the start of winter

it has been a very long time since mommy got around to uploading all of our family pictures from before thanksgiving, but i convinced her to motivate before another month goes by. as you will see, there are a few trends that i have kept, like dressing up and spending time with family, and a few new things like climbing anywhere, anytime, and being outside in all types of weather. in fact, i can't wait to get to montana in a month and try skiing and sledding. i hope mommy brings her boots...

with mommy and daddy's friend mike from college and his daughter eleanor... we had a lot of fun playing together one morning before thanksgiving.

thanksgiving with auntie mere and uncle ric (sorry auntie mere ;-)

we celebrated christmas early with grammy and grampops since we were going to be in indiana... i really like the scarf that grammy got mommy

a circus tent and new rainboots from nanny kacey have kept me giggling for hours

my new snowsuit for montana, courtesy of grammy and grampops

clearly turning my carseat around doesn't keep me from dozing peacefully on long road trips

daddy couldn't resist introducing me to the finer things in life

going over my colors with pops

there's nothing better than double fisting sippy cups

christmas eve

ashley and mike on christmas morning

unk b!!!

playing with gram and my new water bottle

checking out the snowfall the morning after christmas

eating brunch with erica and stacy before we hit the road back to nashville

mommy and daddy and i took a trip to the aquarium in chattanooga where i learned all about sea horses

new year's eve fondue dinner

grammy stopped in for a short visit a couple of weeks ago and convinced me to leave my hairbows in

after a "huge" winter storm in nashville (1 inch of snow), we had a thaw and i got to get back into my sandbox for an afternoon

i flung myself out of my crib a few nights ago in a howl of frustration. this prompted mommy and daddy to quickly purchase a toddler bed so i wouldn't accidentally break any bones. i haven't slept in it yet, but it sure is fun to jump on.