11.30.10

Yesterday after Monet's bath I decided to put her hair in pig tails for the first time (since it's so long in the back.) Oh, she looked so cute and old. At first she was pulling at them saying, "Get it off? Get it off?" But by the end of the night she didn't seem to mind.

11.28.10

Friday morning we went to cut down our Christmas trees.

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Monet seemed a little confused by her new snow outfit. She was like a little snow ball that could hardly walk.

We took her sledding for the first time, but she has a cold and didn't feel well and was clearly not in the mood. So she ended up sitting in the trailer while Chloe and I sled for her. When we got down she would say, "again, again."
She wasn't really happy until we gave her a bag of raisins. If you have candy in one hand and raisins in the other she will always choose the raisins. She loves them.

Chloe really made her happy by making her a snowman. She's been talking about snowmen for a week and finally she had one.

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My mom, Riley and Grant hiked through the waste deep snow for about two hours to cut the trees while me, Chloe, my dad and Monet stayed by the truck and fire. After cutting 4 trees we went to Midway for Mexican food. It was a long but really fun and beautiful day.

11.28.10

Thanksgiving.The boys went pheasant hunting then we had the most delicious dinner, thanks to my mom.

It was a great holiday.

11.25.10

Happy Thanksgiving!

(via SF girl by bay)

11.23.10

I'm skipping Thanksgiving this year and going right to Christmas. Monet isn't as excited about a turkey as she is Santa Claus. How can you blame her.

11.22.10

I was fully committed to making this adorable felt wreath... until I found out it was very labor intensive and that you have to sew. So if any of you have extra time, find the instructions at http://www.pickles.no/ (you can buy the felt balls on etsy.)

11.15.10

I can't stop obsessing over Anthropologie's new Holiday decor.

My favorites:

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I am loving all things plaid right now... and oh, how I would love these sheets on my bed!

Is there anything better than Anthropologie? Not to me.

11.12.10

I was crushed when Domino Magazine (especially their website) went away. But there is a glimmer of hope with one of the creative directors who has started another magazine and online site called www.lonnymag.com. It's no Domino but it's close.

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I also started to watch the Nate Berkus show. It's very entertaining... to me.

11.10.10

Last weekend we were at my parents and Monet discovered playing in the leaves. She thought it was so fun she played outside with Grant and Riley until it was dark.

11.10.10

This is my sick sick baby.
Last Monday she had 5 shots and she's been miserable ever since.
The week before that she had a bad cold.
The week before that she started to get all four molars at once.
Needless to say we haven't had much rest for the last month.
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At 18 Months
Length: 31 1/2 (50%)

Weight: 18 lbs 3 oz (-3%)

Monet loves to talk. I usually can always understand what she's saying.

She's starting to put three words together.

She copies everything we say.

She can count to ten. However lately she skips 5 and 6.

She can count to ten in Spanish with Grants help.

She can sing the ABC's.

She knows lots of body parts, my favorite is when she grabs her cheeks. I also love when I'm holding her and she randomly pokes me in the eye and says, "eyes?"

Whenever she sees a toothbrush she says, "brush your teeth."

Anytime anyone sneezes she says 'bless you' immediately after.

She's a real mommas girl lately, but I think that's just because she hasn't been feeling well.

She loves raw tomatoes and eats all sorts of vegetables (unlike me.)

Whenever we leave we have to have Jessie and her hat, Woody and his hat, Buzz and Bullseye, it's a bit of a spectacle.

She's super fun and always entertaining.

11.05.10

Happy Birthday Wyatt Your birthday wish of Monet being a Ute has come true!