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On MLK day, the coldest day of the year, Natalie and I went to see Bella the Baby beluga whale at the Shedd with her friend from preschool. We spent nearly an hour with Bella, who Natalie “knows” from her … Continue reading →

See a video of Natalie and 2 classmates singing/performing “I’m a little tea pot” to the rest of the class! http://www.tadpoles.com/m/v/0d35edaf-d2c5-43a5-b2b4-94b903107eac

Friday was hat day at Natalie’s preschool!  She’s wearing a homemade hat from Nana.  Aren’t her arms around her preschool friends just the cutest?  

I got this email from Jordan while at work today: PS:  After Natalie said bye-bye to you today and you closed the door, she looks at me and real sweetly, nodding, says, “I love Mama.” I said, “Me too!  Tell … Continue reading →

…Is having your 2 year old say “I love you, Mommy” when you tuck her in at night. It definitely made up for the 515 am wake up this morning. That being said, this sick Mama and recovering 2 year … Continue reading →

Natalie and I attempted our first round of homemade Christmas Tree ornaments.  She was a little young for all stages of the project, so I recommend it for 2.5 years and up.  It was still a lot of fun though … Continue reading →

Natalie is showing many signs of being ready to be a big sister. 1. Her favorite book is: 2. She has missed her babies and asked about them while we were in Florida. When we got home from 6 days … Continue reading →

Before Natalie’s birthday, Grandma and Grandpa came down for an early celebration. You caught a glimpse of the excitement in the actual 2 yr update…. GaGa (Grandma) got Natalie a tea set. She was absolutely thrilled. I have never seen … Continue reading →

Merry (belated) Christmas. I don’t have the pictures on my phone to go through the last week, so I’ll just focus on some fun we had today! As we’re receiving cute winter pictures of our cousin Trevor in Wisconsin sledding…. … Continue reading →

Natalie’s teachers and classmates helped make her 2nd birthday extra special. In addition to the pics we posted in the actual day, Here are some artifacts…. A hand-print signed card in blue (her fav color) and many, many hugs (at … Continue reading →