How strong is Tabitha?

Just check out these pictures to see....

My favorite pictures from 2012

On this last day of 2012, I decided to go back and post one of my favorite photos from each month.  What great memories these provide and we look forward to the fun things to happen in 2013.

Happy New Year!

January--Sledding for the first time!

February--Sliding fun (a little blurry...she was going so fast!)

March--A total ham!

April--Trying to find daddy for a bike ride

May--A hard day at the zoo with friends!

June--A dancing machine!

July--Niagara Falls

August--mommy and Tabs!

September--Singing in the rain

October--goofing around in the basement

November--building Cinderella a castle

December--She loves dressing up!

This picture is from awhile back, but makes me giggle when I see it.  A few days after Thanksgiving we went to the grocery store to get some groceries.  All of us went as it makes it a bit easier for everyone when that happens.  Tabs was getting anxious towards the end...proceeding to touch everything and to not use her listening ears.  As we were checking out, she accidently knocked over James' coffee, which was still rather full (the teenage clerk leaned over and said "whoa...that's a lot of coffee).  We cleaned it up, but it was a prelude to what would become at least the next half of our day.

When we got home we could tell that Tabs was tired.  We offered to put her down for a nap, but she wasn't interested and was more interested in throwing a tantrum (yes, while we would love to say our daughter is perfect, she is two....see October 28 blog post).  So we decided that since she wasn't using her listening ears that she could get a timeout.  Once she calmed down we asked her if she wanted out of timeout and she said no.  Hum we thought...how is timeout going to be timeout if she wants to stay in it.  So, we made her get out of timeout, which just caused the whole cycle to start over again.

Finally, by about noon (when we should have been eating lunch), she marched to the top of the stairs and laid down, and fell asleep.  Ahhh...the life of a two year old!

 

Fun car photos

Sometimes you just have to take these photos....

On our way to Wisconsin Dells in November!

After a fun playdate with a friend!

A Day in the Life of an Elf

This year we took a Saturday morning to head up to downtown Minneapolis and visit Macy's 8th floor exhibit.  As it was last year, it was decked out with fun figurines acting out "A Day in the Life of an Elf".  When we went last year Tabs seemed to have a good time, but it was much more fun this year to watch her really trying to figure out what was going on.  She loved looking at everything and kept asking what things were.  Of course, at the end of it was Santa (see previous post).  We also stayed for a fun puppet show, which Tabs loved!

It's something fun to do during the holiday, so we may just make it an annual tradition!

Getting ready to head in.  All dressed up for Santa!

Along the way.

Some of the moving figurines

Tabs and daddy near the elves' kitchen!

Tabs and mommy at the workshop

Awaiting the puppet show.  As you can see, pink baby came with!

Just being goofy!

Santa came while we were in Indiana. The look on her face was priceless! Needless to say she LOVES it!

Because of the snow in Indiana every store except the grocery store was closed. Tabs made the best of it and had fun running the aisles.