Really More Snow? - Sierra Wk 8

As I am sitting here today it is snowing again.  Mother Nature truly is confused.  Fortunately it does not seem to be accumulating as much as it did last time.  Fortunately we made it out of the house yesterday for a little play time in the park.  I was so happy!

While I was there we played on the swings.  I really missed them this winter!  Can you believe me feet were less than 12 inches off the ground from the baby swing?

After the swings Daddy helped me to hone my snow ball creating skills.  It turns out that Tazz's Chuck It makes a great snow baller.  Momma was quite impressed.

Daddy of course thought I was building the snow ball to throw out in the field.  But really it was for him!

After missing Daddy with my snow ball I decided I should change the game.  The melting snow created some great muddy puddles.  Since I had my puddle stomping snow boots on I guess you know what happened next.  SPLASH!

I love the park!

And through it all, Sierra slept!  Momma says she is a great baby.  I agree.

Cape Cod Winter Wonderland - Sierra Wk 7

Welcome to Nanny & Grampy's home!  Momma and Daddy decided we could use a change of scenery, so we headed North.  In an amazingly quick 5.5 hour drive we made it to the Cape.  Tazz found her new bed and made herself right at home.  Woof, Woof from Tazz.  She really loved it.

We weren't at Nanny's long before we turned Nanny's inside into a playground.  The putt putt was a great hit!

We did a little driving...

and a little pretend play with these great tiny dogs and cats that Megan and Rachel brought with them...

One of the highlights was our visit to the bowling alley.  Neither Rachel nor I had ever bowled on a proper lane before.  I'm happy to report that all my hallway practice paid off. I managed to get a spare for Daddy and even managed to knock down all 10 pins during one of my turns.  Throwing the ball down the alley was great fun!

I thought I would try to teach Sierra some of the finer points about bowling, but she decided to nap the entire time we played.  I was so impressed with her sleeping skills.

But Sierra didn't spend the entire time sleeping.  She's been working diligently on her head control and trying to sit up with minimal support.  I'm so impressed with how strong she is.

The Winigs stayed and played with us through Thursday.  It wasn't long after they left that Uncle Sean, Devon and their puppies showed up to meet Sierra and play with me.

Aunt Jo was able to get away the following day.  She had a great time snuggling with Sierra.  

Fortunately for Aunt Jo, Momma had decided that a trip to the playground was in order before Aunt Jo arrived.  Devon and I had lots of fun, until the ice got a hold of me.  But all in all I was glad to get outside and run around a bit.

Devon seemed to enjoy the playground too.  It was her first time here, as she was too small this past summer when we found it.

But if you want to know what I had the most fun with during the week I'm sure I won't surprise anyone... it was the BIG BOX!

A special thanks to Uncle Chris who warmed the house, came to dinner and stopped Momma and Daddy from buying a house that could have become a very expensive swimming pool!  Love you Uncle Chris!

Snow Snow and More Snow

I don't know about you, but I can't believe how much snow has come to NJ.  It seems that Mother Nature has confused NJ with the north pole.  But don't worry we have found new ways to have fun.  I taught Daddy how to make an angel inside on the coach.  He said he had a great idea and we should make a snow angel instead.  Daddy created a great one.  He tried to convince me to give it a try, but I decided to stick to my couch angels instead.

But one game Daddy taught me that I loved, was king of the mountain.  I conquered the first one I found!

6 More Weeks of Winter

This week at the local library's reading circle we learned about Ground Hog Day.  To celebrate we read a book and did a craft.  We even talked about the local legend, Punxsutaney Phil.  It seems that this week, Phil came out and saw his shadow indicating 6 more weeks of winter.  Based on my experience this morning I would have to agree.  What do you think?

Sierra is One Month Old!

This week marks the end of Sierra's first month with the family.  Though the nights have been bumpy we have all settled into our new routines.  We celebrated Sierra's milestone by taking another trip to the aquarium.  I've been asking to go back for a few weeks now.  Sierra really seemed to enjoy the exhibits.  I really liked seeing the sharks again.

Sierra continued to get stronger this week.  She gave us a great demonstration of her newly acquired neck skills.  We are all very proud of her.

Since today marked Sierra's 1 month birthday, Momma of course had to take some more pictures.  Look at those baby blue eyes.  Momma says they look like mine were at Sierra's age.  So it looks like Sierra will definitely be Daddy's girl!

Momma was a bit perplexed on how to photograph Sierra in an appropriate manner, while still getting that birthday suit look.  Pink puppy solved the problem for her.  Don't you just love that spiked hair?

Momma also pulled out a couple of Sierra's hats to try to get a fun shot.  We were so surprised to see that they actually fit now.  They were way too big when Sierra first came home.  This was our favorite shot.

I wanted to make sure that I participated in the celebration too, so I played a little song for Sierra.  I've gotten quite good!  Happy Birthday to you...