Nice Day to Play in the Snow!

This month we had quite the snowfall.  It mixed with wind and created a snow drift in front of my door that went up to my waist.  It was epic, but I have seen worse:)  It was deathly cold for about a week after and yesterday was the first time that it actually got into the 30's!  Today the weatherman said it was going to get up to 36 degrees and below he had the caption 'Warm'... I don't know what he think is warm but it does feel 'tropic' compared to the 5 degree high we were having.  So, Chuck and I decided to let Penny get wild with some snow. 

I went home for most of the month of January and I was TERRIBLE at taking pictures.  I had a blast staying with my family.  I started out staying with Shane and Stacey and their cute family.  It was so much fun and Penny had a lot of fun playing with her cousins.  Thanks to Shane and Stacey for letting us stay.

Even though I stayed with my family for 2 1/2 weeks this picture with my dad was the only picture I got with Penny and a family member.  I didn't even get one picture with my mom or with Chuck's family.  HOW TERRIBLE! Oh well, it just merits another visit right? I had a great time in Utah and I have a great family! 

 In other news Penny is almost walking!  That is right folks she has taken her first steps and just needs to keep taking steps.  I haven't gotten a video of it yet but Chuck and I can tell you that she has walked for both of us.  Penny just needs to perfect her skills and she will be running away from me and thinking that it is funny:\. 

Museum and Funnies

I haven't updated the blog for awhile.  I thought I would catch up people who read this on our awesome lives:) I have a couple of posts so don't stop at just this one!  After Christmas we went to the Milwaukee Public Museum with our friends Tim and Lynn and their little boy Kaden. It was a lot of fun.  We were originally going to see the mummy exhibit.  It looked AWESOME!  But somehow everyone else in the city had that same idea.  I have never seen a museum so crowded in my life.  I felt like we were waiting to go on a ride at Disneyland.  No joke!  So instead we just went for free and went to the butterfly exhibit.  Penny loved the butterflies.  She kept trying to touch them.  It was so cool to be in a room with butterflies flying all around you!  Here are some photos.

 Looking at all the butterflies flying over her head.  She was so fascinated!

 Can you spot the butterfly?  Just look where Penny's hand is going:)

I couldn't get a good picture with all the butterflies flying around but they were everywhere.  When you get out you have to check yourself in the mirror to make sure there aren't any butterflies on you.  Well, we checked ourselves.  As soon as we got back to our stroller outside the exhibit I looked down at Chuck's pants and there was a huge butterfly!  We had a really good time!
On another note, Penny's hair has grown in funny.  It is all long on top and in the middle of her head.  Do you know who else has this hairstyle? Kramer!  Here is Penny's impersonation of Kramer.

This pictures were taken after she had her piggy tails taken out.  She gets one good afro.  Also, here is a video Chuck got of Penny in the tub laughing.  If it doesn't make you smile and make your day, than I don't know what will!:)

Christmas and Other Stuff

This year was Penny's first Christmas.  She was very spoiled!  Thank you to family for the gifts.  She was pretty excited to get that wrapping off the presents.  She really would have liked to just play with the wrapping but she has a problem with choking on paper:)  Here are some pictures of her first Christmas!  Penny with ALL her presents and excited to open them!

     She got a tooth brush and toothpaste for her first teeth. That's right folks, she now has 2 on the bottom! She looks like Grandma Grace or a Chinese Lady:) haha!

Grandma B. got some really awesome books and outfits!  Penny reads them every night before bed:)

The biggest present under the tree, she was dying to open it! Thanks Shane and Stacey for the cool books, toy and clothes!

       

Here I am with my presents and Penny being the life of the party. I love my shoes and so does Penny, Thanks Shane and Stacey.  I also love my green sweater and movies Mom and Dad!

Not pictured was Chuck and his gifts. He was excited about his gift card, Thanks Shane and Stacey again.  He also really likes his movie and new dress shirts.  Thanks mom and Dad.  Charles and Babette got him LOR trilogy and we are going to be having a marathon after we finish the Harry Potter movies I also received from them! I also have to say Chuck got me a very pretty piece of jewelery.  I had wanted a ring with an opal.  Someone in my family, I think it was Mom or Paige or Stacey used to tell me that the little Mermaid lived in Opals.  So, that is what I wanted.  Thanks Chuck, I love you:)
 Chucks gift this year was a steel tool chest.  He had been asking for one for a while and so I thought it would make a good gift.  Penny thought so too, here she is with dad and his tools.

        If you are wondering why she always is squinting it is because of the orange light that appears before the picture is taken.  She will be all cheesin' it for the camera and then that stupid light comes on!  Still this picture was funny because it showed like father like daughter:)

Never can get a picture without the tongue sticking out! Thanks family, you all rock! We hope you all had a good holiday and New Year!

Just some pictures:)

The beginning of November Chuck's parents came to visit and we went to the lakefront and got some pictures.  Penny hammed it up for the camera so these pictures turned out good.  Lately she has been getting into EVERYTHING!!  She stands up on EVERYTHING!  She gets stuck EVERYWHERE!  Are you getting my point.  Her favorite thing is the potted plant.  She likes to get into the dirt and throw it on the ground and wipe her hands on her cute outfits. She likes to do the Indian pat on her mouth.  I don't know if you know what I mean, but you know when you pat your mouth and sound like an Indian..  Well that is one of her favorite things to do, she does it all day.  She also likes to turn on the radio and tap her foot.  Chuck has been busy with school.  He did a elective rotation this month and went to Ear, Nose, and Throat, and Urology.  He actually really really likes Urology and says that might be what he ends up going into.  Who would have thought?!  I definitely would like the lifestyle better than say a Orthopedic surgeon or General Surgeon. (ie, I would actually see him)  I am all for Urology!

HALLOWEEN!!

I have to say that I really like Halloween. Fall is one of my favorite seasons. I think it is so fun when it is dark, cloudy and windy to watch a scary movie and eat caramel corn. Fall here is so beautiful. Chuck and I have been going running on this trail with lots of trees. I wish I had gone out and taken pictures. Today, the wind is supposed to be 50-60 mph!! So alas I can't get any photos. I think the leaves will all be gone. Anyways back to Halloween. This year Chuck and I are not going to be dressing up, but you better believe Penny got dressed up. She picked out her costume. You may be wondering, how did she do that she is only 7 months old! Well, when we went to the store I was really wanting her to be a ladybug. I had seen this really cute black and white dress with really cute wings. Of course, when I went to buy it, it was gone! Chuck wanted her to be a monster, I wanted her to be something pretty. I found this cute little butterfly costume. We held up the monster and the dress and she got pretty excited when she saw the dress. So, that is how she chose. There was a little trick or treat at Chuck's school, so we went to that. I went with a couple of friends. We tried to get a picture of the kiddos together but I think they were all sugar high. Below is the only one that 'worked'... Everyone was so adorable! I couldn't stop smiling because the kids were so darn funny! I think she was pretty darn cute, though I am biased and think that even if Penny went naked she would be a big hit! She had a good time and was exhausted by the end of it.








Doesn't she just look so cute?! We love our little girl and she is just growing more and more everyday. I have for weeks been trying to post a video of her crawling, but blogger will not let me:( Any suggestions. Every time I try it says I have to contact support. Has anyone else experienced this problem? Anyways, Penny 'crawls'. She does this lunge crawl thing. When she gets up she does a lunge while crawling with her legs. She has been doing it for a couple of months now but has now perfected it and gotten fast. She likes to play on the kitchen floor and slap the ground. But, it is hard for her to crawl on the hard floor. I guess at least I have it captured on video! Sorry world, you can't see Penny's awesome moves, for now:).

6 months Old

This last week Penny turned 6 months! I can't believe how fast the time has flown. She is growing and progressing fast and is very close to crawling. She gets up on her knees and rocks back and forth. Or she will put her bum in the air and walk and not go anywhere. She is such a strong child, but even when she was born she was able to stand and hold her head up. She just has her own agenda and will crawl when she wants to. She hasn't gotten any teeth yet but I think she is starting to teeth, she has started to chew on everything more than what she already was. When I am feeding her her bottle she will chew on the nipple instead of eat. She is very silly. Speaking of eating we have been trying different foods. She has tried squash, peas, bananas, peaches, and apples. She does best with vegetables. She gets kind of blotchy around her eyes and temples when she eats fruit. I don't know if she is having a reaction, but she also thinks they are all tart. I didn't think bananas were tart... I guess she is just getting used to food. When she went for her doctors appointment last month she weighed 151/2 lbs, 25.25 inches long, and 33cm head. 50% for head and weight and 64% for her head. She has a good sized noggin. We have been taking her to this park where there are swings and she really enjoys swinging. She thinks it is funny when Chuck stands in front of her. Well there isn't much else to say. Chuck and I have just been busy. I am still tending and chasing Penny. I stay very busy:) Chuck has been delivering babies and doing hysterectomies. The other day he delivered 2 babies by himself. The residents were gone so he got a lot of experience. He says he really enjoys OBGYN but probably won't end up doing it. But you never know, he could change his mind. I have been trying to load videos for over a week and have had no success so I am sorry if the videos won't work. But here is Penny in pictures.