Early Christmas

Since we are going to be doing a LOT of travelling the week of Christmas, we decided to do our Christmas early. Chris and I stayed up until about 1:00 AM (with Libby crying in the bedroom almost the entire time because she wanted us in there) putting together her little tractor. Other than the fact that it was late, it was kind of fun. Anyway, she had seen the box, but not the tractor put together. In fact, yesterday daddy opened the box to take a look at the parts and when he shut the lid Libby started saying, "No, no, no, no, no,no..." because she knew it was a tractor. So this morning when we got her out of bed daddy asked if she was ready for her Christmas present. She looked up really quick and said, "Tractor?" She has had a blast all morning playing with that thing and setting her kitty on it so that he can drive too. At least until she gets jealous of the kitty and makes him get off so she can get on. She even bit him by the ear and took him off of her tractor. Crazy kid! That's something we'll have to put an end to. Well, we'll have more Christmas joys after the holidays, but that is our early joy. 

Weekend at Home

Libby enjoyed pulling out some of the toys that we left behind at home. She pulled out her water tube and was sitting in it, even though there was no water. She had fun with it.Here, I think she has seen mommy and daddy using q-tips too often. She knows exactly how it is used...right, wrong or indifferent.
Night, night Elmo. Libby is giving Elmo his pacifier. She likes the music he makes when she puts it in.
Here Libby and grandma are looking at pictures of the "baby" on grandma's phone. She enjoyed time with both of her grandma's, but mommy forgot the camera with her other grandma. Bad mommy!
 

Like Daddy, Like Libby

Daddy's hat, on the smallest setting, fits Libby's little head. They look so cute together. Of course, five minutes before I had the camera out, Libby loved having the hat on, but once the camera was out...well, we just took the pics we could get. 

Strong Girl!

Daddy is teaching Libby that if she eats she will be a strong girl. He can get her to make the strong girl action, but that doesn't mean that she will eat the foods that make her a strong girl. 

Sweet Libby

Here is Christian with Libby's pinky and kitty. She did the same thing as last week when he fell asleep. 

Learning a New Skill

Libby, all of the sudden, just started taking her clothes off. She started with her shirt, which I eventually got back on her. And then, off came the pants. Goodness girl! Now we just have to make sure that the house is warm enough for her to be running around naked. 

Eye Glasses

Libby wanted to wear my glasses. Here' is how she puts them on. I wouldn't think that she can see very well, but she enjoys it. Once she was finishe, she put them back on me. Good job, Libby!
ANd then there's daddys version of glasses. I didn't know you wore two monocles at once. Crazy daddy!
 

All the Pretty Colors

Libby has a new passion as of this past week. She stands at her chair and reaches up to her crayons and says, "Color. Color. Color." She does this until you put her in her chair so that she can do exactly that, color! Today, I let her color on the floor. It looks like she might be ambidexterous! Uh oh! She saw me snapping pictures. I bet coloring time is over for a moment! Picture time!
As predicted, here is our final masteriece. Isn't it beautiful?
Oh, look! We found a pen...and something fun to do with that pen. This is a form of dottism, right? Maybe it will be worth money some day.
 

Daddy's Turn

Chris kept making fun of Libby getting so close to the camera. So, we took some pictures of him too. I think Libby is more photogenic. 

Hamming it Up!

Libby enjoys when I get the camera out. I was trying to take a picture of her standing in her toilet. These are the pictures I got instead. As soon as she saw the camera she was over in my face! I guess I'll have to learn to be sneakier with her. Is there such a thing as "sneaky" with a kid?