Merry Christmas & Happy New Year!

SAMANTHA IS POTTY TRAINED!!!

After Thanksgiving we dove into potty training full force- Merry Christmas to me! After 9 days accident free, Samantha earned this doll that she picked out back at the beginning of potty training. I was worried with Christmas that the doll wouldn't mean much but it is proving to be her favorite baby- she bathes, feeds, dresses & rocks her baby. Often I will see her baby in Eliana's jumpy or on her play mat!

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MERRY CHRISTMAS!

I attempted to get a photo of the girls in their Christmas pajamas- however Samantha wanted nothing to do with it; so here's Ellie...

Ooh- feet...

What daddy- look at mommy...

If I have to...

Christmas morning Samantha slept in; so Lance, Ellie & I hung out waiting for her to wake up- I don't want to hasten the 3am Christmas mornings! Ellie played like a champ while she waited...

Samantha finally came down & we opened gifts...

Again Ellie played as she waited... (Samantha kindly opened Ellie's gifts too!)

We ate cinnamon rolls...

Again, Ellie played as she waited (practiced her rolling!)...

Merry Christmas to everyone- it was very fun having an excited toddler in the house!

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HAPPY 2011!

Lance got a week off of work- we all loved having the extra time with him! (With the wind, snow & negative temperatures he decided to forgo the tree stand hunting! Smart call Lance!) So my easily bored husband started remodeling bathrooms! Sami, did as daddy did but to my hallway!

A closeup of the marble tile he's installing for the counter top.

Samantha having tea with her doll on top of daddy's work area!

Here is a pic of Lance's elk- Congrats Lance!

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Happy 2011 to all of you- don't forget your ham, black eyed peas & cabbage tomorrow!

For Mom

My mother made this advent quilt for me & this post is for the purpose of 'delivering' the photos of it to her.
Thanks Mom!
Jenny

4 months & pics!

Samantha & her friend Avery had a playdate; for lunch they shared a tea party!

Cheers!

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Eliana is 4 months old! She giggles, coos, loves to stand & sit up; she rolls over from tummy to back & is trying hard to go the other way too!

'Tis the Season!

Christmas time is here!

We are wearing our Christmas pajamas...

We have that "gotta have it" gleam in our eyes...


And we have the tree!

Gobble...gobble!!

We've been saying a lot of that around here lately! And here are some pics of what we've been up to...
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Move over Martha Stewart!
As some of you know I've been using cloth diapers...but it wasn't until lately that I've been ambitious enough to make my own! Here's my 1st!

Samantha is VERY into tools! She is fixing Ellie's hiney here!

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Anyone else...?
Have an issue with deer eating your jack-o-lanterns?

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Thanksgiving Part 1
I don't have but these pics of our time with the Colwell family- we all used my mom's camera.
Sami on the light rail


Samantha thoroughly enjoyed playing with Zach.

We found out that Katie loves creme brulee!

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Thanksgiving Part 2
Here are some highlights from our time with the Thomas family.
Eliana & great-grandma Norma.




Samantha & Uncle Wayne playing football.

Rock Band

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Just for fun

Photoshoots, playdates & snow!

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Photoshoots

My mom smocked a BEAUTIFUL ivory silk gown for Eliana- it's the gown that she wore home from the hospital. My mom also crocheted the pink & ivory blanket that Ellie is laying on. I took an amateur photoshoot of Eliana & here are a few of the pics.

Such sweet sisters

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Playdates

Samantha has had her fair share of playdates but this is Eliana's first one!

Our playdate was with a family that has twins Samantha's age & a little one Ellie's age.

Claire & Ellie

Ellie & Claire grabbed hands- too cute!

Sami & Hope

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Ellie's 1st Snow

We got a good snow about 3 days ago, but it's been too cold & we've been too busy to get out & play; so today we introduced Eliana to snow!

Since Lance was behind the camera- of course there are some deer photos!

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Random Pics

Every time I pull Eliana out of her jumpy thing- Samantha says, "My turn!"

Papa & Ellie

Sisters

3 month teddy bear photo