Merry Christmas to All and to All a Good Night

Well the weather outside is frightful but the fire is so delightful and since we have no place to go...Let it Snow, Let is Snow, Let it Snow.
Never before have those words rang more true. This Christmas Eve will be spent snug in our own beds as the weather is leaving us unable to travel back home to spend with the family. We are making the most of it though with making Christmas Soup and then of course Christmas cookies for Santa. Caitlin is all snug in her bed and we are preparing for Santa to stop by the Loseke household.
On a more serious note I hope everyone is with the family and friends this Christmas Eve and is gathering for the true meaning of Christmas.Tonight we prepare for the birth of Jesus Christ our savior. We hope you all gather to celebrate the Reason for the Season.
From our family to yours may your Christmas be full of love,laughter and celebration. Much love to you all.
Derek, Barb and Caitlin.

A is for Apple....

Caitlin, Derek and I had a great day and half of snow days this past week in Omaha. We got to spend some great family time together and work on our ABC's. We created flashcards a few weeks ago and have slowly been introducing different letters and such to Caitlin. We worked most with A this past week and different items that start with that letter, such as, Apple, Airplane,Alligator etc. So on Thursday morning when I showed Caitlin a picture of the letter A very proudly said A then when we showed her the picture of the apple. She looked at me and said "apple" very clearly. We are so excited that she is learning her ABC's and also increasing her vocabulary. She is becoming such a independent girl. Hope everyone has a great Saturday. It is supposed to be somewhat of a nice day in Omaha. Maybe we will go outside to build a snow man.

15 months old already.

Today Caitlin and I get to spend the day together today since daycare is closed. We have such a busy schedule of hanging up Christmas lights and decorations on the tree, but will probably wait for Daddy to do some of it so he can have fun with us too. We also have a few presents to wrap and put under the tree.
We will also take some time out to play and spend time hanging out just Mommy and Caitlin. She is getting so big. I can't believe she is 15 months old already. So much has happened in the last 15 months and I could not imagine any of it without her. She is so much fun. She has the walking down and is on her way to running. She is also learning more words by the day, maybe even minute as it seems. Every morning she gets up and tells us Hi and then it's non stop from there...wonder who she learned that one from? We are also now starting to learn our favorites...favorite food is bananas. We have to use code words when making our grocery list so that she doesn't walk into the kitchen stand next to the table and say "nana". So cute!!! We also have a favorite toy and chair and of course blanket and when it all comes together for a little bit we have the happiest girl in the world. I am hoping to take pictures of all the fun we have today and get them up later. Have a great day everyone. Only 3 weeks until Christmas... So excited.