A Snowy day

I am finally posting at last.  Lydia and I were able to go outside and play in the snow.  We haven't had snow here for a while.  We do get chances to go outside otherwise, but, although the sun is shining, it is usually windy.  There was not very much wind today which  made it a perfect day to build a snowman.  I brought a carrot outside with us, for his nose of course.  She kept wanting to eat it.  It was her first snowman.   In the last picture I told her to smile. You can see the classic face she gave me. It was fun to see her making the connection to the song, "Once There was a Snowman," and to the pictures that she has seen.  Although it did snow it was a wet snow and she loved to look at the melting snow in the drain pipesl.  The morning was so fun and getting out created a peaceful afternoon because Lydia took a restful nap.

Ho, Ho , Ho Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year

Christmas morning

Lydia's first gift to open.  She was only interested for a little while. Then she wanted to go play.

This Christmas was spent with the Dalton Family just outside of Ogden at a cabin.  It was so much fun.  We got to go sledding.  We ate and enjoyed wonderful meals and desserts.  Lydia was able to play with Montanna and got to know Grandma and Grandpa.  We got to see Aubrey for the first time.  She is adorable.  It was so fun to hold her and play with her.  We were very blessed to be able to have a wonderful Christmas.

This is Aubrey.  She is so beautiful.

After Lydia got home I was asking her what Santa Claus says.  She would say," Ho,Ho, Ho and then attempt to say," Merry Christmas."  It is so cute to ask her that.
We came home on Monday the 28th. Packed up our house on Tuesday the 29th and then drove to Twin Falls  the morning of the 29th.  Whew!  Kind of a crazy move,but we are here all in one piece.

Christmas Time

Montanna, Lydia's cousin,  and Lydia in their Christmas Pjs.

Christmas Eve Lydia opened her snowman pajamas.  She loved them she wants to wear them every night.  She will even carry them around like a blanket.

Lydia enjoyed playing with Lesley and Lauren this Christmas.  She warmed right up to them and would love to read books with them.

Lauren and Lydia

Lesley with Lydia

We had so much fun playing in the snow the day before Christmas.  It was really Lydia's first time playing in the snow this year because Rexburg had not got very much and it was really icy and cold.

 Lydia loved decorating the Christmas tree this year.  She had so much fun with the lights.  She loved to try to plug them in which I did not like.  She also liked the ornaments.  She kept grabbing a snowman ornament and then she would want to sing once there was a snowman.

Leading the Music

Yesterday was  such a nice day.  It got up into the fifties.  I took Lydia outside in her new coat.  It was fun to see her enjoying the weather

New Outfits

This fun purple shirt was given to Lydia by her Aunt Lauren.  It works, for now, as a dress or long shirt it is just darling on her and it fun to put the leggings and white shirt underneath for warmth.

Lydia wanted to try on my shoes.  She didn't  keep them on very long because they were to heavy for her to lift her feet.  The cute outfit  was given to her by Great Grandma Dalton.

This outfit is also from Great Grandma Dalton.  She posed for this picture and then wanted to see it on the camera after I took it.  She is getting so smart.

In her new cloths Lydia looks all grown up.  I am definitely the mother of a toddler and not a baby.  It is amazing how fast time flies.

OOoh, Ow and Meow

When I first introduce Lydia to the sound a cat makes, I said,  "Meow." She picked up pretty fast.  Then all the sudden stopped saying the cat sound.  I was wondering why until it hit me today.  I realized that I also taught her ooh when someone in a book is sad.  She makes that sound when she sees a clown that is sad in her circus book.   I also taught her ouch or ow when she tries to pull my hair.  She has a pair of cat socks and today she was saying a mix between all three.  It is really cute because it ends up sounding like a sad, sick cat. What do you know.  I guess the sound that the cat makes is somewhat sad.