Parker and I getting ready to go on a walk after one of the first big snows. We are definitely professionals at putting on boots, hats, gloves, and coats each time we go out the door. Since it's now February, I have to say, I am ready for spring.
Sledding is a must in the winter! We bought Parker a cheap sledding, hoping we'll only really use it one winter...we also got it big enough to fit Addison too, in hopes that it will one day be warm enough for her to go out too.....December never saw a day warm enough, with wind chills reporting it was -28 degrees...and that was in the morning when we got up! Parker loves to sled though, daddy pulls him around as they go find hills to slide down.
Parker fell asleep sledding on the pull back...strangely Parker has adapted this style of laying face first belly down a lot when sledding....I always preferred sitting on my bottom myself...
We had Breakfast with Santa this month...yummy pancakes along with a photo with Santa.
As expected, Addison was not too impressed, but Parker was excited to see Santa!
Grandma and Grandpa Pittman came to visit in December in between Christmas and Thanksgiving. It was so wonderful to have them visit us in the dead cold of winter. They also came right when there was a nice blizzard of 18 inches of snow. So, needless to say, their trip was some what house bound as it was too cold to take the babies outside too much. We went to the city of Redwing, MN one day to sight see. We saw the snow covered country side, the Mississippi River, and went to some pottery shops. We also went to the Mall of America, had a family photo taken, and just enjoyed getting to spend some great time together.
Parker is ready to go into the aquarium and see the sharks!
Grandma and Grandpa Pittman took us to the aquarium in the Mall of America. It was really fun, and Parker loved the sharks. Above, he's pointing at a shark that was swimming over our heads!
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Addison checking out the tortoise statue in the aquarium, it was a big turtle compared to my tiny Addison!
Grandma, Grandpa, Parker and Addison...of course you can NEVER get a pic now where everyone is paying attention at the right moment.
Grandpa and Parker rode the carousel in the mall!
Parker and Addison and mommy opening Christmas gifts.
Grandma and Grandpa Pittman got Parker a keyboard for Christmas. He loves it...it's a nice loud addition to his band.
Grandpa Pittman and Addison cuddling.
Parker and I took a walk one day, when we came back, he couldn't even stay awake for me to make him hot chocolate. He fell right asleep in Grandpa's arms.
The Shields Family also came to visit at Christmas time, just in time for another big snow! Guess our visitor's are supposed to come to Minnesota and experience the real fresh thing! They weren't here for long, so we really just stayed at home and had Christmas and played, but the company was still good and it was nice for Parker and Addison to have guests.
Parker's Uncle Schaun sent him this garbage truck for Christmas. He loves it, and when we were going shopping one day, he had to bring it in the car, then he had to bring it in the store....as you can see the reason for his stubbornness was his tiredness...he fell asleep soon after getting in the store and slept like this the whole trip.
Amma Shields and Addison cuddling.
Aunt Kelly and Parker and Addison....movie time!
Grandpa Shields and Addison...Great picture!
Amma and Grandpa Shields got Parker a train table for Christmas!!! He loves it. It provides minutes and minutes of entertainment at a time for both of them. Parker has really grown to love trains and cars in the past few months. He loves to race and to figure all the parts out.
Hmm...notice Parker is in the chair and the aunt is on the floor? Guess where Parker ranks in this world!
Addison opening some of her gifts. She loves putting things in things and taking them in and out. Purses and bags beware!
So December was clearly a busy month with visitors. It's hard to be so far away from friends and family, and harder yet to really connect and attach here when we know we will be leaving soon. Regardless though, Addison and Parker are very happy kiddos overall. They love staying at home and going out. Parker loves his sister and she him. So now, here's some pictures just from the month.
We bought Parker these chairs last summer. Sometimes it's fun to have a picnic inside and bring down your camping chairs and watch cartoons. Of course he wants Addison to sit right by him.
Parker gave up his afternoon naps months ago...but sometimes he falls asleep in the evening if he's been super busy and he stops and is still for a moment. This time he fell asleep in seriously less than 5 minutes...sitting on the floor with his head propped up! He had come in the kitchen for a snack, and I told him dinner would be ready in 5 minutes. He went into the living room and layed down to watch TV. When I called him for dinner he didn't come...when I went to get him I found him sound asleep on his elbow! So cute!
And yet another picture of him falling asleep at dinner time....it's like the first time he sits still all afternoon I guess and he falls asleep so fast! Clearly this night I got him to the table, but apparently not his plate fast enough!
Christmas brought lots of boxes to our home. Who needs toys when you have big boxes?! You can make forts, play peek-a-boo, hide, scare, and do all kinds of things in boxes!
Addison has gotten very mobile this month. She continues to pull up on everything and cruise but not walk on her own. She can clearly by this picture in December hold herself up well enough to open the lid on the trash can and not fall, but in the middle of February when I type this, she can still not walk!
Even though Addison didn't really plan to pose like this for this picture...it's still funny and a glimpse of how her personality really is!
With all the snow we can definitely not ride outside...so why not ride in the house?
Addison really began to crawl well this month...I thought she'd skip crawling, but finally figured it out.
And finally, Parker was in the Christmas program at church! They had 2 songs to learn. Of course not one of them sang the words. The 3 years old though knew all the words when they sang. It's amazing to see all the different stages of each age group as the performed. Thanks Grandma Pittman for the oh so handsome Christmas outfit! It was perfect for the program.
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