SNOW!!

We have been patiently (some of us--ahem--not so patiently) waiting for snow ALL. DAY. LONG! We were about to just give up, but just as we finished getting jammies on Dadoo told us that the snow had come! We covered up our wet heads, put on our boots, and made a few laps through the yard!! Treyson "catching" the snow!

Silly Anniston!

We held hands and ran around the front yard. The kids were screaming, "It's snowing, it's snowing, it's snowing" over and over as we ran. I bet our neighbors think we're kind of weird! Now our ground is completely covered in snow. Hopefully there will be enough to play in tomorrow!!

Bathtub Art!

Aunt Susan and Uncle Pat gave Treyson crayons for the bathtub for Christmas. We've never had these before. The kids LOVE them! It's nice that they're easy to wipe off too. We just busted them out of the box since Treyson just got cleared for baths again (we had to have his toe surgery re-done December 13th). Look at this masterpiece....AMAZING! haha Nice cheese (from broccoli and cheese) and snot Bubby!

Nice chocolate pudding on the cheek sis!

Ah, if all brother/sister moments could be this sweet!!

Thanks Susan and Pat!

Last Day at Mrs. Amber's....:(

Well, it's official! Treyson has graduated from Mrs. Amber's house, and is moving up to preschool! That's really been tough for me to swallow. . . my baby cannot fit into the "baby" category anymore now that the "preschool" word has entered into his life.
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I'm so excited for him though. He is so excited to be a "Tiny Tigger". He talks about his new teachers, Ms. Nita and Ms. Dancie alot. The nice part about this transition is A) We attend church at the same place, and we've been walking down to this room every Sunday after Sunday school to let him get familiar with the room and B) Anniston will be there too.
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Anniston apparently talked to her teacher ALL DAY Thursday about how excited she was for her brother to be there with her! I love how excited she is. I know Treyson will be excited about that too, but I don't think he understands yet that he will see Anniston at the morning and afternoon recesses, plus they're in the same room from the time I drop them off until they break into individual classrooms at 8 for breakfast.
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So we decided to take a cookie cake to Mrs. Amber's on Friday to celebrate him going to "Big Boy School"!!

Here's Treyson with all of his friends at Mrs. Amber's house!

Giving Mrs. Amber some luvins!! Thank you Mrs. Amber for all of the love and attention you gave to both of our kids for the past 4 years!

Treyson, we are so proud of you! You are so silly, smart, cuddly, and sweet. We know that you will be such a great Tiny Tigger. We love you!

Home-made donuts!

Jerry is a donut lover....his favorite donuts are Irish Made Donuts in Fort Smith. Seriously, they're amazing. Next in line is a warm original Krispy Kreme. If they're not warm, they're not worth it. Third would be the bear claw or warm glazed from Old Tyme Donuts in Springdale.

Jerry tells me that he used to make donuts at his house when he was younger. They would get the inexpensive tubes of biscuits from the store, flatten them, use a medicine cup to cut out the hole, and then put them into the oil. He did this with the kiddos on New Year's morning before all of the football started. The kids LOVED it! I heard lots of racket from the kitchen as I was getting to sleep in. . . and boy were they ALL having fun!

Thanks for the donuts Dadoo! We'll have to do this more often! :)

New Year's Eve

New Year's Eve was pretty low key for us this year. Jerry shot me an email on Monday before new year's that went something like this:
Jerry: "New Year's Eve?????? What plans do we have?"
Amy: "New Year's Eve......involves a 2 and 4 year old!"
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So we decided to just lay low at home. The kids took late naps, so they were able to stay up a little late. Nanny and PawPaw stopped by our house after they had taken Kinley back home (she always stays with them for a few days the week after Christmas). Nanny decided to wrap their arms as they drank their sparkling juice. Our Nanny is so silly!
Nanny, Anniston, and PawPaw posing with their sparkling juice and champagne!

Anniston was SO excited!!! She got to drink out of a fancy cup!

Wooo-hooo! Time to celebrate the New Year!!

Rainboots!

MaMa and PaPa got the kiddos raincoats and boots for Christmas. The kids were ELATED when it was raining one day last week and they were able to wear their coats and boots. In fact, Treyson has worn his boots several times. His is Thomas the Tank Engine, and Anniston's is ladybug.

Thank you MaMa and PaPa!! :)

Happy Birthday Jesus!

Ok, so first of all....sorry for my shirtless daughter! She had been dressed up all morning as Rapunzel, and we had her take it off to help make cupcakes. Oops!

Merry Christmas everybody! Hoping everybody is remembering why we are celebrating Christmas....for Jesus! Anniston was telling Treyson on the way to the Fayetteville square tonight that, "Treyson, did you know that baby Jesus was born in Bethlehem? And then Jesus died on the cross for us....so that we could all live!" How refreshing to me that our 4 year old has picked up on this! Treyson didn't quite get it....in fact he pointed to the Holiday Inn Express and adamantly proclaimed that, "Baby Jesus was born 'wight der' " (right there)! He's always good for some comic relief! ha

God bless each and every one of you. Merry Christmas!