My First Post!

So, after much consideration, I have decided to start a blog as a way to remember stories that one day want to share with my children. I hope to post fairly regularly so that I won't forget the fun/sweet/crazy things they do.

The weather has been crazy to begin this new year! We heard there was a possibility of snow and were torn about what to do. When Mary Kate was six weeks old it snowed and iced pretty good and we lost power. Our heat was off over night and we were very cold. In fact, we all slept upstairs in the guest room, which is now Mills' room, in an attempt to stay warm (Mary Kate slept on my chest). So since we didn't want to take a chance of having no heat or fire, we decided to go stay with my parents. It snowed a little over 3 1/2 inches on Sunday night in Covington. It was very pretty and powdery at first; however, it quickly turned into ice on Monday morning and the entire yard looked like one huge frozen tundra. We took the kids out for a short few minutes, but Mary Kate was not that interested and it was too cold to keep Mills out for too long.

This was Mom and Dad's deck. It was frozen solid on Monday Morning.

Mills' first real snow.

I ended up being out of school for an entire week! Although we were all a bit stir crazy, it was nice to spend the extra time with my family. David was off of work on Monday and Tuesday and didn't go in until mid-day Wednesday because of the roads. Spending this extra time with my family makes me realize both how blessed I am and how much I need to thank God for these blessings!!!

Before the crazy weather began, Mills began eating rice cereal on Saturday. I decided to make his, which I did not do with Mary Kate, to try something different. I was not sure what I was getting myself into when I made it the first time, but overall I think that making his food is a good way for me to try to keep him well, especially since he seems to be sick a lot! He was not sure about it at first and his face was priceless when he took his first bite! It took until about Tuesday for him to decide that he liked it. Today he ate butternut squash and LOVED it. He was crying as he waited on me to feed him and as soon as I put the spoon in his mouth he was excited. It is so sweet to see him get so excited. Mary Kate also thought it was pretty neat that he was so excited and smiled and waved at him as she watched him eat from her high chair.

His first taste of rice cereal. The face says it all!

We are gearing up for Mary Kate's 2nd birthday party and Elmo is the theme. She loves him and has been all about him for a while; however, now she is staring to get into Mickey Mouse. I hope that Elmo will still work for her party! I cannot believe that she is about to be 2!!! Tonight David and I sat in front of the computer and watched the pictures from the last 2 years scroll through on our screen saver. It was so sweet seeing her so little and made me want to cry a little thinking about how much she was changed. She is so fun, sweet, smart, creative...(I could go on for days). I do not know what I would do without her and I pray that God allows us to spend many more decades together. I'm getting a bit sentimental and nostalgic, if you can't tell. I should stop here before I get to sappy and emotional. I will let you know how the party turns out.