SNOW!!

We woke up Monday morning to a light blanket of snow and Averi was TOO EXCITED!! But I had to burst her bubble because I had to work in Fulton. So, I quickly told her that if we got ready early enough, that we could play in Fulton...but I let her down again! The closer & closer we got to the Itawamba county line, the thinner & thinner the blanket of snow got. They did not get as much as Tupelo, so it wasn't enough to play. Luckily, another snow cloud came through as we were driving home that afternoon, so as soon as we parked the car and donned our hats and gloves outside we went!! Even though it was just a dusting, it still made her day just to be outside trying to catch a few snowflakes! And I was just thrilled that I had not fully let my daughter down!!

Just excited to be outside in the snow!Trying to catch some snowflakes!Pure Joy!

Happy Valentine's Day!!

Since Valentine's was a Sunday and Tupelo was STUPID CRAZY ALL WEEKEND, we decided to just have a quiet day of love at home! It was perfect! We went to our 8 AM church service and came home...I made Allen's fave cheese omelettes & toast for breakfast and we just played and relaxed. All. Day. Long!! Couldn't have asked for a better day with my loved ones!

Don't laugh at my precious baby girl's valentine card from us!! Allen had given me a present & card while getting ready for church. When Averi came into our bathroom, she asked "Where's my card? Do I have a card?" Allen & I look at each other & realize that we had forgotten to buy our sweet girl a card!! But we did have her a present, just not wrapped at the moment! So as he finished getting her ready, I gift bagged her movie and rumbled through her supplies looking for construction paper & markers...yep, I made her card with her very own supplies! And guess what?! She LOVED IT, mistakes and all!!

Valentine's Party Goodies...

Averi's pre-school class had their Valentine's party this morning. She was very excited about all of the Valentine's that she received along with all the CANDY!! They had mini-sandwiches, chips & dip, juice, and we brought the yummy cupcakes!!

they each got this cute froggie "Hoppy Valentine's Day" bag!showing off her butterfly tattoo

Wow!! It's been a LONNNGGG time!

Sheesh! I cannot believe I let this much time pass since my last post! Where has the time gone? Oh! I know...birthday, Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Years! Yep, it's already the second month of TWENTY-TEN! AGHHH! Can someone please slow down father time? I'm BEGGING because it means I'm getting older and so is my baby girl!!

Averi's Stats (3 yr well check-up early December): 39 inches tall & 35 pounds!!

She's smart as a whip, well we think so anyways!! Before she ever turned 3 she could recite The Lord's Prayer, Pledge of Allegiance, months of the year, bits & pieces of the alphabet, and various nursery rhymes, and tell people her birthdate...um, that's all I can think of right now. But since the first of the year, she's added to her list! She now knows her complete alphabet, Hail Mary, can count to 29, name all of her immediate cousins & aunts/uncles, knows her Grandparents actual names (remembering & pronouncing Rodolfo (my dad)is BIG! There are some adults who can't even say it correctly), what town & state she's from, etc...she's probably really just mediocre, but we think she's a GENIUS! We're not proud parents now are we? hehe!

Now that it's a new year, hopefully I'll do better about updating our blog! Hope everyone has a great year!! Here are some highlights since my last post!!

birthday party at school!Averi's 3rd Birthday @ Build-A-BearTinkerbell birthday cake!building a gingerbread house after the Tupelo Christmas Paradeexcited about her presents from her school Christmas party!Ivey Kate came to play one night!all my nieces & nephewsBirthday party for Jesus!!quick & only family picture Christmas EveAve with her Lola, Lolo, & Dalton on Christmas Eveputting out Santa's cookies & milk just before going to Midnight Mass
Santa came!!Happy New Year!! Yes, this was taken right at midnight..can't you tell?! TIRED!!Snow day 1/7/2010We took Averi to her very first musical...Annie! She loved it!!