Snow day!

It started snowing last night around 9pm. Cory told Cole that he would wake him up if it snowed, so keeping his word, he went up and got him out of bed, brought him downstairs, and we seriously couldn't wake the child up! I thought that all kids bounced out of bed at the mention of snow! Not Cole. He was happily surprised when he woke up to see the white blanket of snow covering everything this morning. The neighbor boys were out sledding by 8am and we weren't far behind them. It was good that we did it when we did, because the snow didn't last long, but it was fun while it was here.

Cole and Connor loved riding the sled down the hill.

Ms. Anna wasn't so sure about the cold weather, but she was a good sport about it.

Sitting up

This week Anna has been working on her sitting up, and she's getting pretty good! She can definitely hold her self up well, its just when she gets excited that she tends to tip backwards or sideways. She's happy to be that much more connected to the action.

Love this photo

It's always fun to find surprise photos on your camera! My mom took some photos of Anna today while she was watching her and I love this one for some reason. Maybe its her adorable little lips. Or her eyes. So sweet.

Crazy hair day

Some hair days are better than others for Anna. Today was a particularly crazy hair day, as you can see. Oh, and she is drooling a ton these days, as you can also see.


Cole's photography work. Pretty good, huh? And fun for me to have a picture of me and Anna as I'm usually the one behind the camera.

Suttle Lake

This weekend we were invited to join Dave, Narda, Perry and Levi at The Lodge at Suttle Lake. We've always wanted to stay there, so we were excited for the opportunity. They had reserved on of the cabins and it was super cute and perfect for our crew. It was mostly cold and rainy, but it held off enough for us to get outside and explore a little. We visited the head of the Metolius River and then went to feed the fish at the Wizard Falls Fish Hatchery, which Cole loved. Lunch in Sisters. And then lots of time hanging at the cabin, playing games, watching football and having fun.

Unfortunately I forgot my camera (again!) so here's what I have from the weekend.

Swinging in the sun

Cole, Anna and I took advantage of a sunny day and headed to the neighborhood park. Anna is big enough now to sit in the baby swing and she can sit happily in there for quite a while. She likes to swing, or just sit and watch Cole play. New super cute hat courtesy of Grandma Klinkhammer. Perfect for the chilly weather.

A place at the table

We've started putting Anna in the highchair during dinner so that she can feel a part of it all. She is not a girl who likes to be left out! With the help of straps she is able to stay upright and enjoys being able to see what's going on. Mostly she likes to keep track of Cole, her most favorite person. And he likes to have her across from him, too. I bought some rice cereal the other day, so we'll probably give her a taste sometime soon. Stay tuned for the fun first-food pictures!

Belly laugh

If you want Anna to laugh, just start dancing. She thinks dancing is hilarious, especially when its kids dancing - Mom is not quite as funny. So as you can imagine she was in heaven this weekend when Mia, Alex and Cole decided to throw a dance party right in front of her. I snapped this photo on Sarah's phone. Next time I'll have to get video. A baby laughing really is one of the cutest things ever.

Election night

I had the pleasure of working on Julie Manning's mayoral campaign and was happy to celebrate with her and the rest of the campaign team this week when she won! Here is Cole with the new Mayor of Corvallis.

MAC photo shoot

Anna joined me for a couple meetings at Madison Ave Collective last week, one being a photo shoot for the MAC website and a few promotional pieces that we're doing. She was one of my "props" :) More photos from the shoot (without Anna) are here.