Phew! Now I can stop pretending :) I feel sooo much better now. ... Ok, so now that we have that awkwardness out of the way let me get you all caught up...
Jan 2012 - Our little scribble scamp...
Have your parents ever said to you something along the lines of, " I hope you have a child just like you!"? Well mine did..... and I got one. My parents just giggle whenever I tell them of Eden's latest artistic adventures. They think it's hilarious!
I don't know if you can tell in this picture but she wrote EDEN in big letters all the way around her arm. You can just see the "E" and the "d" here. Trust me the other "e" and the "n" are on the other side...
In this pic, she got a hold of some of Connor's charcoal pencils (that he does actual art with). They smudge and smear really easily, so by the time she was done coloring with them, she was covered in charcoal.
This one's my favorite because I can still see traces of it on her tummy. It WON"T come off! It almost looks like Chinese writing huh. And do ya love how she carefully colored in her belly button? The super sad face is because I told her she wasn't allowed to color ANYMORE. Needless to say, I was just mad because this was the 3rd incident that week. Of course I'll still let her color. It's one of her favorite things to do. And who am I to stop my children from developing their creativity?
Just look at that sad face.... how can I tell her no?
Dec 2011 - Christmas Festivities...
Christmas was awesome this year. We really tried to cut back and slow down so that we could just enjoy the season. We usually go to temple square to see the lights with the whole big family, which is great in its own chaotic way. But this year, Matthew and I just took Connor and Eden. Just our own little family. We had a fantastic time. It was so wonderful to spend that alone time with just my family. Of course we forgot the camera, so I don't have any pics to post. But it was my very favorite thing we did this Christmas.
Matthew and I took Eden to see just the little local lights. Connor was out with friends, so it was just the three of us. It's just a short little path with lighted animals. Not terribly exciting for adults, but Eden thought it was magical. Which made it magical for us too. The world is so different when you look through a child's eyes. Just look at how thrilled she is!
All Eden asked for this year was a doll house. At Matthew's company party, she sat on Santa's lap and asked for one. After she had her turn and we were walking away, she looked at me and said, "So, Mom where's the doll house I just asked Santa for?" Apparently, we didn't think to explain to her that when she asks Santa for something, she has to wait til Christmas to get it. She thought he was going to just hand it over right then! So, of course I had to explain the whole Santa thing to her then. Luckily she was ok with it. There was no wailing or gnashing of teeth...Yay for small miracles!
And Yes, Santa did bring her a doll house...A friend of mine gave us her daughters old one and we fixed it up. It turned out super cute!
