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We've had a good rest o' the month I'm thrilled to report. Everyone is healthy and happy and growing up!

A week ago it was warm enough for us to take our crew sledding for the first time this season. It was great fun...all 5 times we went down a hill. Wes was pretty cold from hanging out in his mini-sled. Greta, well, she enjoyed the ride but did not like the hike back up the hill. We are posting a picture of her sitting solo at the bottom of the hill

pouting. It was hilarious until one of us had to go down there and bring her back up. Uffdah. But it was a good day and we got a couple of good shots of the kiddos from that day.

Wes is packing in the firsts right now. He is finally, at nine months, sleeping through the night. Even taking some relatively good naps. Thank. The. Lord. He is also BIG into eating solids now. We're pretty much done with baby food entirely. He wants what I'm serving, which is perhaps no surprise when you catch a look at his size. It is awesome.

He is also all about moving these days. He's been crawling since right after Gboo's birthday.

Now he wants to pull up and stand all the time. He's even trying to stand unassisted in the middle of the floor. We'll see...I may get my wish for an early walker after all! This also means we're getting our fair share of bonks right now, but nothing too tragic.

Wessy has also started playing games with us- big sis taught him "So Big" 2 nights ago. Amazingly cute. We have a dinner time picture of him doing a half-hearted so big (dinner time is the only time he's still enough to play so big!) with one hand. That will have to do for now...take our word for it....it is great.

Greta is enjoying being the helper/big sister. She desperately wants Wes to say her name 1st and has joined her father and I on our quest to encourage Wes to say our names every night at dinner. It is totally obnoxious and hilarious at our house at dinner time. Greta is enjoying her new ballet class, though the jury is still out as to if she has the dancin' gene or not! We do know she has the drama gene and she keeps us hoppin with her games of kitty & ____(prince, girl, cowboy...you choose!). She also got lots of princess books for her birthday so we are immersed in princess stories. I know- it was inevitable. We fought it as long as we could.

We're ready for warmer weather after this record breaking snowy winter, but oops...it is now February! Hope you are staying warm!