Happy Valentine's Day!

Another great weekend is coming to an end. There was not that much going on but we definitely enjoyed ourselves. We went to dinner with friends and their little one on Friday night. Saturday we went on a drive, to lunch, and grocery shopping. Aaron and Megan came into town to have their date night and we dog sat George, who barked the entire time Aaron was gone! He is so loyal and prefers to be in the presence of Aaron. Adleigh was such a hoot giving lots of hugs and even saying both of their names throughout their visit. This morning we went to breakfast with TR's parents for his mom's birthday at Cracker Barrel (yummy) and this afternoon we just played inside since it was raining/snowing again!

Lately Adleigh has been busy coloring and playing with her letters. Her favorite letter is E with I coming in a close second. She can spell her first and last name when being led. She also likes to turn the lights in the house off and on. This morning when I got her out of bed, her light was already turned on...my baby is growing up.

TR has been busy preparing for the PE exam that he will be taking in April and just enjoying spending time with all of his girls (doggies included). He is completely wrapped around Adleigh's pinky and she can be heard confidently saying "Dada mon!" (which means dada come on) throughout the day with her hand in the air ready to lead TR around. And of course he is eagerly following!

There is nothing really new going on directly with me in my near future other than the normal day to day tasks which have become so enjoyable and peaceful. I am really coming into who I am as a person, wife, and mother. I love my life here with my family and just feel so blessed that God prepared them for me! Of course, I am also completely infatuated with Adleigh and love the "Mommy mon!" She is so much fun and keeps life so exciting and new.

Tonight, I made manicotti and TR made a soaked salad and we are just sitting around being blissfully stuffed. What a great ending to an amazing Valentine's day!!

Learning to Appreciate the Simple Things

Yesterday, we got so much unexpected snow. Thank goodness TR's flights were cancelled and we got to stay in. However, we did lose electricity for a while. I would like to take this opportunity to apologize to all of our neighbors....we used our window as a big screen TV. I know everything that was happening in our quaint little surroundings and even have to admit to laughing while watching cars/trucks/suvs try to make it up the little hill in front of our house. But who would not crack up watching vehicles spin out and people get out and keep trying over and over again? We finally stopped laughing when we thought about those vehicles sliding down the hill due to our house being the most likely of stopping points!!

Another thing that we learned is that the dogs still can act young. Lucky likes to act all old and grumpy but yesterday we watched her fly through yards running around like a pup! Of course once she got back in the house, she did the slooooow walk up the stairs and made some grunting noises. This event was repeated throughout the day! Noel got into the running around like a crazy dog for a little while but decided that she would rather cling to our legs. I was glad when she went into the garage because she should be snow white and looked more like pee yellow. I am sure the neighbors were talking...just kidding kinda.

There is something so magical about an unexpected snow and all the prettiness of the big, fluffy, white flakes! TR and I were kids again and Adleigh so enjoyed watching us play. She did not however, like to get her hands dirty!! Haha she is a mess!

Adleigh was so tired that she fell asleep right before dinner around 6 (no nap all day) and did not wake up until this morning at 7:30! I love that she loves to sleep...because that allows us to sleep and we like to sleep!

Have a great day!!