Snow days

She wasn't sure at first that she wanted to go outside in the cold.

This is the first time she was actually old enough to think of asking to play outside in the snow.

She loved warming up with a good bowl of chicken noodle soup. In her own words, "dad made it" but "mom made it good". She also had her first taste of hot chocolate (as far as I know.)

We made our first snowman and stopped to listen to the train going by in the distance.

Raising food lovers... physically and spiritually

I am doing a lot of searching online and in stores for food and drink items LOW in calcium and Vitamin D. Everything is calcium and Vit D fortified! I am enjoying coming up with healthy delicious meals for our daughter. It brings me joy to see her enjoying food so much more now.

My husband and I are food lover's. He once actually cried over a Cheesecake Factory Banana Cream Cheesecake. And we have had passionate conversations about food countless times. I love preparing meals and it brings me joy when anyone enjoys one I have made.

Sweets stood on the big kid scale at the doctors for the first time. Before this she wasn't able to stand long enough to get her weight. We've always used the baby scale. In 2 years, she has gained a total of 7 lbs. In the past 2 1/2 months, she's gained 2 of those pounds.

Even more importantly than growing to love food for her physical growth and development, we desire to teach her a love for the Word of God. One of my favorite childhood memories was reading the Bible story about wise King Solomon and the mother who lost her baby in the night and took another mother's baby. In searching for a good children's Bible, I came across this helpful blog post: Toddler Bibles Reviewed