First fire in the fireplace for this winter season :)

Last year, Marlee was just a baby and loved swinging in her swing in front of the fireplace.  Bear, Marlee, and I all have a love for a beautiful fire...they are so mesmerizing!  We wondered now that Marlee is crawling around and taking steps how she would do with a fire in the fireplace.  I, as a worrying Mommy have been so worried about her wanting to go right up to the fire and crawl on in  it because its so neat.  We have been working on not letting her climb up on the brick in front of the fireplace and always say "HOT" with our hand hoping this would help when it came time to build a fire.  Today, it was a chilly day and perfect for our first fire.  Bear got busy building the fire and Marlee and I were preparing dinner...once we walked downstairs to where the fire was...it was already a beautiful fire!  Marlee crawled over to where Bear was sitting by the fire and held her hand up saying it was "HOT"!  YAY!  She was listening and learning as we were teaching her!  Proud Mommy moment :)  She loved the fire and was so good about not going up to it unless Bear and I were up at it.  She would stand back far away from it and just look in amazement.  We are looking forward to some more cooler weather hopefully soon, so we can build another one! :)

Last winter in front of the fire in the fireplace. :)

This winter in front of the fireplace...look at how she has grown!

Marlee telling Daddy that the fire is "HOT"...notice her little hand :)