Panty dance

Gabe rolling back to front (started yesterday). 4 weeks after he could roll front to back.

Olivia sledding today

Waiting in the road to visit my grandparents while my Uncle Al plowed out their driveway with the tractor.
It's hard to tell from the picture, but the sides of the snow came up to the windows of my dad's Jeep.

Front porch was out of commission.

Snow!

Gabe meeting Great Grandma Kohlhepp

Meeting Great Papa

View of my grandparent's front porch from the open door, inside.

Gabe and Great Papa watching football

Gabe was eyeing up Grandma's pumpkin pie

Decorating christmas cookies

Gabe was watching the girls decorate cookies

Fast asleep

chilling

Olivia and Papa ready to go outside! We had a heatwave today of 20 degrees!

Olivia finally got to make a snow angel.

The back of my parents' house

Sledding

Backyard barn at sunset

This is the life

This is the life

WI

We came to WI in a blizzard last night. Today was a truly peaceful snow day. I laid in bed this morning hearing nothing. No cars. No traffic. Just the peaceful sound of snow. It was a paralyzing beauty.

Holly and Jon are stuck in Chicago, trying to get back from Ireland. Every flight to MSP was cancelled, so they're booked on a flight to Eau Claire in the morning. Can't wait to see those girls!

Here's Gabe with his Papa.

This is out my window. There is a roof right there and the last time I checked over half the window was covered with snow.

Papa made the girls a "house" and Olivia has loved playing today. She was begging to go outside, but it was super windy, so I said no. Unfortunately, there will be amazing snowdrifts with 25 below temps.

Gabe

Gabe is 4 months old. All 18 pounds of him is lovable!

Gabe while we decorated the tree
Natania, Claire, and Olivia reading so peacefully:)

Olivia and Claire playing princess with homemade crowns.

Gabe keeps flipping over while he sleeps and it wakes him up every time. He usually thinks it's funny, so I tried to capture him smiling, but EVERY single time he's smiling and sees me w/the camera, he stops.

The Dr. is in!

Notice Gabe is "decorated" for Christmas:)

Friday night we went to the Christmas tree lighting ceremony at Biola with friends. They came back to our house for coffee, dessert, and Farkle. We are grateful for these new friendships!

From left to right: Becky and Mike, Bill, Matt and Meagan

Gabe fast asleep on his new friend, Meagan

Dentist

I'm so proud of how Olivia did at the dentist last week! My friend Angel's husband David is a peds dentist, and we got an appointment with him. He was so great with her, and even let her hold the mouth mirror. He told her exactly what he was about to do and showed her the polisher on her fingernail first, so she could feel how it would tickle her teeth.

She sat still for her x-rays.
No cavities!

Polishing

Rinsing

Thank you, Dr. David!

an update

a typical sunset from our apartment
Gabe at 3 months (almost 4 now...I'll get more on soon!)

Snow White

Gabe's ride of choice: the Moby wrap

Grandma and Pops at the Fullerton Arboretum

ducks

Gabe chillaxing in the Moby...linebacker-style

Olivia

Belle

Gabe and his Tia

Judy at Hilltop with Gabe (Thanksgiving)

Our Berry with Gabe (she came and got him from me at 8am so I could sleep more)

rudolph

tired

at the tree lot

Gabe really got into it

what city people with cars do

the natural look