Fireside Chat

Not much going on these days.  Still trying to keep warm and hoping for either warmer temperatures or snow.  It's just been steadily cold without much variation.  (We might get up to above freezing at some point this week!)  Even the cat knows the best place in the house.  (They've been so cold that they usurp your chair within seconds of your departure to try and absorb some of your remnant body heat.  Wimps!)

Anyway, Miss Hadley has been scarfing down all baby foods presented to her.  Prunes make her happy for a few reasons.

She's gotten much better at sitting, too, though I wouldn't put her on a hard floor just yet...  She definitely prefers to stand with assistance than sit on her own.

The kids' favorite friends came over to play.  The boys are a month apart, and the girls are less than 2 weeks apart.  Think Hadley has hair envy?

Let's just say that it's difficult to self-photograph while holding a baby.

The other day, Mommy wanted to have a beer while she watched football, but Hadley (who was in my lap) was fascinated by the beer bottle.  So much so, that I removed the contents to a glass and let her hang on to the empty bottle for a while, because she was hindering my intake!  How about that for a beer ad?  She's even color-coordinated.

And here's our potty-trained boy!  So proud of him for accomplishing that pretty quickly.  When he saw this picture, he said "hey, my eyes are closed!"