Ba’s birthday trip to Genesee Country Village & Museum

November 30, 2013 | Stacy

It seemed like a good idea in October. We gave Ba a card letting her know we were going to take her to GCV&M for their “Preparing for the Holidays” winter event.

It was MAYBE 33 degrees…

And doesn’t everyone want to see pigs dunked and butchered for their birthday?

She was a good sport. (Actually, she had a lot of fun.)

And we went to Cracker Barrel afterwards for a big meal. (After stopping first at a town restaurant that literally closed when they saw us walk up, and then trying a little bar/deli/Italian place that served meals on those wimpy paper plates.) We piled into and out of the car so many times we REALLY worked up an appetite!

Ba’s birthday trip to Genesee Country Village & Museum

November 30, 2013 | Stacy

It seemed like a good idea in October. We gave Ba a card letting her know we were going to take her to GCV&M for their “Preparing for the Holidays” winter event.

It was MAYBE 33 degrees…

And doesn’t everyone want to see pigs dunked and butchered for their birthday?

She was a good sport. (Actually, she had a lot of fun.)

Nine months old

November 24, 2013 | Stacy

And zero interest in sitting still for portraits…

Keeping busy

November 19, 2013 | Stacy

Katriel is busy learning all about her world. She spends a lot of time in the “Duck Pond.” (That is the large gated area of the living room. I don’t have a picture, yet.)
When she’s not in the “Pond” she likes to take apart this cupboard.

None of the other kids ever did this. We had too few low cupboards in the other house for me to have a kid-safe cupboard. And I never thought of it with Johanna. Katriel found it one day and now she heads to it every chance she gets. It has allowed Stewart and I to get English 8 done most days. 🙂

Ba and Poppy visit

November 4, 2013 | Stacy

Katriel got some dinner from Ba…

while the girls taught Poppy how to play Apples to Apples…

Game night

October 31, 2013 | Stacy

We don’t do stuff on Hallowe’en and frankly, we were exhausted after four busy night’s worth of activities. So we tremendously enjoyed getting our jammies on early and having a family game night.

Do you have any idea how loud Yahtzee is with 8 of us?

Good Morning, Ducky-girl

October 30, 2013 | Stacy

How cool is it that she is just so happy when she wakes up in the morning. Just so happy for a new day and her family to make her glad. We love her little scrunchy-nose. The first day of CBS a friend of mine who helped in the nursery said, “I just love the way she smiles with her whole face.” Yup. And it makes my whole heart jump for joy.