snow

snow-angels

 jyla has a love-hate relationship with the snow.

for real.

she really really really wanted to go outside & play in it. 

but....

when she got out there she remembered how flippin cold it is...

& her eyes started watering...

but she got plenty of sled rides.

from scott

 & from addalie

 & from me too.

this child on the other hand.....

i don't think she's ever been cold.

in her WHOLE life!?!!?

i'm serious.

she LOVES being in the snow.

i found her laying in it.

& this is jyla realizing why she shouldn't have taken her gloves off!!

tough lesson to learn.

however, i put them back on her & she stayed outside to play with scott & addalie...

only to be brought inside because she was fussing...

& then.. ohhh then she really started crying!

because as much as she despises being cold...

she still wanted to be outside in the snow with her sister & daddy.

until i made hot chocolate for her...then she was fine.

my 2 cuties

i  finally saved enough $ to buy my first L series lens & ....

ahhhhhhh!  i think i'm going to love it.

today we are all in sweats...

staying comfy in our warm house. 

the poor girl has some static-hair going on...but we all do around here these days.

& her little nose barely holds the sunglasses up!  but she has them on upside down..& that helps.

bedtime story

there is something

*so sweet*

about seeing my husband reading books to his daughters

in their bed

surrounded by pink

& dollls

& girlie things!

Family Pictures

Before Christmas we had family pictures taken.

(thank you Hannah!!)

It was fun, but super super COLD!

the girls cried & Jyla didn't crack a smile the entire time.  =(

when we got in the car to go home Jyla couldn't stop shaking.

but somehow...hannah still managed to get some good shots.

 

~swim~

 Last week we took the girls swimming.

(Jyla got a flotation thingy for Christmas & we just had to try it out!  thank you Todd & Alicia!)

It was lots of fun.  It was very apparent that Jyla had never been swimming before...

once again...I think she thought we were crazy!!! 

but it didn't take long until she was smiling & trying to "swim".

Addalie did great & is already talking about jumping off of the diving board

at grandma & grandpa's pool this summer.  

My camera battery died soon after we got there...

so I didn't get many good pics....but I got a few of Jyla's 1rst swim!   

Painting for the 1rst time! (& loving it)

There are certain things that we do with Jyla that we can tell she has never done before.

It is so much fun to watch her face as she usually has no idea what is going on....

but quickly "figures it out" & a big smile crosses her face.