Christmas Visit with Grandma and Grandpa Kovacs

Grandma and Grandpa Kovacs came to visit for Christmas. Here are some photos we've taken so far:



Linnaea's fake smile.




Elise and Grandpa.




Linnaea snuggles with Daddy on the couch.




Linnaea is looking at photos of herself on Grandma's camera and Elise wants a peek, too.




Snack time.




Mommy and Daddy got their first date since May. We went snowshoeing in the Poudre Canyon.




Kevin, trailing behind me the whole time.




My hat was a cool Christmas present from the Kovacs.




Our first Christmas cookies!




Elise has this habit of shoving a few mouthfuls worth of food into her mouth all at once.

Christmas Card Rejects

Well, I've been waiting and waiting for a good snowy day to get some winter wonderland photos for a Christmas card. We've been getting a good bit of snow but it's usually too nasty to go outside and get some pictures. We finally had a good dumping last night so we bundled up to go outside and snap away. We didn't get to stay out too long because the temperature was about 18 degrees and Elise wouldn't keep her mittens on. She has figured out how to pull them off with her teeth. Unfortunately, after all of that waiting, we really didn't like any of the photos we ended up with. The one of Kevin and I was pretty good, but the girls aren't in it so it gets a thumbs down. I love the one of Elise sitting in the snow by herself, but Linnaea just looks really cold in all of hers. Yes, it was pretty cold, but they had a good time.

Profiles

I thought I'd tell you a little about the what the girls really enjoy doing these days.

Linnaea

Weight: 25 pounds, 4 ounces

Height: 34"

Hair color: Still dark brown, but it has a golden sheen in the sunlight

Favorite Food: Anything! She is our little garbage disposal. She particularly enjoys graham crackers, carrots, broccoli, and yogurt.

Favorite word: Mama and any animal sound. She just learned juice (ju jush) and the sign for bunny.

Hobbies: include (but are not limited to) being carried by mommy, reading, running, watching Sesame Street, building blocks, "talking" on her cell phone, hiding, having her back tickled, and eating anything that mommy is eating.


Elise

Weight: 28 pounds 11 ounces

Height: 32 1/2"

Hair Color: still light brown

Favorite food: Peas, peas, and peas. And anything hidden in the spoon underneath a mound of peas.

Favorite word: Bye. She just learned juice (ju jush), baby and cracker (ca ca).

Hobbies include: Taking baths, dressing herself and putting shoes on, drinking juice, stealing Linnaea's diaper while mommy is changing Linnaea, stealing Linnaea's juice, hiding her spoon under her high chair tray then doing the sign for "where" and asking "ga?" (for go?), playing in the snow, carrying books and baby dolls around, using an adult fork at mealtimes, and testing her limits.