Our First Helicopter Ride!

Today we went to a fund raiser for a little league team. For a small donation you could go for a short helicopter ride! Everything about going in a helicopter is scary to me! The small space, the height, and the fact that helicopters always seem to crash! But I got up my nerve and did it!

I'm glad I did. Unfortunately it was a little too scary for Nicole so she didn't go up with us.

Our Big Girl

23 months old and counting down to the big 2!

We can't believe our baby girl is going to be two years old in a month!

She has turned into a little girl so fast!

She is officially talking, among many other things.

And when I say talking, I mean non-stop.

Even though the talking can get annoying sometimes,

I love hearing whats on her little mind and

what she thinks about different things. It's awesome!

Wanting to eat at the big table like everyone else.

(We need to find a booster seat!)

Practicing her typing skills.

"Helping" dada build some furniture.

Practicing her awesome soccer skills.

First Hair Cut!

Nicole's hair has been growing and growing and just getting out of control, so I decided to attempt a hair cut myself! It was an all day project(because Nicole can only sit still for a minute at a time) but I think it turned out okay. I figure I better get my hair cutting practice in now while she still could care less about what she looks like...he he.

(She couldn't even sit still long enough for me to get good pics of it, but you get the idea of it.)

First Lesson in Politics!

Inseparable!

The longest I've ever been away from Nicole is about 6 hours! Recently my Dad offered to let Nicole stay the night at his house with Zaiden so Dave and I could have a night together. But I just couldn't do it! Dave thinks that I'm over protective but I just love her too much to be away from her that long.
Am I a little crazy or over protective? I don't know, maybe.

How much smarter can she get?!

Nicole is just over 21 months old now and she continues to amaze us! About 3-4 weeks ago, out of no where, she counted from 1 all the way to 12! We'd heard her say 1-4 before but never over that. She must have been practicing in private or something.

And she can now also identify about half of the alphabet. She really loves letters and spelling. She's always pointing to words and saying "I want spell this one".

She's Amazing! We love her more than anything!

Basement Bathroom

Here is a look at our new basement bathroom! Dave got it almost completely finished about a week ago. There are just a few minor things to finish up. He's worked really hard and he did an awesome job!!!

BEFORE (Well- at the beginning of work)

AFTER

Christmas

We had a great Christmas this year! Nicole is old enough to really start enjoying it. She really got into Santa Clause, Christmas decorations, lights, and of coarse presents! I took all the decorations down on the 2nd and she keeps telling me "Christmas all gone" in a sad little tone. But she has nothing to be sad about because she got way more presents than I was expecting. Only a few were from us and the rest were from Grandparents, Aunts, and Uncles. And speaking of Grandparents, Dave's Mom stayed with us for a week for Christmas. We had lots of fun going out to eat, bowling, shopping(lots of shopping!), and just hanging out. I was glad that her and I finally got to know each other a little better. And Nicole loved getting to know her Grandma Lynne too and is still missing her!

Nicole with her Grandma Lynne.

Nicole about to open her big gift from us, a doll house!

This isn't even all of her gifts!

Playing in the wonderful Christmas snow!

First lesson in bowling...... don't run down the lanes!

Hope everyone had a great holiday!

For the Fam!

Send your own ElfYourself eCards

I saw one of these Elf videos and couldn't resist. It's hilarious!