Go Elf Yourself

It's been a crazy December...details to follow in later posts...SO we've decided to post a little holiday fun. We've seen a few people who have done this and thought it was pretty funny. Deachi, your little Max was probably one of the cutest elves I've seen yet! Here are a few Christmas family performances :o) Here we are singing...

...and the classic version...

...a little hip hop...

...and FINALLY, our personal favorite - DISCO!!!

HAPPY HOLIDAYS TO ALL!!!

New Talents & New Words

Blake is a very busy little girl. A few of her new favorites are climbing all over the couches...and the dogs...and plastic bins...and cases of pop...and just about anything else, chasing the dogs around the house, playing ball with Copa, leaning up against Maddie & reading her books, sharing her snacks with the dogs, moving plastic bins to use as step stools to get to things she's not supposed to have, dancing to anything that resembles music, taking everything out of the lazy-susan and putting it back neatly...yeah right, AND who needs just one sippy cup (see pictures below).Only the cool kids carry around two sippy cups for maximum refreshment. Speaking of, she stills says, "ahhhh" after taking drinks like it was just so satisfying. Grandma & Grandpa taught her that one.
Show off...not only can she drink out of the pink sippy cup, she can drink out of the purple one too!

Oh, and THANKS Rene for the clothes! As you can see, we put them to use almost immediately :o)

Otherwise, Blake is still a constant chatter box. She walks around the house all day just talking and singing...who knows what she's saying half the time. Here are some of her new words: fish, balloon, brrrr (it's been cold out), hot, hippo (a toy), teddy, dolly, nose, eye, teeth, o geez (an expression Mom didn't realize she had picked up...oops), juice and shoes. Blake has done really well with her understanding of words, too. She will point to her ear, eye, nose, teeth, belly, hand, fingers and shoes when you ask her where they are. She also recognizes certain toys and actions by name but hasn't attempted to say them yet...like her elephant and clapping. Thankfully, she seems to be fairly cautious and has learned to stand back when we're getting things in and out of the oven (which she figured out how to open and close). She stands there and says, "hot".

Well, the weather has been below zero for the past three days, but it looks like it is supposed to warm up later today and into the weekend...not above 30 though. Hopefully, everyone is staying warm and getting geared up for the holiday season. Much love and happiness to you and your families!!!

Thanksgiving Pics

Blake has recently discovered that she can climb. Here is a pic of her climbing on her little couch.And, here she is on her sweet ride :)We went to Grandpa DeCoteau's for Thanksgiving. Lauren got sick, so we didn't really get too many pictures of family. Bob got Blake a little pink camo hat that says so aDOEable and has a little deer on it. Here's Blake sporting her new hat gangsta style.Blake's Thanksgiving Day outfitBlake pulling the bow outThe Thanksgiving Day outfit complete with little sweater...awwwBlake figured out pretty quickly where the cookie jar was at Grandpa's.Well, sorry for such a short post...Lauren is still a little sick from last week; Blake has had a runny nose for about five days; and Bob just recently caught the crud and has been home from work. Hope everyone else is much healthier than us!