Where is the S-N-O-W?

Elliott was so excited to buy a snow blower!!! He spent literally DAYS researching and looking at them, finally bought one, to take it back and get another! The next day, after considering taking it back and getting yet a third, her said, he had to stop, it was getting out of control:) BUT we do now have one... now we need the snow. I think it is the first time I have ever heard him ask day after day, where is the snow:) Emma was so excited to get out and help him (pushing her three wheeler).

Emma and her "babies" the other morning... which is the real baby???

Elliott suggested Emma and I spend some special one on one time together, so I bought us tickets to go see the Nutcracker. We spent a good portion of the day at Cabella's, getting matching snow boots for the family ) El's idea! And the sweet girl did not get the two hour nap I was hoping she would... Basically the 45 minute nap in the car was not enough to prepare her for the night:( We went to Panera for dinner and she could barely concentrate on eating she was already exhausted. When Emma is tired she can barely sit still, so I knew we were in for it at the performance! She enjoyed the first half, but I knew we could go at intermission and we'd both be happier in the long run, but I didn't want her to miss the show, and I didn't want to miss it either! Long story short, after a small breakdown in the bathroom about 15 minutes before the end of the show I called it a night (poor girl was heartbroken) - and she was asleep about 5 minutes after we got into the truck! That all said, I can't wait for the two of us to do something special again, I miss our time together so much.

Olive has really become active in the past week! She has started coo-ing and ooh-ing, gurgling and gug-ing! She loves the lights on the ceiling and best of all the ceiling fan! Here she is getting so exciting looking up at the one in the family room.

"Cheeks" here had her two month check-up yesterday and it is official - she is a roley-poley Buddha baby! She is 97th percentile for weight (13lb) and 90th percentile for height (23 1/2 inches). The doctor asked, "are these rolls all from nursing?" - "yes, yes they are"!!!! She seriously has two sets of inner thighs and I have to work hard to get all the nooks and crannies clean all over her body - especially her arm pits and neck. She has been such an easy baby, sleeping a few hours at a time if she is in her car seat, and at least a couple of hours at a time at night, sometimes us to four hours! And honestly, she does not nurse as much as Emma did, so I feel I have a bit of a break there.

Emma continues to love her big sister, and loves being a big sister (she mentions often how much likes both!). She wants to hold her and talks to her just like I do - she is such a care taker in training!!!

That's all for now... Much love