She's growing so fast

Just look at those feet!

Sleigh Ride

First Attempt:





Not bad, not bad.

Second attempt:

Whoops!


Wheee?


Ker plop!


The verdict: take me back inside and we shall never speak of this again.

All I want for Christmas

Is to open presents! Toddler Jeneric caught on fast to ripping wrapping paper and even figured out there were usually toys beneath the paper.


Dakota and Dad help.


This looks big. Is it a hippopotamus?


Still opening. This gift was just from Grandpa. I wonder what it could be?


We'll have her bowling 300 by next Christmas.


There was more present opening in Michigan.


Legos! Thanks Grammy & Grampy!


Toddler Jeneric has promised to make crepes for the next four Sundays.



And to all, a good night.

Hey Moe, hey Moe!

Just after Christmas, we did the Curling Shuffle! Well, Eric and Jenni did. Toddler Jeneric watched from a safe distance and did more than her fair share of crying.


Aunt Kelly and Eric get ready to throw (on different sheets!).


Eric may just be a natural.


Uncle Kyle shows Toddler Jeneric the finer points of sweeping.


Grandpa throws down!


Jenni throws and doesn't fall down. Amazing!


No, I do not think I will play today.


The end result of our first attempts at throwing.

We're back!

Did you miss us? Our holidays were stu-u-u-pendous and we'll get to those adventures. But first, some photos of Toddler Jeneric's favorite Christmas decoration:



Add an aww as you realize it was also her Dad's favorite Christmas decoration when he was a wee Toddler.

Coming up on Wily Jeneric: toys! curling! more toys! and how not to spend New Year's Day (according to some small people).

We now rejoin our show, already in progress

Where were we? Ah, yes, Toddler Jeneric's Canadian adventures!

We arrived in Kitchener in time for dinner. On the menu: lamb. Musical lamb at that.

(Thanks Ali, Teresa for the musical farm animal for Toddler Jeneric)

Toddler Jeneric met Keeper:


and promptly taught him the most inefficient way to remove water from his bowl:


Saturday was a play day.



Does she know there's a puffer fish in her lap?


Maybe Keeper will like my dog counting book.

Sunday dawned cold and snowy. Maybe you heard? Canada got socked by a lovely snow storm. We did what any reasonable family would do: we hunkered down and played more games.


And it kept on snowing.



To pass the time, Toddler Jeneric and Keeper traded places.




Alas, the snow eventually ended and we aimed our car for points southwest-ish. Let's not discuss the conditions of the 402 or that we arrived home well after midnight on a school night. We thoroughly enjoyed our time in Canada. Maybe next time Jenni can win at Puerto Rico.

Travels with Toddler Jeneric, the International Edition

This post is temporarily broken. It's quite boring to write about a fun trip to the blustery wilds of Canada without pictures. You see, we forgot the camera. Lucky for us, Teresa and Ali have a camera and weren't afraid to use it. So! Pictures and posting will commence in the very near future.

And in the interest of being transparent, we also forgot:
the diaper bag*
Toddler Jeneric's winter coat
Toddler Jeneric's slippers
boots for everyone

We almost forgot Toddler Jeneric's pajamas, but a little forethought by Eric saved us from that embarrassment

*Never fear, Toddler Jeneric's cheeky bum was well-covered this weekend and most of the diapers (and wipes, too) had been packed in the suitcase.