Snow Day Video

This video is for those of you who didn't believe me that my kids hated being out in the snow! After naps, we tried to take them outside again. Parker would not even step foot outside and Eden lasted about 5 minutes before her meltdown began. Maybe the next time it snows, we will be able to play in the snow with smiles and not tears!

(Just for the record- Eden was not in trouble when I grabbed her arm. I was just trying to catch her before she ran all over the carpet in her wet, snowy shoes.)

A Real Snow Day

The huge winter storm that blew through our area last Tuesday is still hanging around. The temperatures have not gotten above freezing in almost 3 days which has left us stranded in our house since Tuesday. School has been cancelled every day this week and we are all getting a little bit stir crazy. We finally ventured out yesterday and drove the mile and a half to my parent's house just to get a change of scenery. Last night, another wave of the storm came through and this time we finally got some snow!

Parker was so excited when he woke up and immediately asked to go outside and play. After breakfast, we finally bundled everyone up in some hand me down snow suits that we inherited from a family friend. (If you are wondering why Eden looks like a little boy in the pictures, it is because our friend has 3 boys. We picked the red snow suit for her because it seemed to be the most girly, but she still looked like a little boy! Sorry Eden!)

After we bundled everyone up (including Lily), we headed out to the backyard for some fun. The kids were fine for about 5 minutes and then our fun in the snow quickly turned into crying and screaming in the snow. All the kids wanted to do was go back inside. Cory's dream of snowball fights and making snow angels with the kids was over before I could even get the video camera out.

We are hoping to venture out in the snow again today after nap time. I am hoping for a little more success but am not getting my hopes up too much. It's a good thing that we only see snow once a year in Texas because my kids would definitely not survive if we lived in the north!

A Happy Helper

This morning Cory and I realized that we had not heard from The Ninja (a.k.a. Eden) in a while, which is usually not a good thing! Right about that time, we heard one of Rocky's bowls clanging on the tile floor. This is what I found when I went to check out the situation.

Eden was so proud of herself and I have to admit that I was quite relieved that it was the dog food bowl and not the water bowl!

Snow Day

A huge winter storm blew through last night and left us with a day off from school/work. Unfortunately, we did not get any snow with the storm like many of the cities north of us. We only got a lot of ice that left us stranded in our house. The temperatures are going to be below freezing for a couple more days which means that school is going to be cancelled again tomorrow.

We spent the morning cleaning the house while the kids played and then I let Parker and Eden have a picnic in the living room for lunch. Lily enjoyed hanging out in her bouncer while they ate and watched Mickey Mouse Clubhouse.

I am not sure what we are going to do tomorrow to stay entertained. I am going to have to get really creative as I figure out how to keep two toddlers busy and happy!

Weekend Fun

Cory and I got back yesterday from a weekend ski trip in Beaver Creek, Colorado. One of the ophthalmologists that his eye clinic works with invited us and one other couple to join them at their house in Beaver Creek for a few days. Cory left last Wednesday and I joined him on Friday. Cory skied and I did a lot of relaxing. It was so nice to have a weekend to escape the demands of being a mommy, but I was very ready to get back to my babies yesterday. Also, I was so busy sitting by the fire, reading a book, napping, getting pampered with a massage, drinking a glass of wine, or going out to fancy dinners that I did not take one single picture! You will just have to take my word for it that we had a great time!

The kids stayed with my parents while we were gone and they had a great time! They spent their weekend reading, playing with cars, eating donuts for breakfast, and playing with Addison and Aubrey. The biggest hit of the weekend was some new blocks that my dad inherited after learning that they were going to be used as fire wood. There were four big boxes of blocks and my mom said that the kids played and built cities with them for hours.

I was a little worried about leaving Lily at such a young age, but she did great too! She spent a lot of time hanging out with her Granstan and slept like a champ for my parents.

I am so grateful to my parents for watching the kids so that Cory and I could get away for a few days! You will never know how much I appreciate and love you!

Apparently, Aubrey thought it was "Dress Like a Nerd" Day! She found these glasses in the dress up box and wore them most of the day- what a funny girl!

Eden's Bathroom Obsession

Eden is obsessed with spending time in the bathroom right now. I truly believe that if I would allow it, she would spend most of her waking hours in there.

She LOVES water- she always has. Recently, this has extended into a love of washing her hands and brushing her teeth. (Think about it- they both require the use of water!)

Eden has also figured out how to use the drawer pulls on the cabinets to help her climb up onto the counters. She can then wash her hands and brush her teeth without my help. Now if I can just get her to stop brushing her teeth with my toothbrush!!

Three Months Old

Lily- you are three months old today! You are growing and getting bigger (and fatter) every day! Your daddy said last night as I was giving you a bath that you are getting rolls on your rolls! Here are a few of this months highlights:

- You continue to be a very laid back baby. I think as a third child you have to be! You are usually content to sit in your bouncer and look around as I try and get things done around the house.

-You are a very happy little girl! You have started smiling all of the time and it melts my heart each time you look at me with that beautiful grin! Your favorite time to smile at me is while you are nursing.

-You laughed a real laugh for the first time this week while mommy was making funny noises at you. There is nothing more precious than to hear you laugh. I hope we will start hearing it a lot more often this next month.

-You are currently wearing a size 2 diaper and are moving into 3-6 month clothes.

-You started sleeping through the night this month. I usually put you in bed between 9 and 10 and you sleep until 7 or 8.

-You are a much better napper than your brother and sister ever were. You take a 1-2 hour nap every morning and a 2-3 hour nap every afternoon.

-You like to sleep with your arms above your head. You still don't like to be swaddled and you don't use a pacifier, so putting you down to sleep is easy. You are also very good about falling asleep on your own with anyone having to rock you to sleep.

-Your fussy time at night is almost gone- Hallelujah! You now lay on the bed and kick your legs or talk to mommy and daddy before you go to bed.

-I love when you nestle your head into my neck and fall asleep on my shoulder. I hate even thinking about when you will be too big to do that anymore.

-You have perfected the "pouty lip before you start to cry" face. It makes me laugh every time!

-You have started cooing and "talking" to us a lot this month.

-You like to sit in your bouncer or lay on the activity mat and "play" with the animals that are hanging on it. You have really started looking at things this month.

-Parker and Eden still adore you. They start looking for you as soon as they get up in the morning and want to sit next to you while you play in your bouncer or lay on the activity mat. You are very lucky to have a brother and sister that love you so much!

I still feel so lucky that God chose you to be in our family! I can't imagine life without you and am looking forward to seeing what new things you discover this next month!