Popsicles in the Winter??? No problem!

Arabella has been requesting popsicles all winter long. I kept telling her no because we'd have to eat them inside and that is a huge mess. I finally figured out a solution! Popsicles in the bathtub! She LOVED the idea! Here are a few pictures!

Now she wants to take a bath every single day!

Tug of War

Arabella has discovered one of Mondavi's favorite games, Tug of War! They played for quite a while this morning, and I finally decided to get out the video camera and capture a little bit of fun! They both had such a good time and are pretty worn out now!

I cannot get the video to work once I post it. So sorry. I did post it to facebook if anyone wants to see it. Otherwise, if you know how to fix this problem, please let me know. :) Thanks!

Jingle Bells - Then and Now

Here is a video of Arabella singing (kind of) Jingle Bells last year (17 Months Old)

And here is a video of Arabella singing Jingle Bells this year (29 Months)

Trip to Omaha

Dave's Grandma has been having heart troubles for a few months now, and they re-admitted her to the hospital just after Christmas. Dave had to go back to Des Moines and work, so Arabella and I went to Omaha to be with Dave's family during a difficult time. Arabella got to spend some much needed time with cousins Jack and Amara. They all got along famously and we got some REALLY cute pictures! We also got to meet Baby Mia (Dave's cousin Sarah and her husband Craig's little baby girl). Arabella even brought her doctor's kit to the hospital to help make her "GG" all better. The nurse's thought that was really cute, and so did GG.

Arabella cuddling with GG and Baby Mia

Jack, Arabella, and Amara holding hands as we walk down the hallway at the hospital. They were all so good the whole time we were there, and we were there for a long time!

Jack, Amara, and Arabella (All three months apart starting with Jack)

Amara and Arabella in the bath
(apparently Angie and Dave took bath's together in this same bathtub as toddlers!)

New Years Eve was spent with much of Dave's family (without Dave of course... he had to work) at his Grandparent's house. The three kiddos spent the night playing together and having fun... then they all crashed together in one bed. Such cute pictures of the three of them!

Please continue to pray for Dave's Grandma, as her battle is far from over. She continues to get stronger each day, and we hope she'll be able to go home soon.

Arabella's First Time Ice Skating

I posted pictures a while ago, but finally got time (thanks to our third snow day of the year) to edit the video. So here's the video of Arabella's first time ice skating!