Thursday, February 17, 2011

3rd or 4th? haircut



Yesterday Andrew had another haircut with Richa! He always looks so grown up afterwards that it makes sad & happy all at once. The only way I could get a picture of him tonight was trapped in the highchair (yes that is a stem from one of the ornamental grass clumps)....Someone was having too much fun outside to cooperate much for photo ops! I included a before...and yes, that is Andrew on the coffee table-I'll spare you the video of his breakdance moves on said table;)

Valentines




In spite of canceling our original plans (going to Tulsa & a swanky hotel) due to our lovely weather, we still had a nice Valentine's Day. Danny kept me guessing, but I did get flowers-all the bright colors & different types that I love! I made Danny a basket of goodies-some clothes & snacks (you can never have too many Snickers)! We went out to eat w/Andrew *gasp* and he flirted w/everyone....and yelled a little, but it was noisy enough no one noticed. A couple of weeks ago I went to TX & finally picked up our buffet that Momma & Daddy got us for Christmas. The furniture store (after they bought it) had some financial problems w/owners & everything has been held up in investigations by police/banks....My Dad finally managed to get it out of the warehouse & we're using it in Andrew's room (it doesn't fit anywhere else-who knew w/a new house we would already be out of room!).

Saturday, February 5, 2011

The first rule of sledding is you don't talk about sledding;)



This morning after Danny went in to work, I took Andrew out for his first sledding in the backyard-mainly so that he'd be used to it when Daddy got home. Danny's been dying to go down the hill outside our back fence, we just haven't had time & it's been way to cold to take Andrew out! Not that Andrew will be going down the hill-his dad may talk me into a supervised run, but that's only after I see what happens when Danny goes down;) Andrew seemed to like it, so this afternoon should be fun! I also tried my hand at some shots of the snowflakes built up on things-I obviously don't have the right camera for that stuff, but I think the choya didn't turn out too bad.

Snow days 2011




We've had quite a bit of snow the last couple of weeks. The first round wasn't all that much & I was able to take Andrew out on the sidewalk just to walk around in it a bit. This last round, however, really made us feel like a blizzard hit. The wind was so blustery-you had no idea if it was still snowing or if the wind was just rearranging snow we already had! The entire neighborhood had huge drifts, which meant that w/daycare closed, we were stuck inside....let's just say Andrew could have played hide and seek w/o much effort! After being trapped indoors for 2 days, Andrew started his escape plan...which primarily consisted of pulling books off lower shelves so that he could reach other shelves. Maybe he thought I had plans for snowshoes hidden up there *smile*?

christmas 2010 in stillwater




For Christmas Day, Dannys & my parents made it up to watch Andrew (again) rip bows off packages! My parents also brought a surprise present-the little chair I had when I was a little girl (so basically about 15 years ago;)! Andrew sat in it, well, not long at all-it was definitely like photographing a wild animal! I also got an early Christmas present-the mirror for the living room! I've put in a few pics of the hard workers & finished product;)

christmas 2010




So we got to spend Christmas in TX with my folks and William, Karen & the kids. It was great that Aunt Karen, Uncle Bob and Margaret could come to celebrate also. Andrew had the most fun ripping apart bows....the ones we made Aunt Karen save from the last time William & family came in-3 years ago, I think? She *loved* us for that!!