A New Calling???

For awhile I've wanted to sew a winter coat (some of you are aware of) but haven't found the time to finish especially since Izzy is now here.  However, I've found some time to wipe together two dresses for Izzy.  The one on the left was for her 18m pictures and the one on the right was for Christmas.  I'm now considering changing careers to having a little girl's dress boutique… aren't you excited Abe :-)

Merry Christmas!

Christmas for the Bures side would not be complete without making Oma's famous sugar cookies.  Decorating them has grown to incorporate more family members.  I guess that just means more & more cookies every year!

Even Izzy got into the decorating… we may have missed the cookie but we sure had fun shaking those sprinkles. 

 Not too bad for a timer and little ones looking at the camera!

 Here are the cousins.  Izzy had a great time playing with all of them.

 Santa came!  Everyone was excited about their gifts.

 Every time Izzy sees a Rody, she wants to play with him.  So Santa brought one for her.  I think she likes it!

 Izzy trying out cousin Amelia's skate with help from daddy & Oma.

Capturing a moment with Oma and a few of Izzy's favorite things… books, silky & Elmo.

Bubbles!

Yes, every night since Oma left mommy has to strategically save non-breakable dishes to wash so Izzy can play in the bubbles.  Tonight Abe was quick enough that we caught her delight on the video camera.  Apologizes for the beginning being sideways… it was corrected.  Enjoy Oma!

Oma Visits

 This past 2 weeks, Oma's presence was requested in the Barkoudah house.  Abe currently works nights and I was schedule to be the night float (8pm-8am) for the 1st two week in December.  We figured it would be a small feat to find a babysitter overnight and therefore asked Oma if she could help out.  So Izzy got to spend a few days at home from daycare.  One of her favorite activities was washing the dishes with Oma.  She loved to play in the bubbles.  After Oma left, she now pulls the chair up to the sinks, points and says "bubu".  I may have to forgo the dishwasher for Izzy's sake.

Much to Abe's dismay, I think Izzy may have some girlie-girl tendencies.  At times all she wants to do is play with jewelry, hair accessories and put on lip gloss/chapstick.  Time will tell on that one.

Santa!

 Call me a kid at heart… I still enjoy sitting on Santa's lap.  Or maybe because I'm bored.  A few weeks ago, I flew out to Chicago for a quick practicum.  In the airport, you could get your picture taken with Santa for free.  After I saw a flight attendant pose with the jolly man, I figured I could too.  And just to liven it up… I asked him if I could give him a kiss for the 3rd shot.  The tech who then produced the picture for me started signing… "I saw mommy kissing, Santa Claus".  At least others have a sense of humor as well!

Christmas would not be complete without seeing Santa for Izzy.  You would think that a huge city like Boston would have several options to choose from.  But the closet daily Santa was in a mall ~45mins away.  Good thing the local toy store in JP had a night when Santa came.  Last year, he visited as well and we were the only ones who came at that particular time.  This year, we had to put our names on a list and wait.  He was popular this year.  And I'm proud of my baby for not even showing the slightest sign of being scared.  I may get away with never having the crying picture with Santa :-)