A good rainy day

Today we went to play with Aunt Kelli, Matthew, Miss Betty Sue, Michael and Seth. The big boys ice skated while the little ones and Mandy played on the playground. After lunch we all rode the carousel and they got the biggest kick out of it! I love to see them get that way. It just does something for my heart. Mandy walked around holding Matthew's hand until it was time to see the Easter Bunny (yes, I tried again)...NOPE, not gonna happen, she wanted nothing to do with getting close to him. She loved waving, smiling and talking to him from a distance though. Kyler on the other hand didn't hesitate to run on up and get in his lap. I couldn't believe there wasn't a line. All in all just a laid back day of playing and visiting. Always good to get to visit with friends. Oh, Mandy got a final birthday present, Pinky Pie (a Newborn My little Pony) If only I had a camera to capture her face when it told her "I love you mama" she turned and said "She loves me!" TOO CUTE.

Date Day

Today Kyler and Mama had a date day while Daddy and Mandy had a date day. It was so much fun. We have been trying to find a good time to get to spend some individual time with the kiddos. Today was the day...Aunt Kelly invited us to go see Horton Hears a Who with them and Kyler and I were really wanting to see it. So that was the start for our day together. After the movie we rode some terribly overpriced carnival rides (that brought the biggest smiles to the kids), went to a late lunch and a few stores. Of course we had to go get stuffed Hortons at Kohls too, the three little Hortons had hilarious conversations as we made our way through the store. After each store Kyler would ask "Where we going next?" Daddy and Mandy went and ran errands, took a nap and went fishing! She told me all about fishing and apparently she learned to be an outdoors girl and even went potty in the woods (A true daddy's girl today). All in all a great way to kick off my spring break!

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Just love this...can't believe they are both big enough...Thanks to Aunt Kelly and Aunt Erica for Mandy's bday bike and supplies!

BUSY DAY

 
 
Oh my goodness, I am so glad I survived today. After a full day of teaching...I ran home Daddy got us fed quickly, he and Kyler headed out for their first T-ball practice, while I got Mandy dressed and headed her off meet Grammy (who was subbing for me at Tappin' tots tonight). Then I turned around and headed back to school for our Open House night. It went well but MAN my feet were glad to get out of my shoes!

Bunny Daze

Today was Bunny Daze (the events for Mandy and Alex to dance in front of a crowd for the very first time). Man what a day! Mandy looked so adorable and was just psyched to dance until she got there and saw all the people! At this age as it was said by many today, the cute factor was definitely there for the little ones. Then we ate and played and watched Alex dance. Man that crew was cute too! Alex did great. The Easter Egg hunt at the end was fun and mostly candy eggs (Yea). But Mandy and Gage did great and the big kids did pretty well. Funny enough, Austin didn't get any candy eggs because the big boys told him to go for the plastic ones with a prize! Poor guy, thank goodness for a sister to share with. Thanks to Grammy, Gran, Papa, Aunt Erica, Uncle Jeremy and Megan for coming to support them. Sorry we didn't get to visit with everyone (the potty was a long haul).

Snow

 

All I can say is that in Texas the weather is ALWAYS changing! Two days ago it was 70 degrees and last night we got snow, I drove to work this morning on icy roads (mostly bridges) and coming home I had to turn on the AC! Gimme a break....

Costumes are in!

 

How precious is this? For those who don't know, this is the costume for Mandy's dance performance.

Mandy's Check Up

At 2 Mandy is just above the 50% in all categories (but her head!). She weighed 27 pounds and was 34 1/8 inches tall.

2 Year Old Pictures with Personality

Mandy's 2nd Birthday Party

Yesterday Mandy turned 2! Holy cow that went by fast. Grandpa assured me that the rest goes by even faster and before you know it they are gone. I will be sure to savor this the best I can. She is such a big girl with so many things happening. I am definitely a proud Mama. It was wonderful to see her play with her cousins and friends. She really enjoyed all the little girls! All the kids seemed to have a blast, so I think it was a hit. Today I took her to get her pictures taken and when we left they asked to use them for training purposes...I am sure they say this to everyone but geez she took some pictures full of personality. Those will come later. Thanks to everyone for coming and being so generous for her birthday, she has done nothing but talk about her party and her singing phone calls (Granny & Graddy, Aunt Lynn & Uncle Mark, and Aunt Joy & family)she felt very special to get singing phone calls! We love you all and thanks for a great 2nd birthday.