Both kids said they wanted to make their own valentines this year. Meadow and I picked up some supplies and away they went. After Meadow successfully completed her "Don't-be-so-shy Cat Challenge" we finally adopted a new kitty, Pecan! Our first cat was named Peanut, so when our new little gal was named Pecan by the Rescue Crew , we had to keep the name. Petting her cat in her cat pajamas of course.

Meadow has been going to bed earlier since the time change. If I don't wake up before her I usually bring her into our room with us. Eventually she gets hungry and falls back asleep.  Morning snuggles are the best. The part she left out is that she leaves Meadow with me as a human alarm clock. I guess I can't complain. Look at that face! After she fell asleep I had breakfast. Scott had lunch.  Potato and cabbage soup with croutons. I ate too many croutons and felt naucious afterwards. She has finally run out of disposables so we moved onto cloth diapers. We've had a few leaks, but  I think we've figured out how to stop them.  I was planning on heading to Wayzata for another shoot, but the overcast weather turned it into a fun day with my two babes. Now that she's wearing them I don't really notice the goofy prints.  She would rather be in her diaper all day.  We decided to put her in this little ...

  Last night our dining room and staircase hallway were finished and painted. I love how the color looks with the dark wood. I guess after living in places with white walls we're both pretty excited about painting our walls.   We could now put our dining room back together.  It snowed more than an inch for the first time all year. Brooke shoveled the last time, so I was out the door, clearing the sidewalk and driveway.   I hoped that I'd have breakfast waiting for me when I got back inside, but Brooke was busy putting stuff back in the dining room. Less than a week later our house was back to normal.   I also brought out all our Christmas decorations. Scott was pretty upset that breakfast wasn't made when he came back in. Brooke wanted waffles, but I thought we should use our new griddle.   We planned on getting a Christmas tree, so Brooke brought out the Minnesota Growers map to find a tree farm nearby.  ...