Something about Sprout: January 2009

Saturday, January 31, 2009

Playing with Christmas Toys

Sprout and Paris enjoying their new toys from Auntie Amy.

I swear, she really was moving while playing.

Goalie Cat - Part II

Wednesday, January 28, 2009

Alex turned 8 on Monday, January 26th. She was born in Nashville at 1:14pm, on a Friday. I will never forget the moment of becoming a mother. The intense, instant love attached to something so tiny was very overwhelming. And, now she's 8!! I wonder where the time has gone and why she has to get bigger and older. When she was born, she weighed 5lbs, 9 oz. Preemie outfits were huge on her. I couldn't imagine how she would ever fit into the 3-6 month clothes. I used to be able to change her by holding the diaper down with my thumb and fore finger. Sigh.....
Her party this year was last Saturday. For her birthday, she decided she wanted to go to Action City. This was the first repeat activity as we've tried to do something different each year and tie it in with a theme. My two favorites have been the Dora party complete with map and activities like the book and Spongebob with the pool party.
Anyway, so we had a Cat birthday party and went to Action City. They don't really work together so, I gave it up this year. LOL. Both parts of the party were a blast. Everyone had to come up with their name if they were a cat. I was meaning to share some of the names but I forgot the list at home.
Alex picked out the snacks and drinks this year. I was shocked when she wanted punch and fruit and veggie trays. Apparently, my goal of eating better is rubbing off on her. We also had cake at home and Pizza at Action City.
Monday, her actual birthday, we went to Cancun. She loves one of the servers, Jesse, and wanted to wear the big hat. When they sang to her they smashed whipped cream on her face. She giggled through the whole song. It was so cute. She also got to see where and how they make the tacos that night. She really has them all wrapped around her finger. LOL
Here are some pictures of her festivities.

The Littlest Petshop Cake. It was the only cake we could find with a Cat. I didn't realize that would be so difficult to find.

Aubrey, 11 months, and Peyton, 15 months. Aren't they cute?

Alex and her cake.

And, no, she's not windy like her mother. It took her three tries to blow them all out.

Ahh ha ha ha. At Cancun with the whipped cream. I love this hat. It is gorgeous!!

Saturday, January 24, 2009

So much to Blog, so little time....

I am behind on my blogging again. This is a busy time of the year for us. Alex's birthday is Monday and the party is today and It's Girl Scout Cookie time. That really is where most of my time has gone. In addition, we figured out someone has been sick in our house since the week of Thanksgiving. If I stop sending Alex to school...... Would we be healthy? Or, maybe if I stop working......?
So, today is Alex's party. We are planning to have adults at our house this afternoon 3-5. Then we are taking the kids to Action City after that. Alex was up this morning before 5. She wanted to start blowing up balloons. Much to her dismay, I made her go lay down for a while. I know she didn't sleep but, it was nice to have a break from the bouncing-off-the-wall girl. She is going to blow up the balloons after Daddy vacuums and sweeps.
I can't wait to be done with work to go finish decorating. :)

Tuesday, January 13, 2009

Ten places I'd rather live than Wisconsin

1. Hawaii
1. Tennessee
1. Arizona
1. Florida
1. South Carolina
1. Oregon
1. Bermuda
1. Tahiti
1. Nevada
1. Belize

Please note: They are all #1 because, I would rather live anywhere right now than -20 without a windchill. I hear it's supposed to be 30 on Saturday. We should see people in shorts and t-shirts at the mall. Oh how balmy it will be. :)