Catching up

Oh man has it been 2 months. I can't believe it. I think one of my New Year's Resolution should be to keep on top of the blog. Again a lot has happened since the last post. Cole is growing every day!! I can't believe how big he is getting. I am putting way his 12 month clothes and getting out the 18 month stuff. He has mastered crawling and pulling him self up on things. He is now starting to try to stand by himself, he will be walking before we know it and then look out!! He clearly says "mama" and "dada" and loves to talk to people when they talk to him. He LOVES Annabelle - they are really good at getting each other going. Annabelle has developed a love for talking. She jabbers non stop. I can't believe all the words that she knows and how well she speaks in sentences. I am not sure when she got so smart or how it happened. She has really started to engage in pretend play. She loves to imitate exactly what she sees adults doing. The other day she stood up on a stool and said, "Good morning, please sit down." I talked to the girls at daycare and that is how they start their morning every day. She also like to "help" with Cole. That poor boy gets bossed around all the time. She is very good at telling him what he can and cannot do. A quick sum up of the past 2 months: the kids and I took a trip to MN the first part of November (it was deer opener so Brian stayed in ND). We had a great time - it was 70 degrees in MN and cold and freezing rain in ND so we were pretty lucky. We also spent a night at the Holiday Inn in Fargo for Brian's Christmas party. Annabelle had a great time swimming. It was a challenge getting her out of the pool - she is a little fish! We also had a great time decorating for Christmas.