iPhone Pics

I'm working on taking better photos with my phone. I have a fantastic new pocket camera but sometimes she does something cute and I only have my phone on me so I have to use what is available. I feel like most of my phone pictures are  pixilated or something. I don't know if that is because I have the alcohol withdrawal shakes or because my phone is three generations old and the camera just isn't very good. What's the consensus, tech siblings?

Playing with her farm from Uncle Bubby and Aunt Mallory. This one is blurry because of me. I just thought the way she had the animals set up was cute.

Taking some selfies. We have no pictures together so I have to do what I can.

An unsolicited kiss!! This girl is stingy with her kisses so this was fantastic! Even though I look like Mrs. Potato head.

She and Elmo playing dress up

Weekend Updates

We had a busy busy weekend. I feel like I spent half my time cutting ceiling tiles to fix up the basement. Here's hoping it helps the house sell!

This picture makes me laugh even thought it's blurry - she just looks like trouble!

Vivian keeps getting time outs for playing with the kitty water. So, to solve the problem and avoid time outs I gave her her own bowl of water to drink out of like a kitty.

She has also started hiding under her little tower.

Snow Day Take 2 (part 2)

Vivian had fun playing out in the snow yesterday. I think she is finally getting used to snow because she wasn't at all hesitant to get out in it today. She wasn't interested in the full snow suit but we did put her in a warmer coat with a hood. 

Then she had her daddy walk her up and down the street

Then her daddy taught her how to throw snowballs at her mommy

Then she tried to hike through the snow

And tried

Then daddy to the rescue

Then she removed the hood from the jacket and admired herself in the mirror

Snow Day Take 2 (part 1)

Another huge snow storm came through last night. We had probably another foot-ish. Happily for my back  it was really windy and didn't gather on the driveway. The backyard is insane but luckily we don't have to shovel that mess. So, we spent today trying to find way to entertain a fussy kid. We suspect she's getting her two year molars and is NOT sleeping at night! It's miserable. 

So, she colored (and got a timeout for coloring on the furniture)

And she figured out how to pull her pants down all by herself.

Very proud of herself.

Then she practiced brushing her teeth by herself like the Bubble Guppies.

Then she hammed it up for the camera.

The haircut

Pre-cut

Obligatory Snow Day Photos

We got so much snow yesterday! Snow is pretty when it's coming down, but once it's ready to be shoveled it's the devil! We got about 14 inches then another two overnight. It was crazy! At one point we couldn't even see across the street. Happily we don't have a sidewalk so we only have to shovel the driveway and walkway. It still took forever to clear everything away. I had to shovel again this morning.

Inky decided to check out the snow. She was not amused.

Vivian deciding what she wants to do.

Then she decided to help shovel.

Then daddy cleared a path for Vivian to walk down. She meandered down... (look how much of the shovel is covered by snow)

Then she got stuck (you can see how high the snow is) and walked back purposefully

After her nap we made snow ice cream. It was tasty!

Vivian approves

I eventually realized she would be perfectly happy with just snow and I wouldn't have to deal about a sticky sugary mess on the floor. She had fun scooping it out and stirring it in the bowl.

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