let it snow!

it started snowing this morning and hasn't really stopped since. it's after 5pm now. makes for pretty pics!

ribbons of light

i saw a precious lampshade decorated with all different ribbons at a craft fair last fall and thought i could make one for reese's room myself. and, i actually followed through and did it. not only that, but it turned out pretty darn cute if i do say so myself. AND, reese really likes it and asks for her "yight" to be turned on.

kitty love and multi-tasking

reese and the boys, cooper and keagan, have been getting more and more friendly lately (i.e. they don't go running in fear at the sight of her anywhere near as much as they used to). i looked over at the bed and this is what i saw a few days ago.


looks like she's going to be a multi-tasker too. she was petting coopy while talking on her cell phone to either munners or john austin and audra. so sweet!

smile

so, i've been trying to teach reese to "smile" for the camera. this is what i got this week.

toddler translations 2

reese is talking in 2-to-4-word sentences now...not all the time, but sometimes.Ü today when we were leaving school she said "bye lella. bye jack." to two of her classmates (ella and jack). she says "lub you, mommy/daddy/teedee (keagy)." she just started saying you're welcome without me teaching it to her. here are some more cute words she says:

money knack = bunny snack
pop pop = popcorn
moosh = move (hears me say this to Andi)
sawdee = sorry (she says this regardless of who's wrong)
doodoo = doodle (a toy she has)
tooktee = cookie
juishe = juice
ausha = john austin
aussie = austin (from backyardigans)
dordah = dora
deedoe = diego
moaners = munners (kyle's mom's grandmother name)
moonie = movie
puhtee moonie= puppy movie (snow buddies movie we rented at christmas)
towler = color (she loves to)
chowder = shower
stroder = stroller (she has one for her new baby)
flittick = lipstick (she LOVES flittick (lip balm)*

there are tons more. i'll have my ears open and post more cute toddler translations and sentences.

oh! i'm teaching her to say her name when asked what it is. she calls herself REEFEY!

how could i forget one of reese's most used sentences and one i couldn't wait to hear. "HODE CHOO, MOMMY. HODE CHOO." awww!

* she seems to enjoy taking the cap off and putting it back on the lip balm as much as putting the lip balm on.

she runs

reese's new thing is running from us. she runs when asked to give something back that she's been told she shouldn't have. she runs to avoid getting dressed. she runs to avoid getting her diaper changed. basically, anytime you don't want to run, she runs...looking back over her shoulder with a big grin on her face!

Christmas Cookies

Reese got to help Daddy make Almond Spritz Cookies a few days before Christmas. They were really yummy!

A White Christmas

It was so neat to have a real white Christmas this year. I looked at it as a gift from God for sending us to Tulsa. Ü The Tulsa area got 4-8" of SNOW on Christmas Eve night!!! On our drive to church it was kind of slushy, but by the time we left it was SNOWING lots of BIG flakes! On our drive home, which includes three different freeways, we averaged about 25 mph and even came to a stop at one point due to one or more cars being stuck in the snow.
i love this pic...maybe because it's one of the rare times she's wearing a cute hat
had to make a stop at Wal-mart on the way home Christmas Eve
My girl does NOT like to wear hats or anything in her hair or even have her picture taken sometimes ): i bought this little dress at Affair of the Heart and had the pom poms and monogram added, which made it that much cuter!

Christmas morning was a lot of fun! The first thing Reese saw and was excited about was her new pink chair from Munners and Grandaddy. She loves it. After that, the things she was most interested in were a Santa PEZ dispenser and some new PINK sunglasses. There were lots of toys. Too many in fact. I think she was a little overwhelmed by it all. But she had a lot of fun. That night we went to see the Chipmunks Squeakquel. It was really cute and Reese had fun and loved getting to eat "pop pop" and go to a big "moonie".

The next day we played in the snow and made a snowman. Reese's favorite part seemed to be throwing snow at Andi...although most of it was sticking to her little gloves. Note to self: find waterproof gloves that actually stay on little hands.


We left for Texas on the 28th, went to three different cities, visited with five different groups of family, returned six days later and considering all that was going on, Reese was really good. She was completely on Holiday Time - late naps, really late bedtimes, etc. But she has gotten back into her routine pretty seamlessly. She had some separation anxiety yesterday at school and today at MOPS. Thankfully, neither meltdown lasted more than a minute after Mommy left.

Reese LOVES to "towler" (color) and talked cousin Matt into towlering too

Munners & Grandaddy went all the way to Fredericksburg to choose a very special Baby Huggums for Reese. She loves her "beebee"!

Reese telling Papa George a good story I'm sure
We will definitely have some sweet memories from the Christmas our baby girl was almost two!