Snow!!!

We got our first snow last week and what fun. We did not go out in it the first day bc TJ got really sick in my car (what a mess and NO FUN to clean up!). After breakfast with Jami I dressed TJ up and went outside. Terrace could not walk in the snow well at all bc she could not pick her feet up high enough and kept falling face first into the snow and her coat is so thick that she usually couldn't move her arms fast enough to catch herself either. She would smile and laugh after I helped her back up. It was pretty cold out so were only spent about 10 min out there and headed back in. The temp was around 25-30 most of the time and less than 24 hrs later it was over 50 degrees and raining. The last picture shows how much melted away 24 hrs after we were playing in it.

16 months

and never cuter! What a great little toddler Terrace is becoming. Yes, more and more attitude everyday but it is still mostly (70%) justified. She has so many words and we are realizing how many more she is trying to communicate to use that we don't understand (quacamole for example). The new words she spits out just amaze me; a few days ago it was Elmo that she saw at the outlet mall and yesterday it was a bike riding by....both of those words are not that common for us but she has picked up on them along the way.

She is more excited about coloring and loves to be outside. You can ask her to sing and she will start singing: row, row, row your boat OR twinkle, twinkle OR ring around the rosie. We have found that if you just sing the first verse of ring around the rosie over and over again she will spin until she falls down......makes us laugh so hard every time and then she laughs at herself. During mealtimes she wants to eat however we are eating (with a bowl instead of a plate or with a real spoon). She wants to help whenever she can, usually doing a pretty good job of cleaning up when asked, putting away dishes, turning off tv or lights when leaving the house, and wiping up spills.

What a smart, curious, funny, sweet daughter she is.....what a blessing! You are soooo loved!

Such a fashionable little girl....jk



She has gotten used to looking in the drains to see the water if any in there.

Thanksgiving!

So much to be thankful for and I just felt so great to be surrounded with friends and family. Terrace and I went down south a few days early so I could see a couple of my friends for a game night. Then I helped my mom prepare food all day while TJ tried to help....take apart the kitchen that is! We had a wonderful dinner and great time with family. I got some gingerbread cookies to decorate which turned out to be a big hit. On Friday we had dinner with Brad (as he was still working nights on TH) and Jami! So glad Jami was with us.....she makes the best fruit salad and pies!!!

I'm 28....WOW!!!

I had a great birthday week. I celebrated with some friends at a great mexican restaurant where we were out numbered by children I think....we made some great party hats. Then there are some cute pictures I took at home of TJ and I (brad was working nights) bc I rang the door bell while I was outside and she got sooo scared and taking pictures for her to look at finally distracted her. She now is upset every time I walk out the door and still does not like the doorbell.

Girls weekend in Portland

I had a great weekend in Portland with some of my close friends. Below is a picture from a beauty school we visited. Terrace was home with Grandma Mc while Brad was working nights.

been awhile....

a long long while....but here are some updates.
Below are some pictures from a weekend about a month ago at Maria and Adams house and their dog Duke - and pictures from my second cousins 2nd birthday....Happy Birthday Tyler.

Her first sucker...





Terrace feeding Tyler fuit