This past weekend, Brittan and I were supposed to go to Cincinnati to visit the Thompsons and Carrie, but it snowed too much on Friday for us to travel.  So we made the most of it and enjoyed the snow on Saturday with Austin (Adrianna was taking a much-needed nap).  Surprisingly, Austin didn’t complain once about being cold and he LOVED playing outside with daddy! They had fun ganging up on mommy and throwing snowballs at me.   And of course, after all the fun outside, we came back inside and made hot chocolate with marshmallows.

he especially liked to kick the snow in his boots!

he insisted on driving his car in the snow.

 

sick baby girl

Well, I guess I didn’t knock on wood hard enough.  Just a couple weeks ago, I commented to Brittan that Adrianna had never been to the doctor for a sick visit.  So of course today, day care called and said Adrianna had a temp of 101.6 and needed to be picked up.  She hadn’t been acting like herself lately and has had a runny nose for weeks. At first, I attributed the snotty nose to teething, but Adrianna’s hasn’t cut any teeth in a couple weeks, so I figured something else was going on.  So I picked up both kids about lunch time and brought them home to take a nap.  I called the Peds and we set-up an appointment for this afternoon.  Sure enough, Adriannna has a double ear infection! At least we know what the problem is and now she just needs to wait until the antibiotic kicks in and she should be feeling better soon.  We almost made it to her first birthday without any sick doctor visits. Good job, baby girl, and feel better soon!

( Note: Adrianna weighed 22 lbs, 4.5 ounces with clothes and shoes on.)

 

Is that a BOW?!

Yes!  Adrianna FINALLY has enough hair for a bow to (barely) stay!

Look at that tooth!! (She is up to 4 now!)

 

Moose Slippers (Part 2)-thanks, Megan!

This video is way too dark, but it was too cute to not post. Plus, Austin wanted to thank Megan and tell her that the slippers are “cool” and “fun”. 

 

Moose Slippers-thanks, Megan!

When Austin was a baby, Megan McD. bought these ADORABLE moose slippers for him. They were too big when he received them, but they fit now!  Megan lives in Alaska, so these slippers were a very appropriate gift.  Thanks again, Megan!

“MOOOOOOSE!”

Here is a picture of Austin wearing the moose pajamas in Dec. 2007:

 

“Jacki short”

One of Austin’s favorite things lately is to create mii characters.  I asked him who he was making the other day and he said “That’s Jacki, mommy. Jacki short.”

Do you think this looks like his Aunt Jacki?

 

Saturday morning fun

Brittan had to work this morning, so it was just me and the kids at home on a Saturday morning.  While Adrianna went down for a nap, Austin and I watched Polar Express, drank hot chocolate (with star marshmallows) and ate flavored popcorn.

Here is Austin enjoying hot chocolate in his “Austin” mug.  (Ignore the remnants of “Cinnamon Roll Saturday” on his pajamas! haha)

We tried to watch the 3D version of the movie, but Austin wasn’t a fan of the glasses that we had to wear.  Can you tell how pleased he was by this picture? hahaha

 

Visit to Ann Arbor

This past weekend, we visited my parents and Caitlin for a couple days.  It was nice to see Caitlin before she goes back to college and to spend time with my parents without any holiday parties to worry about.   Also, Adrianna mastered the step between the living room and the kitchen.  Now she is unstoppable!

Here’s a picture of Adrianna and her godmother, Caitlin:

 

Dinner and a Movie

This is what dinner time looks like at the Gill house…

Adrianna’s favorite new song:

Austin insisted on making an “Austin movie”

 

Christmas Eve 2009, Part 4 (Austin)