NEWS!

So Mommy and I added a little something to the top of our blog. Did you see it?! I finally decided that after 2 ultrasounds I get to share our good news. Mommy can't keep it a secret any longer.

I'M GETTING A SIBLING!
Mommy is due during the first part of August which means it will be a LONG summer. But we're excited!

These ultra sounds were done a little more than 2 weeks apart. The first one is more of a lump and the second one looks like an alien. Mom assures me that she's NOT having an alien.

Happy Birthday, Great Grandma!

Today is my Great Grandma Larsen's birthday. I'm assuming they call her my "great" grandma because she is so wonderful.

These pictures are some awesome tights that she gave me for Christmas. And in case you're wondering, the book I'm reading is the Constitution of the United States.




Some other silly facts about me:
I LOVE chips and salsa. Preferably from Chili's. I sit and dunk my chip into the salsa bowl and just eat, eat, eat.

Pickles are delightful, but cottage cheese is just UGH.

I ask to play baball (basketball).

Long time No Blog

Obviously blogging was not one of my mommy's New Year Resolutions! However, she would like to make some notes on how FAST I'm growing up! So I'll turn this blog post over to Mommy:

So we borrowed these Signing Time videos from Pete's sister Rachel back when Siena was like 4 months old. We weren't really ambitious about them. We didn't have high expectations for Siena signing, but her cousin had done it with much success.

Well Siena finds the videos very entertaining. She'll sit and watch a whole 30 min show without flinching. Now we haven't been big on reinforcing the signs. We'd do them occasionally but we'd kinda just let it go, but we still had her watch the videos because she liked them.

Now Siena signs all the time! But what's awesome is she says the sign as she does it. The cutest is probably "please". She'll see food in your hand come over and say "Pease" as she strokes her chest. The sign is actually rubbing your tummy but it's dang close.

Other favorites:
"Ea" or "Num" (Food) and she'll put her fingers to her mouth.
"Ink" (Water) This one she just started doing. She brings her hand to the side of her mouth and kind of slaps it.
"Mo" (More) She'll bring her fingers together and touch them.
"Doggie" She slaps her leg. She'll also do this when she says "Bru" which Aunt Angie's dog Bruce.
"Hat" She'll touch her head.

Christmas Videos!

Christmas Eve in the Hot Tub!



Look what Santa dropped off for me!

Christmas Wishes

Merry Christmas!

My Three Christmas Dresses

I am so lucky! I got so many clothes that have been loved before that I was able to have THREE Christmas dresses. Each Sunday in December, I've been so stinkin' cute, Grandpa had to take pictures!

(Warning: I was also too cute for Mom to actually just pick one or two pictures to show you. PHOTO OVERLOAD!)

What a snow storm!

I loved watching the snow start to come down...



So much fun!



So much snow!





Daddy and me!



Mom with her typical snowcoat and...snow shoes:






...and when you're done playing in the snow, what better way to spend a snow day than doing this?