Just checking in

We haven't had much going on since the excitement of our snow days! We had a nice Valentine's day. Jake & I went out to eat and to see the movie Valentine's Day. It was pretty cute! We've been trading baby-sitting with Jenn & Cody. The kids love playing together & it saves money not to have to pay a baby-sitter. So, that has been working out really well!

Sarah has been making up little songs lately. I love to see what their little minds come up with! She sings about whatever she sees, sometimes she plays the guitar too. Some of her lyrics have been "My daddy, be home later, that door, that toy, I love this elbow, I love to clean it, I love to pat it." It's pretty funny! Sometimes at night we hear her making up songs in her bed while she's falling asleep. She's so funny! Yesterday she was singing & dancing in front of the mirror wearing nothing but a pink tutu! It makes me a little sad that she's learning to say "ballerina" the right way. For so long it's been "rina" everything!

Adam seems to be getting so grown up! He's eating like a teenage boy! He's always hungry and he will eat all of his meal & usually half of Sarah's! (she's in that picky toddler stage so it's actually working out pretty well with not wasting food!) He's really into letter sounds right now. He's always pointing out words on signs & noticing what letters make up words. It's so neat to me to see these little developmental stages as they learn!

I guess that's all of our news for now! Have a wonderful week!

Snow Day Part 2!

We had another wonderful snow day! Jake had the day off & we all had fun playing in the snow together!

We walked to a street in our neighborhood with a big hill & the kids got to go for a ride!

We were all ready to come inside and get warm! We put on dry, comfy clothes & had a nice, warm lunch followed by a lazy afternoon! What a perfect day!

My Little Valentines!

Being Silly!

Being Sweet!Just being themeslves! Silly & sweet!

This is how Sarah went to preschool. Tiarra and all! I'm starting to think she's convinced that she really is a princess!

Happy Valentine's Day!

Snow Day!!

I can't believe we had another snow day in Texas! I love it! This was the perfect kind of snow day too! It was the pretty, fluffy, powdery snow. It was cold outside but not so cold that you couldn't stand it. We got to stay out and play for a long time this afternoon. We attempted to make a snowman but the kids got bored and started smashing it. Maybe we'll have better luck tomorrow! Jacob has the day off and he really wants to go play in the snow! Adam LOVED playing in the snow! He's an outside boy! Sarah likes to be wherever Adam is but...she really doesn't like to be cold and wet. She kept saying "I can't walk very well!"

Here they are playing in the snow!

Cutie pie in the snow!
Sweet girl! See, she's trying to have fun...She would just rather be inside taking a nap on a cold day! That's MY idea of a perfect snow day! We are excited about Jake having the day off tomorrow so we can do it all again! Yay for snow days!

Rainy day fun

Before it got all cold and snowy, we had a rainy day. My kids love to be outside! Those puddles were calling Adam's name!

He and Sarah had so much fun splashing around in them!
Isn't this the coolest picture!

They are best buddies! I love it!

Sarah's Room

A while ago we moved Sarah into a toddler bed and I re-decorated her room. Her bedding is pink and brown with flowers. Here are a few pictures!

My sweet friend Jara painted this beautiful cross for Sarah's room! I love it so much!

She has a little play kitchen in her room. As you can see she has fun playing with it- and all of it's accessories! She's very proud of herself when she wakes up in her big girl bed! She's a sweetie!

Visiting with my grandparents

I feel so fortunate to still have both of my grandmothers in my life & one grandfather. They live in the Baton Rouge area. I get to see them several times a year. This year was special becuase I got to be with both of my grandmas for their birthdays!

Some of the girls from our family met in Shreveport to celebrate Mamaw's birthday (my moms mom). Some gambled. Some shopped! We all ate a lot! We lauged a lot and just had a great time together! Most of my memories about Mamaw revolve around food- does that tell you anything about our family! ha ha! Really though, the reason for that is that she is a gourmet chef! She's been a homemaker for 58 years so she's had lots of practice!! She got married when she was 18 and then had five children! Now that I am a mom & a homemaker myself, I think of her so often and am so thankful to have such a wonderful example to follow! She is so precious to me, I love you Mamaw!

My Grams (dad's mom) means the world to me too! She is the sweetest, most giving person I've ever known! Everyone who knows her loves her! She's just fun to be around! We've always had a close relationship. She was married to my Gramps and they had seven children- five of them were boys! Anyway, this year the kids and I went to visit her on her birthday weekend. It was fun spending time with her. I'm so thankful that my kids get to know her too. She's precious to me too! I love you Grams!

While I'm on the subject of grandparents I'll tell you about my grandpa too! I have learned lots of life lessons from Papaw! He is someone who takes what life hands him and just makes the best of it! He has a positive outlook on life and just enjoys every day! He knows all there is to know about computers! He loves history and geneology. I could sit and visit with him for hours! Papaw is very special to me too! I love you Papaw!

Sarah's funny conversations

I just wanted to write down some of Sarah's new cute words & phrases so I don't forget them. She's been saying "sure" a lot lately instead of yes. (Like in response to things like- are you ready for dinner, need a new diaper, etc.) She's also been repeating random phrases that she has heard people say. Like when I came out of my room after getting dressed for the day she excitedly said "You got dressed! All by yourself!" This afternoon she told me "I need dinner. I so hungry." Then when I was making the dinner she said "You make dinner, I so proud of you." Also, like any girl, she loves getting gifts. If I get something for her and show it to her she makes the cutest expression & says something like "I'm so excited." I was going to let her pick out a baby doll at the dollar store. I asked her if she wanted the pink one or purple one. She said she wanted "all of them." The funniest thing was last night she was taking a bath. I left the room and came back with a new bath toy for her. It was just some measuring cups to play with in the tub. She made a weird face then said "Oh.my.gosh. That is so RUDE!" :) I have no idea why she said that but it was too funny!