week 23 & 24 happy 1/2 year!!!!!

this is what happens when your child puts everything in her mouth!
yup sadie decided it was time to eat the camera......
this past weekend we continued our tradition of driving to doylestown which is an hour south of us to hunt, kill a tree and strap it to the top of the car!
every year we go specifically to buy hand blown glass ornaments. last year we bought sadie an emperor penguin and his baby this year we got her a panda bear with bamboo!
it was fun we ALL bundled up because of course this is ohio which means.......super chilly! she got a little red nose and red cheeks....
but had fun watching the reindeer and all the x-mas lights......
we got home and trimmed the tree making sure her panda was clearly visable and out of reach
the new amazing things sadie can now do:

eat corn - which is by far her favorite - sadie HATES yams
put everything in her mouth - she tried to eat frankie but was discouraged
she can pull herself up and hold herself up in a standing position
she can sit up
she rolls over lots - but does not like anyone to watch her do it very secretive this little one
she sings songs at 6:00 am on a saturday when her parents are trying to sleep
she loves rattles and brown paper bags!

i apologize ahead of time there will be a lapse in sadie photographs...not sure why but our camera is broken so as not to miss any great moments and achievements we are in the process of looking for a new one.
bec has only one more hour of class left and she is off for x-mas break! one month of nothing but....cleaning the house, doing twenty loads of laundry a week, going to work, feeding the family and perhaps some home repairs thrown in there.....its all worth it!
nothing more to report......enjoy the days of snow, icy rain and blah blah weather

Happy T-day

sadie wanted to send out a little note to wish everyone a happy and yummy turkey day!

week 21 & 22 - visit with country grandparents!

sadie had an exciting weekend!
first her country grandma and grandpa drove 11 hours to see her!
so she talked to them and told them stories and she jumped up and down giving us all a work out
we went out to sages farm and picked up apples which sadie got the chance to taste...she likes mackintosh
than we went to trader joes and sadie laughed and tried to pull everything off the shelf
now that she is getting more coordination we have to be careful of those little hands
she has stripped a few trees of their leaves
aside from that it was a great visit she got lots of presents from her grandma, grandpa, aunt holly, cousin emily and aunt heidi
sadie knows when a box arrives it is usually for her so she gets excited
enjoy this movie of sadie in the morning with grandpa:

second she had carrots!
sadie loves carrots
most of the carrot ended up on her chin but she did get a few big bites in
the last few weeks everyone has been a little under the weather fightin' some cold or another
but sadie has been laughing and playing while we all moan in bed with fevers
the young are so lucky!
in a few weeks sadie will be six months!
it is so hard to believe how fast time goes
we are hoping to stage of love in 1/2 b-day party with 1/2 a cake, 1/2 a present, 1/2 clothes, everything cut right in half!
nothing new aside from that
sadie has shown a great interest in other babies so we are looking at a vegan daycare by our house so that sadie can play with other babies for a few days out of the week
we are taking a tour next monday and will let you all know how it goes
until next time enjoy this movie of sadie and the carrots!