Wednesday, February 27, 2019

I think we have enough snow...


Holy Batman!  Do we have snow, or what!?!  Over the weekend we got a LOT of snow, it depends on who you ask, but it was somewhere around an entire foot!!  The town was shutdown, the roads were shut down, it was CRAZY!!

Of course, that didn't stop us from having fun!  Maren wasn't too big of a fan of the snow because it was so deep!!!  Luckily Mama got one good picture of her in her snowsuit, but then they headed back inside while Daddy, Ellen, and I played outside and cleared the driveway a bit.

Unfortunately because the snow made such a mess we had to spend a LOT of time inside.  I really enjoy reading to Ellen, and lately she has been really excited to listen, and on this snowy day even Maren joined in!

Lately Maren has been really interested in being in the kitchen while Mama cooks, so Mama gave her a bowl and some spoons and such to play with.  It has been fun watching her try to stir things and play with us.

After being inside all day Mama decided we needed something new to do, so she pulled out the cookie kit that she got for Easter so we could decorate.  Mama took a cookie decorating class with some friends so she showed Ellen and me how to frost cookies with royal icing.

It was a ton of fun, and we were all really impressed with how well they turned out!

Even better, they tasted AMAZING!!!!   I really hope we can make them again, because these definitely aren't going to last until Easter!

Here's hoping Spring comes soon!
Linden

Sunday, January 27, 2019

Happy Birthday Maren!!


Happy 2019!!  It has been a while, but we are hoping to get things started back up again, and for starters, our baby is ONE!!!!!!!!

We have had a busy month of birthday celebrations.  A week ago we invited a bunch of friends to Mama's work gym for a birthday celebration.

Having a great birthday celebration is pretty easy...all you need is friends...



balloons....



some easy games....







photo booth props...
 

 

 
 and of  course, cake!!!
 


It was a pretty great start to 2019, and we can't wait to keep watching Maren grow!
Linden

Thursday, January 10, 2019

How big is Maren?!?


Happy Birthday Sweet Maren!!  Can you believe she went from a tiny, squishy baby to a big girl in just one year!?!

I thought I would share some of the fun and funny things she likes to do these days:

  • Words (in the order she said them first): Mama, Dada, Bye, Hat, Sock, Amen
  • Loves to play with her shoes and socks
  • LOVES green beans and eating everything!
  • Very happy baby except when she is hungry or tired, and then she might whine a little
  • Tries to throw a tantrum but just whines a couple times and moves on
  • Loves to pull all of the books off the shelf and only wants to read the big kid books
  • If you say "Are you ready?" she will shake her head and wiggle (this started because she hated getting her carseat straps tightened so Mama made it into a game where she would wiggle and tickle Maren when getting her in her seat).
  • Total Mama's girl
  • Loves to listen to music and  dance
  • Loves to climb on the couch and is so proud of herself
  • Loves to snuggle 

Isn't it crazy how big she has gotten?!?



Have a great day!
Linden