week 12

Last weekend the sun was shining so nice, and I had just a bit of cabin fever, so I bundled up Miss Bea and put on her Diva glasses and tried to walk to the lake. It was way too windy for her little cheeks so we walked over to my friend's apartment to say hello.

Today I finally got her new stroller out of the box and put it together. Then the whole family (Euchre too) went for a nice long walk. It felt so good to get outside and get some fresh air.

This was my view from the top of the stroller.

Sometimes....body parts escape the crib...and I love it!

Oooo SMILES!

Someone found her hands this week and will not give them up.

This is my favorite picture. Her little butt is so big because of her cloth diapers so none of her pants fit her. The other day I found 18 month capri pants that fit her perfectly, and she looks like she's ready for the golf course with dad!

sled dog races!

Last night Jason, Bea and I went to the start of the U.P. 200. It was 20 degrees with a 3 degree windchill and around 30 mph gusts of wind, but it was so great to be able to be there.

the U.P. 200 starts in marquette and goes all the way to grand marais and back. this race is a qualifier for the Iditarod in Alaska, and we were there to watch them take off.

we bundled Bea up as much as we could. the only thing that kept getting cold were her GINORMOUS cheeks, otherwise, jason kept her nice and toasty!

we are so lucky to live in a city like Marquette. Where else can you see a sled dog race take off and not have to drive further than 5 minutes from home.

 

she could not be bothered with the race.

downtown marquette. they shut down washington street and truck in snow for the start of the race.

our lives in photos

 

jason built me a cake for my 29th birthday.

I'm pretty sure this is the first year I really did not want to turn another year older.

Can't I just stay 28 forever?

jason singing to Bea. (do you see the terrified look on her face!)

look at that grip!

grandpa and grandma came to visit a few weeks ago.

bea loved snuggling with them!

bea and grandma

she is so beautiful, but when she sleeps, she looks like an angel.

jason commiserating with bea so she wouldn't be the only one crying!

i don't think her eyes can get any bigger.

our new family picture.

we had to take a new one because we were in a commercial for our gym and they needed something a bit more recent. (i like jason's hair so much better now, It balances out the loss of facial hair!)

love those CHEEKS!

2 months old!

Last Sunday Miss Beatrice turned 2 months already!

She weighed in at 12.2 lbs and was 22 in.

My sweet girl.

showing off for grandpa and grandma this weekend.

so sweet.

6th anniversary

Saturday marked our 6th anniversary. What a year it has been!  The biggest thing to happen this year was obviously the birth of our beautiful daughter. She has forever changed our lives for the better. We can't believe we have lived so much of our lives without her.

Jason and I feel like this year has been our year, the year everything has come together.

In January last year Jason and I joined a local gym because the price was right and we had no clue how that would change our lives.

We were given a free 1/2 hour training session and we knew that we had to keep training.

We changed our diets and began to work out regularly.

I lost almost 30 lbs before I got pregnant and to date, Jason has lost 96 lbs.

I know that my weight loss is what helped us to conceive and for that I am forever grateful.

Jason looks and feels like a new man, and the two of us couldn't be happier.

After having Beatrice, everything else in the world seems so small. We've had a great year, but there are more great years to come.

Jason has applied to PHD programs across the country, which means we could be anywhere next year.

Right now we are just waiting, and we are okay with that.

We don't need to know just now!

I am so blessed to have Jason as my husband and as the father of our daughter.

Thank you for six amazing years as my husband. I can't wait to see what our future holds.

 

pure. love.

making breakfast

soaking up the rays.

hiawatha resort

Bea, sporting some super cute smart wool from Grandpa and Grandma.

the indomitable pink snowman.

cozy.

bundled.

new lens.self portrait.

playing cribbage.

mom hugs.

dancing with dad.

family portrait.

dorks.

changing pad

Don't look too closely, but I finished Miss Bea's travel changing pad.

I will never work with oil cloth again until I get the tension fixed on my sewing machine. It looks horrible...but it is done!

Here are a couple of pictures, and a few more.

I've been meaning to write more, but life has just gotten a lot busier and while I can I'm going to cuddle with Bea! I can always write later.

 



 



 

seriously...those chins, and those lips!

My parents sent Bea a Smart wool hat and mittens.

(it's official, my daughter owns more smart wool than I do)

 

Out of focus, but hilarious.

A slight, sleepy smile.

Skyping.