Happy Valentine's Day (a week and a half late)

PawPaw came over to our house to visit his two little Valentines. They were both super excited to get to spend a few hours with him.

Macie was very excited about her first Valentine's Day. (or maybe she was laughing because she had just made a massive dirty diaper)

Cabin Fever

After weeks and weeks of cold weather, cabin fever has taken over. Kaelin is sooooo bored. She is in need of sunshine, her swing set, and swimming. The first two are within our grasps, but the final need will have to wait a few more months.

In an effort to find a project to occupy her, we decided to make our own crayons out of old broken crayons. We put the crayons in a heart shaped mold.

This was our final product. It took us about an hour from start to finish. Now... we are off to find more things to fill up the remaining hours of the day.

Snow Day (ICE Day)

A few weeks ago, the weathermen got us all hyped up with anticipation of a snow day. Our schools closed down with the assurance that we would definitely wake up to a nice white morning.

So, we all went to bed and slept in the lightest sleep because we kept getting up to look out the window.... no white stuff yet... still no white stuff.

So, morning comes and this is what we wake up to....

This is a table on our back porch. Covered with ice.

We had a few icicles hanging from our cabana (Kaelin ate most of the icicles)

By the end of the day, we were blessed with a beautiful sunset that made the ice on the trees glow. It truly was a pretty site.

Then we return to work on Monday, just to find out that we have to make up our "snow day". BOOOOOOOOOO!!!

Another bday party

We spend nearly every weekend doing a little birthday party hopping. On the days that I feel a little overwhelmed or rushed, I have to take a step back and remind myself that it won't always be like this. I will miss all of this one day (when Todd and I are sitting in our rocking chairs chewing on our dentures talking about the weather).

Happy Birthday Carson (cute picture minus the closed eyes)

Although our schedule is nothing less than crazy, I kind of think we must subconciously like it that way.

This is how Macie spent the entire birthday party (yes... she was looking adorable, but no one could really see since she was sleeping the entire time).

I can do it all by myself

Time is flying... Macie has started holding her own bottle. Next thing you know, she will be driving a car. This picture was taken a couple of weeks ago (I am a little behind, as always), she has actually gotten a lot better. She picks up her own pacifier and holds her own bottle. Now if I could just get her to change her own diaper.

still new

Kaelin would prefer to stay like this all day (Macie... not so much)

Three months old and the new has still not worn off (and yes... both of the girls are in still in Christmas pajamas.)

my little runner

Our little runner completed her longest and best race ever a couple of weekends ago. We signed her up for a Kids 3K (about 2 miles). She was super excited. I had to fudge a little bit on her birthday because she was suppose to be 5 in order to run the race. (Oops..)

Todd ran the race with her and she did awesome. She ran the entire thing... no stopping (even for water).

Never too busy to wave at a camera

Once you see the finish line... you take off like a rocket.

We are so proud of Kaelin. She has some DETERMINATION driving her. She gets something in her mind and just does it, no matter how big the task might be.

Yes... my 4 year old (5 year old if you ask the race officials) runs a faster, better, more consistent mile than I do and I could not be more proud.

Kaelin's race was the day before the Houston Marathon. So, on marathon morning, these were her words of wisdom "Mommy, just start out slow, look for the open spots, then when you come around the corner and see the finish line, take off like a rocket". Evidently her advice worked, because I finished my race (not with a great pace, but finishing is enough).