Snow!

We got our first big snow of the winter this past week. I think we got about 8 inches total. Charlie and I were excited to take Callie out in it. We had to wait a few days though, because it was so bitter cold. Lucky for us, in Minnesota, you don't have to worry about the snow melting away!

So we got Callie all bundled up!

We went outside, but she didn't last long! She kept taking her mittens off, and then decided it would be fun to plunge her hands into the snow. A few seconds later, she was wailing. Her hands were freezing and she had had enough! It wasn't our last attempt to get her outside. A few days later, we bundled her again and Charlie pulled her around in this little "kiddie" sled. We kept her hands out of the snow and she seemed to enjoy all of her 7 minutes outside!

On Friday, we had our staff Christmas party, so Callie got all dressed up in her Christmas dress (thank you Gami). We intended on taking pictures of Callie with her friends at the party, but it was utter chaos. With 20+ adults, 15 kids/babies, and a dog all in a not-so-big house, you can imagine.


We leave at 5:30 am tomorrow for the south. Callie is ready to visit her family. We have been looking at her family picture board a lot lately. She likes to point to everyone and I say their name. Today when Charlie was changing Callie's diaper, he asked her if she was ready to see Papa and Bebe tomorrow. When he said their names, she picked her head up and started to look in the direction of the picture board. We weren't sure if it was a coincidence, so later he repeated himself and she did the same thing. I think she is beginning to remember names, although I'm sure it will be a while before she can say everyone's name.