Saturday, December 15, 2012

First Snow

Last weekend we had our first snow here in Des Moines. It wasn't much, and it didn't last long, but it was just enough to be a lot of fun for Miss Quinn Marie.

First she got all bundled up. It was the first time wearing her new snow suit!


Daddy helped her make a snowman. Of course it was named "baby."


Then they had a snowball fight! 


And what day in the snow is complete without making snow angels?


When the fun in the snow was done, Mommy had hot chocolate waiting for everyone. 


It was Quinn's first taste of hot chocolate and we think it was a hit! 




Two and a HALF!


Quinn turned 2 1/2 this week, so I thought it was time for an update. This little girl is constantly keeping us on our toes and continually making us laugh.


Babies are the big thing now. She loves to play pretend with them and is such a good "mommy." And if she doesn't have a proper baby around? No worries. A stuffed animal, washcloth, wipes container or even a fork will gladly stand in as a sweet little baby for Quinn to take care of. 


She's also always on to new things when it comes to learning. She can identify all her letters and tell you what most of them are for. (aka A is for Annabel, B is for balloons, C is for cat.) She also can count to 20 and is great at identifying her numbers 1 - 10. Another thing she's learning is that we have more than just first names. She's constantly asking what someone's name is, their last name and of course, their full name. 


She likes watching movies when she's allowed, especially the Mickey Mouse show on Disney. And while she's cuddled up watching a show she has to have all of her "stuff." "Stuff" consists of 3 - 4 blankets and 5 - 6 stuffed animals. :)

She's also a very good listener and is understanding the difference between consequences and rewards. Luckily her rewards have been outweighing the consequences these days. The reward for us? One happy, awesome, smart little 2 1/2 year old!