Sunday, February 14, 2010

more winter fun...

Oh my dear Ingrid. I think she must have been some sort of jungle cat in her former life because she is simply wild and independent. She loves her red, patent leather boots - she screams for them and puts them on by herself. She insists upon wearing a dress, with a sweater and coat with pockets (all at the same time!) She loves being "cozy" (her word) in a big chair, with a big book (usually upside down). She is crazy about Soren, who she calls "Soonie." She'll say "come eeer Soonie!!" But while she is wild (and sometimes fierce) she is so cuddly with me and still such a baby. I love it.



Winter images




The snow around our house is approximately 4 feet tall, the drifts on the curbs are taller than our car. Soren and I were playing a word game the other night...we made up things we "wished" the snow would turn into - such as a white fluffy cloud we could run through, a soft white pillow we could rest on, a big warm blanket, ice cream we could eat. Although we have been forced inside most of the time, we've stayed pretty busy and I am too pooped out at night to update my blog. These pictures show some of our winter activities: drinking warm beverages, bundling up in layers of clothing, looking out the window at Daddy shoveling snow off our roof, reading, reading, and more reading. Dressing up in funny costumes, putting on puppet shows, dancing wildly around the living room and running laps around the house are other things we do... the weather does amazing things for our creativity.

Christmas 2009



Soren discusses his options with Santa...

Saturday, December 12, 2009

18 months old



Ingrid turned 18 months old December 4th. Half way to 2 years-old, I cannot believe it. She understands so much and can say so many words, I am astounded by her on a hourly basis.

Christmas is coming!



Ingrid has learned how to say "cheese" when you take her picture...which is what she is clearly saying in this photo.

dress-up days



The post-halloween costumes I bought from a thrift store seem to be paying off... Ingrid and Soren are pretending to be dogs in a pet store in these pictures.

Clown A an Clown B



I realized, after looking over the pictures I'm posting today, that these show how Soren and Ingrid are engaging with each other. They are playing with each other more and have little conversations now that Ingrid is talking.