Snow Day!

This weekend we received over 17" of snow! Luckily, we were able to plan ahead and get our errands done before it all started so we were able to enjoy the show from inside. We spent our snow day watching movies, baking cookies, playing games, and taking a couple of naps :)

We had a fun day as a family, and found that we are very grateful for our AWD vehicles, and helpful neighbors. I hope everyone else enjoyed the snow day as much as we did!

Tree Time!

We went to the Rum River Tree Farm this weekend to get our Christmas tree. This is the second year we have cut down our own tree and it's a tradition we hope to continue each year. We were able to find a great tree, see Santa, and also visit with many different animals at their petting zoo.



















We decorated the tree a couple days later and Addie was so excited about it! I could hardly keep up with her... she would hang an ornament before I could even unwrap the next one! The best part was once we were done we looked over the tree and noticed that ALL the ornaments Addie put on the tree were on the bottom row of branches. It was so funny and she looked so proud, so of course we couldn't help but take a picture!

Good News!

Addie has finally conquered her fear of the stairs! We used her sticker chart as an incentive and walked down a few steps each day. The funny thing was that she wanted a "nigh-night dress" for her prize. Here she is in all her pride!

First Snow!

We had our first snowfall of this winter season last night. It was perfect timing for a fun Saturday playing in the snow. Addie was so excited when she woke up in the morning! She was glued to the windows and kept pointing out all the things that she saw covered in snow: our car, the sidewalk, the grass, Amy's house, the plants, the bushes, the trees...

Ultrasound!

Today we had our ultrasound for CorbettKid2. It was so much fun! The baby was squirming around the whole time and playing peek-a-boo with all of us. We decided not to find out the baby's gender, just like with Addie. That meant there were a few times that we had to turn away from the screen since the baby was being so "cooperative" with the ultrasound tech :) The baby is very healthy, and is even measuring 1 week ahead. I was hoping this would mean that we could expect him/her a week earlier, but we were informed that at this point in the game what that means is we can expect him/her to be bigger... yikes!

Scary Things (According to Addie)

Addie has been talking more and more lately of things she is scared of and things that make her feel sad. Some of you have been a part of these conversations or melt-downs (especially around the robot at the Science Museum). So I couldn't resist writing down this conversation we had while eating lunch at the mall today.

Addie: "I scared of that blue guy".
Me: "Really, why?"
Addie: "Just cause he like T-Rex, Monsters, and Robots, that's why I scared of him"
Me: "Oh, ok"... what else can you say to that?

Halloween 2010!

With Halloween on a Sunday this year we were able to spend the whole weekend preparing and celebrating. Friday, Addie had a Halloween party at daycare where they dressed in costume, exchanged treats and made cupcakes. Then on Saturday we went to our friends' the Wineberg's house for a Halloween party. Addie had a blast playing with all the kids and dancing with Cassie! Finally, we spent Sunday carving pumpkins, roasting pumpkin seeds, and preparing for trick-or-treating. We went trick-or-treating with Hazel and the two girls were so cute running to each house and saying "trick-or-treat!", and Addie was so good about saying "thank you" after house! We had a great time, and I can already tell that Halloween is going to be one of those times that will become more and more fun with time!