Happy Birthday!

Happy First Birthday, Baby Boy! We love you!

A Milestone

Today we changed out the car seats. Our little man is no longer an infant and has moved up in the world. How did the past year go by so fast?

Easter (a week late)

Easter was only half-fun this year. At 3:30 on Easter morning our young man woke up with a nasty case of croup. Needless to say, he and Daddy did not go to church. On an up note, my mom was here visiting so the three of us (me, Mom and the princess) went to church and did the Easter Egg hunt there. Then, of course, we did our own hunt in the back yard once we got home. The little guy stayed in his pj's instead of getting in his Easter outfit, but we let him come outside. He was more interested in climbing the deck stairs, patio furniture and then trying to eat the plastic eggs than in finding any, but I think it was still a fun time. Hope everyone else had a nice Easter!

Book Club

I have been wanting to join a book club for quite a while now...the trouble was that every time I heard of one, it was full and they weren't looking for new members. So I decided to take the initiative and start my own. There are only 5 active members at the moment, and one inactive (she just had a baby so will be busy for the next few months) but I think the small numbers will make for a really good discussion group. The first book we've chosen to read is The Shack by Wm. Paul Young. If anyone has any comments or insights, please feel free to let us know!

Bath Time Fun

Bath time is always a treat around here. The Little Man absolutely adores having his bath! Any time he can get into the bathroom, he always heads straight for the tub, stands up next to it, bangs his hands on the side, then turns to me with a big grin as if to say "Yay, mommy! It's bath time!" I just love that kid!













My post-bath baby burrito! Isn't he just yummy?

Disney Princess

We took the kiddies to Disney World for an entire week to celebrate the Princess's 5th birthday this year. We had meals with so many characters that my head was spinning. Most of them were breakfasts. And since she wore her fabulous Disney birthday button everywhere, she got cake and the Happy Birthday song at every meal. Needless to say, it was a rousing success. She met all of the princesses and most of the other major characters, ate tons of junk food, rode everything at least twice and managed to lose her first tooth, which she swallowed. Of course, since earlier in the day she had shown Tinker Bell that the tooth was loose, apparently Tinker Bell talked to the Tooth Fairy, who was able to find us at the hotel and leave a signed autograph and a whole $1.00, even though she didn't get to take the tooth. That Tooth Fairy is pretty cool.

SNOW, SNOW, SNOW

Last night and today we have gotten the first snow of the season. And what a doozy! We have 10 inches already (just since 4:30 last night - it is now 8:30 in the morning). And it is still coming down! The forecasters are calling for anywhere between 2 and 6 more inches today. Talk about a white Christmas! DH and the Princess are outside right now - I managed to take a few pictures. The Tigger is napping at the moment, but we'll get more pictures with him later today.....and here they are! (two hours later)



The Hubby and the Princess decided to take the truck out to see how things looked outside of our neighborhood. This is a shot of one of the main roads near us through the windshield.





My super cute family!



Aren't they cute?





The Tigger in his very first snow suit, in his very first snow storm!




Is this a totally redneck picture or what? I almost miss the bright orange hunting gear that seems missing! But they are just adorable!



This is the view from my backdoor onto our deck. The Hubby was kind enough to shovel a path so we could actually walk outside.
My hero!



Is there anything more fun than a slide covered in snow?








The hubby was shaking the snow cover off the tarp roof of the playset. It was like a wonderful snow shower!