Tiny Dancer

Liesl (okay mom and dad) always love getting the next installment of fashionable hand-me-downs from her cousins. We have not needed to buy a single item of clothing thanks to the many bins saved in Auntie Alicia's closet (it is slowly emptying now).
This little number inspired Liesl to dance and twirl all day.

Baa Baa Black Sheep

Liesl loves to sing songs and baa baa black sheep is an absolute favorite along with twinkle twinkle little star and the abc's. Notice they all have the same tune. She doesn't sing all of the words but it sure is cute! Here is her rendition along with some action from the little woolen sheep. Enjoy the show!

Drinkin' and lookin' like it!

Liesl thinks that she is really cool drinking out of the "big girl glass" we were cracking up at the sight of her drinking out of her little root beer glass with her hair a-flyin'(it is not beer it is Kefir, a yogurt drink)

"Poor no man"

Wow it is actually warm out here!
We will have to fix our snowman and give him a new nose,
because the squirrels ate the last two.



Look Jude my "no man" is so nice, and his nose is really great.
Yippy!




Hey....! Jude....! Oh no "no man"! Don't eat his nose!!!!!

Kinder-Shuttle Blasts Off!

Here is the newest, coolest piece of gear for outdoor Mamas and Dadas. We found this kindershuttle on craigslist and our friends Mark and Jerri picked it up for us in Minneapolis. We took the shuttle for its maiden voyage on Park Point (Lake Superior in the background). It was a brisk day but Liesl stayed warm and even zonked out fast asleep about halfway through the hike. This thing is comfortable, warm for baby, and bonus Liesl won't run me over on the hills now!!

The Coca-cola Hat

I think that I have had this hat since 2nd grade or something. Sara Polski you should recognize it! We must have had matching ones at some point. Anyhow Liesl insists that one of us wear this hat on every excursion out of doors.

Does every parent do this?

Is is cruel to take photos like this? We have so many! Here is Liesl the frog/elephant and Liesl the warrior princess baby.

Singing/Reading What talant!

As of Jan. 2 Liesl is now officially 1 1/2 years old. Dave and I were in the kitchen last night and we could hear Liesl's rendition of Frosty the Snowman (her favorite song) coming from the living room. Of course she was not quite as boisterous when I got out the camera but this is still pretty cute. The book is not actually Frosty the Snowman, however it is a book all about snowmen and snowwomen and snowdogs etc....
Enjoy storytime!

Christmas at Nana and Papa'a

What great weather for playing outside. Boy was it nice to have plenty of snow to spend Christmas day outdoors and sledding. The only downfall was that Dana had to work otherwise the whole crew would have been home for the holidays. Liesl now loves the sled and sledding. Once again What a Wonderful Life (I can't say it enough).

It's a Wonderful Life

Here are Dave and Liesl playing in the snow yesterday evening. We have some lovely lights in our trees to light an area for night fun outside. We feel so grateful to all of our family and friends for making this holiday season so wonderful. We truly feel like we lead a charmed life.
Happy Holidays
Namaste from Dave and Jodie and Mamatee from Liesl

Baf, Baf (translation-bath)

Liesl loves baths so much that if you say the word "bath" she imediately runs upstairs to the bath.Thus we have begun calling the "bath" the aquatic experience in her presence. Here is an example of her love of the white thing that holds water, used to clean dirt and food off of one's body. Oh Dave forgot to turn the light on as they head up the stairs, this is not some fancy fade out technique.

Yum Yum!

Hey, feeding myself is not as hard as everyone says!!

Playing in the Snow

We are so excited to have snow (and lots of it) already this winter, it is a nice change from the past few years. Liesl really loves snowmen (particularly Frosty). However she has taken a couple of face plants in the snow and does not think that is very neat. So now she likes looking at the snow but really dislikes the sled and standing in the snow. I think the love will come back as soon as we have some sticky snow to make a snowman in our yard.

On the Catwalk! (hee hee)

Sorry sidways again. We took this picture and thought it was soooooo cute/funny. Liesl is acting the perfect little baby model with the pose and everything. I am glad we caught this on camera at least one time, it will not happen often I have a feeling.

Little Girl

Liesl is truly turning into a little girl. She is growing up fast, she can express most of here wishes (demands) with her words now, which is liberating and much more convenient for us. Oh and by the way Liesl saw a picture of Gwyneth Paltrow on the cover of a magazine and pointed and said "Jodie Mama". Yup I look just like Gwyneth, and yes Liesl has begun calling me Jodie.

Let it no, Let it no, Let it no

The first snowfall of the year! Liesl and I had to run to every window in the house and yell "wow snow" or in Lieslese "wow nooooo"

Our yard is an absolute winter wonderland dream when it snows!

Halloween fun

Our first Halloween in our new home. Liesl loved giving out candy. We had about 70 kids come. We were warned by the neighbors to expect about 250 so Dave and I have been eating lots of candy! There is an allyway separating us from the trick or treating super highway. We stood looking forlornly out the porch window as gaggles of kids headed down the street with nary a look in our direction. (70 is not that bad)

Autumn Bliss!

Fun in the beautiful fall leaves. Have you ever seen such joy!

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It was pouring rain that day so we did some indoors by our fireplace until it let up.

Hi Manda!

Liesl has learned so many words and catches on to new ones quickly. Her recent favorite on Thursday was hitting something saying "ouch," then saying "gentle," or in Liesl talk it was more like "Ouch! Dendah" In this video we have her saying "Hi Manda" to her Auntie Manda who came to visit.