Play Dough take one

While waiting for all the fun birthday photos to arrive I thought I would share with you Julia’s first time playing with play dough.
I knew she was going to try and taste it, and for a while I tried to stop her. I realized, after several attempts, that she needed to figure this one out on her own. Plus Jaci and I  made it so I knew what was in it, nothing toxic. So, I sat there and let her take a tiny taste of it.


Julia :“Wahoo, new smock! I am all set to play, with DOUGH!”

Mama: “Uh, Julia, that isn’t for eating…”

Denied!

Julia:“Maybe if I move faster, I can eat it. Got it! That’s NASTY”


Mama: “Let’s try another route, here are
some fun things to smoosh it with.”


Julia: “One day, I will create a master piece so beautiful grown men will drop to their knees sobbing/”


Mama: “There you go, smash it”

Julia: “Ya know, I think I might try another piece of this stuff, might have just had a bad bite. Nope, it’s all nasty!”

Julia: “Oh, Lord, it is like a thousand seas have poured into my mouth!”

Julia: “ I think it’s still stuck on my tongue!”

Julia: “Good plan mom, this should wash it down.”

Mama: “We don’t eat play dough.”
Julia shakes her head in agreement.

Christmas Card

Cool Blue Snowballs Christmas 5x7 folded card

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Julia is busy making Christmas cards for the family, here is just one of the many cards she will be whipping up.
We had a hard time picking just one from shutterfly.com...so cute!

Sweetheart

Julia has needed lots of hugs lately and I am more than happy to give them to her. I was trying to clean her room up today, right before nap, I left the room to put something in the closet and she came running after me crying. I dropped to the floor and rolled on my back. She was confused and came closer to see what was going on  and  rested her head on my shoulder. Either she was checking for a heart beat or giving the world best hug, I vote for the later.

 I said " I am lucky I get to be your mommy."

Kicking it on the deck

Deck fun from Stephanie Pelach on Vimeo.

Sledding video

First sled ride from Stephanie Pelach on Vimeo.

We used our hands to make muffins and turkeys.

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This is a little bit of a new format, let me know if it’s a pain.

Julia won this awesome apron from the Diaper Wrangler and she got to try it out  late last week. She really likes to use her fork at dinner so I gave her a fork and threw the muffin mix in the bowl.

We also made a fun Thanksgiving window decoration. We put paint on her hands and made handprints on the window. I added a few touches and TA DA, 3 turkeys on a hill.

Post shower nakie time

Julia used to shower with me when she was very little. She hated being all cold in her little tub alone so Chris and I started holding her in the shower, and she got all toasty.

I usually try to shower really quickly while she is napping but, on this particular day, she woke up before I had a chance. So, she came into the bathroom with me, I had hoped she would just play with her bathroom supplies ( the kid loves to carry around her comb and shampoo) well that day, she decided she was going to stand at the shower curtain and cry. I soon realized she wanted in, guess she felt a morning shower would fit into her schedule better than an evening bath.

So, I stripped her down and she played in the shower. After the shower ended I realized I had no supplies for her ( ie new, clean diaper) so she had “nakie time”

She ran around screaming and surprisingly didn’t pee on the floor. We did, recently, have a “nakie time” incident where she peed and slipped in it. Poor kiddo, not dignified at all.

Here ya go, leaf covered butt and all!

 

 

 

 

FYI: I do have this blog  blocked from general access meaning that you can’t search and find it at all. But, I still don’t want to risk any weirdos getting ahold of baby butt photos

You do the Jitterbug, I do the SHUTTERFLY!

Ask anyone who knows me, and they will tell you I love photos! I will often have my camera out ready to snap the next great photo. I am always looking for a great way to showcase those photos and this Christmas, I am very excited to use Shutterfly’s Christmas cards to do just that! They have some beautiful, vibrant cards and I am finding it difficult to pick just one. This is one of my favorites:

I love the graphic splashes of color! It give me many option for photos to pick so I can choose 4 of my favorites! AND If that isn’t cool enough, 10% of this card purchase will go to the American Lung Association. Stunning and it helps a wonderful cause.

 

Another awesome cards with a fresh new idea is this card:

You can make your own Top 10 list for the year. How amazingly clever! I do believe babies first tooth would make that list.

I could go on for hours listing all the ones I love but, I will just leave you with one last example of my favorites. I like the saying on the front, all sorts of warm fuzziesThey also have some very cute Thanksgiving cards for those of you who want to beat the Holiday rush.

I have used Shutterfly to make some awesome photo books in the past and save a great deal of time ordering prints and having them shipped right to my house. Another favorite, at our house, is their calendars. We have a calendar up on our message board in our kitchen, and I love looking over the photos from the previous years, it brings back some wonderful memories. The great thing about the calendars is that once the year is over, you can simple trim off the calendar part and frame the photos.

Head on over to Shutterfly and pick out your favorite, I know I am heading back to browse through the over 700 great options.

Let it begin!

Julia was in a fussy mood the other day and I thought that would be a great time to bring out the camera and try to get a photo of her in her Halloween shirt.
Please note: The shirt says “ I love my mummy”

I would wager, at that point in time, she wasn’t my biggest fan.

I am my fathers’ daughter! He would be so proud

The patch o' pumpkins

Chris, Sara, Julia, and me all went to a pumpkin farm last weekend and despite the chilly weather, had a great time. Here are a few photos for you to enjoy...

Auntie Ouisie makes Julia a lot taller

Smacking Mama in the head

Little Pumpkin Patch Baby

Julia is VERY social and will walk up to anyone, we are always one step behind her trying to
keep her from giving out kisses
to strangers.

Hard to tell but we are on the hay ride and Julia is peeking back at Mama

Pumpkin Baby

We have been busy over the last week and sadly Julia caught a nasty cold so we decided to just spend time around the house and today, we tackled the pumpkin

( I apologize, these are out of order, blogger has changed the way people upload photos and it has thrown them everywhere)

Just like Daddy