Busy Busy...

More new pictures coming soon...we have been busy with work and getting ready for the Craftstravaganza this weekend.

Alice looking cool and chilling out in her car seat

Silly smile

Alice Mae in: Sesame Street

Mid-March Catch-Up

Well, it's been a while. What are you gonna do? Wait patiently, and we thank you for that. I've been busy with freelance work and Jaime's been very busy with her work (2 jobs, and a new one starting any day now!), plus trying to get stuff done for the upcoming craft-fair, plus getting ready for taxes, plus selling a ton of stuff on Etsy.com. We need to get Alice in a day-care ASAP.

Here's a few pics of stuff that's happened in the last few weeks...

If you read Auntie Carrie's blog, you'll know we enjoyed ourselves at the Children's Museum in St. Paul...especially their Sesame Street exhibit.


Alice saying "Hi" to her favorite character, Big Bird.


Bert and Ernie.


The family unit on the famous steps to Gordon and Susan's apartment building. Alice knocked on the door, and didn't want to get off the steps. Now, whenever we read a Sesame Street book that has those steps in it, Alice will get excited and point to the steps, then point to herself and make a "knocking" gesture. "Yes Alice, you knocked on that door!"


So cute...yet...

This was the night of the first REAL temper-tantrum. It all started with Alice wanting to wear that towel around after her bath, and since she was so cute, I let her. But then it was all downhill from there. She went crazy. I'll have to familiarize her with the idea of a "time out" pretty soon. (She got her first time out the next day when she went nuts in Super Target).


Playing outside as the snow was melting.


What's more fun that splashing in puddles? Nothing!!!


Alice's first snowball. She made it herself.


Cute pic of Alice at her drawing table. She loves to sit down and just color/doodle. She also likes to hide behind it when she doesn't want to get picked up.


This is super funny to me, but very annoying to Mommy. Alice will carry her step-stool into the computer room and climb up just to pound on Mommy's adding machine. She even does a little "pounding on the keys" dance. It's super funny/cute... unless Mommy is planning on working. Ha!

Ok. That's it for now. Should have more to post in the not too distant future.

February Fun Stuff!

Alice coloring at her table.


A new trick. She'll actually smile when asked to "smile" for a photo. Alice's first fake smile with Auntie Carrie.


Baby in a box.


Wake-up crib-dancing.


Hiding behind her box.


Peek-a-boo from inside the box.


Cute dress. (a la Minnie Mouse)


Checking out outside.


Dinner at Applebees with cousin Zach.


Trying on a clip-on earring.


Broken lamp-hat.


Alice showed us she can draw circles. She also draws cats...we know this because she meows while she doodles.

Snow Walkin'

Accessorize, Organize, Disorganize

Hey everyone! What's new with Alice? Well, a lot. She's very into being a "ham" right now. (I told Jaime we should have named our kid "Hammy.") She'll do what she can to make us laugh, then she'll laugh herself, and cover her mouth (something we think she picked up from one of her picture books). She also LOVES to dress-up. If she finds a hat, or a headband, or some gloves, or a necklace...it's going on.

Alice's bedtime routine is still a bit out of whack. I think it's just a real want to stay up later and hang out/play, plus I think the popping of (11!) teeth has something to do with it. That's right, she has over half of her baby-teeth. Crazy.

Ok. On to the photos.


Alice took a break from getting dressed to remove all of her pajamas from her dresser. This happens almost daily.



Trying on Mommy's boots. She actually managed to walk around the kitchen for some time like this.



Mommy grabs some cuddle-time (even if Alice is transfixed on the TV).



Making some calls, while taking care of her baby.



Daddy's hat and gloves? No problem.



On "Daddy/Daughter Day", while Daddy had to use the bathroom, Alice decided to get some crackers out. I cam back and found this.



Trying on her backpack.



Jumping up on some of Mommy's new storage drawers.



When he weather reached 20 degrees, we figured it was okay to venture out. Alice loves going outside.



She walked about two blocks down our sidewalk, and would have gone more, if I didn't grab her and carry her home.



Mommy even made us hot-chocolate when we got inside.



Bee antennae? Check. Mardi Gras beads? Check. Time to push the stroller around.



All dressed up on Superbowl Sunday. Alice started hopping around like a bunny. It was super cute.



Mid hop.



Alice brought me all her Sesame Street dolls, then insisted on joining me on the futon.



From the most recent Daddy/Daughter Day at Barnes & Noble.



She finally fits in her cute pink skull sweater! Yay!

Toothy Smile

I will try to do a proper blog update this weekend but until then, here is a picture of Alice to tide you over. Have a good weekend!

Can I Has Playtimes Now?

Alice loves to play. She loves to play, A LOT. It's a good thing, but it makes it hard to keep up with her, and to keep her on schedule for bedtime. Her personality is really coming out lately, and she's sort of a "stinker." I think she gets that from me.


Here's Alice rocking out to RockBand. RockBand is my latest video-game splurge. Heard of Guitar Hero? It's like that, but it doesn't stop with guitars. Add drums and vocals to it, and you got the idea. Anyway, Alice really likes to hit the skins. Good girl!



She's also taken an interest in the guitar. She'll pluck away at it and laugh. Maybe someday she can teach Daddy how to play it.



Alice has discovered the remote control for Daddy's computer. I had sort of forgot that it even existed. She now has control over the music, and won't hesitate to pause, play or fast-forward through the Beatles, until she gets to her favorite songs...then it's TOTAL DANCE PARTY.



Try on Daddy's shoes? Why not? She even took a few steps.



This is Alice tonight. About 15 minutes after her bedtime. Just hanging out, playing, laughing, crawing on stuff. It's been about two weeks now where she won't go to bed without a fight. Then I gotta rock her, then Jaime has to rock her. It's a big to-do. Hope she's almost over it... or it has something to do with her new teeth (I've lost count!). Allright everyone. Have a good week!

January already?

Hi! So, it's been awhile since I've updated the blog. Work (and then being sick for two+ weeks) kind of took over my life for a while there and things like updating the blog (and cleaning the house) kind of got put on the side burner.

Anyway, Alice is doing well. She pretty much avoided the sickness that Lon and I both got (and couldn't get rid of) so that is good. Our house has been taken over by toys from Christmas, so Alice is loving that. She also likes to take ALL of her books off of her bookshelf in her room and bring them into the living room to look at them in her Elmo chair. I think she'll be an early reader. She is still not much of a talker, she says ma ma and da da and a couple other things and has said words like "grandma" and "Carrie" and "thank you" but won't repeat them when you ask her to. She likes doing funny dances and funny walks, so she keeps us entertained! Now, on to the pics!

Pushing her socks around in her new baby stroller. Like you do

Rocking out with her kitty keyboard that Santa brought her

She still loves putting on hats. Here she is getting ready for a night out on the town

Wearing her bib like a cape while getting Bert ready for a ride in the stroller

Looking cute in her outfit from Grandma & Grandpa

New Yo Gabba Gabba toys. She loves this show!

This is the face she makes when you ask her to take out her pacifier and smile for the camera


This is a new game that Carrie taught her ( I think) where she crawls and roars like a lion. I was trying to crawl ahead of her to get some pics, but she is too quick (or the camera is too slow). Also, notice the drool...I think we have more teeth coming.



Sitting on the couch with the Boppy

Playing with Zach's piano during his party today

Dad, you let me out of here right now!

Today was cousin Zach's 1st birthday party. He LOVED his cake. He started out picking up the frosting with his hands, but decided it would be more efficient to just stick his face right in it. Heh. Happy Birthday Zach!!

And here is the after picture. Alice saw Zach with the cake/frosting all over his face and was very concerned (she furrowed her brow and everything). I wish I would have taken a picture of her because it was really cute.