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Hello everyone- I just wanted to post some videos- I finally took some that were short enough to post online. The first one is of us singing, and the second one is really for her dancing at the beginning of the video. You can pretty much stop it after she stops dancing because nothing much happens after that. I have been trying to get her dancing for a while now and this is the best one I have gotten. She really "Gets Down"!!. Enjoy!

Rain, Rain Go Away...

Mud room closet

Slate closet before grouting

Look at my beads!

Pretty girls with necklaces

So pretty!

Feeding Jenny

Feeding Natalie...

I am sitting on the couch this Monday afternoon, watching it POUR outside. it's supposed to rain for the next 4 days. This would be wonderful as sometimes the constant sunny weather (I know I'm getting eye rolls) can get a bit boring. Usually I would welcome a nice rainy day, even a string of rainy days... except for the fact that my roof needs to be replaced... :O( It is scheduled to be the next thing that the contractors work on... but they need to finish the other projects first. Boo. I hope they hurry up! David and I have been working on the laundry closet and mudroom closet this last weekend. Actually David has done most of it, but I did do some. We laid tile in the closet which turned out nice and we will be laying tile in the mudroom too once we have the closet mostly done. Here are some pictures. Nothing much new with Natalie- she is beginning to take more of an interest in her baby dolls- specifically my old Cabbage Patch doll. We dug out a new 0utfit for her (one of Natalie's newborn outfits) and Natalie enjoys "rocking" her, feeding her and burping her. She also likes to get her undressed... EVERY time I get the baby dressed! She thinks it's funny. Oh yeah- and I have to pass this along because I think it's hilarious- When we were Skyping Grandma Jill the other night, I asked Natalie to dance for Grandma. So she laid down on the floor and did the worm. No kidding. LOL! Crack me up!

After Christmas, (excuse the order of the pictures!)

Shopping with Grandma!
Riding to see the lights

Opening The Night Before Christmas from Aunt Jessica

The Christmas Light Tour

Daycare Holiday Party

Making the Gingerbread House

Mommy kissing off frosting

Natalie in her "Jingle Bell Glasses" (Grandma's glasses)

Mommy going in for the kiss

Opening musical instruments Christmas Morning

Like my new chair from Grandma Mary and Grandpa Scott???

Oooohhh Look at Grandma Jill's cool stocking!

Santa came!!!

Did he leave me any milk??

Nope, but Rudolph left me some carrot nubs

Santa's stash

The Sowle's wine tasting at Holly's Hill

Pretty scenery

Opening the "kitty chapstick"- Thank you Auntie Lisa. :O)

Grandma Jill and Michael wine tasting

Testing the consistency of Santa's cookies on Christmas Eve

Putting out carrots and cookies for Santa and his reindeer

Natalie and Mommy at a winery

Mommy and Natalie at Natalie's daycare Christmas Party

Daddy and Natalie at a winery

Happy New Year Everyone!!! I hope that you all had a wonderful Christmas! We had a wonderful visit with Grandma Jill and Michael. We visited, did some wine tasting, made a gingerbread house and did an evening Christmas light tour when Michael's son and daughter-in-law were in town. Michael was a big help with giving us some ideas for the house. He and David even ripped out some cabinets, began the coat closet and replaced the garage door into the house. Since Michael and mom have left, David and I have continued the coat closet/mud room creation. We ripped out all the tile, and laid wonderboard in preparation for laying some slate tile. We will be attempting that this evening so, please keep your fingers crossed:O) Things keep moving SLOWLY with the house and the contractors... I think we're on the home stretch. They are working on the front deck right now, hopefully done by the end of the week. After that they just have to replace the roof. Other than that, we have been discussing our 2010 travels and trying to figure out where we will be going when and if we have the vacation time to do everything we want to do. I think it's going to be close! We have a few weddings, and our regular family trips and of course we are planning for my brother Stephen and Candace's wedding sometime in January 2011! Congrats guys! I am hoping to make it back to MI in February, not sure of the exact date though... I'll keep you posted! Enjoy the pics!