There are some really cool facts HERE about Christmas.
Pretty interesting reading.
Merry Christmas!
Thursday, December 18, 2008
Tuesday, December 16, 2008
Friday, December 12, 2008
Happy Holidays
We apologize for taking so long to get a post done. As it has been with most people, this time of year is very busy and hectic for us.
Over the past few weeks, the Holidays have taken hold and we've been quite busy. It's been really enjoyable this season as Eleanor is much more active and "into" the whole holiday scene.
This past Thanksgiving we traveled to the Chicago area to be with Carrie's family over the holiday. It was a very nice, laid-back and low stress number of days, with little to do and lots to eat. More than anything, it's just really fun spending a lot of time with Eleanor.
Grandma Sue got her this ultra-hip Cowboy outfit which she sported on the big day. She seemed to enjoy it and everyone else did too. It went really well with her cool new red leather booties that Carrie got her in New York.
She enjoyed playing with the Speranzas and Matt seems to think she's pretty cool.
Right away, after returning from Chicago, we headed to the Barnes Tree Farm on Dane Road to get this year's installment. The weather was really bad... windy, snowy and cold, but Eleanor did a really good job... even though she doesn't like to wear gloves.
Towards the end of the run, she was getting pretty upset and cold and was crying... you can't really tell that here because I was able, somehow, to get a laugh/smile out of her.
She likes to wear winter hats now and this one from Aunt Joyce is a particular favorite of hers and of ours.
Over the past few weeks, the Holidays have taken hold and we've been quite busy. It's been really enjoyable this season as Eleanor is much more active and "into" the whole holiday scene.
This past Thanksgiving we traveled to the Chicago area to be with Carrie's family over the holiday. It was a very nice, laid-back and low stress number of days, with little to do and lots to eat. More than anything, it's just really fun spending a lot of time with Eleanor.
Grandma Sue got her this ultra-hip Cowboy outfit which she sported on the big day. She seemed to enjoy it and everyone else did too. It went really well with her cool new red leather booties that Carrie got her in New York.
Eleanor doesn't care about gender-stereotypes. Playing with firetrucks is fun no matter who you are.
She enjoyed playing with the Speranzas and Matt seems to think she's pretty cool.
In classic Eleanor fashion, she found it more fun to play with a metal pot with a set of plastic holiday flowers in it, than any of her toys or relatives.
Right away, after returning from Chicago, we headed to the Barnes Tree Farm on Dane Road to get this year's installment. The weather was really bad... windy, snowy and cold, but Eleanor did a really good job... even though she doesn't like to wear gloves.
Towards the end of the run, she was getting pretty upset and cold and was crying... you can't really tell that here because I was able, somehow, to get a laugh/smile out of her.
She likes to wear winter hats now and this one from Aunt Joyce is a particular favorite of hers and of ours.
Things have been going pretty well overall. Carrie is into a new term at school and is insanely busy as usual. Her nights and weekends are often spent preparing work for her classes. When we get a chance, we try to eat a meal together, watch some shows and enjoy each others' company. Work for me has also been very busy. Normally this time of year is a wind-down period (and the past few days that has actually begun) but things are really pushed back and out of whack this year with all of the flooding.
We are super excited to spend this Christmas in our new house and have things fully decorated! It's awesome to have stockings properly hung on a staircase (since we have no fireplace) and Eleanor has a super-sweet one that her mother made her. I am taking the entire week off between Christmas and New Year's for the first time in many years and am really looking forward to relaxing, watching football and getting some house projects done.
Eleanor is a whirlwind these days. She learns what seems like 5 new words a day and can just about repeat anything you say. She's saying lots of multi-syllabic words and is beginning to form her first crude sentences which is really fun to hear. She's all over the house, feeding her dolls, giving them drinks, climbing the stairs, "helping" in any way possible, brushing her teeth, and on and on. I have no doubt in my mind that by 2 she'll probably be taking care of us.
We are super excited to spend this Christmas in our new house and have things fully decorated! It's awesome to have stockings properly hung on a staircase (since we have no fireplace) and Eleanor has a super-sweet one that her mother made her. I am taking the entire week off between Christmas and New Year's for the first time in many years and am really looking forward to relaxing, watching football and getting some house projects done.
Eleanor is a whirlwind these days. She learns what seems like 5 new words a day and can just about repeat anything you say. She's saying lots of multi-syllabic words and is beginning to form her first crude sentences which is really fun to hear. She's all over the house, feeding her dolls, giving them drinks, climbing the stairs, "helping" in any way possible, brushing her teeth, and on and on. I have no doubt in my mind that by 2 she'll probably be taking care of us.
Wednesday, December 10, 2008
sick day/snow day
all three of us were home yesterday afternoon--I80 was a mess, so i skipped my lunch meeting on campus and rob stayed home sick. here's six minutes of eleanor being her smart, silly self.
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