Patrick's last day

Patrick switched to a new preschool this morning. I visited with him on this last day of class at the other preschool. Shot this little video!

fun at the lake

ah the love of the firetruck song

Happy Holiday's from the Bliss family

Patrick's first Christmas program

Gotta love this kid. He was so proud and so confident. He sang out and did the motions too. awesome!


and some video of it all

MVI_6274 a video by bliss.photography on Flickr.

MVI_6279 a video by bliss.photography on Flickr.

And making Christmas cookies this week:

sick little girl

My poor babe is sick. After Patrick and Ryan having strep a couple weeks ago to now Annika getting sick, I am already sick of this season. Ugg. Here is a little video we shot together, oh did I mention I look like crap because I am also home sick? yuck.

Just go to sleep

My 3 year old has the most amazing and grand excuses for staying up and not going to sleep. Potty breaks, just a few more minutes, just a little water, puhlleeassseee!
Well, the other night I put him down at the same time I usually do, read stories, sang, gave him a drink. And amazingly he was quiet! no "maammmmaaa" ringing out from his room. Well, I went up close to 10:00 and found that his light was on in his room. I figured he must have turned it on and then fallen asleep. Well, this is what I found when I opened the door.

"Mama- I'm reading books."


oh I love this kid!

Quit growing up!

Annika modeled some headbands for me the other day. I just love her funny wispy hair. She has been practicing talking lately. Typical mama and dada, but at to that "hi" and "bye" also some nigh night. She just beams when she says these things it is so fun to see. She also is very good at comprehension. I'll say grab that cup and put it on the table and she walks over and does just that. It just amazes me every time how much she understands. She is weighing in at a whopping 18.2lbs. This now puts her off the charts for her age... well, less than 3% that is!
And a fun little video.

hot hot hot

We've had an unusually hot summer, so unfortunately we haven't been out as much as we would like to. Here are some recent photos from being out though.


Annika then and now.

all done

My little artist

and funny little Annika

crawling!

Yep, Annika is officially on the move. Caught this little video for proof!

clapping!

hanging with mom

What do we do when daddy is away?
We shovel.  Even though he makes it look like I made him do this, he was loving it!

We take purty pictures!

We play with the self timer on the camera

and we dance!

Birth Video

I finally got my birth video uploaded. All G-rated photos taken by Jacksprat Photography. Enjoy!

Twinkle Twinkle Little Star

Buddies

Patrick is a lucky kid, he has a lot of buddies. This video was just too cute though not to share.

Show off

Patrick showing off his mad phone skills along with the animal sounds he has learned lately.

Giggles, just for fun!

Climbing video

Patrick has been climbing on everything lately and is becoming quite efficient at it as well. Enjoy this and the other silly things he does!

Blueberry madness

Uh-oh

Patrick has been changing a lot lately. He is so mobile and climbing on everything!

He also does imaginative play now with his toys and kitchen things. It is so fun to see him whip up a "treat" and share with us.

He added the word bye-bye to his list of words last night. So fun to hear his sweet little voice.


Ah-Oh is a new favorite word for him. There are a lot of chances to use it and he thinks it is pretty fun to try out this new trick. One way that he has used this word is by "falling" and then saying it. He learned this after falling at the park the other day and getting quite the reaction from his Aunt Allison and Nana. Now when on soft ground (mostly) he'll fall and then look at us for a reaction and then say uh-oh. I have to admit, it is pretty cute!

Phone conversation