The Cat's Out of the Bag

I've done a good job (again) of keeping quiet for the last 12 weeks...but I can finally let everyone know that Baby #2 is due Feb. 9th! We are excited (and nervous), and Amelia doesn't have a clue. She's not going to know what hit her!

Hiding Spot

We've known for a long time now that Amelia likes to hide - not necessarily from us - but just to be in a small space of her own for a while we think. She hides behind the chair in her room...under our clothes in the closet...she tries to hide behind the curtains in the living room(but that's a no no)...and now she hides behind the ottoman in the living room (that we have pushed aside so that there is more room for her to play - obviously that isn't necessary anymore)! She takes her favorite toys of the day and stashes them there throughout the morning and afternoon. It does make cleaning up a little easier because they are all in one spot. Today, we left them there...it will be interesting to see what she does with them in the morning. Will she add to the pile or take them out and start a new one??? Anyway...she was having so much fun today and I tried to get some good pictures, but she wouldn't stay still long enough so they aren't the best - oh well.

Yellowstone Vacation

We just got back from our first official family vacation. On Thursday we flew into Jackson Hole, WY! I was REALLY nervous about the plane ride, but Amelia did great! She had her own seat so she had plenty of room to get up and down and was OK with sitting in mine or Andy's lap for take off and landing. She definitely earned her wings!




Friday morning we got up bright and early and headed off for our drive through Yellowstone!


It was so pretty!
We got to see the Geyser Basin...


Old Faithful...


Some wildlife...


and Mammoth Springs!


By this point, Amelia was going a little stir crazy in the car...so we headed out of the park!


That night we stayed in a little cabin in Livingston, Montana. We stayed there for a couple of days. We were actually there for a wedding reception. Amelia and I missed most of it since it was late at night, but we had fun playing with Andy's friends during the day on Saturday.


On Sunday we drove through the other side of Yellowstone park on our way back to Jackson Hole.
This time we got to hike a little way up Mt. Washburn (where there was still snow on the ground in July)...



We saw the Grand Canyon of Yellowstone (although we didn't get to stop this time)...
and we saw a bear!


That night, we actually got to go out to eat in Jackson Hole before calling it a night for our early flight back to Dallas.
Amelia was great, once again, on the flight and was SO happy to get home and nap in her own bed!!

Two New Loves

For the past 2 days, Amelia has been carrying the following items around non-stop...a Wii Remote and a Whisk!
Why these 2 things?
Why are they fun?
I may never know, but it sure is interesting to watch her figure things out and make her own decisions. She is so attached to these items when we are home that she will try to scoop up other things she wants to play with while leaving the remote and the whisk in her hands. I am just glad that she hasn't tried to take them into her bed or in the car...yet!!!!