Very behind..

in keeping up with my blog. Before christmas there was just so much going on at home and school that I lost track of keeping my blog up....so there has been lots that I have not posted. We all came down with the flu in early December and that wiped us out for a week. Me and Tim did enjoy his company work party and went to a Colts game in early december.

Gracie will be 20 months in 2 days...I can't believe it. Her vocabulary has exploded recently...a couple of her new words are Elmo, Pooh, cookie, ice cream, christmas tree, ho-ho, lights, Ella (her friend Ellie), sit, grandma..I know there are more but I can't think of all of them. She is starting to put short phrases together. She is really into pointing at things in pictures and naming them, she says 2, 6, and 8 when counting, and tries to see the ABC's but you can't understand it. She has taken an interest in drawing, painting, etc. She is also using a fork and spoon most of the time now and loves to drink out of straw like mom and dad. She is also getting a bit stubborn and says no alot and is getting frustrated when mom and dad don't understand her. However, I can't complain because she is very good most of the time. Her hair is getting long and I can now put it in pig tails. She is getting really tall (not sure how this is). She is also really getting into pretend play. She likes to dress up, play with dolls, and cook in her kitchen.

We stopped taking the dance class because I couldn't watch her and she would cry for me. We went to an open gym today at a gymnastics center and she LOVED it. So we are starting a mommy and me class on Monday. I met another mother(who is also a teacher) at gymboree last summer and her daughter Ellie is just a little older than Gracie. Ellie and Gracie really got along and so I have kept in touch with her mom. We met today at the center and they are also going to join us in class. We think they will have a great time.

Christmas was fast but great! We were headed to Loogootee the Tues before Christmas, but got stuck in Bloomington with all the ice. Thanks goodness Uncle Jeff lives there. My poor mom was trapped between 2 hills for 2 hours. It was bad! So, we headed to Loogootee on Wed. morning. We had christmas with my mom and then went to my grandma's. Gracie got lots of clothes, dolls, a stroller, a train, and more baby stuff. We headed home on Christmas Eve. Tim stayed up putting Gracie's kitchen together from "Santa". Gracie loved it! She didn't even care to open any other presents, all she cared about was the kitchen. It took us over 2 hours to get through the gifts-guess I should enjoy it now! She has played with the kitchen everyday! We also had Christmas at Tim's sister's house. Gracie got lots more clothes and more baby stuff. She had fun playing with Quincy.

We didn't get to do anything on New Year's Eve because Gracie developed pink eye. Poor girl-her eye was all crusty and red. Sad to say that me and Tim were in bed before midnight-we are old. Hopefully next New Year's will be better.

My christmas break is coming to an end and I'm very sad. We have had so much fun and I know it will be difficult for Gracie to go back. She has enjoyed having mom and dad around. Tim took off the full 2 weeks with me, so we have been together everyday. I guess I just need to be thankful for this time.

Well I will stop writing for now and will try to update more often!