Goodbye 2012, Hello 2013

We headed to the mountains to ring in the New Year. They had gotten about 6 inches of snow the day before we arrived and it was gorgeous. We tried out our snowshoes for the first time on a trail through the woods that led to edge of the ski hill. Ivey wasn't so sure about the snow at first, but she seemed to enjoy it after she napped a bit on our hike.

Ivey's speech has exploded in the last few weeks and she is talking so much more now. Her most recent favorite phrases are "Ivey do it", "Mama sit", "Help me" and "Daddy Home".  She also has begun singing a lot. She is still quite the little dancer - always coming up with new moves for her songs.

Ivey has stepped up her playing skills a bit and is really into pretend play - she plays Mommy really well. She plays by herself fixing food on the stove or in the microwave. She feeds it to her dolls or bears and then wipes up their messes. She pretends to change their diapers, give them baths and put them to bed. She also still loves to do puzzles and read books.