Day 179 Sun Jan 31

Before things got messy....

Day 178 Sat Jan 30

Stacking creamers while we waited for our Reuben omelet and banana bread pancakes at the Copper Dome Restaurant in St. Paul.

Day 177 Fri Jan 29

Stella and her cousins, Gracie & Scarlett, on the dance floor at Midtown Global Market. What a fun night! Second pic is Mark and Scarlett, followed by another picture of Gracie, Auntie Faith, and Stella all showing off their chocolate faces from eating s'mores!

Day 176 Thurs Jan 28

AAGGHHH!! I couldn't get the video of the day to load up! But here's a cool pic of the pumpkins that we carved this past Halloween. Sorry!

Day 175 Wed Jan 27

All warm and cozy - thanks again for the fleece and hat, Granny Joy!

Day 174 Tues Jan 26

Wouldn't get out of her crib for 45 minutes after she woke up from her nap today. She HAD to play with her flash light and stuffed animals.

Day 173 Mon Jan 25

Stella had already eaten two bowls of cheerios and here she is climbing up for some of Dad's!

Day 172 Sun Jan24

Giving Hi Fives and hugs to Dora & Diego at the MOA. She ran right up to them to say Hi!

Day 171 Sat Jan23

23 1/2 weeks

Day 170 Fri Jan22

Amazingly happy for having strep throat. I tried asking Stella what hurt before going to the doctor - so I went through the list - "Does your belly hurt? What about your ears or mouth?" In the end, she told me that her legs hurt! That didn't help much!

Day 169 Thurs Jan21

Enjoying a chocolate chip cookie!

Day 168 Wed Jan 20

Another afternoon of playing in her crib after nap. Stella says, "I love um!"

Day 167 Tues Jan 19

Stella hasn't wanted to get out of her crib after naps lately. Instead, she wants me to give her toys that she can lay down and play with. Nice!

Day 166 Mon Jan 18

Beautiful day for a walk outside.

Day 165 Sun Jan 17

Finally went skiing someplace other than our side yard! Mark, Stella, Joe & Brookie at Buck Hill.

Day 164 Sat Jan 16

Sledding! We eventually had to make her start walking up the hill to tire her out because she kept saying "more, more" every time we reached the bottom!

Day 163 Fri Jan 15

Being silly at IGM gymnastics open gym.

Day 162 Thurs Jan 14

Stamping!

Day 161 Wed Jan 13

Eating lunch at Owen's house.

Day 160 Tues Jan 12

Day 159 Mon Jan 11

Coloring princesses with markers. She's still a lefty.

Day 158 Sun Jan 10

Playing upside down.

Day 157 Sat Jan 9

Dancing and brushing Elmo's teeth.

Day 156 Fri Jan 8

Playing at the Chaska Community Center.

Day 155 Thurs Jan 7

Putting sprinkles on the Rice Krispie treats.

Day 154 Wed Jan 6

Finger painting.

Day 153 Tues Jan 5

Dancing with Elmo.

Day 152 Mon Jan 4

20 1/2 weeks. Don't be jealous of my outfit:)

Day 151 Sun Jan 3

We went to DQ after swimming. Wow...someone really wants her sundae!

Day 150 Sat Jan 2

Not a very exciting picture today.

Day 149 Fri Jan 1

At Hell's Kitchen for Uncle Lee's 40th Birthday Party!

Day 148 Thurs Dec 31

What a helper!

Day 147 Wed Dec 30

Stella and Brookie playing in her new princess tent.

Day 146 Tues Dec 29

Too big for the doll stroller.

Day 145 Mon Dec 28

Stella loves turning on the smoothie maker.

Day 144 Sun Dec 27

Playing with her new roll-on green soap.

Day 143 Sat Dec 26

Four wheeling at Grandpa Darrell's house.