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Natalie took me to the Lincoln Park Conservatory today. A great escape from winter. It’s the first time I was actually warm since the snow came. Happy MLK Day!

This is fun and yummy! I needed the extra calories after
I learned how to climb a few stairs by myself today.

Yeah for warm januaries and for daddy home on a Friday!

Happy New Year, Everyone!  2012 is off to a great start, but we still have a lot of good pics from 2011 that we haven’t shared.  Here’s a photo gallery from our Christmas in Green Bay.  Highlights included:

– Meeting our new cousin Trevor, who was born on Dec. 6.  Natalie was very sweet with him.  She would just gently touch him with her finger and wanted to help Aunt Becky rock Trevor in his swing.  She also tested out many of his toys.
– Visiting the Neville Public Museum with Grandma, Grandpa and Great Grandma Jean.  We saw an old exhibit of motorized dolls that my dad remembers from growing up.  Natalie really liked them.  She was not a big fan of the mastodon – which I’ve always found scary too.
– Spending quality time with both sides of the family, although we didn’t see my mom’s side as much because almost everyone went out to tailgate for the Packers!

To Jordan’s and Rob’s delight, Santa opened up a brewery in the North Pole too.

Merry Christmas 2011!

Natalie loves my cell phone.  She also loved the old school toy phone that my mom bought for her house (the one with the round dial and the eyes that go up and down when you move it).  Even better, she liked talking on the real land line at my parents’ house – she and Grandma “called” Nana, Pop, Aunt Ann, Mammaw, Molly, Taylor, Connor and many other friends and family.

What - you're on the beach today? Its snowing here! Have you ever tried sledding?

We missed Auntie Leah at Christmas this year – she was in Hay River, Canada, with her boyfriend’s family.  Her niece and nephew loved Skyping with her though!

Hmm... what happens when I do THIS?

A proper Christmas update will be coming sometime, but unfortunately, tonight is not the night.  I had to share this cute picture though….

Natalie is ready for Santa!  Thank you, Nana, for the amazing stocking! 

Natalie seems to be much more interested in polar bears lately – you can see why!

Merry Christmas!  Safe travels, Everyone!

First, we had Natalie’s 1-yr-old doc’s appointment today. 

Weight: 24 lbs,  oz. (90th percentile, so all her crawling and dancing is beginning to help her “slim” down!)
Height: 30.25 inches (84th percentile, so she’s nearly proportional – a far cry from her 3 mo appt!)
Head circumference: 45 cm (48th percentile – where she’s always been)

And, I’m proud to share that Natalie LOVES the main birthday present we gave her: a bulletin board of her family.  I stole this great idea from my friend Megan (who is a teacher).  We love saying “hi” and “night night” to many of our favorite people.  Megan also said that it has really helped her daughter Molly remember people that she doesn’t see as often. 

Here is Natalie’s family bulletin board.  Although we wish we could include more family and friends on it, we ran out of bulletin board space!