Here We Go Steelers......

Here we go Steelers.... Here we go..

Here we go Steelers.... Here we go..

Here we go Steelers... .Here we go..

PITTSBURGH'S' GOING TO THE SUPERBOWL

Here we go Steelers...............

GOOD LUCK STEELERS!!!!!

Snow Days, Snow Days

Like never before, or at least I have heard, North Texas was hit with a winter storm that left most of us huddling inside our homes for the good part of a week just trying to stay warm.  I personally, was fine with this and totally enjoyed our unexpected week at home. There is nothing like being "snowed in" for an entire week with a 2 year old to get your creative juices flowing.

We could not really go out and enjoy the weather, the first few days were bitterly cold and really icy outside, so I did not feel that it was in our best interest to venture outside. The last day of our snow vacation, it really did snow, 3-4 inches to be exact, so we did venture outside for about 10 minutes to enjoy some of the white stuff, but it didn't last long due to the freezing temperatures!!



Reagan and I had a really fun time this week with nothing else to do than snuggle and watch movies, take long warm baths and read tons and tons of books. But a week long unexpected vacation makes you come up with other things to do for pure entertainment and fun!!!

So, that is what we did.

We made ice paint, which was really fun and easy to do. We filled little silicone baking cups with half paint and half water and froze them. (You were really supposed to use an ice tray, but apparently, I don't own an ice tray, so we compromised). After the paint and water is frozen, you have what you call ice paint, and its really fun to paint with while exploring the sensation of "cold!!" That is what Reagan said the whole time "its cold, its cold!"





Then we made salt dough, which was an interesting experience. I just found a recipe online for it.You just mix a cup of salt (finely ground), and  a cup of flour together. I let Reagan mix them together and stir it up. Then you are SUPPOSED to add water, but for whatever reason, Reagan WOULD NOT LET ME add water to her flour and salt mixture. She enjoyed mixing it and playing in it. So, I made another batch, and added a half a cup of water to mine and kneaded it until it became a dough!! We rolled it out with a rolling pin and used a heart cookie cutter to cut out hearts in our dough. We then baked them and waited for them to cool.



We then painted them, and made them into pretty little Valentine ornaments for our family!!!



We really did have a wonderful time together at home.  What a unexpected blessing it was to literally not leave the house for 4 days straight with no agendas or things that had to be done. Life stood still for a few days and we could really enjoy just being lazy and all the snuggling that went with it!! Thank you Lord for the ice and snow!!!!!

Another GIRL, YIPEE!!!

 

 We had another sonogram today and we got to peek in at our sweet angel and see how she is doing!! Baby girl is wonderful, growing beautifully and all is well. All of her measurements were great, her head looked good, her brain development is great. We saw her sweet little heart with all of the chambers, beating away at 140 beats per minute. We got to see her sweet little legs and hands. We got to peek at her upper lip and make sure there was no cleft lip, and that looked great!!! And she is indeed still a GIRL!!!! Yay for baby girls!!! It was so nice to see her today and I will rest a little easier tonight knowing that she is developing normally and beautifully!!!

Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above... James 1:17

2010 IN REVIEW

As this year came to a close, I could not help but quietly sit and reflect on all of things that God has done for us this year. The lessons that were learned, the joys that were celebrated and the times that brought us to the only place we could find comfort, in the arms of our Lord and Savior.

We found out the wonderful news that our family is growing from 3 to 4 and we are having another girl!!!

Our sweet baby turned two this year!!!

We were blessed to be able to visit family and friends through the holidays and relish in the company that we so greatly miss in the everyday. Reagan go to be utterly spoiled by her nana's and papaw's. Reagan also got to visit with each of her three great grandmothers, which was a special time to all who witnessed it!!

Reagan grew from a sweet baby to a sweet little girl this year. We watched her personality bloom right before our eyes.

Reagan got to play in the sand and witness one of God's most amazing creations as we took a family vacation to the ocean.

Jeremy competed in his first tri-athalon this year and has finished 3 tri-athalons to date.

We have experienced the heartbreak of a miscarriage and the uncertainty and sorrow that accompanies, along with the hope of a healty sweet baby girl this coming year.

God has been ever faithful through the good, through the joy and through the heartbreak. He is ever so steady and strong and unyielding. God has continued to be so good, and we are changed because of it.

God is able to do abundantly, exceedingly, more than all you can ask or imagine.
Ephesians 3:20

White Christmas

Everyone dreams of a White Christmas, and this year, our dreams came true. We woke up Christmas morning to a new dusting of the pretty white stuff. It was really COLD out, but we could not pass up the chance to let Reagan enjoy the snow for a while. We bundled her up and let her play in the snow for a short while!!! She loved every minute of it!!

A Sugar-Coated Thanksgiving

Our Thanksgiving was full of good food, good friends, sweet girls, cuddly babies and well, some good old sugar coated fun!!!!

The grown-ups had a nice relaxing dinner while the two little turkeys (AK and Reagan) scurried about playing and nibbling on their Thanksgiving plates. The adult conversations were great, as well as the food!!! The girls ran about and played their little hearts out!!! The baby slept peacefully through it all.

After everyone had their 2nd and 3rd helpings of food and after everyone complained of being so full of food they were gonna bust, we relaxed around the table and continued to converse.

AND THEN................

Those two little turkeys were somewhat forgotten about for a minute or two, because that is all they need, a minute or two, and well, things can get a little out of control!!

We thought they were a little too quiet for comfort, so one of the adults decided to check on the two little turkeys and make sure things were peachy!!!

All I heard were screams and laughter and " Oh my goodness, get your camera and come quick, you have got to see this!!!"

These two little turkeys had escaped into the laundry room, and who knew a laundry room could be so much fun!!

The picures speak for themselves, but if your confused, yes that is AK and Reagan, yes that is a bag of sugar, and Yes, they did dump it all over the floor and yes, proceed to shovel , and I mean shovel handfuls and handfuls of sugar into their mouths!! Lovely!!


This picture says it all and I crack up everytime I look at it. This is when we first opened the door. Reagan looks like she is totally guilty, and look at AK in the background, shoveling as much sugar as she can get into her mouth before we can get to her!!! HILARIOUS!!!


If you didn't actually see her shoveling the sugar into her mouth, well this should clarify things!!!!!


Silly little turkeys!!!!


Covered in sugar, I mean head to toe. You may not be able to see it in this picture, but Reagan's hair was caked with sugar. I would have loved to see what they were doing before we found them???


The turkeys were whisked off to be bathed and rid of all remaining sugar!!! And then they did what any other 2 year old would do after shoveling handfuls of sugar into their mouths, they bounced off the walls like maniac's until mommy's and daddy's and grandma's and grandpa's were dead tired and ready for bed:-))))) Sure did make for some hilarious memories though!!!

Happy Halloween!!!

Reagan got her first taste of the joys of trick or treating tonight!!! She was the cutest little pirate ever!!! I was not sure how she would do going up to stranger's houses and getting candy, but she did really great. She obviously had no clue what was going on, but she sure did love filling her bag full of goodies.

Jeremy took her up to most of the houses so I could take pictures. He said that every time someone would answer the door, Reagan would freeze and just stare at the person. All she knew to do was to get candy and turn around and leave. She would say thank you, grab her candy (which she was not shy about) and book it to the next house!!! She was really cute and funny, and totally worn out by the time we got home;-)

Here are some pictures of our Pirate Princess!!!