Not too exciting...

Hey y'all! Not a whole ton of exciting stuff going on over here. It has been brutally chilly (well, that's how the weatherman has described it- I still haven't worn a jacket yet this year), so we've been staying indoors. With Audrey's ability to get an ear infection by just looking at a windy day, I felt it best to keep her inside unless necessary.

That being said- it takes a lot more energy to keep her occupied inside.....

- We made some skinny funfetti cupcakes-- which are devine, you simply substitute the eggs,oil& water with 1.5 cups of Sprite Zero, but they are crazy sticky. I mean, you have tear away pieces of the cupcake from the wrapper, but again- worth it.

- We brought back our favorite rainy day activity of colored pudding, but moved it to the bathtub. Still as messy as ever, and probably too messy for an activity she only has interest in for about 20/25 minutes (wahhhh). But it's followed by a mid day bath which I'm pretty sure is her favorite thing ever.

- We've opted to cancel our Gym membership until our 'South Euclid Nightmare' sells, so I have made an exception to leave the apartment so we can utilize the pool while we still have it. This girl and her water- not surprising she is such a little fish at all. We had the whole pool to ourselves yesterday! So much fun- and she is hilarious checking herself out in the mirror as I blow dry her hair after; I may start blowing it dry at night so my little model can idolize herself some more.

- We have literally been running circles allllllll overrrrrrr the apartment. We have a good little race track here with the way everything is set up. Aunt B got Audrey  doll set of a crib, stroller and diaper bag for Christmas- but A doesn't understand that it's for her dolls, not her. This means she cries and signs 'please' until I sit her in the stroller and push her around the apartment. What an adventure, right?

- She's starting to excel at puzzles, this is actually our favorite indoor activity at the moment. We have 4 puzzles that she does on rotation and is starting to understand that each piece in her hand matches a picture on the board and will place the matching pictures together. This isn't always constant, but 85% accuracy is pretty solid I think! She hasn't mastered placing the piece in the designated cutout area, but with good time we'll be there :)

- Dancing....oh man, the dancing. The dance parties we have would knock the socks off of Justin Timberlake himself. Her favorite jams are 'Shake it off' and 'All about the Bass'- but she also has a crush on 2 little boys (PB & Jam) on the Baby TV channel who have a dance show. Homegirl comes running (full speed) out of her bedroom if she hears them, then just wiggles around & claps until they disappear. It's adorable!

Audrey's boyfriend, Matthew, (sorry Con man, this distance thing just isn't working) is coming over this afternoon for a play date. I love watching them together, he's SUCH a sweet boy- always wanting to hug and kiss her....then there is my daughter, who screams/cries every time he touches her. This reaction will obviously make Daddy happy, but I'm hoping this 'unfriendly-ness' is merely a phase. Haha.

Poor Rob has been dealing with some pretty nasty back pain recently. He bit it a couple years ago in a friends driveway (we're suing you Clemily, hehe) and is dealing with the aftermath now. All that driving over our holiday vacation certainly didn't help the situation- but luckily he met with a great Chiropractor and is already feeling a bit better. But this keeps us pretty low key these days. We do have a little date night planned for next week- dinner and 'American Sniper'. Heaven help us, we cannot wait to see this movie!!

Hope all my Clevelanders & Buffalonians are keeping safe & warm during these crazy snow storms I keep reading about (whomp whomp).

XOXO