Guacamole and dancing...

One evening recently we enjoyed a little fiesta with some tasty guacamole and a little after dinner dancing.   It was a splendid evening!

A little dose of my day...

Lately, I've really been enjoying life.  Here's a rundown of my typical day:

*Wake up

*Eat breakfast

*Read

*Play with my toys inside

*Get Mommy to take me outside

*Take a stroll down the sidewalk

*Hand Tig sticks through the fence

*Pick flowers

*Either go for a walk or work in the garden

*Eat a snack

*Take my babies for a stroll in their stroller

*Rearrange the kitchen cabinets for Mommy

*Play with the magnets on the refrigerator

*Find Mommy and try to provide her with assistance in whatever she's doing

*Eat lunch

*Start to calm down

*Take a nap

*Wake up, drink some water or juice

*Play more

*Rearrange the cabinets again

*Get Mommy to take me outside again

*Look for Daddy coming home

*Get super excited when I see him

*Feed Tig

*Play with Daddy while Mommy makes dinner

*Eat

*Play 

*Start calming down for the evening

*Eat my oatmeal

*Pray with Daddy

*Rock with Mommy

*Go to sleep

As you can see, I'm a pretty busy little lady!  Which means that Mommy and Daddy are pretty busy, too! :)

My new baby cousin is here!

Grant Alan Strain

7.2 lbs 18 1/2 in.

Preparing for our new babies...

Sledding!!!

A little over a week ago, we had a great snow!  It was actually a small blizzard!  So, I took advantage of it and went sledding.  My uncle Jonathan and Daddy took me down our hill a few times one evening, and then the next day I went sledding with my cousins, Haley and Myranda.  My Uncle Wes, Aunt Lisa, and Daddy all pulled us and pushed us wherever we wanted to go... it was great! Even Tig got in on the action and pulled Haley and I around!  I can't wait until the next snow!!!

Making Pizza

I really enjoy helping Mommy out in any way that I can.  For instance, when her and Daddy are done eating, I'll usually go get their napkins and throw them away in the trash can so they don't have to; sometimes I spill my water (which I may or may not do on purpose), but I always go get a paper towel and wipe it up so Mommy doesn't have to; I also help her make the bed in the morning... this task is a bit daunting since the bed is actually taller than me, but I still enjoy it.  However, my most favorite thing to help with is the cooking!  I usually have Mommy pull up a chair for me to stand on (I used to stand on a little step ladder, but for some reason Mommy doesn't like me rocking back and forth on it, jumping, and standing on the edge) and then I can really get my hands dirty.  In these pictures, I'm actually making my own pizza.  I rolled out the dough, pat it down, then poked it with a fork to make it a tad crispy.  Mmm... it was delicious!