snow & ice & everything nice

sigh... this is my life.

the kid's books & toys & even the boppy have officially stolen my spot on the couch.
but i won't be defeated so easily. i am houdini. i can fit into even the smallest spaces in order to maintain my position of keeper of the couch in this household.

and at least i had more success than libby did...she tried to hold down her spot, but eventually she had to come out for air:

okay. enough grumbling. {because in reality we actually kind of think the kid is cute and like having someone else around to lick and sniff and stare at...} onto the purpose of today's post--an update on the life of our family.

we had a whole week of snow & ice last week. being as brett is a teacher, he got three days off of school and two days of two hour delays. {who do you think gets more excited about snow days? teachers or students? TEACHERS.}

so here are the top 5 highlights of our week o' ice & snow:

1. a little tiny bit of sleep. libby & i have not allowed the kid to alter our sleep schedules. but meg & brett don't get quite as much as they used to. so now they pass out anytime they have a minute to rest. brett wins the award for most uncomfortable nap:

2. the kid is sitting up at longer and longer increments of time on her own. {okay, i can barely handle it--break in my hardened front--SHE IS ADORABLE.}

3. smiling. we did a lot of that. and laughing.
{it really is the gift that the kid brings to the house--joy in the very smallest things. like singing "skinnermerinkidinkydink skinnamereenkydoo i love you" over and over again. like "eating up" karis' feet. like pushing her nose and saying "boop!" like doing "the superman" while doing tummy time. and diaper changes, which are truly the times full of the most joy around here these days.}

4. something karis can do that libby & i can't: suck her fingers. she wins on that one.
but it seems little miss thang is going to march to her own drum and has rejected the thumb and gone for the pointer finger. you go girl.

5. pictured in the background of the above picture: NOT FOLDING LAUNDRY.
why use your time off to do something as lame as laundry? ...especially when it makes such a great background to pictures.