March 2015

We started off the month with more winter weather.  Nothing most of the winter and then 3 big storms in 3 weeks.  CRAZY!  We got quite a bit of snow, enough to completely cover the grass.  By lunchtime the sun had melted the snow enough for it to stick together.  So we took the girls out to build a snowman.  They actually had lots of fun running around in the snow and making tiny snowman.  Nathan and I did all the work on Sally (as Hannah named her).  I didn't realize until after we were back inside that one of Sally's eye fell off...ooops.

The arrows are pointing to the tiny snowman. =)

We took a weekend trip up to Arkansas during spring break to visit Nathan's family.  We had a really good visit with family and friends.  The girls ran Paw Paw all over his apartment.  =) Thankfully the girls are really good in the car.  We do have issues with sleeping though since they have to share a room.  They like to stay up really late (like 9:00) and talk instead of actually going to bed at night.  And they always wake each other up early in the morning too.  Silly girls!!!

After all our crazy winter weather and lots of cloudy rainy days, it finally feels like spring.  So thankful to see the sun!! We've enjoying spending time outside.  My mom and I took the girls out to the Arboretum last Friday. So fun!

They loved the pinwheels Grammy brought.

Our view during our picnic lunch!

Hannah is now officially registered for Kindergarten.  Where did the time go?!?  She can't be that old right, she was just born yesterday.  I'm excited for Hannah, she's going to have lots of fun.  We live about a block and a half away from our school so most of the time we will walk.

Coming Soon....a Four Legged Friend

No it's not a rat, it's a sphynx kitten.  This little guy is 3 weeks old and still has some growing to do before he can come home (9 more weeks).

Here's the back story:  Nathan and I both love cats, grew up with them, but have some allergy issues.  When we first got married we didn't want to pay a pet deposit, then we were settling into our house, and then we had babies.  We'd occasionally talk about getting a cat, but it wasn't the right time and we didn't want to deal with the hair or allergies.  Nathan always made sure to point out we could get a hairless cat and I would immediately and loudly say NO!  They look like naked rats.  In fairness this was the only sphynx I had ever seen.

Fast forward to last summer, we took the girls to the pet store just to walk around and got to pet some cute kittens.  So on the way home I said "If it weren't for not wanting hair in my house I'd have taken one home."  With 3 girls we have more than enough hair already.  =) Nathan again suggests the hairless cat (yes 10 years later...he's a broken record).  So I asked him if he was really serious that we could get a sphynx.  He said yes and even had a friend from work that had one.  So I did a Google search a realized not all sphynx cats were pink or ugly.  We also went to visit his friend's kitties (he actually has 2).  They were very cute, friendly,  and soft!

Since we had to go through a breeder that means a more expensive price tag.  YIKES!  Hence the many months between falling in love with the sphynx breed and actually getting one.  =P  We can't wait to bring home our little "fuzzy" friend.

February 2015

This was a busy and fun month.  The girls and I made valentines and snack mix for our friends and neighbors.  Hannah and I did this last year, but Abigail enjoyed helping this time.  We were at Grammy's house the day before Valentines so we made "love bugs" and pie crust cookies filled with Nutella.  Cute story..I made felt heart cookies as a Christmas present for the girls to play with in their kitchen.  Since Valentine's Day they have made lots of Nutella cookies just like Grammy.  =)

We've had lots of crazy weather in Texas.  Sunny warm days where we played outside and went to the park.  Then last week we had 2 days of ice and later in the week 3 1/2 inches of snow.  The girls get excited when it snows and like to watch out the window.  They aren't big fans of playing in the cold though.  It always takes us longer to get dressed than we spend outside. LOL!  They did slide down the driveway a few times and throw snow.  Sadly the snow we usually get is too powdery to make a snowman.  That I think they would enjoy.  =)