First sledding of the year!

Grace and Matt had their first time to play out in the snow this winter on our hill.   Matt is now able to pull the sled up on his own and Grace can go down on the sled by herself.  She even was able to walk so much more steady with minimal falls in the snow. Woo hoo, I only have to pull one sled back up the hill.  Grace was even sometimes able to walk up the hill with assistance.   It's great to see progress!

Grace's First Christmas

Hope everyone had a very Merry Christmas.  This was Grace's first Christmas and overall she did very well.  We know Matthew had some experience with Christmas before he came home, but it was pretty evident Grace did not.  When we put up our decorations at the first of the month, things at first were a little hairy. I can't begin to imagine what went through her mind as we put up a tree inside the house, people kept asking her if she was good and if Santa was coming to her house?  Grace overall seemed to have a feeling of uneasiness for a couple of weeks.  We quickly figured out as the first 5-10 ornaments disappeared and/or were relocated, we probably shouldn't put out our 200+ animals that go with our nativity.  Thankfully she began to piece things together - even if our home and schedule changed a bit, her family stayed the same.  So much so, when it got time for  Jeff to take down decorations, she yelled at him because he put Christmas away.  Life is never boring around here...

We tried to get the big boys to join our matching PJ's, but this is the best I could get out of them.

This girl loves her baby dolls.

My mom and dad

Grace and cousin Wesley

Mom S and Aunt Jenny

Seeing Santa at Uncle Walt and Aunt Pat's - Santa was ok as long as she wasn't on his lap.

Visiting with cousin Lisa and my reflective sweatshirt??

My mom and Dad with uncle Jay and Aunt Sandy

Cousin Lisa and her husband Mark

Over the river and through the woods

Cousins with Santa