The Holidays!

So since we only spend the first two weeks of December at home (before we travel to VT and ME) we (mainly me) try to pack in the holiday cheer while in CT. So, last weekend, I had high hopes that Alice would help me bake some cranberry bread. After snapping a few early pictures, she really lost interest, and I lost my little helper to other more engaging activities!


The next day we celebrated the holidays with the youngest of the KO community. Alice had a great time decorating a bag and had much less fun visiting with Santa. Even through the blurry picture you can tell it wasn't a hit!


The only other thing to report is that Alice's hair can now, officially, be pulled back into a ponytail. I think it makes her look a lot older! Here are a few pics.



Tomorrow is our last day of daycare until after the new year. We are looking forward to spending the weekend at home and then heading to VT on Sunday.

Lookin' Good!

Alice looked pretty sharp for school today! She donned a new pair of uggs and a new sweater for no special reason. I thought she looked pretty cute so here is a picture from this morning.


Don't hate me for posting this next picture. She is just too funny when she gets worked up. And I did give her a hug immediately after snapping this!


Everything is ok. We are back to pretending to eat out of our cup!


We go in for her 18 month appointment tomorrow. We'll let you know how it goes!

Holiday fun!

Alice had a great Thanksgiving holiday in Maine. We were able to spend several days up there and she had a great time. She was obsessed with opening and shutting the doors to the kitchen and library which became a little tiresome for us, obviously not for her! Now that we are home and she doesn't have doors to open and close, she is shutting herself in the closet!! So funny.

Here are a few pictures from Thanksgiving. Alice was dressed up in a cute corduroy dress. She didn't seem to mind the shoes either. We had a great meal (of which Alice ate very little - however she did enjoy a huge piece of chocolate cake!!).


Over the weekend we stopped by Nini's and had a great visit. Alice loved the swing by the window and made Nini read her one of her favorite books several times! She also really loved the stairs to the kitchen!


Alice enjoyed hanging out with her cousins who are getting so big! Lauren was very tolerant of Alice and Ryan stealing toys from her. Alice and Ryan will definitely come to blows over Christmas...it's just a matter of time!


Alice wasn't quite sure what to make of the Christmas tree. She didn't really get the concept of leaving the ornaments up to hang. She thought they were put up, to then immediately take down. Thus, the bare bottom third of the tree.

WNBA future star?

What a nice weekend!

We had a great weekend in CT. It was so nice to have the weekend at home to get things done and to enjoy the beautiful weather. Saturday was gorgeous. Alice and I went on a long walk around the neighborhood. She is a great walker. The loop we did is over a mile and she walked almost all of it! Then we had a nice family dinner where Alice actually ate what she was served, including her vegetables!

Sunday was really fun for me and Alice. Reeves had an open house at school, so of course, we girls went shopping! On our way to the Toys R Us, we stopped at a nice park and walked around and ate our snack. I snapped these pictures while we were hanging out on the park bench!





On our list of things to buy was a basketball hoop! Alice's friend Cam had a great one and I decided it was time to get Alice practicing!! We had lots of fun playing with this - dunking and exclaiming, "YES," with our hands up in the air! I think I like the hoop more than Alice... :)



We are gearing up for a busy week. I fly out on Wednesday for a conference and Reeves has playoffs for soccer starting Wednesday. Sue is planning a trip down to help out, thank goodness! I'll be gone until late Sunday so I'm a bit nervous that Alice won't recognize me when I come back! Usually when I leave it means I give up my Mommy's girl status and she becomes a Daddy's girl for at least 2 weeks. Oh, the sacrifices for work!

Have a great week!

Not much news to report...

It was a good week. Alice is doing great. Not much to report other than her hair is getting longer. Check out the pic with her new half up do! Reeves doesn't have a game this weekend so we are looking forward to a nice relaxing weekend at home.

Happy Halloween!

What a weekend! We had such fun visiting family in VT. It was a fun filled weekend with no lack of activities. Saturday we had a nice leisurely morning and then a jam packed afternoon with Spooktacular festivities in town, followed by the opening of the bridge, capped off by fireworks and cake in the evening. Alice wore her cousin's pumpkin suit for the big day. She was fairly accommodating, allowing us to put her in the suit and pants, but put her foot down when we tried to get her to wear the pumpkin hat. She still looked pretty cute!

Having a great time with Aunt Kristi outside the food tent, just before the parade.

Lots of excitement over the bridge opening! Love this picture!

Alice walked like this all the way back to the car (maybe half a mile). She was very content, just holding our hands and blabbing to herself the whole way.

Two happy girls!

Alice was mesmerized by the candles!

To cap off the weekend we were able to cheer on the field hockey team to victory over Middlebury. Alice showed her spirit with her beautiful "T" sweater, courtesy of Michelle's grandmother. It was so cute and will surely be a winter favorite this year!