Annika's First Time Snow Shoveling

With the many snow storms we have been having lately, we have had to clear the snow many times from our driveway and stairs with the shovel and snow blower.  Annika insisted on putting on her boots, mittens, coat and hat and came running out of the house to help.  She is such a big helper.  =)  

Our Christmas Tree

We finally have our Christmas tree up.  It's a fresh tree delivered from North Carolina!  Annika was such a good helper in decorating it.  For the most part she has left it alone, although sometimes the temptation is just too much for her and she has to go hit an ornament.  =)

Annika and her cousins

Nov 2008 Family Portraits

Annika is so smart!

A couple nights ago, Annika was extremely hyper and was throwing her little bear in the air and catching it.  She figured out that she could throw the bear high enough to reach our keys on the wall and knock the keys down.  I have a video of her doing that but I need to wait for the video camera to recharge and then I can post it.  =) It was so cute!  It's the bear that her birthparents gave her on her 1st birthday.  

Taking apart the piano

Last Monday, I was practicing the piano with my headphones on and Annika decided to come over and break the headphones out of the jack of the piano.  Part of the jack was still stuck in the piano, so it you couldn't hear anything out of it.  I had to take apart the piano in order to use tweezers to pull the broken parts out.  Luckily, I was able to put it back together and it all works great.  I do need to buy a new headphone attachment to be able to use them again.  =)  I guess I need to give Annika more attention and practice the piano after she goes to bed.  =)