christmas

We had such a delightful time celebrating Christmas with our families. However, for some reason I really slacked in the photo department. I managed to leave Brian's dad's without a single picture! So, if you will, just imagine us all sitting around the table with our plates piled high with the best curry EVER. Oh, and I wish I would have taken a picture of Finley and her cousin Gage playing in the bathtub with uncle Jeff.

I managed to get a few, although not great, pictures from Christmas at my parents. Our dinner plans for the day were canceled because of the snow, so we were able to stay in our jammies all day! Since Finley is too young to have any wants, and too spoiled to have any needs, we basically just wrapped some random stuff (prunes, oatmeal) so that she could have presents to open. Ok, that's a lie. We gave her a potty which we justified buying because she is going to need it sometime in the next year, and a bird feeder. Don't laugh. The bird feeder is a huge hit. We sit on our bench several times a day and watch the birds and squirrels eat the food. The squirrels do all sorts of gymnastic moves to dangle themselves at the feeder hole. Trust me, it's exciting.

Finley is wearing her new tutu from Mimi. And that's a blanket Mimi made for her (notice the strawberries)

Papa isn't so thrilled that we're training Finley to be a shopper. But it's okay, she's more into the box..
Taking a moment to praise the Lord.

Since Brian's family is ginormous (and his mom is super selfless) we celebrate Christmas on a different day. This was the first year that all the kids and spouses have been there, and boy was it fun! I married into the best family!

Grandma made Finley and Maya matching jammies. You can't see it, but Finley's have a little kitty bobbly thing on them (since she loves kitties) and the cutest little ruffles at the bottom. And Gage...well, I guess he's just being a boy.
Grandma and Finley playing upstairs.

Every year the boys exchange gifts from Value Village. Little do they know, Brian actually likes his shirt and wore it the next day.
Maya is such a good big cousin. Can you guys move back here already?

And here is a little Christmas gift from us to you..

christmas

We had such a delightful time celebrating Christmas with our families. However, for some reason I really slacked in the photo department. I managed to leave Brian's dad's without a single picture! So, if you will, just imagine us all sitting around the table with our plates piled high with the best curry EVER. Oh, and I wish I would have taken a picture of Finley and her cousin Gage playing in the bathtub with uncle Jeff.

I managed to get a few, although not great, pictures from Christmas at my parents. Our dinner plans for the day were canceled because of the snow, so we were able to stay in our jammies all day! Since Finley is too young to have any wants, and too spoiled to have any needs, we basically just wrapped some random stuff (prunes, oatmeal) so that she could have presents to open. Ok, that's a lie. We gave her a potty which we justified buying because she is going to need it sometime in the next year, and a bird feeder. Don't laugh. The bird feeder is a huge hit. We sit on our bench several times a day and watch the birds and squirrels eat the food. The squirrels do all sorts of gymnastic moves to dangle themselves at the feeder hole. Trust me, it's exciting.

Finley is wearing her new tutu from Mimi. And that's a blanket Mimi made for her (notice the strawberries)

Papa isn't so thrilled that we're training Finley to be a shopper. But it's okay, she's more into the box..
Taking a moment to praise the Lord.

Since Brian's family is ginormous (and his mom is super selfless) we celebrate Christmas on a different day. This was the first year that all the kids and spouses have been there, and boy was it fun! I married into the best family!

Grandma made Finley and Maya matching jammies. You can't see it, but Finley's have a little kitty bobbly thing on them (since she loves kitties) and the cutest little ruffles at the bottom. And Gage...well, I guess he's just being a boy.
Grandma and Finley playing upstairs.

Every year the boys exchange gifts from Value Village. Little do they know, Brian actually likes his shirt and wore it the next day.
Maya is such a good big cousin. Can you guys move back here already?

And here is a little Christmas gift from us to you..

christmas

We had such a delightful time celebrating Christmas with our families. However, for some reason I really slacked in the photo department. I managed to leave Brian's dad's without a single picture! So, if you will, just imagine us all sitting around the table with our plates piled high with the best curry EVER. Oh, and I wish I would have taken a picture of Finley and her cousin Gage playing in the bathtub with uncle Jeff. I managed to get a few, although not great, pictures from Christmas at my parents. Our dinner plans for the day were canceled because of the snow, so we were able to stay in our jammies all day! Since Finley is too young to have any wants, and too spoiled to have any needs, we basically just wrapped some random stuff (prunes, oatmeal) so that she could have presents to open. Ok, that's a lie. We gave her a potty which we justified buying because she is going to need it sometime in the next year, and a bird feeder. Don't laugh. The bird feeder is a huge hit. We sit on our bench several times a day and watch the birds and squirrels eat the food. The squirrels do all sorts of gymnastic moves to dangle themselves at the feeder hole. Trust me, it's exciting. Finley is wearing her new tutu from Mimi. And that's a blanket Mimi made for her (notice the strawberries)

Papa isn't so thrilled that we're training Finley to be a shopper. But it's okay, she's more into the box.. Taking a moment to praise the Lord.

Since Brian's family is ginormous (and his mom is super selfless) we celebrate Christmas on a different day. This was the first year that all the kids and spouses have been there, and boy was it fun! I married into the best family!

Grandma made Finley and Maya matching jammies. You can't see it, but Finley's have a little kitty bobbly thing on them (since she loves kitties) and the cutest little ruffles at the bottom. And Gage...well, I guess he's just being a boy. Grandma and Finley playing upstairs.

Every year the boys exchange gifts from Value Village. Little do they know, Brian actually likes his shirt and wore it the next day. Maya is such a good big cousin. Can you guys move back here already?

And here is a little Christmas gift from us to you..

the meaning of christmas

Finley knows that Christmas is all about celebrating Jesus, so she got really upset when we took her to see Santa. Merry Christmas!

the meaning of christmas

Finley knows that Christmas is all about celebrating Jesus, so she got really upset when we took her to see Santa. Merry Christmas!

the meaning of christmas

Finley knows that Christmas is all about celebrating Jesus, so she got really upset when we took her to see Santa. Merry Christmas!

our little entertainer

Finley is the most hilarious person. Seriously, she has me laughing all day long. I'm fully aware that the following information is most likely only funny to me because a) i'm her mama, and b) i'm nearly delirious from cabin fever (on our 6th day stuck at home alone). Nonetheless, here are some snippets from the Finley show:

-her dancing. oh, her dancing! She stars as both the D.J. and the dancer. Her moves would definitely get her straight through to Las Vegas on SYTYCD. Check out the video below to see her new ballerina move.

-she burns lots of energy running laps around the upstairs while pushing random objects in the doll stroller. Some of my favorites have been her dirty socks, a string cheese wrapper, and the watering can.

-she has turned into quite the informant. if we leave out one of our glasses or mugs that she's not allowed to touch she'll point to it and say "uh oh". If we leave the toilet seat up she says, "ewwww". and don't forget to shut the baby gate...she'll walk by, say "oh dear", and close it herself. today, she reached for the diaper champ, stopped mid air and said "ewwww".

-fascination with urination. during her bath she stands up numerous times to pee and watch it come out. it's sort of gross, because i had no idea she peed so much in the bath, but a little pee never hurt anyone, right?

-her new favorite book is the photo album of her. we've read a lot less books around here lately because all she wants to do is stare at pictures of herself. i can't figure out why...but certain photos make her laugh (and her fake laugh is funny on it's own), and she'll give some photos a kiss. how vain!

-just call her Linus. the girl LOVES her blanket. the other day i already had her blanket loaded in the car (we have two) and i went to take finley outside. not knowing it was waiting for her in the car, she thought we were leaving without it. she arched out of my arms, grabbed the door jam, and produced huge alligator tears in record time. and it's getting worse. today she cried when i left it in her bedroom while we headed downstairs to play. once she starts playing, she forgets about it...so i guess she just wants to know it's nearby. but this is going from funny/cute to i think her heart might stop beating if anything ever happened to her precious blankie.

Like I said, you probably don't see the humor in these things. And maybe you're wondering why the heck i'm writing about my daughter pushing her socks in the stroller. I guess my point is just to say, that it' so fun watching Finley go from a baby to a little girl that is FULL of personality.

Here are some pictures of us trying to stay sane, while trapped at home.

stuck in the snow! it's over a foot deep!

she waved and grunted at her little car long enough, that i finally unearthed it from the large ice cube it was stuck in.
Here she is mixing some beats at her table.
And here she is taking her socks for a stroll.

This is what you get if you ask her to smile.

Here's another video of her dancing and she's got some different moves this time.

our little entertainer

Finley is the most hilarious person. Seriously, she has me laughing all day long. I'm fully aware that the following information is most likely only funny to me because a) i'm her mama, and b) i'm nearly delirious from cabin fever (on our 6th day stuck at home alone). Nonetheless, here are some snippets from the Finley show:

-her dancing. oh, her dancing! She stars as both the D.J. and the dancer. Her moves would definitely get her straight through to Las Vegas on SYTYCD. Check out the video below to see her new ballerina move.

-she burns lots of energy running laps around the upstairs while pushing random objects in the doll stroller. Some of my favorites have been her dirty socks, a string cheese wrapper, and the watering can.

-she has turned into quite the informant. if we leave out one of our glasses or mugs that she's not allowed to touch she'll point to it and say "uh oh". If we leave the toilet seat up she says, "ewwww". and don't forget to shut the baby gate...she'll walk by, say "oh dear", and close it herself. today, she reached for the diaper champ, stopped mid air and said "ewwww".

-fascination with urination. during her bath she stands up numerous times to pee and watch it come out. it's sort of gross, because i had no idea she peed so much in the bath, but a little pee never hurt anyone, right?

-her new favorite book is the photo album of her. we've read a lot less books around here lately because all she wants to do is stare at pictures of herself. i can't figure out why...but certain photos make her laugh (and her fake laugh is funny on it's own), and she'll give some photos a kiss. how vain!

-just call her Linus. the girl LOVES her blanket. the other day i already had her blanket loaded in the car (we have two) and i went to take finley outside. not knowing it was waiting for her in the car, she thought we were leaving without it. she arched out of my arms, grabbed the door jam, and produced huge alligator tears in record time. and it's getting worse. today she cried when i left it in her bedroom while we headed downstairs to play. once she starts playing, she forgets about it...so i guess she just wants to know it's nearby. but this is going from funny/cute to i think her heart might stop beating if anything ever happened to her precious blankie.

Like I said, you probably don't see the humor in these things. And maybe you're wondering why the heck i'm writing about my daughter pushing her socks in the stroller. I guess my point is just to say, that it' so fun watching Finley go from a baby to a little girl that is FULL of personality.

Here are some pictures of us trying to stay sane, while trapped at home.

stuck in the snow! it's over a foot deep!

she waved and grunted at her little car long enough, that i finally unearthed it from the large ice cube it was stuck in.
Here she is mixing some beats at her table.
And here she is taking her socks for a stroll.

This is what you get if you ask her to smile.

Here's another video of her dancing and she's got some different moves this time.

our little entertainer

Finley is the most hilarious person. Seriously, she has me laughing all day long. I'm fully aware that the following information is most likely only funny to me because a) i'm her mama, and b) i'm nearly delirious from cabin fever (on our 6th day stuck at home alone). Nonetheless, here are some snippets from the Finley show:

-her dancing. oh, her dancing! She stars as both the D.J. and the dancer. Her moves would definitely get her straight through to Las Vegas on SYTYCD. Check out the video below to see her new ballerina move.

-she burns lots of energy running laps around the upstairs while pushing random objects in the doll stroller. Some of my favorites have been her dirty socks, a string cheese wrapper, and the watering can.

-she has turned into quite the informant. if we leave out one of our glasses or mugs that she's not allowed to touch she'll point to it and say "uh oh". If we leave the toilet seat up she says, "ewwww". and don't forget to shut the baby gate...she'll walk by, say "oh dear", and close it herself. today, she reached for the diaper champ, stopped mid air and said "ewwww".

-fascination with urination. during her bath she stands up numerous times to pee and watch it come out. it's sort of gross, because i had no idea she peed so much in the bath, but a little pee never hurt anyone, right?

-her new favorite book is the photo album of her. we've read a lot less books around here lately because all she wants to do is stare at pictures of herself. i can't figure out why...but certain photos make her laugh (and her fake laugh is funny on it's own), and she'll give some photos a kiss. how vain!

-just call her Linus. the girl LOVES her blanket. the other day i already had her blanket loaded in the car (we have two) and i went to take finley outside. not knowing it was waiting for her in the car, she thought we were leaving without it. she arched out of my arms, grabbed the door jam, and produced huge alligator tears in record time. and it's getting worse. today she cried when i left it in her bedroom while we headed downstairs to play. once she starts playing, she forgets about it...so i guess she just wants to know it's nearby. but this is going from funny/cute to i think her heart might stop beating if anything ever happened to her precious blankie.

Like I said, you probably don't see the humor in these things. And maybe you're wondering why the heck i'm writing about my daughter pushing her socks in the stroller. I guess my point is just to say, that it' so fun watching Finley go from a baby to a little girl that is FULL of personality.

Here are some pictures of us trying to stay sane, while trapped at home.

stuck in the snow! it's over a foot deep!

she waved and grunted at her little car long enough, that i finally unearthed it from the large ice cube it was stuck in. Here she is mixing some beats at her table. And here she is taking her socks for a stroll.

This is what you get if you ask her to smile.

Here's another video of her dancing and she's got some different moves this time.