Photos from Phones - January 2016 Round Up

January 2016 has come and gone.  And I haven't yet got used to writing out 2016.  I don't write the date nearly as much as I used to.  So I'm sure it will take me a few more water bill checks to get it down.  It's been a snowy January - more snow than we've seen for a few years.  And snow is fun, but we'll all admit that we're suffering from a little summer-fever around here.  Callie asks every day when it will be summer so we can play at the park and go camping and make a fire in the backyard.  Sigh.  Until then, we'll keep on keepin' on doing our winter thing, which includes a lot of this: puzzles, games, shoveling, knocking down icicles, sort of sledding, sunny walks (when it's not too slushy or slick), and staring at these cute kids that we made.  Winter isn't so bad, I guess.

1.1.16
(our Happy New Year's Day puzzle - a Dowdle Folk Art rendition of
Vail Village)

1.1.16
(a bluebird day perfect for taking Cal's red sled on its maiden
voyage down a snow-covered road in Huntsville)

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(the sledders in the sled)

1.1.16
(I got to carry the sleeping papoose)

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(frozen Pineview in the distance)

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(looking toward Trapper's Loop)

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(chilly little nose)

1.2.16
(cool clouds this day)

1.2.16
(I really love the view from our kitchen)

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1.4.16
(sometimes he still sleeps in my arms)

1.4.16
(this is what happens when I take a pic of a sleeping
baby in the semi-darkness with the flash on.  oops)

1.5.16
(the face of a boy who slept for 8 hours and 15
minutes straight the night before. spoiler alert:
it was a fluke and he was grumpier that day than
he'd ever been in his life, go figure.)

bonus video!

"a little bit grumpy, a little bit shrieky"

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(the shriek is his latest vocal trick)

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(the best I could get from him smile-wise)

1.5.16
(too cool for school)

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(he loves to hold his hands)

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(haai-yah!)

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(Cal had to join the fun of a photo shoot - of
course!)

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(she's a good big sister)

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1.5.16
(this is the one I picked to post on instagram - in black and white
because that's my latest fave filter apparently)

1.5.16
(this was the runner up for posting - maybe I'll save it for a #tbt
one of these days)

1.6.16
(he seemed to be sleeping better the next day,
thank heavens)

1.6.16
(nursing mom probs)

1.6.16
(she's caught the puzzle bug after getting two little
24-30 piecers for Christmas from H&T and Ky -
she has to do them and re-do them each night after
dinner and she's getting pretty quick!)

bonus video!

"eye, eye, mouth, nose"

1.7.16

(she learned how to draw faces and she's pretty proud of herself)
(and there is no sound, so don't be afraid your speakers or your ears went out)

1.8.16
(meet Mr. Jowls)

1.8.16
(he loves these hanging toys on his bouncer)

1.8.16
(she's the best mushroom washer around)

1.8.16
(and she's recently started chopping them up for
our pizza, too!)

1.9.16
("horses in a snowy field")

1.9.16

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(my snuggly little walking buddy)

1.9.16
(love those cheeks!)

1.9.16
(such a sweet little face)

1.10.16
(he rolls!)

1.10.16
(one day before he turned 4 months old - he made it over from his
back to his tummy, rolling to the left side)

1.10.16
(hi there!)

1.10.16
(just hangin' with Dad on a Sunday afternoon)

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1.10.16
(another big event of the weekend: first time
in the doorway jumper!)

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(note the soaking wet slobber chin)

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(it took him a minute to figure it out, but I think
he'll be jumpin' up a storm before too long)

bonus video!

"jumperoo"

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1.10.16
(lovely day for a Sunday walk)

bonus videos!

"rollin'" "rollin'" "rollin'"

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1.11.16
(someone needed to have a turn during Sam's
four month photo shoot)

1.11.16
(I love the evenings when the sun hits the top of the mountains
and they just glow)

1.13.16
(more Sam pics - because he's cute)

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bonus video!

"giggles"

1.13.16

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(when your sister helps you with the toys)

1.14.16
(he loves those fingers)

1.15.16
(snowy day)

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1.17.16
(Sunday sunrise from the kitchen window)

1.18.16
(still more snow)

1.18.16
(backyard snow - waaaay back there is the
bench Cal used to sit on to make grass whistles
in the summer)

1.18.16
(I love finding her busy at something by herself
every once in a while - puzzles for the win!)

1.19.16
(so icy! - this was an especially unique icicle)

1.20.16
(I love to watch her sleep)

1.21.16
(an especially frosty morning)

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1.21.16
(our new favorite entertainment - balloons floating on the
 heat vent.  also note that I took this photo
while Cal was napping - so it really is entertaining
for all!)

1.21.16
(you never know what you'll find when you peek
in on her during a nap or at night)

bonus video!

"balloons + heat vent"

1.21.16

1.21.16
(bread making day is a good day. I made these for a relief society
favorite things activity)

1.22.16
(baby's first braid!)

1.22.16
(he's becoming a little baby bookworm like his
sister)

1.22.16
(he's especially good at drooling on books)

1.22.16

1.22.16
(this one is a favorite in our house)

1.22.16
(the moon looked super cool this evening)

1.23.16
(yet another stellar sunrise from the kitchen window - but
actually, I took this from the family room)

1.23.16
(go big or go home - this dino puzzle came from the library
and was a big hit)

1.23.16
(sweetest storytime I ever did see)

bonus video!

"I read him a story"

1.23.16

1.25.16
(just call me the nap time creeper. also note the
magic sleepsuit - only magical in the sense
that he sleeps in it which means he's sleeping
unswaddled, but he's not sleeping through the night
by any stretch like the reviews on amazon say)

1.25.16
(Gregg did Cal's hair for Sunday and it was sort
of some crooked pigtails, so I decided to try real
pigtails for Monday and they turned out darling.
here we are headed out the door to the library.)

1.25.16
(so many icicles!)

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(I love to see his arms while he sleeps in this suit)

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(I loved her little curled up hand under her chin)

1.25.16
(I took a nap sans-kids while Gregg listened for
them during naptime - it was heavenly to get out
in the sunshine for a few minutes)

1.25.16
(this is the end of our road)

1.25.16
(heading back home)

1.26.16
(play date with Quincy - his mom had an appointment so he got to
come play - Cal was in heaven!)

1.26.16
(he kept asking where our train tracks were (we don't have any)
so we made a "car track" out of the blocks)

1.26.16
(another mid-day walk around the loop - this time with
a fun podcast called Wintry Mix chatting about orchard pruning
 in my ears while Sam snoozed on my front)

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(we both love that he's found his toes)

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1.27.16
(I've had popcorn on my brain since I saw it was
national popcorn day 8 days before - finally I made
some, at Cal's request, and my afternoon was complete!)

1.29.16
(poor nose - those little fingernails are so sharp)

1.29.16
(but he's still smiley!)

1.29.16
(my view from the recliner while nursing the Sam:
she's engrossed in Daniel Tiger)

1.30.16
(first taste of oatmeal)

1.30.16
(not impressed, mom. I don't blame you, buddy)

1.30.16
(I do love them)

1.30.16
(the face of a boy who should have been asleep
2 hours prior.  the 4 month sleep regression is real,
folks.  real ugly. insert crying mom emoji here.)

1.31.16
(taken at the same time as pic the day before -
he does sleep sometimes, it turns out)

1.31.16
(in my arms, anyway)

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