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2012 Thus Far

It's 2012! It is already three days into the new year and we have been very busy. I started the new year off by breaking one of my fillings. I was very happy my parents were in town so that they could watch the girls while I went to the dentist. Jon's grandma passed away last week, so his family is in Illinois for her memorial. 

Natalia has spent most of the year playing with her "eggos". She can say Lexa, but for some reason the "L" in Legos is too hard.

Lexa has been taking steps for over a week. It is much different than when Natalia started walking. Talia started taking steps in the afternoon and was toddling around by dinner. Alexa is very sporadic in her steps. She started off by taking about six steps, but most of the time will only take about three before she scoots around since it is faster. Last night when Talia and I were in the bathroom, Lexa came walking in carrying a hairbrush.

Today we went to get another stroller for our trip. The last time Talia was at Toys R Us was before Christmas in 2010. For that reason I don't think she remembers it. We went there today, and I didn't tell her the name of the store. We got out of the car and she said, "Toys R Us!". It must be the commercials.

I decided to do two umbrella strollers and the attachment to hook them together instead of getting a double stroller. I'm hoping it will work out. I'm a little nervous about traveling with two kids. Talia is very excited about the airplane, the beach, and the pool though.

Christmas #2

This year we spent Thanksgiving in Stephen, so we spent Christmas with Jon's Family. My parents came down this past weekend to celebrate Christmas. Natalia loves to unwrap gifts. She tears of the paper and then moves on to the next present before even really looking at what she unwrapped. Alexa is not as good at unwrapping. Talia thinks that she is taking too long and then proceeds to do it for her. We had a great couple of days with my parents, and will hopefully see them again in a couple of weeks.

Christmas

Where did this year go? I feel like I was just pregnant, and now Alexa is ten months old and taking steps. I feel like I have been so busy up to Christmas, and now it is over and I am busy getting ready to go on vacation. I have been without a fully working keyboard for almost two weeks. One morning Alexa grabbed my mug and I spilt coffee on our old one. Jon went and got me one after work today, so finally I can type.

Jon's grandparents came up for Christmas. It was really nice getting to spend the holiday with them. Talia gets really excited about seeing great grandparents, but when she actually sees them she gets very shy.

My favorite part about Christmas was that after the presents were all unwrapped Natalia spent most of the time playing with Alexa's toys, and Alexa was most interested in the clothes and packaging.

Natalia likes to be a part of what goes on in the kitchen. When she saw Great Grandma and Grandma in the kitchen she ran and got the stool so that she could see what was going on. When I cook at home she always stands on a chair at the end of the counter.

Even though this winter has been pretty nice, I'm excited for our trip. My parents are coming down this weekend to celebrate Christmas with us, and then the following weekend we are flying to Key West. Every day for the past month Talia has been asking about the beach and the pool.

When did it become December?

Yay! It is December 4th which means it means there is only a month and 3 days until we leave for Key West. I know Christmas is coming, but I am more excited for warm weather.

The other night I was exercising and I put Alexa in her exersaucer so that she wouldn't get kicked or her fingers squished under a weight. The next time I looked over she was asleep. It looks like a super uncomfortable position, so I took a picture and then put her in her crib.

Natalia has really been into her Barbies. I'm not sure why she sat them backwards, but I thought it was cute.

Sometimes she decides to share them with her sister.

Other times she tries to take them away. This time she only got Barbie's head.

I made some photo canvases the other day. I liked the way they turned out, so I think I'll do some more. It is one of about 10 projects I'm currently working on. Hopefully soon I can finish my scarf. It's getting cold out.