Annual Nordfelt Family Gingerbread House Party!

Every year at Thanksgiving my family gets together to decorate Gingerbread Houses. We have such a good time. It's amazing how fun it is and how the adults get into it just as much as the kids. We seem to get more and more creative with each passing year.

Goodnight Grandma

Saturday, November 22, 2008 my sweet grandma Lola Kathleen Jardine Woolf passed away. She was the last of my grandparents here on this earth. She has now reunited with my grandpa who passed away last year. Her health had been failing for some time, so with heavy hearts we were happy to see her find eternal rest and peace.

I feel very blessed to have been able to make a trip a few weeks ago to say goodbye and introduce her to Reese before she passed away.

Some things that will forever remind me of my grandma...
Raspberries
German Chocolate Cake
Her secret recipe for Cinnamon Rolls
The Lawrence Welk Show :)
Wheel of Fortune
Garlic and Vaseline :)
Quilting
My many crocheted blankets and dollies
The smell of tea tree oil
Apple trees and bottled apples
Homemade donuts
Genealogy
Old tire swings
The smell of laundry dried on the line
and the list could go on....

In the words of one of my favorite songs about death..."Say goodnight, not goodbye"

Good Night Grandma. I love you!

Sunday Update

Reese loves it when I get down on the floor and play with her. Today we convinced Dad to join us. Reese was so excited!



I know I'm crazy but I put up our Christmas tree this weekend. I Love Love Love Christmas! This is the view from the floor. It's what Reese see's when she looks up at the tree. :)



Reese looking so cute in her argyle tights! So adorable :)

My good little sleeper.

Everyone keeps asking me if Reese is sleeping through the night yet. Well thats a hard question to answer. She will speep 8-10 hours straight a night for 5 days then go back to waking up for one middle of the night feeding for 2 or 3 days then sleep through the night for 4 days, then wake up for 1 night, then back to sleeping through the night etc, etc... I would say on avarage she is sleeping through the night at least 5 out of 7 days a week.

And honestly...I'll take it. She is such a good baby I have no complaints what so ever.

This is the happy face I get to see every morning. She wakes up and I can hear her in her room talking to herself, so I go in and as soon as she see's or hears me she starts smiling, and flapping her arms in excitement. Who can resist?!!

Girly Girl!

Yet another Sunday and another day to dress Reese up. I know, I know...I'm one of those mom's that loves to play dress up. Reese is just so cute though, and she seems to enjoy our little photo sessions. As you can see below, she's very happy.









I had to get a shot of Reese's personalized bloomers. Thanks Aunt Jen, Riley and Mycol.



I had to post this picture because this is how we see Reese 90% of the time...licking or sucking her hands. She's definately our little monkey.

Reese loves her hippo!

I love it when Reese snuggles with her hippo. I don't know why, but I think its just so adorable. And even better when they both snuggle with me :)

Rainy day's and Monday's...

I really do hate Monday’s and it's even worse when they're rainy. Today is one of those days. It's so dreary outside.

Last week was Reese 2 month doctor’s appointment. She is doing so well. She's in the 110th percentile for height. She's growing so fast. She's already wearing some of her 9-12 month clothes. The doctor says that's she very advanced for her age as far as her strength, alertness and responsiveness. She acts a lot more like a 3 or 4 month old. She also got her shot's. She was a tough girl and only cried a little. All in all she's very healthy and progressing well.

Although...she does have a bit of a cold. Today she had a small fever so I gave her some Tylenol and her hippo blankly and she fell asleep in her pink chair. It was so cute.

Sunday's

This was Reese's third Sunday of church and she is doing so good. She really is such a good little baby!

Reese and Mommy after church.


I got Reese ready for church and put her down while I was getting ready. I came back 20 minutes later to take some picutes and this is what I found. Reese passed out on the couch. She's so cute when she sleeps.

Everything is cuter when it's miniture...

Including these adorable mary jane shoes that my friend Tanya bought for Reese! Thanks Tanya! It's official...my daughter definately has a much cuter wardrobe than I do these days.

From Ballerina Girl to Harley Biker Chick...

Reese's first Halloween. One night a ballerina, the next a Harley Biker Chick. She's already very well rounded. :)


She had a hat, but wouldn't wear it. She doesn't like hats.




Reese with her adopted Aunt Cindy and Uncle Adam.


Cindy's a natural...she put Reese right to sleep.


Reese and our pumkin family.


Reese and Cohen Vohs (her future boyfriend). They're ready to ride.

Little Ballerina Girl

Our Ward Halloween Party was last night and Reese went as a ballerina wearing the cute little tutu made for her by my friend Janelle! Thanks Janelle, she looked adorable.

Tonight she's dressing up as a Harley Biker Chick, quite the change. We'll post pictures tomorrow.

Play Time with Mommy

Chillin in the boppy...

This is Reeses new favorite position. Just sitting up in her boppy on the couch. She'll just sit like this forever and be completely happy. She just wants to see everything that's going on.

My new favorite picture of Reese...tongue and all

Yesterday Reese finally fit into her first pair of jeans and her first pair of shoes. Well...the shoes are still a little big, but I couldn't resist.

This is how she felt after our long photo shoot.

Stylin her jeans and shoes.

She loves haning out in her boppy.

She's getting so big!

Time is passing so quickly...

Time seems to be passing so quickly. This week Reese will be 7 weeks old. As her 2 month birthday draws near I'm realizing how fast her life is already passing. That being said, I can hardly remember what our life was like without her. Although I am remembering a lot more sleep :) Anyway, I thought I'd mention some of the milestones that Reese has experienced in the last couple of weeks.

1. Reese left the state for the first time and went to Idaho to visit Grandpa and Grandma Nordfelt. She slept the whole way. She's a good little traveler. While in Idaho she got to meet her Great Grandma Woolf and her Great Aunts Valerie and Linda. She also went out to dinner for the first time to Gringo's in Rexburg. She loved the formula there, it tasted just like home :)

2. Reese got to go to her first Halloween party. Some friends in the neighborhood had a Halloween party and Reese partied with all the grownups. She even got to stay up past her bedtime.

3. Reese slept through the night for the first time!!! Yea!!! Since about week 3 Reese has been giving us a good 5-6 hours of straight sleep a night but this last Saturday Reese slept from 10 p.m. to 6:30 a.m. That's 8.5 hours. You go little Reese. Unfortunately the next night she was back to 6 hours, but I'm hopeful that she's well on her way to giving mommy more sleep very soon.

4. Reese went to all 3 hours of church and got to wear her first dress (pictures below). Reese made it through an entire Sunday. This was a milestone for mommy too. She hasn't been to all 3 hours of church in months. It was really nice.

Reese & Friends

First I have to start by giving a big thank you to my neighbor Emily for throwing me a neighborhood baby shower. It was originally scheduled for September 9th, but a couple hours before the shower I got the call to head to the hospital to be induced. We finally were able to get together last week and it was so much fun. We have a great neighborhood with so many wonderful friends. Reese already has several friends as well. Here's a picture with a couple of them.

From left to right; Brooklyn Wood, Cohen Vohs, & little Reese. Cohen and Reese were born just 3 days apart. His mommy, Lisa, and I were in the hospital together. Also as a funny side note, Brooklyn is 2 months older than Cohen and Reese but I think they both have her beat in size. She's the cutest little petite thing.

I know, I know...I'm no photographer...please don't judge.

Reese loves haning out with Daddy!

Reese loves hanging out with Daddy...it's always a good time.

Reeses first sholder ride.

Just watching TV.

Even better when Dad's got the milk.

Reese is starting to babble

Over the last week or so Reese has been slowly discovering she has a voice that can be used for more than crying.

Bath Time...

Both Arnold and I love the water. So we've always talked about how important it is for our kids to love the water too. Well, no worries with Reese, she already loves bath time. Hopefully that sticks and we can slowly progress to the pool. She does smile, I just can't seem to catch it with the camera.

P.S. We kept the pictures modest for the internet. :)