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What do you think Montanna sees Britney do when she gets on the computer?

Dora the Explorer

I honestly don't know what it is about the show Dora the Explorer that Montanna loves so much. Seriously, I haven't seen her get so excited over anything as much as that show..... over and over and over again. I have videos of her dancing and squealing as soon as she hears the opening theme song and she has started saying, "backpack!" and "map!" every time they say it on the show. Every episode is set up the same way. There are always 3 different stops along the way and they always need to use a map to get to their final destination. I wish I was smart enough to think of such a simple show that would be so popular with the kids. What a money maker! Here is a picture of her sitting at Adam's computer watching an episode while we were making Thanksgiving dinner. Is it normal for an 18 month old to be able to sit still and watch a full 30 minute show?

Playing outside!

We love going outside and playing in the snow, especially when it is nice enough to go out without all the snow clothes. Montanna loves making footprints in the fresh snow and crunching ice under her feet. Here are some fun pictures of her playing on Thanksgiving Day.

Christmas Dress

I love these pictures for 2 reasons.....

1. Look how precious she looks!!! I love the Christmas Tree in the background and the little babydoll in her arms. What priceless pictures.

2. You would never believe how much I paid for this dress that originally cost $48!!! After 50% off at the store and another 8% taken off at the register and $10 Kohls Cash, I was able to purchase this dress and the matching babydoll dress for a grand total of $7.31! What a steal!

PS: The coat is one that I bought last year in an after Christmas sale at the Children's Place. It was $40 and I bought it for $15. I love finding great deals!

Future texter

Montanna LOVES gadgets. These gadgets include phones, computers, remotes, basically anything with buttons. She gets them and just starts pushing the buttons and loves to see what happens when she does. She has started the dishwasher, turned off the TV in the middle of a movie, made it difficult to type a blog post because she wants to practice typing, etc. That has to be what happens when you grow up around so much technology. Maybe she will grow up to be a computer whiz! :)

Cookie Train, Christmas Tree, Our Little Grinch

Our Little Grinch

2009 Christmas Tree

Cookie Train

Another shot of the cookie train

Thanksgiving 2009

Here are some pictures of our Thanksgiving this year. We had so much fun making pies and as you can see, Montanna got in on the fun too! It was such a nice day even though there was snow on the ground and Adam, Montanna and I went for a walk before dinner. We walked about 3 miles and felt a little bit better about what we ate later that day. Just a little though. There was so much good food and we enjoyed every bit of it. The day after Thanksgiving we went and got a Christmas Tree and decorated the house for Christmas. We had fun making a cookie train and danced to Christmas music. It was such a fun holiday!