Wordless Wednesday

Welcome Spring!

I know spring started over the weekend, but here in Mississippi, Sunday definitely wasn't spring like! It was snowing & sleeting all day, and the high was 37! Saturday the high was in the 60s! This week has been a lot nicer. We have had some pretty days within the last several weeks though & we took advantage of it! I got the house cleaned one Saturday & the next day we were outside most all day! Natalee got a wagon for her birthday & since it's been too cold, too wet or just plain yucky outside, we have been unable to let her ride in it. We finally did & she loves it! Who wouldn't want to relax & let someone else pull you around everywhere you need to go?? Since mom only live about 1/2 mile down the road (if that...we can see her house through the woods, especially since they cleared trees), we put Natalee in her wagon & went walking. The dog followed. She enjoyed it & didn't want to get out when we got to her house. I hope this coming weekend will be pretty so we can take her to the park for the first time. I know she enjoys swinging because they take her outside at daycare & they have a baby swing on the tree out front (it's a in home daycare & her house is off the road). Debbie & Katie Lauren walked over to the house one day & pulled her around for a while. Mamaw & Papaw Mitchell came over one Saturday afternoon & played outside with her & ate supper for Papaw's birthday. Natalee just LOVES to be outside.








Dustin of course is playing baseball again. We have been to several games this year. They are a good team, however, there are a couple of things they still need to work on, to get better at. Natalee would rather run around instead of sit & watch Uncle Dustin. Last week, she got her first ring pop. She loves suckers as it is & we thought it would be better on the ring instead of the stick. Needless to say...I think the Easter Bunny will be bringing her some.




Speaking of the Easter Bunny, I sure am ready for him to come! This year will be lots of fun! I hope Natalee will get lots of goodies and lots of fun stuff!
Natalee also got her first "dog bite" a couple of weeks ago. Scooter didn't actually "bite" her, he just snapped at her, but he did leave a slight mark. I think it scared her more than hurt her. She cried for a minute but was over it rather quickly. Sunday, she also got her first scratch from the dog. Remy, or Memy as Natalee calls him, put his paw up to play with her & accidentally scratched the side of her face. Neither one really seemed to phase her very much. Well til next time...have a great day!

Conratulations Ali & Chase

One of my sister's best friends, Ali, & our cousin, Chase, were married on Saturday, March 13. My mom, granny, Debbie, Katie Lauren & I did the food for the reception, so needless to say, we didn't make it to the wedding. However, we heard it was gorgeous! The reception hall was decorated very nicely & the favors were too cute! Congratulations Mr. & Mrs. Williams & welcome to the family, Ali! We love you guys! Here are a couple pics from the wedding reception!



The gorgeous centerpiece!



The favor table



Close up of the favors



The fruit display by my mom



Brandi, Ali, & Jessica



Mr. & Mrs. Chase Williams!

Wordless Wednesday

Pics

Okay here are the pics I said I would post. I know I'm bad about not blogging, but here lately, there really hasn't been anything "blogworthy" going on in our lives. I did finally get the pics uploaded, so here you go! Enjoy!

These first ones are from the rodeo we went to for Valentine's Day.





She loved the animals!



This was one HUGE bull! I would hate to meet him in a pasture!









CHRIS YOUNG!!!! He was awesome!



Next are a few pics of the little snow we did get the 3 times it snowed within a week.




The pond in front of our house. It was froze to about an inch or so thick.

Dogs...

Within the last 5 years, I have had 2 dogs come up missing. Well actually...they were stolen. December 3, 2005, my Sassy dog (part pekingnese, part chihuahua) was taken out of our backyard during the Christmas parade. Almost 1 year later at the end of November 2006, she was found! Thank goodness she had been taken care of. When I moved into my apartment 2 months later, I had to get rid of one of my dogs. I kept Prissy with me, but Sassy went to a better home. My dad & Irene took her. They have taken care of that dog better than I ever could have. She was having heartworm problems & was about to die & they paid for her to have surgery so she could still be with us. Last week, she ended up having to have surgery again...can't exactly remember what Irene said it was for...anyways, she is doing great. I don't get to see her much but I miss her!

Last week, our full blooded black lab went missing. I knew he was there Monday night & Tuesday morning. Well we got to looking for him & wondering where he was. We had a neighbor who was pretty much trying to take care of him. We would feed Remington, then minutes later, he would feed Remington. Well he moved last week, so I asked my aunt that next time she talked to him, would she ask him if he had seen him before he left. Come to find out he STOLE our dog!!! Needless to say he brought him back Friday night! Natalee loves Remy. As soon as we got home & she saw him, she wanted to give me "sugars" & love on him! We brought him inside for a little while so she could play with him.

Why would anyone want to steal someone else's dog, especially when you know that people & know they are taking care of him? Why would someone want to take a dog away from such a precious child?

I'll post pics later!

Dixie National

Mrs. Delma & Mr. Roger took me, Terry & Natalee to the Dixie National Rodeo this past Saturday (well a week ago now...) for our Valentine's Day. Terry got off work that morning & came home to change clothes. We met up with the Mitchell's in Winona about 10:30ish, stopped & got a "snack" to hold us over until lunch then headed to Jackson. We got to Applebee's around 12:30 for lunch. The food was pretty good, not as good as the one in Starkville, but it was good. We then headed for the Coliseum. When we got there, we ran into Terry's cousin & his wife, William & Julie. We walked with them & met up with Aunt Pat, Uncle John, John, Jennifer and the kids. They were loading up the cows, getting ready to head back home. We walked over to the livestock barns. We saw calves, bulls and horses. We were looking for the pigs, goats & stuff but never found any. We enjoyed a funnel cake with chocolate on top & some things I never in my life thought I would ever try...fried oreos! They were the best! I want some now! Hmm...guess I'll have to find a recipe! Anyways, back to the story. Mrs. Delma bought Natalee a cowboy hat. She. Loves. It. We then saw some belts & they bought her one of those too. She needed one but I never could find one in her size. Now she has one. We proceeded to head inside the coliseum as show time was approaching. Boy was it crowded! Not too bad though. They finally got on with the show. I love rodeos and it was a great show. Natalee slept through most of it...until the band started playing at intermission. The singer for that day was Chris Young. He. was. awesome.! Natalee immediately woke! She was kind of scared at first but then she started dancing & clapping & having a great time. For the rest of the show, she kept getting excited. Everytime a cowboy would do something, she would yell "Yay!" and start clapping. It was too cute! We bought her this sword thing that lights up. She kept trying to hit the people in front of us with it so we had to take it away from her. We try to hide it at home sometimes so she can't hit us with it, but most of the time she points it at you and laughs! The show was over about 6:30. We waited in line in the parking lot sitting in the car, for about 30 minutes or so just to get to the main road. We stopped in Canton & ate at Arbys for supper. Natalee slept all the way home. We had a great day that day! It's great to get out of the house every once in a while & do something fun! I don't have pics uploaded onto the computer yet, but I'll try to this weekend!

Snow!

It hardly ever snows here in Mississippi. For the past 2 years we have only gotten snow on the first weekend of March. This past December it snowed twice...not much...a few flakes here & there. None of it stuck of course, but, hey...it was snow! Since the first of the year, we have had several chances of snow. Last week being the best chance. It started snowing Thursday night but stopped a little after midnight. When we woke up Friday morning, the ground was covered....not completely, there were a few spots of grass poking through. I did manage to get Natalee to "play" in it for a few minutes before we left for daycare & work. She didn't like the cold on her hands. The southern part of the state was covered. Some places got up to 6 inches! I know some people that live around the Jackson area or south of Jackson & I saw some of their pics & they were unbelievable!! I was really hoping we would get a bunch. We went to Jackson Saturday (will write that story in a different post) & there was still snow on the ground & on vehicles. Of course, most of it had turned to ice, but it still looked like snow! Sunday night it started snowing again. I'm not sure how long it snowed that night, Natalee & I was in the bed asleep by 10. Terry came to wake me up & tell me it was snowing. Monday morning when we woke up, the ground was covered again...about like the Friday before. This time though, we had more than Greenwood! I had more at my house than there was on the ground between my house & work (30/40 mile trip, including daycare). I talked to Terry about 2:15ish yesterday afternoon & he said it was snowing at the house. A few minutes later mom called & said it was snowing outside work! We had several "snow showers" pop up between 2:30 & 6. It snowed on me all the way home. When I got in the driveway, there were several patches in the yard. We still had a few patches this morning & on the hill along the gravel road we live on, even though it didn't snow anymore last night. This is the most it has snowed in Mississippi in a long time! I'll see if I can find some pics and post!

Bathtime Fun

Natalee just loves her bath time! We now give her a bath in our big bathtub. She has a lot more room to move around & she absolutely loves it. She also loves to turn the water on & let it run...when she is not in it. She has so many toys & more rubber ducks than anything. She loves her squirt toys, especially when daddy is around. She trys to squirt him, but usually it ends up in her face. Here are some pics from this past weekend!

WHO DAT?!? - Superbowl 2010

So yesterday was Superbowl Sunday. The New Orleans Saints vs. the Indianapolis Colts in Superbowl XLIV in Miami, Florida. Mom ALWAYS has a Superbowl party. It's tradition! Dustin went to his friends house. His friend is originally from New Orleans, so you can imagine what that party was like! Our good friends Jenn & Mike came to mom's to party with us. We had a smorgasbord of snacks: red pepper crackers, cheese, potato skins, fried green beans, cheeseball, brownies, taco dip & chips, hot wings, bbq cocktail smokies, pigs in a blanket & beer bread. I'm sure I forgot something but who could remember everything we had with all of that stuff! Of course EVERYONE was pulling for the Saints EXCEPT for Callaway. He of course is a Peyton Manning fan. Which, don't get me wrong I love the Colts too, but the Saints just needed to win! For me it was actually a win/win game, because they are both excellent teams! We bought Natalee a Drew Brees jersey. Isn't she cute?!?


Believe it or not I actually watched the game this year & not just for the commercials! Although I would have to say the Doritos commercials were the best! Especially the Doritos slap! "Don't mess with my mama & Don't mess with my Doritos!" The cutest!
Anywho....the final score ended up being Saints - 31 & Colts - 17! Way to GEAUX SAINTS!!! Here are some picture from the night!

Playing in her ball pit!


Natalee supporting the Saints & Papaw supporting the Colts


Natalee & Mrs. Jenn


Natalee with Mr. Mike


She loves this dog!


Natalee & Daddy


And a family pic!