Tantrums

We have hit the tantrum stage. Actually it has been going on for a while now but we have had some doozies lately. Greg and I can't wait until spring because most of the tantrums have something to do with jackets, hats, mittens, or boots. We rarely leave the house without having to deal with some kind of fit. A couple of weeks ago, she had a tantrum in the car on the way to her swimming lesson ovr her mittens. We even got to the YMCA and she refused to settle down. She plays this "I want to", "I don't want to" game all the time when she's mad so she refused to go into the YMCA. I don't play games so I put her right back in the car and we skipped the lesson and headed home. She proceeded to get even more upset because she couldn't go to her swimming lesson, even though she refused to go in. I think the hysterical screaming lasted about 90 minutes or so. Uggghhh.

Wonder what our tantrums look like? I took this picture after a tantrum one day. Keep in mind that she was fully clothed and was wearing regular underwear prior to the tantrum.

Christmas Part II

Since it's almost Valentine's Day, I thought it would be nice if I finished uploading the rest of my Christmas pictures. I'm in a picture taking rut. I honestly have very few pictures to share since Christmas. This time of the year is so dark, cold, and depressing that I don't get the camera out much. Our weekends consist of skating lessons and swimming lessons but we haven't done too much lately since it's been so cold. I can't wait for some warmer weather!

Sooo....as I mentioned in the last post, we hosted Christmas Eve. We followed in Ben and Angie's footsteps and did an appetizer dinner and it was awesome! This is seriously better than regular dinner! Check out this display of food!

We spent a lot of time chatting.

Mer got a truck and track set from Grandma and Grandpa Schwake. The wheels on the trucks have since spun out of control and got tangled all over in our cat Tabitha's 3 inch fur. It was not pleasant.

Since Meredith is a skater now, this is a fitting ornament.

Peace out!

This is actually from Christmas morning. She is checking out all her loot from Santa. She did get the one thing she really, really wanted...a Hello Kitty clock.

And this is the artwork she made in preschool. I love it!