Big Fluffly Flakes

We woke up to a surprise storm on Sunday morning. So much snow that they cancelled church. SNOW DAY!!! Not that I don't enjoy church, I just get tired of chasing miss Alison around for 3 hours.

I would have to say that this was more fun.She definitely was having fun - just look at the smiles!

and the "organic" snow cones are her favorite!

14 months

Guess what Alison got for her 14th month mark? A stomach bug - ewww, gross. I will spare the details of the throwing up but it was not pretty. And then she was sick and cranky all weekend due to the arrival of a new tooth - well, it's almost arrived. Teething is not for the faint hearted parent.

She is learning to communicate better and has all sorts of things that she says. The newest addition is "night-night". Besides the requiste "mama" and "dada" she also says "whosat?", "whasat?" (who's that and what's that), "thank-you" and "all done". She's not keyed into naming things so much however she does sign milk, all done, eat and more.

We also turned her new car seat around this week. It was kind of anti-climatic. She doesn't mind the car and would have stayed rear-facing for as long as we let her. But her legs were getting to long. I'm still not sure she meets the 20lb weight requirement but our scale said she was close enough. It's nice to be able to look in the rearview mirror and be able to tell if she is asleep or not.

I needed to write this down somewhere so I wouldn't forget - this seems so much easier than writing it down on actual paper.

Grandma Suzie and Grandpa Ken

I just wanted to share a couple of shots taken during our visit to Utah. She was really cute with Grandpa and finally warmed up to Grandma just in time to leave.

Physics Experiment

No Vandegraft generator required. This hair is a common 'do for her - with the cold and dry air, it does pretty much whatever it wants. I had to get it on film. Oh, and forget bows, barrettes and elastics - they only last two seconds before she pulls them out. Unless I immediately distract her with food or Little Einsteins.

Winter Hiking

We took a little trip along the Skyline Drive in the Appalachians on Saturday. Not the colorful spectacle you would see in the fall - but the sky was bright blue with crisp mid 20 degree temps. We took a little "hike" along the Appalachian Trail. Alison loved being outside, despite the cold.

Sleeping Beauty

I took this picture last night while she was sleeping. We always find her in the funniest postions. Usually there is one leg propped up in the air somehow.