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.

Bibliophile Babe

We couldn't be happier that Liesl has inherited our love of books.

Don't put all your eggs in one basket!

Our little cave baby!

Liesl loves the dirt and mud is even more enticing. Sticks and Mud, really what could be better?

Here is our new living room. The stairs provide endless entertainment (liesl) and fear (us). Liesl refuses to go down the stairs backwards. We have painted and put in some new carpet and we are in and loving our new digs!

Here we are in our new yard! Liesl loves the new house and the yard. She cannot resist the hose! We go through many outfits when watering the plants.

Buns! So cute!

We took a trip to Nana and Papa's cabin and Liesl loved feeding the chipmunks. She caught on quickly and was looking for peanuts the whole weekend.

Check Liesl's One Year Photos!

Liesl is now 1 year old. We have been having so much fun. Last week we had her one year photos done and the proofs are on line at magicboxphotography.com

If you go on online proofing under Cope photos the password is Liesl.
These are once again some of the most beautiful photos I have ever seen. Chelsea Morgan (magic box photography) does such an incredible job, particularly with children. We had so much fun!