A (Cold) Christmas in Wisconsin

Despite only being 6-7 weeks away from the arrival of baby #2, we made the trip back to Wisconsin to celebrate Christmas. The majority of the time was extremely cold (wind chills 30-40 below), which kept us indoors most of the time, but we still had fun celebrating Christmas and being with family.

Emmeline Quotes: November/December

Now that Emmeline's talking more, I'm trying to record some of the funny things she says so that I don't forget! :)

Countdown to Christmas

Each year Christmas gets more and more fun, as Emmeline is better able to understand what is happening. In addition to the usual Christmas tree, lights, and Santa sightings, we started a Christmas countdown this year which was lots of fun for all of us!

Snow in Texas!

Snow in Texas, especially Houston, is a pretty big deal. When forecasts started predicting snow a few days out, I rolled my eyes, but it turns out they were right! I got just as excited as a native Texan about it, and Emmeline didn't have to wait until Wisconsin to see some snow.

Thanksgiving

We got to start a few fun traditions this year, including a thankful pumpkin, and turkey pancakes for breakfast!

This year one of Emmeline's friends, Everett, and his family invited us over to their family's Thanksgiving. Emmeline and Everett had a blast together, and we enjoyed the company for the afternoon. It was nice to have somewhere to go since we couldn't be with our own families.

Halloween & Fall Fun

Another year of fall and Halloween fun. Once again, the weather proved to be rather miserable for most of the month, but we still managed to have a blast celebrating the "fall" season! I let Emmeline choose what she wanted to be for Halloween this year, and after much back and forth between a buffalo (a highly discouraged this one, way too hot!), a cat, an owl, and a dinosaur, she finally landed on an owl. It was fun to make and turned out pretty cute!

Paris Part 2: Walks, Sights, and Food

What Paris post would be complete without mention of the walks, sights, and food? It was fun to revisit many of the places we frequented when living there, and check out a few new things.