New Year New Skills

Here's a quick recap of the past couple of months.

We traveled lots for Christmas. Lea got sick the first full day away from home, which was as awesome as it sounds. She would let anyone touch her but Kate for three days. Fantastic. She punished us when we got home by waking up every two and a half hours. So counting our travels, we slept a total of 5 hours in four nights. To top all that off her little virus attacked her little tush the first full day back. She had diarrhea for two and a half days-then gave it to me. Kids, the gift that keeps on giving the whole year round. (I was planning on a marathon posting secession the week I had off from school, but the sickness drained all motivation-not that I have any motivation when I'm feeling normal.) So yeah, that was Christmas. (Lea did get spoiled with gifts. Everyone was too kind in giving our little monster lots of things to play with.)

Lea recently learned to play peek-a-boo by herself. She unplugs the computer from the power source and tries to plug it back in, nearly successful. Lea attempts to put my ring back on my finger. And yet she still will not feed herself.

She also steals. In the past couple of weeks, Lea has stolen a pacifier (right out of another child's mouth) and a sock (right off another child's foot). We've been able to settle out of court with the parents of the victims.

While visiting our pals the Van de Walles (castleofvandewalle.blogspot.com) in Perry, a pet dog was being naughty. The dog was wanting to lick Lea, so he was placed in his kennel. The pup wanted to talk with the rest of us, which led him to being muzzled. Once the animal was locked away and silenced did Lea preceded to crawl over to his cage, multiple times, to mock the poor animal. Yes, this is my daughter.

Enjoy the pictures.

*Note: There are no X-Mas pictures because I'm dumb and my wife is forgetful. E.G.- the camera was left at home.

Lea's favorite past time.

Lea's second favorite past time.

Lea and her BFF Sloane. (And Kelly and I doing our best high chair impressions as we quietly discuss how much better our lives our since the girls have taken over every waking moment)

Lea the thief trying to make amends by attempting (failed) to place the stolen sock back from whence it came.

See you all in 2012