January was mostly pretty quiet. A lot of recovering from the holidays. And, from this video, you can see that someone wasn't too pleased with the holidays being over ;) (actually she was mad that I took the thermometer away from her, but we can pretend it's because Christmas was over)
This is the typical tantrum she throws, which she really only does if she's really tired.
The first couple weeks looked like this. :) Lots of Baby Einstein. I wasn't feeling well so I was glad she was alright to entertain herself a lot so I could rest. She also likes to climb in things, up things, over things, anything that involves climbing, she tries it. Lately her favorite thing to climb is the step stool and she is getting really good at it. :)
This little girl LOVES to go on walks. Doesn't matter if she's in her stroller or walking, she loves it.
We love having Luke come on Mondays to play in the afternoon. She gets so excited when I say, "Luke is coming today!" She says "YEAH!" and runs around. She loves showing him all her toys, playing outside, and running around with him.
This little girl also really loves books. She'll sit and let you read books to her for a long time, longer than she'll sit still for anything else. She'll bring you every book on her self and if you don't read it, she gets upset. Then she has you read them over at least one more time, usually two. She can't get enough of it! I love it! I can't get mad at her for bringing me books even if I do get tired of saying, "The cow says moo, the sheep says baa, three singing pigs say la-la-la. No no you say, that isn't right. the pigs say oink all day and night". I hope to continue to foster this love of reading.
This girl also loves to shop (she's a girl so that's a given, right ;) ). If she's having a bad day, we go to the store. It helps both her and me to calm down and regroup. She loves people and being out and about really helps her to recharge; that's something I don't understand since I recharge best at home, but she's a very social girl. She also has now gotten really into standing in the basket of the cart, as you can see. This is how we Costco. :) She also loves to take things in with her when we go in. This Anna doll was a total score. We found it for $10 and she hasn't been able to go anywhere without it for two weeks She loves that doll. :)
The last Wednesday of the month from November through, I think March, is free at Hogle Zoo in Salt Lake so we bundled up and went. I like getting out of the house, so does she, and she loves animals, so it was a win-win for both of us. Plus, it was free. Who can say no to that???
She didn't really want to get out of her stroller to take pictures. It was pretty chilly and overcast, it sprinkled a little, so I don't blame her for wanting to stay all bundled up and warm.
She loved watching the polar bear as he paced around in his enclosure. She even growled at him whenever she saw him.
We met up with Kelli and Luke there since they love playing together. They spent about 10 minutes holding hands before we left. It was so much fun. :)
We also found out at the end of the month that we got a really great deal on a condo in Pleasant Grove so we gave our 30 day notice at our place in Orem. This is an awesome place we've moved to (we got mostly moved in this past Saturday) and we are pretty sure we'll be very happy here. Three bedrooms, so for now K gets a play room. Eventually that room will be for a little sibling but that is down the road a ways. There are 2 playgrounds in the complex and a pool plus a hot tub in the clubhouse (also has a theater room and a racquetball court), and after we moved in, we realized this is the same complex that David's great-aunt lives in. :) And the clubhouse is where I had one of my bridal showers. :) Small world and we are very excited about this new adventure! We plan on being here for a while and are really excited about making this place our home. :)
