my little helper

Last week it was snowy.  And cold.  And kind of dreary.  So I started to make banana bread, thinking the smell of it baking might lure Josh out of bed (he works the graveyard shift, and we miss seeing him during his work days).  

As I was getting the ingredients together,  Bee decided she wanted to help.  This was the first time she has actually stood there and "helped" mix.  SO MUCH FUN!

Turns out she likes to help bake, but isn't such a fan of banana bread.  Well, at least this week.  Her tastes change quite often (I think she's trying to keep us on our toes). 

Ever since she saw me mixing something in a bowl a couple months ago, she's been obsessed with mixing.  I'm hoping her willingness to help will translate to helping me do the dishes when she's older.  I can dream right? 

a winter wonderland a week before June? say what?

As I opened my eyes this morning I thought to myself,  "it's SO bright in here!"  And then I thought, "oh maybe it's sunny!"  And then finally,  "Oh geez Briella!  I'm coming!  Have you ever been forgotten?  No, so just give me a minute!"  (she likes to greet the morning with endearing wake up screeches.  lucky us)

Well, after realizing that we had about 3 inches of beautiful shiny snow, I think we both felt a bit of cabin fever.  I dug through some boxes of clothes we've been saving for when she finally grows and found her snow-pants, and a super fuzzy sleeper.  On went her boots (by the way...they were not waterproof), jacket and toque. 

As you can see, she wasn't all that impressed.  She took about four steps,  stared at the snow for about 5 minutes, and was then ready to head back inside.  

Oh well, maybe she'll be more enthusiastic about the snow this winter.  Otherwise all my hopes and dreams of fun snow pictures will have to wait another year! 

A Brief Hiatus

For those of you who actually read this blog, you've probably noticed that I've gone from writing once or twice a week to absolutely nothing.  It's not because I have nothing to write, but because we moved at the end of April to Yellowstone, and living in the boonies makes setting up services like the internet, take forever.  I'll be up and writing again hopefully next week.  My in laws have been great with letting us sneak over and check our emails, but as you all know, setting up a home after moving just takes a long time.  Plus we all got the flu our first week here, so we're just a bit behind on getting rid of our boxes!  

So thank you for not giving up on me!  Next week's post should be full of pictures and funny stories! 

This is a very fuzzy picture, but our friend took it, and man are we glad he did!  This was the first time Briella really noticed a buffalo, and this one was right in our backyard!