Ice Skating

Drew plays Hockey every Monday night and every Friday morning. He loves it. He got new skates for Christmas this year after skating on his old pair for ten years. It was time, and he is excited about having a good pair of skates. Drew was anxious to break in his new skates, so, we decided to take the girls skating. Cayleigh and Keira have been before, but this was Natalie's first time. She thought it was great. She did a good job standing up and trying to walk on the skates, but she didn't want to work at it for too long. She was content (mostly) to sit out on the ice and watch for a while too. Cayleigh and Keira enjoyed skating again. Keira, in her typical fashion, went all out and probably fell about 25 times. Poor girl. She had a great time, but her knees were completely bruised the next day. (I'm so glad that Drew made sure they wore their helmets.) Cayleigh really took her time, as usual. She only fell twice. I find it very interesting how different Cayleigh and Keira are. We enjoyed skating so much, that we took them again the next week.

Fashion Show

One of the benefits of having a sister that is just two years older than my daughter, is that my girls get hand-me-downs from their Aunt! It is so exciting when Grandma mails us boxes full of clothes for the girls. Cayleigh enjoyed trying on her "new" clothes and posing for a fashion show. Natalie had to get involved too, she just loves to be like her big sister!

It's Potty Time

We decided to pull the potty out of storage because Natalie was showing signs of interest. So, we have been a bit busy around here.

Playtime

I love Colorado because we can play at the park in January in just a light jacket. Yes, both my older girls are barefoot, and Cayleigh is wearing shorts. They both insisted that they were not cold even though there was a bit of snow on the ground.

See?

Natalie doesn't mind smiling for the camera, but she always has to "see" her picture. So, she will dutifully smile, then tilt her head and say, "See?"

Drawing

Natalie loves to draw. She will scribble on anything and everything: paper, walls, baby dolls, sippy cups, and her body. I find her masterpieces all around the house. With two older sisters in the house leaving crayons, pens, pencils, and markers around, Natalie finds it easy to create often. Here is a sampling of her work.

Head Injury

Poor Natalie fell off a chair and bumped her head. She was standing on the chair right beside me as I was doing school with Cayleigh on the computer. Natalie's feet went out in front of her, and as she fell to the floor, her head bumped on the seat of the chair. She cried as you would expect, so I scooped her up and placed my hand on the back of her head to soothe her bump. That is when I began to panic! I felt something warm and wet. My, how head wounds can bleed. I immediately called Drew to let him know that I was heading to the hospital. While on the phone, Natalie's wound had already stopped bleeding. Drew rushed home from work and we worked together to bandage her head. It was difficult because we had to shave off some hair in order to get the butterfly bandage to stick. As you might imagine, getting a 21-month old to sit still while you shave around a recent boo-boo, was no easy task. And look at all that blood on her shirt, you would have panicked too!