And winter goes on . . .

I'm not counting on anything the groundhog says because we still have tons of snow. And it is snowing as I speak. I did hear a few birds outside this morning, and that gives me some hope. We are all craving spring, especially me and AJ. She has enjoyed getting to play in the snow once in awhile. And as you can see in the picture, she wears her boots around often just in case Mommy lets her go out. She has also become quite the connoisseure with taking out the trash. Trash day is quite exciting, and she enjoys carrying around the bag of dirty diapers - how gross. We're hoping this eagerness will last into her teenage years.

We're back . . .

We're back after a long week! Our church sent Nate and I down to Lafayette, IN to attend the NANC conference this last week. We dropped Adrianna off at my parents' house (they live in Indy) on our way. It was my first time away from Adrianna for more than a night, so I wondered how it would go. But everything went very well. AJ LOVED being with Grandpa and Grandma for the week - she didn't cry for us once. And I did well too, although I was very ready to see her again. Now we're home and "re-training" Adrianna (no offense, Mom and Dad!). :-) We were VERY thankful to know that she was in good hands. And Nate and I were able to spend lots of time together at the conference, going out to eat every night and visiting with old friends. It was a valuable experience!






Despite what these pictures say, Adrianna does not run around with spaghetti sauce on her face ALL the time. :-)

















I'm not sure why the Mr. Potato Head box is on her head.















Playing before bedtime
















After lasagna night!!!

















Adrianna wearing Nate's hat

A little brag on my husband . . .

Today was one of those days . . . Adrianna has a cold, I have a cold, and we're BOTH a little out of sorts. After a long afternoon of wiping a snotty nose, listening to whining, and picking up the same things over and over again, I began to feel a little down in the dumps. Leave it to my sweet husband to brighten my day. He brought home a dozen beautiful roses, and in each rose was a little note, each one telling me something he loved about me. He had no idea how "yuk" my day was, and his sweet gesture was VERY much appreciated. (As you can see, Adrianna enjoyed my flowers too). :-)

Adrianna in the kitchen

Winter Wonderland

It's such a beautiful morning! We got another 6 or 7 inches of snow in the night, and this was the view from our house this morning. AJ and I were able to go out and play in it the other day. Yes, she does have a snowsuit, but on this day I decided we would just walk around so she wouldn't need to wear it. As you can see, I was wrong. She insisted on crawling on the shoveled driveway - what a goober. So now we're surrounded with well over a foot of snow! Fun!

Snow Day!

We woke up to about a foot of snow on the ground this morning. It was so beautiful! (But I'm not the one who had to shovel it) Of course Nate didn't get to enjoy a snow day at home, but AJ and I are. We wish he could spend it with us!