Walking (revised)!

So this time I actually get to announce that Amaryllis is walking!! Not fully across the room, but she is getting so much braver to try to do it by herself. Yesterday she walked about 5 feet by herself and they were good steady steps!!! It's is just so thrilling watching a child take their first steps!! Bobby is gonna be in for it in just a few weeks! HA!! He is not going to know what to do with himself when she really starts chasing him!! That should be something to watch. Bob and I have also had a little concern with how she's going to react with the Christmas Tree this year!! EEK!! I have a feeling that she's gonna want to pull up on it, like she does everything else!!



Amaryllis is also very into pictures lately!! She wants you to pick her up and then she points to all the photos on the walls and wants you to take her around to them!! She gets so excited when she see's Bobby in the picture. I have a little baby photo book. I really need to get some pics printed and put them in it for her. Gosh, will she just LoVe that!

BIG SNOW

Friday was the first legit (in my opinion) snow day we've had this year!!! We got around 4 inches!! It snowed on and off all day long!! It was quite pretty outside. Both kids got to spend some time out in the snow and that was tons of fun, plus it's great to get out of the house on days like that, even if it is just the front yard. The snow was nice and fluffy, that means no snowman this time. I did make a tiny one, that really didn't look like much, it was more for Bobby anyhow! It was good enough to make some snowballs though. Bobby enjoyed throwing them at the side of the little barn next door! He also threw one at me, I told him I wasn't wearing snow pants so not to throw anymore at me. We went out later in the day with Amaryllis and Bobby asked if I was wearing my snow pants then, hoping to hit mom with a snowball, but I don't have snow pants! He did put a nice big pile of snow on his sisters head! What a great BIG brother he is!! This was Amaryllis' first "real" time in the snow. She had gone out last winter when she was tiny, but this time she got to "enjoy" it a little more. She discovered that she can eat the snow, which was so FUNNY!! She didn't move around much, I think that she was a little stiff in her snowsuit and boots!! We had fun though and I tool lots of pictures. Bob was out of town, so unfortunately he didn't get to have any fun with us in it this time around. Maybe next time we get a good snow, I can take Bobby somewhere to go sledding. Apparently there is a hill close by that is great for it. Bobby went last year (?) with friends, but I've never been. We'll have to see!! The joys of winter! And the only way I really do like snow... playing in it with my kids!

Another snow day ALREADY!

Today we wok up to about an inch of snow on the ground, and of course, school was cancelled again! Grandmom and Grandpop were leaving to go back home today, so we got up earlier than normal so that we could meet them for breakfast before they left. Then Amaryllis had her one year old doctor's appt. Thank goodness for that or else we never would have left the house today! It was kinda scary going down our road to leave, but not to bad and the main roads were clear. Everything went well at the appt and she got FIVE shots!! Poor sweet thing! Bobby had to get a second shot of something too, but that was done and over and he got some stickers and was fine!! Amaryllis is still my tiny little girl, she's weighs 17lbs. 6.5ozs (5th percentile), is 28.5 in. tall (30th percentile) and has a head circ of 46cm (75th percentile)!! That means that she still has to face the back of the car for a bit longer. The doc said that probably in about 3 mths she should be fine to turn her around, which I know that she will love to be able to see!! She's wonderful and healthy and the doctor had no concerns and neither do we!

After the appt, Bobby, Amaryllis and I all got to go to the library together!! We got there early for storytime, so the kids got to play and get books before! It was fun to watch the two of them. We spent about an hour and a half there and had to head home for lunch and naps, someone was getting rather cranky!!! By the time we left, all the road that I saw were really clear and our street was too!!! Thanks goodness because I HATE to try getting up our road when there is snow on it!! It scares the dickens out of me!

Now, both kids are taking naps. The snow is still coming down, but it's not sticking to the roads. I just hope that the wet roads don't turn to ice overnight!! That would definately stink! At least I have no where to go tomorrow, just in case it does!

Happy Birthday One Year Old!!!!!

I can hardly believe that a year has gone by since I gave birth to my beautiful little girl!! It almost makes me cry to think that she is no longer a baby, although she will always be my baby!! Wow, how they grow so fast and how big she has gotten!! It's amazing what happens int he first year of life, from not being able to defend for themselves, to getting into EVERYTHING!! She is such a joy to be around, even if she can drive me a little nuts every now and then! She eats like a pig and loves her brother. She loves her Mommy and Daddy too, but I think that she and Bobby will always have a special bond, or at least I can hope right now!

Yesterday, on her birthday, we went out to dinner. Beca came to town on Wednesday night and Grandmom and Grandpop got here yesterday afternoon. She was the little princess we all know her to be! She got to open one present from us yesterday, we figured she's have plenty to open at the party! She screamed for french fries, and chowed some quesadilla! When we got home we sang her Happy Birthday and she got a cupcake with a candle in it!! She really did try very hard to blow the candle out, but Bobby was there to help out and did it for her!! She at the entire cupcake and enjoyed every second doing so!!



Her party was today and it was great to have everyone come and celebrate!! We had a Minnie Mouse theme going one and she had a cute outfit to wear for it! All the kids made shakers with empty bottles, which they enjoyed playing with!! The kids also played "Put the Bow on Minnie", which Kayla won and got an extra prize in her goody bag. Then we ate, pizza, veggies, and chips!! We opened her gifts next. She got lots of really cute clothes and shoes! She also recieved a few new books, and a couple toys!!! Cake time was next and she enjoyed her little bow cake! I had all the older kids blow out the candles on the BIG cake and Bobby helped Amaryllis blow the candle out on her cake! Everyone enjoyed the cake and then it was time to clean up and head home!!! Amaryllis was so exhausted when we got home that she took almost a 3 hour nap!!! She was such a good girl the entire day!! I think that she had fun at her first birthday party!! Thanks to everyone that came to celebrate with us!!!

Fun at school with Bobby

Since my Mom was in town for Amaryllis' birthday, I took advantage and left her with her and spent half the day at school with see Bobby. It was great to be able to see him in that environment!! I have come to school early sometimes and have seen him play, but it was fun to spend the day and see what they do at different times of the day! It was also fun to see him go off and play with his friends, and not just stick to me!! Friday is also library day, so I got to go to the library with him! OH, how he loves the library! Last week he picked out the book "Weapons of World War II" and this week the book was called "Demolition"!! I'm gonna wait until next week and see what he brings home before I really get worried about him!! HA!! I got to eat breakfast with him, sit on the carpet with him during group time, and play in a few area with him!! I love how independent he is and how he plays with the others! I hope that I get to go in again because I had so much fun!!!

Happy Veteran's Day

Bobby had no school for veterans day, and the library was closed (our normal Tuesday adventure), so I made some playdates with his friends to give him something to do on his day off!! We started the day meeting up with Mark and his family in Boone at the Greenway Trail to ride bikes!! Mark started Kindergarten this year, and since Bobby is in school too, we try to get the boy's together when they have no school to see one another. It was a little chilly, so we bundled up and off we went. I don't know how far we went on the trail, but we were out there for over an hour! The two boys on their bikes, 3 kids in strollers and 2 Mommies! It was so much fun, until Amaryllis started getting cold/tired/hungry and screaming!!! HA!! It was a good time all in all!!

Bobby and Mark on the Trail

Lily, Avery, Bobby and Will at the park

After that we came home, ate lunch and took naps so that we'd be ready to meet his other friends in the park!!! I had to wake Bobby from his nap to get him going so we wouldn't be late, and he was none to happy at first. We got there in time though and met Lily, Will, Avery and Miss Season for some time in the park! Four 4 year olds running around is always good fun!!! Amaryllis sat and watched for awhile and then she got out and "walked" around some! The kids love to take turns and hold Amaryllis while going down the slide, which Amaryllis loves too!! It's so much fun to see all the kids interact with one another. Then is was time to go home, chill for awhile and dinner!



And then today it was back to school and all the fun it is, especially waking early in the morning!! Tonight Beca gets into town and the fun that is Amaryllis' Birthday starts! I've got so much to do!!!

A clapping maniac!

Amaryllis learned to clap her hands today!!! Ok, so I know that it doesn't seem like something to get over excited about, but she's so cute when she does it!! Hee!!! I've been waiting for her to do this for months now, I knew she knew how to do it and would try to get her to, but she would never just clap her hands!!! So, this morning while she was in bed with Daddy before I took Bobby to school, she started to clap!!! YEAH!! Now she is so fnny about it and claps all the time!! Bobby has this singing monkey that she was dancing and clapping to, I think it's her new favorite thing to do!!

And she learned something else new today... switching on and off the light in her bedroom. Of course this is great considering that her crib is right under the light switch and instead of sleeping she stands up and plays with the switch!! So now we have to pull her crib away from the wall so that she can't reach it!! Thank goodness her crib is on wheels so it's easy to move!!

Crazy girl is getting so big in no time! Friday she turns ONE and before I know it she's gonna be talking away!

I'm gonna add some pics and videos later once I get it all uploaded on the computer!

Happy Halloween

Halloween was great this year!! The weather warmed a little and the wind calmed down, so it wasn't as brutal as when we did the town's stuff!! Thank goodness!!

Bobby's Halloween started at school. He got to wear his costume to school on Friday and at the end of the day his class had a "Pumpkin Party"!!! Amaryllis and I joined him for that! His class sang us their jack-o-latern song! He has been singing it at home for awhile. I said that it was a nice surprise that they sang it, and that he didn't tell me!! He told me that is was supposed to be a surprise and was very proud. Each student also had their own pumpkin to paint, and Bobby made a pumpkin with 4 faces on it! Hee!! His teachers dressed up too! It was a fun time!

That night, we went trick-or-treating over by our friends house!! We stopped at Bobby's teacher's house on our way to Boone as our first house to trick-or -treat at!! It's been so long since I've really gone door to door T-or-T!!! It was so much fun to see Bobby running up to the doors and having so much fun!! Amaryllis enjoyed grabbing packages out of her pumpkin and chewing on them!! She really got a hold of one box and ate the corner off it!! HA! Too bad, she won't be able to taste what she got for a few more months, I'm trying to hold her off for as long as possible! On our way home, we made two more stops in Blowing Rock, the Kay's and Lisa and Gary's!! It was a fun night and the kids were exhausted when we got home!!

BUT our fun Halloween was not over. Our church had it's "Trunk or Treat" on Sat Nov 1!! So we decided to go to that too!! We had a pot luck dinner at church, the they set up some games for the kids. They did a little contest to see who had he best warewolf howl, and Bobby won that contest!!! Then he decided, since he was the best, he would howl the rest of the night!! YIKES!! The kids got SO MUCH candy from that!!! WOW!! It was fun to see how people decorated the backs of the cars! Amaryllis decided she didn't like this one kids mask and FREAKED OUT SCREAMING when he walked by her at one point!! Poor sweet thing, but boy was it funny!! After that, Bobby and I dropped Amaryllis off at home with Daddy and we went to see the show at the theatre!! Oh, what a night!

Amaryllis' baby group had a Halloween party too!