Winter

Yikes! I am bad about this blog post thing.  I'll try to be better but I make no promises.

So what have we been up to this winter?

Sara has been growing fast and learning new things everyday.  Ellis and I have loved watching her change and learn.

Ellis and Sara took a quick trip home in February.  They spent some time with both grandparents and went to a surprise 30th birthday which the birthday boy turned into an elaborate surprise proposal. Congrats Maggie and Carlo! Ellis was still able to surprise Carlo by flying in.

 Party Time!

Sara loves food.  She prefers to feed herself so its been a challenge to think of foods she can eat with her hands without making a huge mess.  I have mostly given up and just let her make a giant mess.  I did let it go too far when she ate cream of wheat with hands... I mean poured cream of wheat into her lap.  Needless to say, our dogs Moxie and Bogie love meal time.

 Sara also loves bath time.  She has outgrown the sink and is now in the big tub.  We have been meaning to get her signed up for swim lessons but haven't got organized yet.

Sara is about the easiest baby ever to put to bed.  You put Pjs on her and into the crib she goes.  Nap time on the other hand is a bit of a battle.  Below is a picture of a typical "nap"

Thanks to Ellis cousin, Brooke, we now have a backpack we can use for walks.  Most of the time she likes it but sometimes she less than thrilled.  For those of you who know the Cunningham family will know that when they are mad they get thin lips and a big chin.  As you can see, it must be genetic. 

Sara went from army crawling to crawling on all fours and keeping us busy chasing after her.  She has also learned to pull her self up and shuffle along furniture. She likes to look outside.

 We are lucky enough to live 2 blocks from a big park with a play ground.  Sara loves the swings.  She also loves watching other kids, especially older kids.  Sometimes at day care she gets to visit the pre-school side of the building and she loves hanging out with all the big kids.  She actually loves daycare and being around other kids.

watching the big kids at the park

Our good friends Becky and Rocky had their second, Johnny, a few months after Sara was born.  They are very fun to watch together, especially now that they are both getting bigger.

Mostly Sara is a very sweet and funny kid.  She is very curious about things and loves to interact with people. 

She just makes us laugh

She was curious about the kitchen stools and then got stuck inside the legs of the stool.  What a goof 

We did manage to do a few things that weren't completely about Sara but only a few.  :) 

Ellis turned 30 a few weeks ago.  We enjoyed a nice evening out in Boise.  It was a great evening and a nice break from our usual night at home.  We also had a BBQ at a friends house and enjoyed lots of food and some warm weather.  

Ellis enjoyed the end of hunting season and is already counting the days until next season.  

I got a promotion at work and am so glad to have found my job at the hospital when we moved to Boise.  I love working in healthcare. 

I took some nordic and skate skiing lessons this winter and enjoyed a few days skiing in the mountains.