Snowstorm '09

We got a "for-real-cancel-school-for-a-good-reason" kind of snow storm the weekend before Christmas. Daniel was leaving to go out of town on a hiking trip (yes, in a blizzard) with a couple of friends. So I decided to bring Sienna over to my parents house over the weekend. I told Sienna that when she woke up in the morning that there will be snow! And there definitely was...

It was beginning to look a lot like Christmas!

I wanted Sienna to go outside and play in the snow, but she wasn't into it. (I think she might have remembered last year's experience.) When Daniel was done with his riduculous camping-in-a-blizzard trip was over, he came to my parents to get snowed-in with us.

In the morning, the snow had stopped and I really wanted to go out and play. Apparently Sienna trusts Daddy in the snow, and she finally agreed to give it a try. So Daddy, Grandma, Sienna and I all bundled up on Sunday morning to get outside. (Yes, my little shorty still fits in last year's 12mo snow suit.)

It was actually a beautiful day and my parents found our old sled that Dave and I used when we were little. So the princess was pulled all around the driveway.

She was a little nervous about the sled and snow at first...

...but it got better.

Daddy made a snow angel!

Back to the house for hot tea for us and a good nap for the little one!

So fun. Stay tuned for a Christmas Update :)

Trader Joe's Banana Chocolate Chip Muffin

I think she liked it.

Jammies

Daniel's family has a tradition where everyone gets new PJ's from "Santa" (Aunt Janis/Uncle Bob & Ranny/Pop) each year and we are supposed to wear them on Christmas Eve. All of us will be with our parents or in-laws this Christmas, so Santa brought the PJ's early.

Group shot!

Thanksgiving!

We had such a great time in North Carolina for Thanksgiving! We spend the first part with my Uncle Steve, Aunt Linda and my cousins in Charlotte, and the second part with Daniel's family on Lake Norman. It was so nice to have a whole week together to visit family.

On Thanksgiving Day, Daniel's grandmother had the all the food ready to go around 1:30pm. That meant that we would be eating while Sienna was napping, but since Sienna doesn't consider eating is a good reason to have to sit still (does she have ANY De May in her?!) we thought thought we would go ahead and have a relaxing meal while she was asleep. Approximately 3 minutes before we sat down to eat, we heard some yelling from upstairs. She heard the party that was going on downstairs, and she wasn't missin' out. So we set her a place at the table with her high chair.

Having Sienna sitting with us was going to be fine since she loves sweet potatoes and butternut squash, both of which were on the menu. I was hoping to sneak some turkey on her plate and maybe some green beans, but as it turned out, she didn't want ANYTHING on her plate. In hopes that the family would be able to enjoy a quiet and relaxing meal, I did what any smart, loving, health-promoting parent would do. I gave her a big bag of cookies. She was happy, we were happy...Something else for us to be grateful for this Thanksgiving.

After we all STUFFED ourselves, we gathered in the living room watching football. We were all so sleepy. But Sienna was WIRED. Here she is playing with Daniel's cousin Jarod. Sienna would run in circles and Jarod would throw a pillow at her. She thought this was hilarious....

Before...

After...

Hope you all had a great Thanksgiving too :)

By the way...

Sienna loves to read and she loves her book of nursery rhymes. I thought I was a good Mom by reading them to her. Instead, perhaps I need to call CPS on myself for doing so.

The Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe

There was an old woman who lived in a shoe.
She had so many children, she didn't know what to do.
She gave them some broth,
Without any bread,
Whipped them all soundly, and sent them to bed.

Goosey, Goosey, Gander

Goosey, goosey, gander,
Whither shall I wander?
Upstairs, and downstairs,
And in my lady's chamber.

There I met an old man
Who wouldn't say his prayers!
I took him by the left leg
And threw him down the stairs.

WHAT?! Mother Goose, you are quite insane.

Family Day!

(Sorry for the repeat pictures, Facebook friends!)

Last week it rained FOREVERRRRR. For a stay-at-home Mom, rainy days are the worst. How many puzzles and coloring books can someone do in one day? (You can do A LOT, by the way.) When the sun finally came out, we decided to go for a short family walk in the woods in our backyard. I use the word "walk" loosely since Sienna didn't actually want to walk in the leaves. According to her, the leaves were a "mess." So the princess was carried for most of the time until we reached the street.

I attempted to take a family photo...

Then I tried again.

Daniel to the rescue...

A few of you have been waiting patiently for Halloween pictures and I promise I will post them as soon as possible. My camera ran out of batteries at the last minute so we used my friend's camera to take all the pictures. She hasn't sent me the pictures yet, but I will post them as soon as I get them!!!

Dave's Birthday

When Sienna was about six months old, Dave bought Sienna a "beautiful" (or tacky, depending on how you feel about the sport) Labonte Nascar dress. Kerry, knowing how I feel about Nascar (thus the quotations on the word beautiful above) also bought Sienna a cute sun dress with purple flowers on it to offset this unusual addition to her wardrobe. So, here we are over a year later and finally, the Nascar dress fits - just in time for Dave's birthday. It's a miracle. The family celebrated Dave's birthday at The Counter, and the weather was just perfect enough that Sienna was able to wear a coat over her dress for the majority of the time. Dave noticed the dress on her immediately. Best birthday ever. Here are the birthday boy and Sienna in her birthday present...

I am not saying that Sienna is a genius, but I have to show you what happened when Dave and Kerry were coloring with her on Sunday night. While they were coloring, Dave and Kerry were also were trying to teach Sienna her numbers. So Kerry wrote the numbers 1, 2, and 3 down on Sienna's coloring pad while they said the numbers out loud. When they got to number 4, this is what Sienna drew (in red)...

Is it just me, or does that look like a four? But then again...I think she's perfect, so no matter what, it will always be a four to me.