Winter and Stuff

It's been a wonderful winter, but it's been busy. We did go sledding with Annie and her kids and once also at my folks' place with the whole clan. The remainder of these are just little rays of sunshine for me to enjoy when I'm old(er).

Edie and Nonnie

My grandmother, Edith, was a pretty remarkable woman, and I think most would agree, a bit of a ham. To our family, she was Nonnie. My mother would argue that her grandmother was the "Real" Nonnie, but there's a lot of fake news out there these days. I say Edith was as authentic as they get.

Anyway, my grandmother was the sole Edith in the family until our Edie arrived, and even now when I hear someone in our family talking about Edie, I spend a split second saying to myself very quickly "Nonnie? Wait, no. They're almost certainly talking the baby at this point." As fate would have it, she is also a bit of a ham.

SO! Now that my mother is now Nonnie, seeing Edie in Nonnie's arms makes my brain tingle in an extremely pleasant way. These particular pictures will be some of my favorites until the day I die.

Quotes

We haven't written down nearly enough of the cute things that Violet has said in the last 6 months, but we've recorded a few. I feel like this post is getting a little long, so I'll post it and hopefully start a new one.
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Violet's crying because she's tired. I take her to her room, lie her down on the changing table, and say, "Violet, tell me what's the matter." She sups then says, "Because I'm not Spider Man, I'm Princess Leia!!!"

Angela says, "Do you want a hot dog?"

Violet says, "Yes."

Angela says, "Then put on your shoes. Only girls with shoes on get hot dogs."

Angela and Ted having a lovely conversation at dinner.
Violet "stop talking!"
Angela "That's not a nice thing to say Violet"
Violet "stop talking, PLEASE!"

Violet (sick) "I have a cough in my nose"

We arrive home from being out to dinner, where Violet doesn't eat anything. For some reason or another, I had promised her ice cream so she proceeds to eat two small scoops in teeny tiny little bites. After finishing, says, "I would like a piece of cake, please!"

Violet "I'm going to visit Casey!" "Oh,where does Casey live?" "China!"

Violet, standing in the living room in a diaper and nothing else, "I have no shirt, no pants, no socks, no shoes, no hat, no mittens, and no appetite for dinner!"

Jill (one of Violet's teachers): Violet, who made you so cute!
Violet: My mama
Jill: Well, I'm pretty sure that Dr. Ted had something to do with it.
Violet: Daddy! Do you even know who my mama is?

Ted is talking to Violet about her friends at daycare and which of them she thinks are nice. For the record, they're all quite nice.
Ted "Maddie?" Violet "She's very nice"
Ted "Avery?" Violet "She's a little nice. She's nice some of the time."
Ted "Ben?" Violet "He's not nice."
Ted "Oliver?" Violet "He's Darth Vader."
Ted "Oh, I see. So he's very nice, yes?" Violet "Yes!"

Happiness and giggles

Edie is really just about the happiest baby around. She is so laid back and is always smiling and laughing. She recently was pretty under the weather and it was a huge downer because she was so serious and not her usual happy go lucky self.

Click here for happiness.  Or here.

Do you want to build a snowman?

Ever since the first snow, Violet has been extremely excited about the idea of building a snowman. Unfortunately, the first big snow came with ridiculously cold weather, making the snow quite difficult to pack. Despite this, Ted made a valiant effort and he and Violet built a "baby snowman." So baby, in fact, that it is not pictured here. But aren't these three in their winter gear adorable?

Slow down Edie!

Edie is quite the precocious child. Ever since she was very small, I have been trying to get her to slow down. I want to enjoy her as a baby but she is already a bit too big for her britches. She started crawling around 5.5 months and has been cruising now for a bit. All of her teachers at daycare think she's going to walk any day now. And I am a bit in denial, but she may have taken a few steps this evening (I am hoping it was a complete fluke). With Violet, I remember being really excited about every milestone but with Edie, I really wish it would all slow down. I may even be a bit guilty of (gently) pushing her down when she tries to stand and walk. If only I could truly slow down time. Here she is about a month ago, looking pretty proud of herself.  And she thinks her dad is pretty funny.

Meeting Santa

As per our yearly tradition, we took the girls this past weekend to meet the mall Santa. We talked it up quite a bit to Violet for the week leading up to it so she was definitely ready. She had planned out everything she wanted to say including the items on her list (markers and stickers with Dory, a new book, and pink blocks). As we walked up and she got a look at the man in red, she exclaimed "Santa!" in the cutest little amazed whisper. She got a bit shy just before we put her on Santa's lap but warmed up quickly. As soon as she stepped down, she was asking to go back and see him again. She was also very interested in obtaining a second candy cane. Edie, on the other hand, had a rough time. She was overtired as she had refused to nap all morning. She was doing ok on Mrs. Claus' lap until she caught a glimpse of Santa and completely lost it.

PHO holiday party fun

My division had their yearly holiday party and this year the babies were out in full force. Pictured from left to right: Louis (Dan (2nd year fellow)'s youngest), Theodore (Gina (3rd year fellow)'s baby), Edie (cutest of all, obviously), and Alexa (Kelly (attending)'s baby). 

Fourth of July

We had a lovely Fourth of July. The girls are both quite patriotic as you can tell from their apparel.

Father's Day

Ok, so this has gotten seriously out of hand. We are completely delinquent with posting but are on a mission to catch up. So, back to June.

The girls are so lucky to have Ted. He is seriously such an amazing father and seeing him with the girls, I fall more in love with him every day. They both adore him (as do I). As per usual, we hit Village Kitchen for some breakfast to celebrate his day, then headed for a walk in the park. It was  lovely.