A Baby Shower

Saturday we had a baby shower for Morgan. She is expecting a little boy, Brodie Layne, in May. She is doing the room in jungle/safari so we went with that as the theme for the shower. Brandi made the cake.





Morgan got lots of goodies! She got some of the cutest clothes I've ever seen for a boy & all the things she needs to get started on his nursery. It's going to be so cute! Good luck during the next 2 months Morgan! We love you & can't wait for little Brodie Layne to get here!

Chuck E Cheese

Terry, Brandi & I took Natalee, Katie Lauren & Ryan to Chuck E Cheese last weekend (March 6). We went to Southaven this time. It was a lot nicer than the one in Tupelo. We got there about 12/12:30 & left between 3/3:30. We all had lots of fun! Natalee didn't like Chuck E. though. She keeps calling him a "stupid mouse". Not real sure where she got that from. Here are a few pics from our day!


Natalee & BB


Racing


Bowling


Feeding the frog


Riding the horse


Two worn out girls!

Just Some Pics from February!

Not much really happened in February, but I wanted to share some pics of Natalee. Hope you enjoy!


Sittin' in her baby doll's playpen, drinking koolaid & watching tv...


Playing in her kitchen!


Natalee took her shirt off then a few minutes later put it back on. Notice anything wrong with it??? Inside out & backwards!


Rockin' her baby doll on her horse


Blowing bubbles at Carter's birthday party

Taste of Soup

The first Saturday of February, the Carrollton-North Carrollton Library hosted the Taste of Soup. Last year, individuals made different types of soup for everyone to try. This year, they had different area restaurants make their soups. The two winning soups from last year came back this year too. They had 2 different types of veggie soups, one tasted like ketchup & the other had way too much seasonings & was not very good. They had a wonderful chili! It was the best chili I had ever tasted. They had a Crawfish & Corn Chowder & a Broccoli & Cheese soup. I'm not much on crawfish or broccoli so I didn't try these two, but several people said they were good. They also had Spicy Black Bean soup which was really good & not really that spicy. I'm sure I'm forgetting something, but I'll have to add them later, when I get to the cookbook. The two winners from last year were Chicken & Cheese soup which is great, and a Peaches n' Cream soup. The chicken soup tastes like chicken pot pie & the peach one...well I didn't eat it, but mom really liked it. I think you can substitute the peaches for whatever your favorite fruit may be (strawberries, blueberries, oranges?) and make it to your liking. Everyone voted on their favorites from the new soups this year. To vote, you had to put money into the jars in front of your favorite soup & whoever had the most money won. The top two winners will be back next year. The crawfish soup came in first and I believe the chili came in second.

The next week I made a pot of the chili & Terry loved it. He said it was the best he had ever eaten & he's not a big chili person. It made a big pot though, so be prepared for leftovers or have company over when you make it! If you want any of the recipes I mentioned above, leave a comment & I will email the recipes to you. I do not have them on hand at the moment, so it would either be tonight or tomorrow before I can get them to you!

Happy Valentine's Day!

We didn't do much for Valentine's this year. Terry had to work Saturday & Sunday and since Monday is a weekday, we decided to just stay home instead of going out & spending money. We did get to go out to eat last Friday night while Natalee stayed with the Mitchell's, so I guess you could count that as part of Valentine's. Terry got off Monday morning & of course, I had to work, so we didn't get to see each other til that afternoon.

Natalee had a cute dress she had gotten to long for, so she wore it as a shirt over a white turtleneck & a pair of black leggings to celebrate the day. She took some Valentine's cookies to daycare to share & she got each child (there's only 4) a little happy, along with getting Nanny & Pop a box of chocolates.


Natalee sporting her cute little outfit!

Terry & I had gotten Natalee a Minnie Mouse doll & a bag of M&Ms along with a Mickey Mouse Clubhouse card that sings & an Owl balloon. Her favorite thing was the card. She carried it around & kept opening & closing it, opening & closing it. I finally had to take it away from her because it was getting annoying! Aunt Debbie & her family got Natalee a little Valentine's dog & a bag full of candy! By the time she got home with it, she had eaten 3 Reese's pb cups & opened 2 suckers. Mind you, Debbie only lives 3 seconds down the road! MeMe & Papaw (Daddy & Irene) came over last Friday night and brought her a cute little outfit. It was a pair of red leggings with different color hearts on them & a Minnie Mouse shirt that says Hugs All Around. Nana & Papaw (mom & Callaway) gave her a huge chocolate chip cookie & some M&Ms. Mamaw & Papaw Mitchell (Terry's parents) gave her a chocolate chip cookie in a tin & a cute little card. Needless to say, she racked up in the sweets department!


Natalee with most of her goodies


Her Minnie Mouse, dog (which she is covering up) & balloon

Terry & I didn't get each other very much this year. We have decided the holidays are more for Natalee at our house then about us. He did get me 3 GORGEOUS gerbera daisies & a card & I got him his favorite candy & a card.


Aren't they beautiful? For those of you wondering why he didn't get me roses, gerbera daisies are my favorite!

Hope you all had a very Happy Valentine's Day!

Another Review!!

CSN stores contacted me about doing another review. Of course, I jumped at the offer & said yes!

If you remember, CSN stores has some of EVERYTHING!! They have anything from home office desks and other types of furniture to shoes.

I'm not real sure what I want to review on this time, but I'm thinking something for organization in Natalee's bathroom or maybe even something to help organize her room. We also need more space for our DVDs so I may even look into getting something like that. Who knows! There is so much to choose from! I'll let you know what I decide!

Another Snow Day

I think this is the most snow we have seen in Mississippi for as long as I can remember! Wednesday afternoon, around 1:00, it started snowing. I knew I should have left work around 2, but I stayed til 3:30 anyways. The snow hadn't let up any & it was coming down like crazy! The roads were not great but they really weren't that bad either. However, I'm not one to drive in that crazy mess. There were so many wrecks & people running off the road. I ended up sliding twice within 2 miles from work. I pulled over & called Terry to come get me! When he got to town, we took my truck back to one of the MedStat stations cause we knew it would be safe there. We finally made it home around 5:30. In that short of a time, we already had at least 3 inches! The snow kept coming down for about another 2 hours. All in all we had a total of anywhere from 4.5 - 5 inches. Terry had put a bowl outside so we could make some snow ice cream that night. It was my first time to ever make any & it was really good. I used Paula Deen's recipe which was super easy. You need 10-12 cups of snow, 1 can condensed milk & 1 tsp vanilla. Mix well & serve immediately! Natalee loved it! I got a few pics but not very many & of course I don't have my camera with me so I will have to post them later.

Yesterday I had to come into work. I wanted so badly to stay home with Natalee & build another "Toffee" the snowman, but work had to be done. The roads were not too bad. Terry brought mom & I in his truck & took my truck back home. Natalee stayed with granny & played with Ryan & Katie Lauren. They had so much fun! It's still a good bit on the ground today, but the sun is shining & it is actually supposed to get above freezing. Hopefully it won't all melt before tomorrow!

Nothing New

Just wanted everyone to know we are still alive. There hasn't really been anything "blogworthy" going on in our neck of the woods lately, so that's the reason for no new posts. It's not that I haven't had time or anything either, just that there is nothing to blog about in our world! Sucks!

I got my sewing machine out the other day. I looked at it. Yeah...that's about all that's been done. My grandmother came over to show me how to work it considering I have never used one before. We did get it threaded up & got part of a pattern cut out. I gotta get the pants cut out then maybe I'll actually try to get an outfit sewn.

We have all been sick. Terry & Natalee were both running a slight fever last Friday night. Natalee had a horrible cough. Saturday they were both feeling better. Natalee's cough had mostly gone away & Terry was back to himself. Saturday night...I started coughing! I was so sick Sunday night & Monday, all I did was stay on the couch & get some rest. I was back at work Tuesday, still not 100% but a lot better than I was Monday! The good part about me being sick is in the last 3 days I have hardly eaten anything & I have already lost 4.2 lbs.! Now if I could just keep losing!

I was reading Natalee a Dora birthday book the other night. There was a section where you count the stars. Of course, the book was counting in Spanish. I asked Natalee if she could count like Dora & she can! She can count to 3 just fine in Spanish then she goes to 5 then back to 4. She knows the words...just not the correct order, just yet!

That's about all going on in our part of the world. Just living life...working, paying bills, & playing! Hope you have a great day!

SNOW!!!! (WARNING: Picture Overload)

Sunday, around noon, it started snowing. It was the biggest flakes I have ever seen! It snowed for about 1 - 1.5 hours & covered the ground pretty good.


These birds played most of the day in this same spot






Natalee's first time playing in the snow!


She was tired! Decided to curl up with Katie & relax! She loves this dog!

It quit for a little while, but started back just after dark. This time it didn't stop til after midnight!



When we woke up Monday morning we had anywhere from 2 to 4.5 inches, just depending on where you measured! This is the most this part of Mississippi has had since 1999! The roads were iced over so I wasn't able to make it to work on Monday. Too bad! I wanted to enjoy the snow too!



This was behind our house when we got up! Beautiful!


The pond in front of our house looked so pretty!



When Natalee got up all she would say is "Mama, snow! I wanna have some." Around 11:00 we bundled up really good & went to play! She loved it! She kept saying, "I wanna build Toffee the Snowman". So we did. We built "Toffee" the Snowman! She loved trying to roll the balls up. She kept making snowballs & throwing them. We heard Brandi, Byron, Ryan & Katie Lauren coming up through the woods so she had to stop until they got there. We finished "Toffee" then just enjoyed playing. I looked up one time & Katie Lauren was making a snow angel. Natalee was laying right beside her, copying her! It was too cute! Brandi, Byron, Terry, Ryan & Katie Lauren decided to have a snowball fight! I tried to get pics & a video but I was too late. Ryan & Terry


Working on Frosty


I'm not sure why but I really like this picture


I'm not exactly sure what she was doing here!




Belle loved the snow too!


Making Snow Angels!


Our Snowman!


Throwing a snowball at BB!


I love this picture! I'm thinking about making it black & white & framing it!


My favorite pic of my two favorite people! (These next pics are taken with mom's new Canon)


Family pic!

Ryan & Terry made a big snowman out back. The reason they made this snowman was so Terry could run over it with the 4wheeler. I got that on video & I'm gonna try to post it later. A little while later mom, Callaway, Dustin & Debbie came over. They brought Dustin's knee board. We put it behind the 4 wheeler & had us a sled! Everyone took turns & had so much fun!! Natalee loved it! She got mad everytime someone else got on! She kept saying "One more time". Don't worry Terry didn't go fast & she didn't ride alone!


Sledding for the first time!!




Katie Lauren




Dustin!

We had so much! I really wish it would snow a lot more here since it isn't very often that we get enough to play in, but we will take what we can get. Sorry for the picture overload...hope you enjoyed!

Happy New Year!

What a year so far! On New Year's Eve, Terry & I went to eat at Lusco's for our anniversary. This was the first time either one of us had ever been & it was wonderful! Definitely well worth the money! We then headed to the Walker's to ring in the New Year! They had a spread of finger foods. We shot fireworks...well the guys shot fireworks. They shot them toward the house, threw some in the house (luckily they had already went off before they came in), and they also threw some in the fire pit! We all had so much fun. It started raining so we all gathered inside to play a game of Catch Phrase.

On Jan. 1, mom cooked the traditional New Year's meal. Deadra, William & Morgan were here to celebrate the new year with us. We played a game of Rummikub & a game of Apples to Apples. Apples to Apples is a hilariously addicting game...especially if you have people that try to be funny with it instead of serious.

It was back to work that Monday for the first full week in about 3 weeks. On the 7th, the Mitchell's came to get Natalee. Terry was a work & I had the house to myself that Friday night & all day Saturday! I LOVE me time! I spent the time cleaning & getting the house back in order from all the holiday mess. Too bad it didn't stay clean very long!