Wow

This is not a post about something that Marea did that makes me go 'wow'; or about how Marea will exclaim 'wow', or anything related to the traditional meaning of 'wow'.

This is 'Wow':

She doesn't call him that because the things he does makes her say 'wow'. It's just his name, because that's the noise he makes. Sometimes she'll chase him around the house saying, 'woooooow' or 'woooowowooow'. It's just what she calls the kitty. It's hilarious.

When we drive home in the car, we talk about who will be at home. She says, 'gwa-wa'; 'pa-pa'; daddy, and wow. (and sometimes melmo)

did christmas just happen?

Holiday faves:
-driving around with mom and dad to check out all the lighted up houses.
-baking cookies with grandma carole and great grandma dorothy.
-the over the top decorations at the frost grandparents house-especially the singing snowman and 'rocking around the christmas tree' tree.
-frosty the snowman. i bought her a book about with the frosty song, and then a frosty ornament, and frosty soon became a hit.
-favorite gifts: the baby doll from fran and debbie, and the stroller and bottles from auntie laura and family, were definitely the biggest hits. other favorites are the giant elmo ('hi, melmo!) and the tricycle.

the best part about christmas, now, and hopefully always, was that she was more into the decorations and the seasonal stuff than the gifts. i really hope that those feelings never change. i guess that's another challenge for gary and i as parents. i hope that our family can develop some strong and lasting family traditions that will always make the holidays more than just christmas.