January 09 Snow!

I'm a little late posting these from the 10 inches of snow we got a couple of weeks ago but better late than never!

Baby Kate's room- Yes I said it we FINALLY decided on Kate :-)

The room is coming along slowly but surely. Really we just need some pictures for the walls. As you can see in the picture Sam's step stool is next to the crib. She is already using it for a crib for her baby dolls. A little story about the chandelier of course we had to have one in baby sisters room just like big sister Sam's. Well it came with a plug to plug into the wall. Zane "the electrician" rewired it and was able to hang it from the ceiling. He is quite the handy guy!! :-)

Fun pics and Bella Dancearella

So the weekend turned out to be a nice one. Saturday was a little rough Sam was whining, Mom was tired and that is not a good mix. Sat night we went to Taylors house to play and have pizza. The girls were going to dance to Taylor's bella dancearella video. They were getting tired and it didn't quite work out. Sam and Taylor were fighting about where the dancing mat should go. Sam wanted to move it away from the tv but Taylor always has it up by the tv cabinet so this did not go over well. I would pay to see the video that Tansels captured during this fiasco! A few pics of Sam playing in the cube and in her bella dancearella costume.

Some random pics from January Fun!

just in from sledding with daddy
gymnastics with Tay

riding my trike in the garage

more gymnastics

waiting for gymnastics

We have gotten 09 off to a good start. Sam is becomming very independent but now our biggest battle is listening. We are working on it, but we still have long way to go. Also, we have spent a lot of time recently working on getting baby sister's room ready for her big arrival day. We had built-in shelves put in, new carpet upstairs and on the stairs, and the furniture is being delivered tomorrow. I will post some pictures after the furniture is delivered and the room starts coming together.

Our Trip to St. Loius

walking Rocky around the house

cousin Lauren painting my nails

The first weekend in January we had our annual trip to St. Louis. We always do sort of a christmas theme and hang out and have fun. Friday night the guys went to the casino. I of course missed that one. I didn't miss much because there were no big winners, in fact Zane was the biggest loser haha! Next year I'll win the money back. Saturday the girls went shopping and to lunch and the guys went to a bar to watch the games. At this point Sam started acting pretty bad which is not like her she usually loves to shop. We had planned to wake up Sunday and take our time making our way back to Indy. EXCEPT.......Sam wakes me up at 7am throwing up. She had caught a stomach virus and threw up about every 20 minutes for 8 hours needless to say it was a fun ride back. Once she was finished she was back to her old self. I wish we could bounce back like kids do!!! Can't wait for next years trip!

Funny Poop Story

So for those of you who have 2-3 year olds you will understand that poop and potty are common words in the household especially if you are potty training. Sam is completely potty trained now so we communicate about pooping and going potty quite often. We even use the word turd, but not to the extent that she did last night. Last night she gave her usual shout out that she had to go POOP! Then she proceeded to say that she needed to get a turd out of her bottom. I had her repeat it because I wasn't sure if she really said it haha! When we got into the bathroom she told me that Miss Lindsay (her teacher) told her not use the word turd at school just say poop. I said yea we better not say that word any more. Sam said, "Mommy I still want to say the word turd at home but I'll say poop at school!" The things they say HILARIOUS!

Christmas with Mamie

opening presents

opening the animals that went with the big farm Mamie got me

my talking dora doll from Uncle Jordan

Christmas Day at Grandma and Grandpa's

relaxing with cousin Ash and Bella
opening my dora dollhouse

opening my bake set

Christmas pose

little Christmas Angel

Christmas Morning 2008-Make sure to watch the video!

I think the video says it all. I think she was a little overwhelmed she did not know what to think about all of the toys. She just kept saying "I can't belive Santa brought all of this" So cute!

Merry Christmas!

Christmas Eve at Grandad and Mimi's 2008

waiting to open gifts
cheese
what could it be?

baby doll set my favorite

whats next?

super cheesin with my baby doll stuff

putting out cookies and milk for santa

santa came wow I must have been good

Sam had so much fun on Christmas eve. The day started out a little rough but once we got to Mimi and Grandad's she started being good again. She was very anxious to open gifts. She got so many great toys. Dress up from Aunt Whitney and Uncle Ryan, Baby doll set from Mimi and Grandad along with a monkey and plate making art set. She also got a dora purse and memory game from Aunt Christie. She decided to name her baby doll Christie. When we got home she had to immediately get outside to spread her "reindeer food" on the lawn. They gave it to her at school. She went with daddy over to the neighbors house to let the dog out and then came in and wanted to get to bed. When I got up there and read her a story and tucked her in she was so tired she said "Mommy don't tell me you love me, night night sleep tight don't let the bedbugs bite, or sweet dreams. Just go! " She was so tired she didn't even want to talk. hahahaha

More Yuletide Cheer! Merry Christmas Everyone!!!

A little Holiday Cheer!! :-)

So Sam has really been getting into the holiday spirit the past two weeks. It all started last weekend she spent the night with Grandma and they went to see Santa, decorated the Christmas tree, and built a gingerbread house. She had such a blast.

Then this weekend she went with Mimi and Grandad to the children's museum to see Santa and the winter wonderland. I guess she had so much fun when they brought her home she was asleep in the car and I carried her in and she slept on the couch for 2 hours.

When she woke up we went over to Mamie's house to see the new kitten Fraidy Cat and baked cookies. Sam was covered from head to toe in flour and Mamie and I were so mad that neither of us had a camera to get a picture of it.

Thank you to all of the grandparents for spreading Christmas cheer with Sam. She has had soooooo much fun!

3rd annual A-town Family Christmas

The Boys- Zach, Carson, Preston, and Wilson
The Kids eating Cereal

Sam holding Zach- she is going to be a great big sis

Sam opening Baby Sister's gift

Sam opening her gift

All The Kids- Zach, Taylor, Carson, Preston, Kayla, Wilson, & Sam

The Girls- Kayla, Sam, & Taylor

Cutie Pie in front of the tree!

A-Town family Christmas is a tradition we started 3 years ago. We (me and all of my friends from highschool)all get together and the kids exchange gifts. They absolutely love it and the parents have a blast too. As you can see from the pictures they all love it!!!

Katie/Kate Alexandra Wins!!

Well Kate Alexandra won the vote over Alexandra Kate and Sarah Alexandra. We still have not officially named her that, but that is what Sam and I are pushing for. For now she is just "Baby Sister."