Sorry that we missed a week of photos & fun. Just think of this post as super sized...
Eloise celebrated Grandma Karen's birthday 2 weekends ago and had a blast helping Grandma open her presents and eat ice cream.
In case you didn't hear, we experienced some extreme weather in the Chicago area. Temperatures dipping as low as -20 degrees and snow fall accumulating to 16 inches! The Polar Vortex was no joke.
How did we cope with this weather? Eating cinnamon ice cream from Oberweis, of course!
Eloise has become quite the Mama Bear since Christmas. She has 2 baby dolls that she takes care of by feeding, burping, rocking, dancing, and tucking in to go "Ni-Ni."
Had a week long sleepover at Grandma Karen & Grandpa Kevin while Mom & Dad were on vacation
Freaked out at the sight of Santa
Figured out how to unwrap gifts & loved it
Cut 4 molars - 2 on top & 2 on the bottom
Learned the word "Mine"
Learned the how to say one of her friend's names from daycare - Sasha is "Sha- Sha"
Stop drinking out of a bottle completely. She was only getting milk in a bottle in the morning but we are glad to have put them away for good!
Played in the snow
Drank Hot chocolate for the 1st time
Tried sushi. And by tried I mean, ate a bite of rice from the sushi roll and threw the rest of it on the tray.
Lots of babbling and toddler-speak. Keeping this in mind, she has started "reading" to herself which is hilarious. She laughs & changes the inflection in her voice
The love affair with Piper continues...
Enjoy some of our favorite videos from this month…
As 2013 comes to an end, enjoy this walk down memory lane of some of my favorite photos from each month this year. It absolutely blows my mind to see how much Eloise has changed in 1 year. Thanks for the inspiration for this post to my fellow mommy blogger Sara!
Over the past 2 weeks, Eloise has had a lot of fun celebrating Christmas.
Enjoy these photos from all the events!
Santa stops by Eloise's daycare every year and brings gifts for every child there. Unfortunately, Eloise was NOT a fan of Santa. This was the only photo we could get. Note that Mommy is the barrier between her and Santa, Daddy is holding her and Grandma is protecting her on the other side.
Celebrating Christmas with Grandpa Jim
Priceless moment captured of Grandpa singing Jingle Bells with all of his granddaughters
Grandma Sandy & Grandpa Mike joined us for a quick visit to the Festival Lights at Cosley Zoo. Eloise tasted her 1st hot chocolate (more like luke warm chocolate) and loved it!
Christmas Eve morning started off with Waffles & Strawberries
We spent the day at Grandma Karen & Grandpa Kevin's house
Eloise & Auntie Lo were checking out their selflies…as always
One of Eloise's gifts from Grandma & Grandpa was a sweet baby doll. Grandma Karen refinished the cradle that her Grandpa made over 60 years ago so that Eloise can have a place for her dolls when she plays at Grandma's. This cradle has been played with by at least 3 generations of little girls.
Auntie Lo decided to start a tradition of making a craft every year. This year she decided that her & Eloise would make a gingerbread house. Everyone pitched in and we had a blast!
Eloise read everyone a Christmas Story
Christmas morning started off with Daddy's homemade pancakes. Of course, they were a hit!
Santa brought Eloise a piano, mailbox, and a few new books.
No surprise that she was most interested in reading her new books.
We spent the rest of Christmas over at Grandma Sandy's & Grandpa Mike's house.
As always, Eloise had a blast with her cousins & grandparents.
