Week One - and we survived!

Well... it's Friday! We have been home officially one week! AMAZING! And we have lived to tell about it! Tuesday, we had lots more snow! Though it is pretty - it can be expensive (I got stuck in Uncle Jim's driveway and after numerous attempts to pull me out - we decided to call a tow truck!) Wednesday - another fun day - we had WIND! 25-30 mph winds, which is nothing really out of the ordinary - except when there is a ton of powdery snow! We have some hills and gullies at our house that make things really interesting when this happens - like getting stuck! There was one drift on the driveway that was taller than me! I had a fun time digging out our chickens and duck, their pen was FULL of snow... and yes, literally, I had to dig them out! It was like a recovery mission after an avalanche! I almost gave up half way, and then I heard our wonder-duck quacking from inside his house 3 feet away, under 3 feet of snow..... long story short - no fowl or feathered casualties Wednesday!
Ok - I will get to little O.... she is doing GREAT! She is really active! She is not interested in tv... like our boys - so that means I am constantly on my toes chasing her around - good exercise now, but I am sure that in a week I will be exhausted!
When we first got home, she was pretty nervous around PJ, our dog- but now - she is following him around, giving him treats and feeding her unwanted meals (a big no-no) to him! He seems to like her so far!
O has started sleeping all night - which before she was getting us up between 2 and 4 am, which makes for a long day! John went back to work - so she is waking up when he is! Cute, except for the full load in her diapers first thing in the morning! She is currently sleeping in our room in a toddler bed... we decided to keep her with us for awhile- so she can feel safe knowing that we are right there, and we can also make sure that she is not getting out of bed!
She is slowly expanding on her choices while eating... so far, crackers, yogurt and certain baby foods are her choice! She is also a bonafide fan of Cheerios - the honey nut variety! She has not wanted to try any vegetables, but she will eat almost any fruit placed in front of her!
We have forgotten how busy a two year old is! She is all over the place, all the time! She is testing waters daily - like putting things in her mouth, opening things after she has been told no many times... and when she gets wound up - BITING! Ugh - that part is the worst! Today she bit me HARD - left a nice red mark! Sort of like puppy teeth - small but very effective! haha!
Her verbal skills will probably start improving soon... currently her vocabulary consists of baby babble, mama, papa, no-no, no and da.... When asked if she wants something that she likes, she will either nod her head or clap her hands... when her answer is no - she turns her head away... cute now - but probably going to drive us nuts later!

We are excited to start the new year! It should be exciting! Once we finish getting all our trip photos downloaded - we will add some here!

Happy New Year!