The top picture is of me driving the Uhaul. It was scary trust me. It wasn't so bad on the long, straightaway interstate, but man oh man, trying to take a turn whhoooeeee... We had to stop at the Agricultural Checkpoint and the officer asks me, "are you moving?" Knowing better, I said yes. What I wanted to say was reminiscent of Bill Engvall. "Nope, I rent Uhauls and drive up and down the interstate for fun."
We were lucky enough to let the babies go see Matt's grandparents. These two people are amazing, wonderful, and the best people ever. They have done so much for us without a word. They just do. Because that is the way they are. They love us and the babies like I have never seen. I love them. They bought the babies these glasses and they had a great time playing with them. These are a few pictures I snapped.
This is the truck we had to rent. I wasn't sure we would need to get one this big, Matt was near positive. We did. Seriously, I can't even believe our stuff goes all the way to the door. And we have to drive it 4 1/2 hours to get home.
Some time at the beginning of my day I think about what I'm doing and what picture opportunities there will be. Whenever I talk about P365, people love the idea. I love the idea and sometimes I get to the end of the day and get upset if I haven't taken a picture. My days aren't that exciting, but sometimes, SOME thing happens that just a picture is a must take. Today started out a slow picture day but holy cow did it speed up in a hurry! We went to have Brunch at Matt's restaurant and watched the ducks. We went to Michael's and they had felt animal hats that are adorable and the kids love. At my mom and dad's they were playing in the trees, pulling up the weeds and just being cute. And then there was a rainbow. So what is my picture of today? Man, if this is the toughest decision I ever have to make, I'm ok with it :)
I took the babies to dinner at Burger King (more for the play area than the food). After eating we played for a little bit. Brayden climbed up the slide even after repeated attempts by me to keep him off and Ava just can't help posing.
So I realized that most of my pics of Little Man are of him sleeping and most of my Ava pictures are of her eating. BUT. I couldn't resist this one. Brayden in his own bed, a big boy bed, after months of a pack and play and sharing a bed with Ava, or me and Matt. Thomas and everything!! Oh and he sleeps so well in it. I'm so proud of him!
We took a short trip up into Alabama to see snow. Matt said so the kids could see it, but I think it was for him mostly :). It was neat, and a little scary because we had never driven in snow. I know it's nothing like what most of the country has seen, but the last time I saw snow??? 1992. Yeah, thanks. AND it wasn't even this much. We went to eat and were told the city was closing the roads soon so we had to get the heck outta Dodge (well, Andalusia, anyways)! Ava got so excited, "snow! Snow! Snow!" And I asked her, "You know who lives in the snow, right?" She answered, "SANTA!!" I didn't let her stay out long because she didn't have gloves, but she enjoyed it anyways. On our way back it snowed, but didn't stick around. And now...it's gone.
One of the girls I work with has a young daughter who falls right between my two. She needed someone to watch her while she worked. We work alternating shifts and since my boss is still out of town, I had to work last night, so we switched. These three were together ALL. DAY. LONG. They had the best time, and even though she and I were worn out, we enjoyed it too. This was a quiet moment (a second or so) where they were all watching tv. ahhh...And then it was over.
The babies' easel. The other side is a chalkboard. They love it! It's fun to watch Ava play and hear her talk about what she is drawing...whether it looks like it or not :)
For the past 3 years I have gone to get my taxes done. I'm not sure why, because I really don't have much to do, but it makes me feel better, I guess. So today, we went to get my taxes done and now...we wait...But it's nice to know they are done!
A song my daugher loves to sing is "chicken chicken bawk bawk" and flaps her wings. She's such a ham, she asked me to take the picture.
And Little Man is all about some wings. Well, food period.
SUPER BOWL!!! On one of my 365 groups, the ladies were talking about doing Super Bowl decorations and centerpieces. I decided to "lift" the idea and this is what I came up with. The thinking through part was really the hardest. It was hard to decide how to cut and use the floral foam, I didn't want a vase because I really just wanted them to be able to be thrown away, and I didn't know what I needed to cut because I didn't know what it would look like. But I couldn't really design anything without knowing what I was cutting. AAACKK!!! But at the last minute (1am this morning) these came together. I know they are very amatuerish, but they are my first centerpieces ever. My husband is taking them to his work to use for decorations. Funny, I like the Saints one better, but the Colts one photographed better. All the glitter maybe??
My daughter has a blanket, like most children do. This is so cherished to her. She will wake up in the middle of the night and if she can't find it, she'll wake anyone else up to find it. Daycare wouldn't let us leave her if we ever forgot it! She's crazy about it! Luckily, most of the time she only needs it to sleep, but we can tell if she isn't feeling well, because she will have it with her!
As I told you before, hubby and I have started "The Love Dare." It's such a good book and so much fun to see what is coming up next. I love the way it explains love in each little facet and it gives you a not impossible way to share it with your spouse. The cooler thing? They build off of each other so it's just natural to fall into and complete the next dare. This was for Day 2, Love is Kind. The dare was to do a random act of kindness for your spouse. My husband came home late after work and when I opened the door, he had these for me. I love them. He used to bring me flowers to my work when I was a teacher all the time and it just sort of fell to the side. So this was definitely a nice surprise :)
Every time we go to a buffet, the first thing Ava asks for is ice cream. Of course, we tell her she has to eat real food first, but it always comes back to ice cream! I don't remember learning HOW to eat an ice cream cone, but from watching her, I figured someone had to teach me! So we spent part of lunch teaching the art of ice cream cone eating. It was fun, albeit messy. It may take a few more practice rounds before we get this!
Little Man copies his sister in much of what she does. She had this shirt on before and as soon as it was off, he had to have it on. It belongs to their daddy, from his restaurant. He slept his entire nap wearing this shirt and even a few minutes after he got up. I couldn't resist this cute picture of him engulfed in his daddy's shirt!
My dad has special cookies that he eats, they are the vanilla sandwich cookies, I don't know the brand name. They are special because there are only certain times Ava can have one and the only person she shares them with is her Opa (what she calls my dad). This was a late night cookie, but my dad can never say no to Ava!
I took this picture because it was the house we were hoping to move into. Not long term, but long enough that we were out of my parents' house. It is right across the street, but we were getting such a good deal, we had to try to get it. In the shuffling of our feet, I found out yesterday (Sunday) they had rented it already. No one's fault but our own.
