More Snow! and catching up...

We had some HUGE flakes start falling Sunday afternoon. They were the size of cotton balls! Monday morning we woke up to a few inches of sleety icy snow. Enough to close all the schools and most offices. Official snow day!

Grady forecasted several inches of snow, so when we put Delia to bed, we told her that we were going to build a snowman in the morning, and here he is! Miller loved the snow and kept running away with the sticks we picked out for the arms.

Delia sings "Frosty the Snowman" a lot, so she was pretty pumped that our snowman had 2 eyes made out of (char)coal.

Not a pink snowball, just Delia's favorite ball she found on her playground.

"Come play!"

The snow got me feeling all Christmas-y again - I even had a little eggnog last night. So here are some pics from December that I haven't posted yet that seem to be a good fit in this snowy post.

Delia was playing in the leaves one day and she looked so cute in her hat I went inside and got my camera.

Those purple fingernails! Painted by Miss Jasmine, one of Delia's teachers.

One of Brooks' first outings: Breakfast with Santa at our church. His expressions crack me up!

What's better than pancakes, sausage, and Santa?

I think Brooks was only 3 or 4 weeks old here, so I wrapped him in a big blanket in efforts to shield him from kiddie germs that may have been deposited on Santa.

First time on Santa's lap.

Delia's favorite part of the whole thing was the candy cane, which she ate immediately.

One night a few weeks before Christmas, we made gingerbread men, just for fun.

Delia loves to help in the kitchen. Some times I just give her a bowl of flour to stir around and she is so happy to be "cooking."

Thanks to lots of experience with her Play-Doh cutter set, Delia was very good at patting out the dough and cutting the men.

We decorated them with icing, mini M&Ms and raisins.

Proud of her work! We wrapped them up individually and gave them to the kids and teachers in her class.

Gotta try one and make sure they're OK...

Tasty!

At this year's Christmas program, the kids in Delia's class were the angels. I love this class's teachers. They do so much with them every day at school. Delia knows all her letters already! Not just saying her alphabet, but can point out a letter and say "T!" "T is for turtle!" and "S!" "S is for spanking!" (courtesy of Grady)
Precious.

With her good buddy Silas, a rough and rowdy angel!

More little Brooks

Everybody hands up!

Very first bath. Delia loves to help with everything.

"Ooh! Cold!"
Nothing smells better than clean itty bitty baby.

Brooks: "I'M HONGRY!"

White Christmas 2010

Mama and Daddy came up the night before to spend Christmas morning with us. We woke up to Brooks' hungry grunting, and then Delia's shouts of "It's snowing!!" What?? Daddy says the last time he saw a white Christmas, he was 7 (or was it 9?). Either way, it doesn't happen very often!

We tried to explain this significance to Delia, but she wasn't interested in going out in the snow the least little bit. She was content to sit by the fire in her new flannel pjs and play with her new Dora dollhouse. Fine by me!

The big fat flakes falling made it look like a snow globe outside.

It didn't last too long, but Daddy said if it covered the ground, we could call it a white Christmas.

This is as close as Delia and I got to it.

Christmas snugglin'.

Delia loved her princess tent and even slept under it that night (in her new princess sleeping bag). Grady did all of Delia's Christmas shopping - good job dad!!

Southern Living's breakfast pizza recipe, with some red and green peppers to make it Christmas-y. Yum! (If you are in Mississippi, turn to page 45 of the December Southern Living to see a full-page ad designed by Blufish Design for Good Earth Pottery! Too fun!)

Mummy baby.

Delia loved her new nap mat from Nana!

The best thing under our tree.

Merry Christmas

The First Two Weeks

A pretty good summary of the past month: YAWN! Brooks is sleeping anywhere from 2-5 hours at a time, but nothing really consistent yet. New baby + Thanksgiving + Christmas + no sleep = not much time devoted to the blog (or Christmas cards, Christmas cooking, etc.). So here are some pictures from the first 2 weeks at home!

Nana, Papa, and Grandma 'Manda all came to help out during the first 2 weeks. We couldn't have made it without them!

Delia is thoroughly enjoying the title of "Big Sister," and is posing in her "Big Sister" shirt here. She has happily taken on new responsibilities and a helpful big girl attitude, which includes things like, "I don't need my potty seat - I'm a big sister!" and "I don't need you to wipe my booty - I'm a big sister!"

Big yawn, little man.

Brooks sleeps a lot, and I believe if I had documented it, he probably set a world record in poopy diapers per 24 hour period those first 2 weeks.

Hmmmmm. To burp or not to burp?

Grady says that like Ricky Bobby, Brooks doesn't know what to do with his hands. They are always wiggling around.

"Hmmmm. What to have for dinner... milk or milk?"

There go those hands again. Uncontrollable!

"They keep jumping in my mouth!"

Taking advantage of the porch swing with Nana and Papa on a warm day in late November.

Passed out with Dad. By the look on Grady's face, Brooks may have just let one rip. His toots shake the house and regularly interrupt Delia's play: "Mama, what was THAT?"

Sweet face.

I can't believe all the goodies that people are sending Delia! This super soft hat came from our friend in Florida, Ms Ann! Delia is definitely adjusting well to our new addition. Thanks to all of our friends for the gifts, meals, and babysitting!