SNOW???

We should be wearing capris , open toed shoes, spring jackets, playing outside, riding bikes...but instead we are watching the snow fall....ughhh!!! Oh how I would love to move down South!!!!

Here are some pictures from the several nice days we had last week...

A Free Day!!!

This winter was quite crazy here this year and as a result we used our allotted snow days very quickly (I'm a school psychologist for a local school district). So our administration decided to take away three of our vacation days in February in anticipation of more bad weather...well that bad weather never came and so the days were given BACK to us!!! So last Thursday we received a memo stating they would be adding two of the days to Memorial Day break (YEAH!!!! Now I have Abbie's FIRST birthday off!!!) as well as March 30th. Nothing beats a surprise day off!! So the girls (minus Abbie) took full advantage and headed to Chuck E. Cheese followed by a little shopping and then to the jewelry shop to get my little Ella's ears pierced!!! We had so much fun...the best part is I did not miss anything with Abbie b/c she napped the entire time we were gone!! So then I got to come home and kiss on her for the rest of the day! I LOVE these kind of days...

Here is the story of Ella's ear piercing experience...She has asking me for days to get her ears pierced and I kept putting it off because I was not comfortable taking her the mall and having a 16 year old from Claires try and pierce her ears (NOTHING against Claires NOR 16 year olds!!!) I just wanted to find the right place. So I was getting my watch fixed at a jewelry store and noticed they did it there! So after CHuck E. CHeese and shopping we stopped to get her ears pierced. Well Ella kind of went crazy and started crying hysterically when the woman came near her...as I'm trying to calm Ella down I start to hear Sophie starting to sob....I was a little confused b/c Sophie wasn't even getting her ears pierced!!! Nevertheless she starts screaming, "I just want to go home!"...As I was comforting the girls Ella had decided that she wanted ME to do it so I had to pretend to hold the gun as the very patient woman pierced her ears....

Well fast forward 10 minutes...Ella was in love with her new earrings and even said she looked like a princess...and of course now that I exposed Sophie to such trauma I can kiss goodbye any ideas I have of getting her ears pierced! Lesson learned: Never bring a child you hope someday will get her ears pierced to watch another get them pierced!

Happy 10 months Abbie!!!

Here are some pictures of Abbie on her 10 month birthday...I can't believe that in a couple more months my little baby girl will be a year old...

Wordless Wednesday...

Beautiful Day!!!

Beautiful Day!

We had a gorgeous day here in upstate NY yesterday...a rare occasion in March! We tried to pack in every outside activity there was into this day since you never know when the next snow storm will arrive. We went to the park after church and the girls had a great time! We then went home and after a failed attempt at a nap spent the whole afternoon outside riding bikes, going for walks, playing in the sandbox...we did it all! So needless to say that by 7 O'Clock the girls were tucked into bed and sleeping soundly!

I LOVE the Spring!!

Cousin Makenzie

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Happy 9 Months Abbie!

My sweet little Abbie turned 9 months last Thursday. I still can't believe my little baby is growing so quickly...she continues to be a happy baby who gets a little moody only when she's tired or hungry...but who doesn't, right??



I thought we kicked the habit of waking up during the night after she slept through the night for two consecutive nights...but oh no that was just a tease...I'm not complaining though. I treasure our time together at night...Nursing is one of my favorite things...and nothing beats the quietness of 3 in the morning....no noisy toddlers...just mommy and her Abbie Grace.