Snow in Louisiana (Jan 2011)

Back in January, we had our first snowfall of the year. It wasn't a huge amount but enough to close down school and have Abby enjoy some fun. After finally getting all her snow/winter gear on off she went with Daddy to enjoy some playtime outside.

Abby and Daddy started out by throwing snowballs at each other. They had a fun time doing this and even managed to make a small snowman in the background. (hopefully you can make him out)

Okay, it's "smile for the camera time!" Notice that Abby is too busy wanting to "taste" the snowflakes....it's really starting to come down now.

Okay, let's stick out our tongues and taste the snowflakes! Ha, they loved it!

Here's Dan trying to get Abby to perfect her "aim"...she did good. She managed to stick a couple of snowballs to the fence. The girl has got some power to her throw!

Abby was wanting to make a snow angel but we didn't quite have enough snowfall on the ground to make one so Dan suggested the next best thing....

How 'bout laying down on her sandbox!

Now that's more like it! She turned over and AGAIN, had to taste the snowflakes! I love this picture of her. :)

She was having so much fun that it now on to "hide and seek"...this girl has tons of energy and was going non-stop!

Back to snowball fights with daddy. In this photo she gets hit with a snowball near her shoulder. You can see the snow in her hair. Well, she looked happy and laughed when it happened but then...

The tears start flowing and daddy comes to the rescue...but then...

she's done...:(

It was a fun morning playing in the snow! In future posts I will post some pics of our snowfall last week and guess what, more snow is coming tomorrow! So more pics to follow!

I'm back....

Hey all, I know what you're thinking...where have you been? Well, after my last post on "The Yuckies" I thought we were in the clear but then Abby and Seth came down with the flu. So we were home-bound for a whole week. Didn't have much time to do anything else but take care of my little angels. I feel so bad that they continue to get sick but Spring is on the horizon! I'm ready for this winter season to be over with. As I write this post we are getting ready for our 3rd round of snow this year already. Three days of SNOW! Wow, that's the most I have ever seen in my whole life! Growing up in South Texas we don't get to see much of the white stuff. :)

I do have alot to catch up on I know but I'm taking one day (or many days it seems) at a time. I hope to get some posts up in the next couple of days.

The Yuckies

I have to blog about this...the yuckies. What more can I say except that I want them to leave us alone. I want all of us to well for once and not on antibiotics, allergy meds, eye drops, etc. I just want good health (NOW) with our family.

Today I had to take Seth back to his ped. dr. for another visit. Friday night he got sick with high fever. lots of congestion, coughing. He was miserable. He nor I had much sleep and it's been a rough few days. He received another shot of antibiotics today and his ear and throat are looking better. I just can't believe how sick he got so fast. And what's worse is he's not even 2 months old and has already had lots of meds. :( It makes my heart break to see him so miserable and know that I can't do anything else but hold him and hope that he gets better really soon.

Its been a rough few nights as I mentioned and we are in need of some good sleep. Let's hope in a few weeks we will be done with the yuckies.

Today's fun

I was reading a friend's blog recently and I noticed she is entering a daily post of her everyday adventures with her two wonderful boys. I can't remember if I have ever entered a "what we did today" post. So that got me thinking...why don't I do that every now and again. We sure do have some fun and interesting days with two kiddos now. Not that it wasn't interesting and fun before with Abby, now don't get me wrong. But life with two kids is VERY different. Thinking back when it was just Abby I had time to rest, eat and hey, even take a shower! Now, ugh I'm lucky if I get a shower much less eat a balanced meal. Does jello count as a food group? Oh and did I mention it takes about 20 minutes for us to get loaded into the car! Don't get me started on trying to grocery shop with a newborn and a 4 year old...just imagine my friends.

So here it goes, today's fun adventures with Abby and Seth!

The whole family (with the exception of Dan) was sick over the Christmas holidays. Poor Abby immediately was stricken with a bad cold which turned into a sinus infection within days. In a nutshell, 1st round of meds didn't work so now she's on her second dose. So we've been home ALOT these past few weeks and since it's been cold most days we've been inside. So today, Abby decided she wanted to "build" a vehicle to carry her friends to Sunnyside Day Care (hence, Toy Story 3 here!) So she decided to build her minivan with totes and her dress up chest. She has a wonderful imagination! We brought down several of her friends and loaded up for their road trip.

Once everyone was loaded up she hopped into the minivan and made sure that the DVD was on. Now how funny is that. I guess you probably guessed by now that we have a minivan with a DVD in it. :) They had to watch Dora of course.

Kit Kat (aka Hello Kitty) was allowed to ride shotgun! No one else...just her. Wow, she sure is special. I asked her why only her and her response, "because mommy, it's Kit Kat"...well there you go!

So off they went to Sunnyside with all their gear! It was fun and I have to say I ended up pushing her around the living room so they could "move" on the road. What a workout! And oh yes, we had to have potty breaks of course!

While all this fun was going on our sweet Seth was fast asleep. He's an angel and considering all the noise we were making he didn't wake up at all. :)

What a fun day we had and I look forward to what fun tomorrow or the next day might bring!

Princess on Ice with Daddy

Waiting for the show to start!

Cinderella!

Snow White's dress

Belle's gorgeous dress...Abby's favorite!

Hey it's Mickey and Minnie!

Heigh-Ho, Heigh-Ho!!

Be our Guest, be our Guest...

It's Cinderella and her beautiful carriage

All the princess/princes in the show!

Tinker Bell!!

While I was home recovering, Dan took Abby to see the Disney Princess' on Ice show. They went to the show on opening night and had great seats. They met up with our close friends, Claire and her daughter, Sydney. Dan told me that Abby had such a wonderful time and that the show was fantastic. She stood most of the time and danced alot.By looking at the photos I know they both had a wonderful time and was sorry to miss it. I did enjoy my resting time and bonding with baby Seth.

Thanksgiving Feast

Modeling her dress from Aunt Deb!

Peanut Butter Roll...it's awesome!

Prune buns....yummy!

Beautiful centerpiece that Deb, my sis-in-law, and Kenny sent us!

jazzed up the turkey this year....it was sooooo delicious!

Abby's turkey she made at school...we had to have it on our table! too cute!

Okay, so I know it's January and I'm just NOW posting Thanksgiving pics. :) gotta catch up! We had a wonderful Thanksgiving this year. We were very blessed with what God has given us this year and we had lots to be thankful for...particularly, our sweet boy, Seth. We enjoyed a delicious feast of turkey, dressing, green bean & corn casseroles, cranberry fluff, and all the trimmings. We had Dan's parents over for the holiday and we enjoyed spending time together. We even managed to get our Christmas tree up before they left and made our annual baked goodies. That included prune buns and our peanut butter log! :) And Miss Abby even wore the special dress her Aunt Deb gave her..it was adorable!

Welcome Seth Ryan

On November 15th we welcomed the newest member of our family...Seth Ryan. He was three weeks and 2 days early and weighed 5lbs 14 oz, 20 inches long. He immediately melted our hearts and big sister Abby just adores him. After three nights in the hospital we took our precious boy home. He is absolutely perfect! God is good...

Seth Ryan

Welcome Seth Ryan...less than 5 minutes old!

Just minutes old!



Aww, look at Daddy!

Abby putting on Seth's Aggie cap!

Seth's official hospital photo

Our family...

1 day old

big sister Abby!

Abby & mommy