Where did January go??

What's happening in Fort McMurray? Child abuse, some may say! Those who know me may be aware that I'm a bit of an Oilers fan.....it's hard these days. Now I know what everyone from Calgary has gone thru for the past 20 years. Tough stuff. Anyhow, we have a bit of Oilers gear kicking around, so the Andrea thought that the girls and I should put on our jerseys in hopes of bringing forth a victory. It worked.....so far, we're batting 1000 in February (note: I'm trying to complete this post before the end of the Flyers game....just in case).

Hanging on the Couch......

Even at 11 months old, Lauren knows full

well to NEVER hold up the "we're # 1"

finger when you're in fact #30...bad Kate!!

Fist Victory in MONTHS....yeah!!!!!

This month also marks the first time, in Kate's existence, that Andrea was able to get Pony Tails into her hair, and it only took 2 years and 10 months!!! Apparently, this is very important......Lauren and I did not get it all, but Andrea and Kate were very excited. So excited in fact that Kate was running around the house saying "Look Dad......look at my "tony pails". Oh well....I understood!

Pony Tails AND a barrette.....wow!!!

And then there's the snow......we have a fair bit of snow hanging around these days. It's weird though......it kind of sneaks up on you, because it's not like we get 6 inches at a time. It just seems to snow a little bit all the time till it accumulates. As you can see above, Kate loves her "Dora Shovel", compliments of the Helesic Family for Christmas. She needs a fair bit of work on her technique, but truly enjoys being outside, no matter how cold it may be, to help with the shovelling.


The Girls at Bedtime....Farmer Barney had a Dog.......

...the Cheeseball smile.....LOVE IT!!!

Kate continues to LOVE skating (every Saturday) and we now make a trip most Sundays to the "Y" pool for some swimming. At the pool, she has her water wings and goggles (she calls them "gobbles"), which most people at the pool think is great....it's quite a look! We don't have pics of that yet, but will work on it next time.

That's it for now.....the Oilers game is still 0-0, so I better sign off before our February record goes to 1-1.