The Neiharts: Where Did January Go?

Wow! I’ve been meaning to post new pictures the last couple weeks, but I don’t know where my time went. We don’t have a lot of pictures to account for our time though we’ve been keeping busy!

Kaitlyn officially turned 18 mo. last week. I can’t believe she getting so big! We measured and she’s grown a whole FOOT since she was born! She is now 33 1/2 inches tall!

She’s been talking up a storm and is stringing more and more words together all at once. My favorite is “Mom AND Dad” which is so sweet in her little voice. Kaitlyn has discovered the joys of watching snow fall (though we haven’t had much this year) and just keeps telling us “ ‘now shoes!” The girl really has a thing for shoes. She is already sporting size 5!

We’ve been working on lots of projects- Nate is in the middle of writing yet another grant. We will be starting to preform our grant dance on a weekly basis until funding comes through. (In case you’re wondering it is a lot the like the Funky Chicken dance which Kaitlyn thinks is tons of fun!)

Kaitlyn helped me pick out some new ribbon for bows – I was trying to get a picture of the bow, but ended up with just a bunch of blurry pictures of her head and these two that were in focus. :)

Nate requested a “Brew Hauler” for his carboy beer fermenting jug since it gets pretty heavy and slippery when full. I thought it was a worthy use of my time to ensure that 3 gal. of beer wouldn’t be dropped and splashed all over the kitchen/stairs/basement. Not to mention the broken glass.

I’ve been trying my hand at sock knitting and am not sure if it is my yarn choice or sock choice that is disappointing me. I may just not be a sock knitter. I guess I like seeing results faster and the thought of doing two socks is a bit daunting. After I finish the first I’m ready to move on. So I may end up with a bunch of mismatched socks! (Sorry no sock pictures yet) I also finished off an infinity scarf which is a giant loop scarf.