We are back...

from MI and was it cold and snowy! It is a good thing we had one snow in TN before we left so we could practice in the snow suit....We don't have a ton of pictures of Dalby outside because it was just too cold. The week Ryan and I went to Cayman(pictures will be posted once I download them) MI had negative wind chills so Grandpa and Grandma kept her in most of the week. Here are a few shots my dad took.

The main mode of transportation if trying to trek through the snow....Dalby wasn't crazy about it at first but ended up really enjoying her sled rides.

An attempt to use the stroller when the sidewalks were a little more clear.

Hanging out with Mr. Whims and Grandpa on their Saturday walk and coffee stop at the neighborhood Starbucks.

Let it snow...sort of

It snowed(sort of) in Tennessee last week. One night last week the rain changed to slushy snow and a few inches blanketed the city. Of course traffic was at a stand still because no roads were clear and school was cancelled the next day, even though it was supposed to get up to 45 and melt by the afternoon:) How funny! But we were excited to go out and play in the snow. We had to get dressed for the weather, more because mommy loves the snow suit! As you can see by the video, it can be quite tricky to walk around in the cute snow suit Grandpa and Grandma Dalby found up north. Dalby actually got outside and didn't want to move. She wasn't so sure about the snow. I don't think I got one picture of her smiling in the snow. She also has understandably been a little cranky. She has a cold and is working on getting several teeth. Which it is about time, she has had 6 teeth forever, so I guess if you have 6 teeth and you are seventeen months old then you have some catching up to do. Either way, she did enjoy her time out in the snow, although I carried the bundle of pink around most of the time.

I wear my sunglasses at night....

Just fun pictures with the sunglasses she loves to wear around and play peek-a-boo with.....and we broke out the Christmas pajamas early because they were warm and Dalby loves to point to Santa and say, "Ho"

Attempt at a Christmas Card

Well we had a fun idea for a Christmas card....however Dalby did not think it was such a fun idea. Pictures on the black background - I think that they are out. Even when Curious George is sitting on the cloth she will not go near it. Believe it or not these pictures were the same night the pumpkin socks on her hands were taken....her mood significantly improved once we took her off the black felt background. Merry Christmas :)

Great Grandma Barton sent us a cool Christmas music card and have we enjoyed it! The videos are soon after we got the card. The last picture is her sitting on a diaper package she carries out from her closet and sits on it and reads, plays or talks to the packaging (the baby and Elmo on the package). It is quite a sight to see because the packaging is awkward and heavy for her, yet she is determined to carry it around the house. It doesn't matter how many times I put the diaper package back in the closet, I usually find it out and about in the house.

Sock Mittens

I was putting laundry away the other day and Dalby found her pumpkin socks. She carried them around, we put them on George and then she wanted them on her feet. Well she made the request for the socks to be on her feet when she already had her socks and shoes on and we needed them to stay on so we could leave the house in a bit...so I put a sock on her hand. She was MAD at me and immediately took the sock off her hand. Later in the evening she found the socks and brought them to her dad and asked for the socks to be put on her hands, even though she was barefoot. She walked around for awhile with her socks on her hands quite happy.

Bundled Up

We had a wonderful, but very quick up north to see family. We stayed in Detroit and then drove over to Concord, MI to visit with Ryan's dad's side of the family for Thanksgiving. Luckily we started toward home on Saturday morning and missed the massive snow storm that hit Grand Rapids. It was such a snow storm that school was cancelled in GR...which is basically unheard of...so it is cold in MI. The wind blows right through you and it can especially feel chilly to the Southerners. We are very grateful that Grandpa and Grandma Dalby found this great snowsuit for our little tyke. She has worn the coat in TN but hasn't had much need for the full suit until we got to MI. We have since found some mittens, but at the time we didn't have those yet, so we put the booties from the snow suit on her hands. She was happy as a clam in the stroller when Grandpa and Grandma took her on a walk, so happy and relaxed that she fell asleep. She was so bundled up that her little body(barely 20lbs) almost doesn't fit into the stroller.