Dad, Mom and I went right around the corner to a hot spot for sled riding. It's cold but there are other kids here, I'm not sure about all of this.
Pick me up!

My VERY first ride with Mommy. We wiped out but Daddy - luckily - didn't catch it on camera!

Daddy and I made it down fine but I'm a little scared.

Now we're just watching the other kids.

I signed "more" but when Mommy went and picked up the sled I signed "all finished". She figured out that I all wanted more of was to watch the other kids! :)

Safe and sound at home with Mom and Dad. Mommy made us home made hot chocolate! My reaction to my first sip was a prolonged "mmmmmmmmmmm".

Some sweet stuff!

Ok, so I'm posting this because I wanted to share a few recent things with you about Lia. In the evening, as Lia breastfeeds, she calms down. She can begin by being pretty squiggly, or laughing. But almost always at the end is practically asleep, or so very very relaxed. Last night was typical, with her being silly at first: sticking her finger in my mouth, etc. But by the end, she was calm and peaceful. At the very moment that I stood up to bundle her up and head into her room to tuck her into bed, she pulled her head away from my body and kissed my arm and then patted my shoulder. It was the sweetest thing EVER.

And, today for lunch we ate the same thing (although she not so much of the asparagus but a bite or 2): Salmon (blackened), my hashbrown potatoes with sour cream, asparagus, apple (this was hers) and some tuna salad with beans that I made the other day. I told her what each item was and she signed "potato" and "fish" and "beans". And she kept asking for more salmon by signing fish (she got a lot of the salmon!). Yesterday when I was feeding her some of this same tuna salad, she signed "egg" and pointed to the hard boiled egg in there. So I would reach in and give her pieces of egg.

Just wanted to share! :)

Silly Photos

Silly pictures, but Mommy knows Grandma & Grandpa check every day and have been waiting (patiently) for more. Mom tried to get my fingers OUT of my mouth but that can be hard sometimes.