Crafts

Since we've been stuck inside for days now due to

the rain we have been working on some crafts.

I see lots of crafts on blogs & if it's something

that I think Aleigha would like we try it out.

At daycare they do a letter of the week in her

class so I'm trying to work on that same letter

with her at home. This week at school they

are working on the letter R so we made some

Rainbow R's!

all you need is glue (Aleigha's favorite part) and

some construction paper!

She had alot of fun with this. I would tell her which

color to get & she would lay it down.

Let them dry & cut them out and there you have it!

I also seen a cute little Valentine's mobile and

thought it would be cute to make & hang in her

room so I got out some construction paper &

thread & we got to work. I think it turned out cute!

What crafts have you been working on lately?

Back on Schedule

Since our snow last week has faded and

gone far away the rain has come and will not

seem to stop. So we've had lots of time

playing inside and dressing up and playing

barbies and toenail painting.

With clinicals starting back up tomorrow I've

been trying to soak up all the time I can with Henry

and Aleigha. I am nervous and excited to start 2nd

level but I know I can do it. When Aleigha got home

Friday afternoon we made a little Valentine's banner.

I had planned on hanging it in her room but she insisted

it be hung in the kitchen.

On Saturday we headed to my parents to spend the day.

My dad is finally home for a few days and the kids

loved wrestling & playing with him.

These pictures make me smile because there are some

just like these of me & my brother when we

were younger wrestling with my Dad on the

living room floor. :)

Pretty much we had a lazy weekend full of movies,

football and staying in pajamas all day. But now

it's time to get organized and back on schedule with

school starting tomorrow. I hope everyone has a great

week!

Snow Day

On Monday we had a snow day down here

in Louisiana. It's very rare for us but when it

does happen we love it.

We went outside to play a little right when it

started.

Aleigha wasn't to sure about it at first and didn't like

that it was accumulating on her swingset.

She had fun while we were out there but it didn't last

long. She was ready to go back inside.

So we went in & made peanut butter cookies and

hot chocolate to warm up. :)

I wish we had more snowy days down here. I follow so

many blogs from up north & the snow is beautiful but

let me tell you, when we get a little snow around here

people freak out so maybe it's best that ours only

comes every few years, ha!

Christmas Day

After spending Christmas morning at home we loaded

up & headed to my Granny's house in the country to

spend time with family. It was nice getting to relax

and visit with family. Aleigha loved playing with her

birthday cake that my Granny got her. It was a hit with

all of the kids.

Family Picture

Our crew minus my Daddy, wish he could of been

there but he had to go back to work

Late that afternoon we headed home because Henry's

family was on their way. The fun continued. Aleigha

had so much fun playing with her cousins.

And we got to spend lots of time with Henry's mom.

I wish they lived closer but for now we just soak up the

time we have with them.

Nana got her a little scooter!

The kids went crazy opening gifts. It was a mad house,

they were all so excited.

And then it was time to get a game of Wii Bowling

going. Aleigha even had to get in on the action.

And then all the kids danced to the Michael Jackson

Wii game. I loved it. It was so cute watching them try

to do all of his moves.

We had such a great week while they were here and was

so sad when it was time for the to go home!

Christmas Morning

I was so excited for Christmas morning because I knew

this is the first year that Aleigha actually got the whole

Santa is coming deal. She didn't even know what to

think when she came in & seen what Santa left. We

had such a fun morning playing with all of her

 new toys. Santa knew she had outgrown all of

her baby toys & he was extra nice this year.

She just stood there for a minute when she first walked in there.

Checking out her new dollhouse.

Her new art easel is another favorite around here!

Emptying out her stocking finding all the goodies in there!

She loved her new backpack!

And her Tinkerbell tutu & wings!

But I think her favorite is her baby doll highchair and

baby alive doll that you feed. We play with this every

single day.

Papaw went back to work so Mamaw & Pop stopped

by to see what Santa brought!



We had such a great Christmas morning at home playing

with our little monkey. But then we had to get ready & head

down to my Grannys house for Christmas lunch and family time.

I'll post more about that later.

Christmas Eve

What a rough few weeks it has been. Right after Christmas

Aleigha & I got sick with the flu & we stayed sick

for 10 darn days. Like couldn't get out of bed sick.

On top of the flu we had  a little virus along with it.

Needless to say we are doing alot better and so happy

to have the flu behind us so I'm trying to play catch up

on some Christmas post.

Christmas Eve morning we all gathered in the kitchen

to make some cookies for Santa.

Mamaw came over & helped us decorate also.

Now were all ready for Santa to come.

That evening we went to my parents to celebrate with

them and we had so much fun. We grilled steak and

chicken, and had baked potatoes and salad, it was

so yummy. After that we all opened gifts and Aleigha

helped every single one of us with our gifts. It was so

cute. We were all blessed with so much thanks to my parents.

Aleigha loved her talking Woody the best.

Later that night we headed home to get one little

monkey snugged in the bed so Santa could come!