What a Great Helper!

We got up this morning around 9am. Yes, that's right. 9am!!! It was so great to sleep in! After breakfast, I decided I wanted to rearrange the living room. This turned into moving everything completely out of the living room and really cleaning the hardwood floor. Gracyn loved the echo in the living room, but wasn't sure why all the furniture was in the kitchen. Gracyn decided she wanted to help sweep the floors!



So this month has been pretty low key. Valentine's day weekend Clint went out of town with some of his friends, so Gracyn and I went to Van Buren for a girl's weekend. Unfortunately, I forgot my camera. Gracyn's daycare usually has their holiday parties on Fridays, but since the they were closed due to snow it was on Monday, actual Valentine's Day. This meant she got to go! She doesn't go to daycare on Friday's so she usually misses out on the parties. Poor Kid.

She was a little weary of her gift. Ma Thomas had gotten her a really cute singing and dancing giraffe, but Gracyn was terrified of it. She really didn't want to open what we got her either.

Snow Happy!

WOW! I can't believe we have this much snow! I woke up this morning and looked out the window and didn't think it did that much. Then I actually opened the front door and was amazed! Clint called me from work and told he didn't think I should go in today. I told that I had to go in and for him to just come home and we'll see how the roads were. It's been almost 12 hours and he still hasn't made it home! He was going to stop by Jeffie's house and pick her up so she could watch Gracyn while he slept and while I was at work. His car wouldn't make it all the way, the snow was too deep! So, he walked to her house and decided to stay put. I got to work from home.

To most people, working from home would be great. I, however, do not enjoy it. I'm too distracted by other things (Gracyn, snow, cookies!) At one point, I decided to go out to back yard and measure the snow. Bad idea. The snow was all the way up the window on the back door so when I opened it I had to be really careful not to knock it into the house. While I was out there, Gracyn was standing at the back door on the inside, while Maggie was standing at the door on the outside. Let's just say it was very difficult to get back in the house, and I had a huge snow mess to clean up.


About 20 inches!

Gracyn "thought" she wanted out.



I finally couldn't stand it anymore...I had to put Gracyn in the snow! So, I bundled her up and we went outside. She did not enjoy it. We were out there long enough to take a picture then went right back in.

Gracyn is standing in it here. I tried to sit her in it but she wasn't having any of that!

I just talked to Clint and he isn't going into work tonight. He really can't, his car is still stuck! So who knows what I am going to do for work tomorrow! Looks like it may be another day from home. I must hide those cookies!

Feed Me!

Gracyn knows exactly how to tell me when she is hungry. She will go to her highcahir and start pushing it around. This time, she decided to crawl into it and got stuck!




This has been such an uneventful past few weeks. Poor Gracyn has been cooped up in the house all week because of the snow. We finally got out Saturday afternoon and went shopping for groceries. We went to Sam's and she decided she wanted out of the basket. Clint got her out and let her walk. BAD, BAD, BAD. I have a feeling she is going to expect to get to do this all the time now.

I'm hoping Spring Time will bring a little more excitement to the blog!

A Day in the Park

Yesterday the weather was amazing! It was bright, sunny, and in the 70's. We couldn't have asked for a better day to go to the park! We were originally supposed to have a weekend in Van Buren with Eric, Katie, and Caroline. However, I had been sick all week so we postponed. I was planning on just laying around all weekend, but Clint decided we needed to get out of house since the day was so nice. I'm so glad we did!

We started off by going to Flying Burrito for lunch then we were going to head to the park. We drove to two local parks, but they were so packed we couldn't find a parking space. We decided we would stop by PetSmart and get Maggie a new collar, park the car there, then walk along the Fayetteville trail. We get the stroller out of the car and I get Gracyn out and she was soaked! I had just changed her before we left the house so not sure what happened, but her dress was all wet. So, we stripped her down in the back of the Xterra, changed her diaper, then headed back to the house. We decided that Clint would drop us off and go to Tractor Supply Store to get Maggie a new collar while I changed Gracyn. Once he got back, we got Gracyn in the stroller and Maggie harnessed up and decided we would just walk to the Farmington Park, which is a little over a mile away. PERFECT DAY!


Gracyn enjoying her lunch!


Being pushed by Daddy!


Rocking in the Whale!




She LOVED to slide! I see a trip to the park becoming a frequent thing once Spring officially arrives. It's such a great walk there and back too.

Snow Angel!

Gracyn's first snow was on her first Christmas Day. She was only five weeks old so I didn't date take her out in it! This past Thursday (Jan. 20) it snowed good snow! You know, the big, fat snowflakes! Unfortunately, I had to work. I knew I should have taken a vacation day seeing how it was my birthday and a snow day! As soon as I got home from work, we put Gracyn's coat, hat, and gloves on and went out to play! Well, we didn't really play. We just sat her in the snow. She looked at us like we were crazy! We hurried and made a snow angel then went inside to get ready to go out to celebrate my birthday!


Mommy and Gracyn in the snow!


Brrrr!!!


Gracyn's first snow angel!


Getting ready to go to dinner!

A Look at the Past Year..and the Year to Come!

We had such a wonderful past year. We got to see Gracyn grow and learn so much in such a small amount of time. It amazes me that something so small can grow so fast both physically and mentally. She truly is the most amazing little girl.

January...We rung in 2010 with Katie and Caroline!


Febraury... "Thug Life" Gracyn came home from daycare in this yucky old sleeper. I had forgotten to bring a change of clothes the day of her class Valentine Party.


March...Gracyn attended her first wedding..Shannon and Scott's beautiful wedding!


April...Gracyn's first Easter!


May...Developed a taste for all things "bean."


June...Had a blast at Caroline's 1st birthday party!


July...Pet an alligator!


August...Met Bobby Petrino!


September...1st Hog Game!


October...Was a Roaming Gnome!


November...Celebrated her 1st Birthday!


December...Had a wonderful Christmas!



New Year's Eve we celebrated at home with Aunt Jeffie. We ordered pizza and rented a movie. Gracyn wasn't awake for the countdown to midnight, but we snuck in her room and told her Happy New Year. We talked about what this year holds for Gracyn...her first step (I'm thinking any day now!) her first phrase, her first haircut (haha, yeah right!) She is going to learn so much this year, as are we!

The next day we watched football and had a yummy New Year's lunch of spare ribs, sauerkraut, and black eyed peas. This girl LOVES beans! Black beans, pinto beans, black eyed peas....she is a BEAN MACHINE!

God's Masterpiece

God's Masterpiece
Author: Unknown

From graceful lilies pure and white,
God fashioned lovely skin,
Forget-me-nots he chose for eyes,
Then formed your baby chin.
He took a tulip bright and red --
Twas one that did not fade; A
softer, sweeter little mouth
Before was never made.
Another flower next He used --
A rosebud, pink and fair;
Touched it to your dimpled cheeks
And bade it blossom there.
Then with His magic fingers picked
Two morning glories white;
Curled and shaped your little ears,
Soon they were fastened tight.
That crowning bit of golden down
Will soon become your hair;
He gathered pollen from the flowers,
And sprinkled it with care.
For dainty little fingers dear
And precious, tiny toes,
He used slender daisy frills;
A snowdrop made your nose.
This world and all within it
He created here for man;
But Baby was "God's Masterpiece"
Since time and life began!