Random Tuesday Post

The other day Sarah said "We should blog more often," and I concur, so here's a random Tuesday evening post...

It's a busy week for us, filled with random events every night (friend dates, after-school classes, Gophers hoops, ECFE). But Natalie has been so much fun lately and---- oh, sorry, I was just interrupted by a call from Amber ("What's up, Amber?!). So where was I? Oh yeah, Natalie has been lots of fun lately, perfecting her 1-to-10 counting, her sorta ABCs and a medley of random songs (Twinkle Star, Little Lamb & Row-Row, to name a few).

Hope your week is as fun (if not as busy) as ours!

-Joe & The Fam

Happy Valentine's Day!!!!

Natalie already is having a great time on her V-Day, having mastered her personalized Elmo puzzle from Grandpa Kent & Grandma Lee!

Snow and more snow

There's really no updating to do lately, as all we're doing is dealing with the tons of snow that falls every week. Natalie did get to play in it over the weekend though, and daddy bought her a little shovel for her very own to help him when the time comes. The 6 inches we got today was too much however. Last week, we were jonesin' for some burgers, so Joey shoveled a path to the grill. I don't know if it was the burger, or the fact that we haven't grilled since October, but it was GOOD! This weekend I'll be sure to get some pics of Natalie shoveling, or doing something else entirely cute!

Sledding fun!

We spent the long weekend up at the cabin with grandma Linda and grandpa Craig. We had beautiful weather, which allowed us to teach Natalie about sledding and snow angels! At first she was a little skeptical, but she was a pro, sledding down the hill by herself by the end of the weekend. It was a nice relaxing time of books, puzzles, sledding and of course ... eating!

Seattle!

Happy New Year! We got home today from spending most of the week in Seattle visiting Matt, Amber, Annika and Brooke. It was the first time we met Brooke, and she's super cute, especially when she's laughing! Mom and Kent were out there with us for two days, then we spent a day just the two younger generations. Joey, Natalie and I stole Amber's car and Garmin to find our way down to Pikes Market one day. The weather was great, high 40s and only light rain the last day we were there. Natalie saw her first big waterfall, and she wasn't scared of the heights at all. She grabbed the fence with both hands and looked down pointing -- all while uncle Matt was nowhere near the edge! Ha! Annika and Natalie had a great time getting to know each other. It was a great trip and hopefully it's not another year until we're all together again! There is a new album with new pics too!

Natalie's 2nd!

Thanks to everyone who came over yesterday for Natalie's big day. She is very excited to be 2, and right now is enjoying some apple juice, toast and grits. Then it's time to play with all her new toys!

Be sure to check out the new album on the side with lots of pictures from the party.

Tremendous day

We picked out a tree today and busted out the Christmas decorations. Natalie seems to be getting the drill, and can't wait to help her mom make x-mas cookies tomorrow!