All the photos are so blurry.  I’m trying to fix this.

I need a way to get all of these photos from the cruise up.  What better way than to update y’all on whats new here?  I have so many more so watch out for random swim suit photos in the dead of winter. ;)

This week we clabbered some raw goat milk.  It was going bad, so we got it for free.  Turns out...its actually the probiotics in the milk eating the lactose (sugar).  Leave the milk out...let those probies do their thing.  Strain and make whey (which we use for her formula) & cream cheese (which we use when we make an extremely delicious but unhealthy dip on those weekend nights where we are just DONE).

The beginning of our week was cold & now it is in the 60s and raining.  Our yard is a lake.  But the highlight of our week was seeing 40+ wild turkeys walk down our street.  We opened the door and all three of us (Miley included) sat there & quietly watched.  Well...we did wave to the turkeys.  I really wanted to get a photo of this for y’all but I also really wanted to just enjoy the moment.  

Here are some things that Arliss is up to the past month:

-Can point to her nose, toes, head, belly, feet, toes are

-Can point to daddy & Miley Rae (not me though)

-Helps clean up liquid spills...ahem

-Goes up and down the stairs alone with “indirect” supervision

-Helps close drawers, the freezer, fridge drawer and fridge doors

-Can climb onto her big stool to eat (the tree stumps)

-Hands her toys to other babies when they come to play (super cute)

-Like puddles

-Grabs dried mealworms out of the bag and lets the chickens eat them out of her tiny hand

-We now pull her highchair (b/c it has a moveable step) up to the island & she will eat or play while I am cooking

-Brings me her shoes, coat & hat when she ((apparently)) wants to go outside

-Sits down to put on/take off shoes & places them in shoe basket

-Starting to use spoon & fork 

-Drinks water from my bottle that has a straw

-Loves to be outside

-Age 12-13m went in the potty once a day....Age 13-14m not interested

-Puts the phone up to her ear & is like: Hello (but she doesn’t say it)

-Will ((usually)) go get something if you ask her to

You played in the rain...

Explored some old stone batteries...

Picked up Puerto Rican garbage...

Teased your great-granma & granpa Minnie....

Stood on your tip toes...

& walked some old cobblestone streets...

We are officially back home.  Hitting the ground running with all that being home/regular life entails.  Arliss was glad to be back in the ‘yes’ space of our house.  Lots of climbing, opening, sitting, standing, walking, petting Miley Rae, etc.  Here is a little teaser to help hold you over till I find time to edit & upload others:

...leaving on a jetplane...

Don’t blink, just like that you’re six years old

And you take a nap

December 2015

Arliss helped me put away the groceries today.  She took out each fruit or vegetable and handed it to me.  As she did this I named each thing.

Hello from South Carolina, where we can swing neeked in December.

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I’m not sure if we are going to send out physical holiday cards this year.  I LOVE to send them out, but not sure we budgeted for cards this year.  Also 99% of the cards are thrown away after...which seems like such a waste of resources (ours and the planets).

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