Fun in the Snow

It is days like this that I really am thankful I am a stay at home mom! We woke up this morning to snow and watched it fall all day. What a beautiful sight to wake up to! Rockwall did not cancel school so I went ahead and took Alexandra to her school. I did not want her to miss her Valentine party at school. She said "mommy, promise not to play in the snow without me" I told her we wouldn't. She also said "when I get home from school we will make snow angels, snowmen, and have a snowball fight"! I told her I couldn't wait to play in the snow with her. Before we left to take Alexandra to school, I let her and Avery play a bit. It was awesome driving in the snow, Avery was very excited and kept screaming SNOW over and over again! When Alexandra got home from school we went outside and played with our neighbors. It is so fun to have friends to play in the snow with. Misty and Alexandra got into a snowball fight. Their snowballs were huge! Avery had a great time running in the snow. She fell a few times and could not get up out of the thick snow. She just laid there and yelled. When I picked her up she said "tank you mommy". It reminded me of the boy in A Christmas Story that was bundled up so much when he fell he could not get up! Everyone had a wonderful time and it was a great day to enjoy the snow. I am glad my girls got the chance to experience snow! There were so many good pictures but I narrowed it down to a few. Enjoy!!

Alexandra building her own snowman!

Love my little snow angel!

Avery enjoying the snow!

Alexandra eating snow on a stick!

Avery

Avery is 20 months! It is amazing how much the second child learns so quickly. Avery can say her ABC's, count to 15, and talks in complete sentences. She already has great manners and says thank you and your welcome at the appropriate times. She loves being around people and loves to play with her big sister! I know that Alexandra gets annoyed sometimes but Avery mimicks everything Alexandra does from playing to talking. She is very very curious and gets into EVERYTHING! We are currently working on a toddler curriculum which she really enjoys! At bedtime, she loves to take the books and read to me before she goes to bed. She is good at telling me all about the pictures. Avery had a span where she was very interested in potty training. She has experienced pooing and peeing in the potty several times. We bought her pull ups and she wore those for a day or two and all the interest of potty training has disappeared. She still goes in the potty twice a day. I am proud that she has showed interest so early but I am letting her take control of the potty training. She is so sweet and has the same personality as her big sister! Can you imagine Alexandra times 2? My goodness what a blessing it is to be their mommy!













My sweet porcelain doll! Precious moments













Avery watching daddy and sissy ice skate.













Silly girl.



















Avery loves to dress herself!

Alexandra

Alexandra has been telling us for a couple of weeks that she would like to get her ears pierced. Toby and I just said "yes" and kept going about our business. We didn't really know where this came from and thought it would disappear. It didn't disappear and she actually kept getting more and more excited about it! Toby and I would tell her all about what was involved with getting your ears pierced! She said "okay I am ready"! Sunday afternoon we went to Claire's to get her ears pierced. She did so well sitting in the chair eating a sucker and sitting very still while they marked her ears. Toby and I were glad that there were two ladies piercing her ears simultaneously. As soon as the piercing guns came out, Alexandra became very uncomfortable and lunged for me. The ladies suggested for her to sit in my lap. She sat in my lap still not feeling comfortable about the situation. Finally, the piercing was over. She did cry a bit but then was all smiles when we celebrated with some Braum's ice cream! I can't believe she has her ears pierced, she is growing up way to fast.

Ice Skating

We got the cousins together to go ice skating. We had a wonderful time taking the girls ice skating for the first time! We tried to go during the holidays but it was way too crowded so we waited until everyone was back in school. The girls talked about it all day. Once we got there and got the ice skates on they closed the ice rink to reice it. So the girls had to wait about 10 minutes before they could get on the ice. They were hesitate about getting on but once they touched the ice they were all smiles the entire time. It was a joy to watch them walk the wall and then finally getting enough confidence to skate in the middle of the ice rink. Avery of course, is to young to go ice skating so we had fun taking pictures and walking around the mall.

Kaitlyn, Madelyn, and Alexandra waiting patiently to ice skate.

The family on the ice!

Alexandra with her daddy

Holly, Joel, Madelyn, Toby, and Alexandra

Sweet Avery

Alexandra with no hands!

You did it!!

Happy New Year 2010

Toby and I hosted a New Year's Party for family and friends to ring in the New Year! The kids pretty much entertained themselves so the adults got to play some fun games! All the kids except the babies made it to midnight. They got to ring in the New Year with a glass of sparkling white grape juice! The adults well we rang in the New Year with Sparkling Champagne! Happy New Year, 2010!!!!! The New Year's Resolutions are the same lose weight and eat better. Hmmmm....maybe we should come up with some new ones. We'll see.

dog pile

A White Christmas

It was great waking up to a White Christmas! Once we opened presents and had breakfast we decided to go outside and play in the snow. It got more exciting when our neighbors came outside and played with us!

Avery walking in the snow.












Avery lovin the snow!













Alexandra throwing a snowball at the camera.

Alexandra chasing a remote control car with Tucker's sword.













Tucker and Alexandra with Tucker's swords(they have another name).

The spirit of Giving

This year Toby decided we were going to bake some cookies and take them to our local police department. He suggested taking them to the police officers on night shift. He said people give them goodies during the holiday season but the night shift guys get stuck with nothing or very little. Alexandra was so excited!!! We baked the cookies and Toby took her to the police statioin in Rockwall to give them their goodies. Two Rockwall officers came out to take the cookies. They had these stuffed animals with fleece blankets to give her. She was so excited they could hardly understand what she was saying to them. Then they asked her is she had a sister or brother, of couse, she said sister and they gave her one to give Avery, too! She told them the cookies were for them and the could eat them now if they wanted. It was great to see her face! Next year, we plan on giving to the police officers and letting Alexandra chose an angel from a tree to give to as well. It is time to show her what the holiday season is all about.