ones & twos

today is pumpkin's first snowfall (at home that is- it snowed when we visited nancy, but we didn't go out in it) I just bundled her up- tights, leggings, jeans with fleece pants over all of it, a long sleeve onesie, tee, fleece jacket & then nylon windbreaker type jacket, gloves & a hat. and of course shoes. all for a grand total of 5 minutes outside. 1 stand in the snow, 1 sit & 1 fall backwards. i of course was able to take a ton of pictures in those 5 minutes. i am experimenting with different color saturations at the moment- i really like how desaturating the image brings out the detail of the snowflakes & of course her eyes & lashes!



she seemed to like the snow all right (well- tolerate it at least) as long as i held her or was right there with her. the second she sat alone she started to cry.
we walked over to say hi to a neighbor clearing off her car & i snapped a few more close ups of the snowflakes that stay on her eyelashes...

the hub is out plowing the streets with a neighbor & we may be having a little hot cocoa & watching movies the rest of the day in our pj's.

pumpkin also got tooth number 2 this week. she was a little crankier than usual one day after being up more than usual during the night. i thought i caught a glimpse of something- stuck my hand in her little mouth & was promptly bit by 2 little chompers! the one from last month& a teeny one just poking through the surface. her sleep has been much improved since then. she does wake up once or twice between 3 & 5, but before i can drag myself out of bed she's back down, which has been pretty sweet.

my work holiday party was last night & was as always a lovely warm fuzzy time. it was nice to feel some love & got a gorgeous collage frame to jazz up our walls from my secret santa. perhaps one of the shots from today will make it in. i am really hoping that the snow sticks around until christmas- it's been so sad to have the bare brown ground- either way though- this christmas will truly be memorable. unbelievable & surreal, but making new traditions with my daughter- that is a christmas i have imagined for so long that the reality still feels like fantasy. like the magic & miracle that it truly is.