where is it?

Emma was playing on the counter the other night and had dug through the cabinets and found empty yogurt containers. Nick wandered over and started playing 'where is it?' with bites of eggo waffle under the cups. She was completely fascinated by him moving the cups around- it was so cute!

Sliding

Friday we had this conversation:

Emma: Mom, I wanna go sliding.

Lila: On the slide? Or Sledding?
Emma: Sliding on my sled. Outside. PEASE!
Lila: Sliding on the sled? Sure!

So, I bundled the girls up in their gear- this is the first time Macie has played out in the snow! Last year she was too little to play, so she stayed inside with Nick when I took Emma out. This year we waited for Christmas for a new snowsuit to take Macie out and we sure had fun!
Macie was not sure what to think of it at first, but she warmed up to it.

And then... after circling the garage unit at least a dozen times (it's pretty big, 14 single car garages connected), she decided it was a great place for a nap. I agree. She was sound asleep, we carried her inside and took off her snowsuit and she slept through the whole thing. She's my kid for sure.I carried her inside and Emma helped baby doll sled! Fun fun! We also had a cousin and a friend join us for a little, but my battery died on the camera. I think I circled the garage for an hour and a half total. After we went inside, she cried for more.

Happy Holidays

... and Merry Christmas! We have had a great time at our little getaway cabin - enough room for all the James families and guests! It's been fun to be on vacation a mile and a half from our home. The four minute drive was ideal, and no deep cleaning the house for guests - score! We have had a great day and hope you all did too!

Chocolate fun

So... Emma is a 'little mommy' and loves to take care of Macie. This is just too funny!

{baby rory}

We were lucky enough the other night to play with my baby brother's little girl Rory {Lauralai Elizabeth}! She is about two months old and so so so cute. I love being an aunt! Emma wanted to be more involved reading her stories and holding her, and she was a good sport.

Macie wanted to put her finger in her ear, pull her hair and poke her eyes, as we are learning body parts. She was not such a good sport for that... so Macie gave up and left her alone as long as I wasn't holding her. It was fun to get to know Rory's mama a little better, we will have to do it again soon!

long weekend

We have had a great looooong weekend. Nick was able to have a few extra days off work, and we have loved having him home.

Playing games on the iPhone

(I love how Emma stole the bink from Macie)

Covering pretzels with chocolate and sugar sprinkles... yum!

Listening to some tunes...

... and lots of napping. Love this kid! Seriously - eating while asleep, what a funny kid. She slept through the noodle cleanup and trip to bed too.