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Baby, It’s Cold Outside!

December 14, 2010 by Aliesha

Unrelated picture.  Just doing some test shots for Christmas tree bokeh portraits I’d like to do!

It sure is cold outside here!  It’s funny how we live in an area with such extreme temperatures.  As in, this summer we experienced 103 degree heat (PLUS 99% humidity), and last night it got down to 20 degrees with a windchill of 6 degrees!  How is this even possible?  I think it’d be nice to live somewhere where it’s in the low 70’s and autumn all year ’round.  🙂

Anyway, our house is really big and expensive to heat (the old windows don’t help keep it any warmer), so, to stay warm, we’re spending most of our time in just one room of our house right now and using electric space heaters.  We are pretty cozy with our warm blankets and fuzzy socks.  I love sitting on our couch looking at our pretty Christmas tree while cuddling with Vera and/or Tad.

We went shopping yesterday and enjoyed being out in the hustle and bustle!  I didn’t have anything big to buy, so it was a fun, stress-free trip.  We also got our grocery shopping done while we were out.

All three of us have colds right now, and it’s so hard for me to see my little girl have a cold!  We’re praying that all three of us get better really quickly.

How about you all… is it cold where you are?

Filed Under: family, Tad, Vera, winter

Spontaneous Christmas Fun!

December 3, 2010 by Aliesha

Last night Tad, Vera, and I went to a local coffee shop to hear a live jazz band playing Christmas music!  We had a great time together as a family.  Here’s a picture of me and Vera before we left the house.

(Yes, our tree is still undecorated in the background.  We’re working on it!)

Filed Under: Christmas, family, holidays, Tad, Vera

Vera’s Three Months Old!

November 19, 2010 by Aliesha

Dear Vera,

Happy three months!  We’ll never forget how precious it was meeting you for the very first time three months ago today.  You were so tiny then, and we have loved watching you grow!  You are getting to be more of an “arm-full” and soon I won’t be able to carry you with just one arm.  You have the most beautiful blue eyes your Daddy and I have ever seen!  They are so big and blue.

We love making you smile and giggle.  You love it when we sing to you, especially when Daddy sings “Come Thou Fount” to keep you from crying.  You like it when we bounce you and carry you around while we do things around the house.  You love being smack-dab in the middle of everything we’re doing!

You love it when we read to you.  You seem to enjoy looking at the pictures already.  We hope you’ll love reading as much as we do!

You have lost your newborn cry, and you definitely look like a baby, not a newborn now.  You still have almost all of your hair, except for a little bald patch in the back. (We think it’s pretty cute!)

We love playing games with you and cuddling with you.  You are so beautiful and precious to us!  Everyone who meets you tells us how pretty and sweet you are.

We love you and are so thankful for you!

Love,
Mommy & Daddy

Filed Under: milestones, Vera

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