Kira & Elise Cook

Sunday, February 12, 2012

Big Snow

We got about 15 inches of snow the first Thurs-Fri in Feb and had lots of fun playing outside while it was still coming down. Kira and Elise played while Mom and Dad shoveled, and then we all got to play. Snow is still on the ground and we even have a snow man out back. If the kids ever get over the fevers that have been running our house for more than a week, we'll go back outside and take pictures of the snowman.

Grammy K's Birthday!

Grammy K broke her ankle the week of her birthday, so we brought the celebration to her with cake, balloons, flowers, and singing cards. All three of the Cook girls even wore "Party Dresses" at Kira's insistence (and direction of exactly what to wear). Sorry no pic of the three of us. I'll try harder next time.

Random January Pics

We didn't take many pics in January, but here are some of the cute ones. Yes, Elise started standing without support just after Christmas, and is already taking a few steps on her own before falling. Still can't call her a "walker", but she's getting really close.

Wednesday, December 28, 2011

No houses were harmed in the filming of this fun...

We had a lot of close calls with this house, the snow bank, etc., so it became important to have 2 of us ready to stop her when needed. Still lots of fun!

More sledding

First Sled Ride

Sledding!

Santa brought Kira a sled and we took her to a little hill in Grammy K and Grandpa J's neighborhood the day after Christmas. She could not have had more fun! Even after Dad accidentally sent her face first into a snowbank (only a little bloody), she only cried for a few seconds and then asked "go again?". She would have stayed out all night if we didn't get tired dragging her up the hill over and over again. Even Elise got in on the fun, though only once and with Dad for protection.

We got our house back!

The presents are away, the trash is out, and we can see our floor again. I somehow thought the train stuff would go away between uses, but it is being played with almost constantly, so it seems to be our new coffee table center piece for now.

Christmas Night

Looking at the lights right outside of the dining room window.

We had Christmas dinner with my extended family at Aunt Lynn's house. Cousins Sara and Amy set up their old doll house that day and Kira had endless fun playing with it and all of the little playskool figures. She created several mosh pits, and had people do every activity. They both did great despite being out way past their bed time before we went home.