Sunday, December 12, 2010

Here comes Santa Claus........

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Heidi did pretty well at her visit to Santa this year.
They had all the props and distractions ready for her picture. Santa even left the room for a few moments so they could get her attention away from him. Then when all was ready, he snuck back in the room and sat on the chair behind her.
Viola!! Perfect Picture!
Then he went and picked her up off her chair and set her on his lap. She was not having that at all. She quickly ran to me, pointing her finger and saying "mama, mama", while Mike snapped photos the whole time.
Santa gave her a toothbrush for being such a good girl!

Saturday, November 27, 2010

18 Months

Our first snowfall this year landed on the weekend that Heidi turned 18 months old.
We got her all bundled up, "Christmas Story" style, and out we went to enjoy some snow. She had so much fun and didn't want to come inside.

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Wednesday, November 17, 2010

Updates

Now that our little Miss Heidi is.....sigh......18 months old (where the heck did that time go?) she is as funny and smart as ever. She surprises us everyday with something new that she had discovered about herself or the world around her.
She is always on the go, never a dull moment with her. I think since she has learned to walk, she sits down just long enough to enjoy a meal and then it's back to go, go, go.
Here are a few updates:

*She loves trying on shoes. Her own, mama's, dada's, it doesn't matter, she loves shoes. Her glittery, ruby slippers are a favorite besides daddy's slippers.





*She loves dinosaurs!! One of her favorite shows now is Dinosaur Train. She lights up when that comes on and all she does is scream out, "deeeeeeeee!!!" and spins in circles!
She has a collection of 2 dinosaurs, so far! They make it out on almost all of our errand adventures.

*Another show she has taken an interest in is The Cat in the Hat. She has 2 Dr. Seuss books that we read to her and she just noticed tonight that the Cat is on the back of both books. She grinned from ear to ear with that discovery!

*She had her first "big kids" meal at Perkins the other night and devoured it!

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*She recently got a molar (her first of the 4). That was a fun adventure, but not really. But at least we know what to expect the next time around. We suspect that will be soon since the other molar is just under the surface and her gums look red and puffy.

*She discovered the fun of the dryer. She loves helping with laundry.

















*We met up with some friends from my Mommy and Me group. We met at an indoor playground. She had so much fun. She learned to climb the stairs and go down the slide, all by herself. She even went in the moonwalk and had a blast. She towers over her other little friends.

*Speaking of that, she had her 18 month check up. (she didn't appreciate any of her exam and made mommy sweat like crazy holding on to her flailing body.)
Her current stats are:
weight: 31.2#
height: 34"
Her doctor said she is a healthy girl and is growing like a weed. She got 3 shots and did OK, lots of crying, but she survived.

*She knows all of her animals sounds, the H and E in her name and she can talk through the alphabet and point to where she's at as she talks (even though you can't understand her).

*Potty Watch 2010 is still going but we're taking it slow. She still tells us when she goes poo poo, she still sits on the potty chair and waves bye bye to pee pee in the potty. We just have to commit to it and do it. So, we'll keep ya posted.

Friday, November 5, 2010

Happy Halloween!!!

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Trick or treating with mommy's old pumpkin bucket.

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Arrrrrgh me mateys!!

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Trick or treat Grandma and Papa!

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I got me some Peeps, yeeeeahhh!!

Sunday, October 17, 2010

Looking cute!!

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Running through the hay maze at Pahl's market.
(cute story side note: Heidi had the choice between the rainbow Elmo socks and the more appropriate outfit coordinating pumpkin socks. Can you see which ones she picked?)
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Look at those eyes!!

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Weeeeeee!! Riding in the red wagon, looking for pumpkins.

Wednesday, October 13, 2010

Apple Orchard

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We went to 2 apple orchards last saturday. It was a beautiful day, sunny and almost 80! I never imagined going to get apples and pumpkins in October wearing shorts and a short sleeved shirt. Good grief, it was warm!!

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She was an apple stealer that day. But, they were on the ground so technically, the tree was throwing them away anyways.

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Pointing at Papa.

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Up on the hay mound with Daddy. She didn't like the feel of the hay, but made it all the way up without too much fuss.

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Riding and steering the big, red tractor. YeeHaw!

Tuesday, September 28, 2010

Swimming Lessons

Heidi started swimming lessons last Sunday. She had a great time swimming with Mommy.


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