The Daintys

Leah got her very first hair cut last week. Now she doesn't spend half her waking moments pushing hair out of her eyes! It was very exciting, and very challenging, as it required Leah to sit still for approximately 7 minutes. Didn't Ryan do a good job? (The pictures are in the reverse order, starting with the final results!)

This year we have had a nice long Christmas! We started the weekend before Christmas in Michigan and Grandma R's. We had fun painting ornaments, making pretzels, doing a little shopping, and playing Taboo. We'll put more pictures up of Christmas soon...

Leah has had some new "firsts" lately... We took her to her first movie theatre show the other weekend to see Disney's Tangled. She LOVED it. "Punzel" is one her favorite princesses now, and she often wants to watch the trailer online. She also had her first hot chocolate, and that went over big as well. She continues to make us laugh by saying funny things. Tonight I said, "Okay Leah time to get ready for bed." She said, "Lemme check my email first mama. I gotta check my email." What?!

I can't get these pictures in order for the life of me, so here they are in no particular order... Our recent adventure to find our family Advent/Christmas tree! We went to a local tree farm and cut one down on a beautifully snowy day. Leah did NOT want to be carried, and did a great job trekking through snow and brambles. She has been loving the snow, and especially likes to watch our dog Lucy jump to catch snowballs and make snow angels. (Except she likes to lay on her belly when making snow angels...)

Check out this hilarious rendition of the ABCs.

We have so much to be thankful for, especially our family and friends. This Thanksgiving we were able to see my dad's side of the family in the Chicago area. Leah had lots of fun with her Opa, Aunt, and "Unkies." In case you can't see it, her headdress says "Pretty Fawn."

Leah turned two years old several weeks ago. We sung her happy birthday and all day long she said, "Eets my happy burday day!" We got to celebrate with "Gwammy and Papa" the weekend before and she got an awesome ride-on train. We got her a play kitchen and she's been cooking us pancakes galore. And hiding her sippy cups in the oven. More pictures coming soon!