It's Snowing!!!

Well, we finally got some snow today in Texarkana! After being on the very edge this winter a few times, it finally got to us! Last I heard, we have gotten close to 5 1/2 inches & it's still falling. It has been snowing all day since about 9:30 this morning or so and has not stopped. It hasn't done this in a long time! The last time we had any accumulation was Feb '07 when I was pregnant with Bella. She was amazed at the snow today! We played out in it and I about froze! I couldn't find my gloves anywhere and that snow is cold with bare hands. :) I got off work early today (I have a great boss!) so Miss Priss got picked up early from school (i.e. daycare) and was so excited for Mommy to pick her up. We were glad when Daddy got home so he could play outside too. Him & Bella made her first snowman...she was excited, but was ready to go in by that time. She had gotten cold & was very tired!
I guess you can say - people never grow up. Her daddy went back out after she had gone to bed & built an even bigger snowman in the backyard, but our Sheepdog wanted the charcoal he had used for eyes & nose & attacked the snowman. He's going to rebuild "Mr. Freeze" in the morning so Bella can see it. This time Lolo will not be outside!
Tomorrow is Bella's Valentine's Party at school. We made cupcakes & got her cards all put together, so hopefully they won't close her daycare. All of the schools here in town have already annouced they will be closed, so we'll just have to wait & see. But, she is very excited for her party & will be wearing the cutest little outfit. I appliqued polka-dot & zebra hearts onto some blue jeans & shirt & then made her a new bow to match. We always have to have the bow!

Trying to run fast in the snow - she was so cute doing this!

She had just thrown a her first snowball at me! :)

Just making sure Daddy can do it right!

Bella's V-Day Party Outfit - also has blinged out Converse!

Hope everyone has a good Friday tomorrow!

Ta-ta for now!

Future Chef in the Making!

This is Bella's favorite thing to do....Make COOKIES (of course we have to do them at Bibbie's house)!! And yes, she wanted to make them in Christmas shapes! I think we have a future chef or baker on our hands. She likes to help make them and especially likes to taste her final product!

Bella spent the night at her Bibbie's (my mom's) house last night. So mommy & daddy had a night alone (which I took full advantage of & slept 'til 11:00 this morning!) We got Bella's room finished (pictures to come later) & it looks so cute! Very bright (lime green & hot pink - accented w/zebra!) She is in her "big girl" toddler bed now & thinks she's grown. She's only been in it for about 3 weeks now so naptime isn't as easy as it was in the baby bed. But she's adjusting & still sleeps good at night.

This morning Bella also helped my mom make homemade waffles. She loves to hold the mixer! Maybe she'll have her own resturant one day! :)


This afternoon I went shopping with my mama. She's got to go to Indy this week for work & was needing some new clothes (along with borrowing 2 of my fav necklaces & my long dress coat --it's nice when mother/daughter wear the same size, she thinks!) She's hoping not to get snowed in while she's there!

I have been working on an awesome project involving wooden crosses, mod podge & paint. Pics will be shown when project is completed - I can't wait to see my finished piece!

Well, that's all for now. Gotta get things ready for church in the morning. Hope everyone had a good Saturday - tomorrow's Super Bowl Sunday - I'm rooting for the Saints!

Rain, Rain - Go Away!

Well it's been a rather yucky day today. It has rained all day long & is kinda chilly! It's just one of those days that you wish you could have just stayed in your PJs all day. They're calling for a bit of sunshine this weekend, so we'll have something to look forward to. I'm ready for springtime weather where Miss Bella can go outside & play. She LOVES being outside! She's a really good helper in the flower beds, but her ultimate passion is jump-jumping on her trampoline, of course she wants mommy & daddy to jump-jump too! We're just going to hope that Mr. Groundhog was not correct & that winter will be leaving earlier than thought.

There is one thing about tonight that I'm excited about --- we're booking our cruise!! Yay!! This will be the first cruise we've gone on & I'm super excited. I don't think Jared is too thrilled, but he'll get over it & have a great time. We haven't been on a "real" vacation since our honeymoon in St Lucia almost 5 years ago & then came Bella, but it's time for a break! Bella will be splitting time between my mom's & Jared's parents for the week - she probably won't even miss us being gone! We'll be leaving May 15 out of Galveston with two stops in Progresso & Cozumel. Our first cruise will be a 5 nighter, but hopefully I can convince Jared on the next one to go on a 7 day one so that we can hit the eastern side of the Caribbean.

Well, sorry for no pics today! We're off to a visitation, one of Jared's co-workers' father passed away. Nettles Family - you are in our thoughts & prayers! Then, time for some chicken & dumplings - yummy!

Ta-ta for now!

I want to push her!

Well, the picture pretty much says all! Bella decided this weekend that she was going to take our (excuse me, "her") puppy and push her around in the doll stroller. I have to admit, the picture came out rather cute! Please excuse Bella's hair - this was taken Friday after a *hard* day at school. Lucy Lu is who Bella is pushing - she's the newest & smallest (weighing in at 1.5 lbs) member of our family. We weren't planning on getting another puppy after getting an English Sheepdog for Christmas - but my Shih tzu got ran over (people need to slow down!), so we just had to get another one to try & ease the hurt. This little pup may be small, but is oh so fiesty! But she just loves her Bella & Bella loves her. They just chase each other around & around.

I hope everyone had a great weekend - too bad we didn't get any snow here in Texarkana like all of the people up in Arkansas, Oklahoma & etc got. We had a few flurries Friday night, but that was the extent of it. Saturday, my mom & I decided to brave the cold and head to Canton (yes, it was Freezing - never got above 32!) It was cold, but we had a good time & got some cute stuff. I do believe I'm addicted - we've been 3 times in the last 4 months (& for those of you who don't know, it occurs the first weekend before the first Monday each month) I always get good ideas to make stuff & then come home and get to work. I will eventually post pictures of my creative side! :)

Well, off to do some quick things around the house before bed - stay tuned for more tomorrow!

Finally!

Well, I finally decided to join the blog world! After reading several blogs over the last few years, I decided that it was time for us to start sharing. I will begin posts with pictures within the next few days - we are just waiting to get Paint Shop Pro X3 for Windows 7. Does anyone use any of the Corel photo editing software? If so, give me pointers, please! I'd really appreciate it.

I would like to thank Emily over at Polkadotpixels.com for the great blog design - you did a fabulous job!

Please be patient with us in the coming days, I'm trying to get everything figured out on my dashboard. Any help &/or comments would be appreciated! ;)

Stay tuned for lots more to come - with a 2 1/2 year old, you never know what's going to happen or what she's going to say. It's going to be a wild ride - hang on tight!