Mary's First Day of Dance

Mary started a dance class last week!  This is our first class we have ever taken or signed up for, so I was a bit nervous.  She loved it and did great, although she was a bit enamoured with the mirrored walls (lots of posing and smiling at herself).  Her class has 5 other children in it, and they will have a recital in May. 

Posing on the stage (coffee table)

Twirling

The Weather Outside is Frightful!

I love snow, and usually Midland gets one or two "snow days" a year.  These are days when we might get a half inch or maybe one whole inch of snow.  This year we have had 3 snows that we would consider a large amount of snow, but yesterday's snow was massive.  Midland set a record with 10.6 inches of snow.  It also set a record for the most snowfall in a winter season.  Unfortunately, the snow didn't start to get heavy till after school started.  After a crazy early dismissal of students, my hair was soaked, my warm winter boots were soaked, and I was ready to get Mary and get home.  Kevin picked Ashlin up early from her daycare, and the 3 of us took a great 2 hour nap.  Then is was snow time.  While I made homemade chicken soup, Kevin pulled Mary on an old sled, and the two of them built a snowman.  When I asked Ashlin if she wanted to go outside and play, her response was, "No Snow! No Snow! Cold!" Obviously she is still not a fan.  Here are some pics of the snowman.  Mary would have stayed out all day if I had let her. 

Snowflakes that stay on my nose and eyelashes...

We had the best "White Christmas" ever this year.  Midland got close to 6 inches of snow, but the streets never got too icy.  It was perfect! 

Aunt Lala and Katie

Ashlin and her Great Grandmother

Ashlin (20 mo old) was not a fan of the snow, but I have a picture of Mary taken in this dress in the snow (see below) and I had to take one of Ashlin, too!

 

Mary 13 months old

Mary eating snow. She loved it!!!

snow angel

Mary and Janie

Mary and Daddy (I'm not sure who enjoyed the snow more, Daddy sure had fun!)

Aunt Kaffy

The Rambo side of the family (4 20 month olds, a 6 year old, a 4 year old, and a 3 year old)

The babies sitting at the table

I like this present business!

Ashlin is a daredevil! This was after the Children's service Christmas Eve.

Surveying the loot from Santa

Katie got a pony!

Not sure what I think about the plastic wine glasses that go with the play kitchen...

Mary and her lions.  She wanted a real one, but that didn't work out too well. 

The girls camouflaged in with the wrapping paper.

Unwrapping presents

Our favorite toy!

Weeeeeee!!!

Katie got one, too!

Best Christmas Present Ever!!!

We went fot Kevin's 1 year followup on his kidney cancer and his 6 month follow up for radiation for the prostate cancer.  No evidence of cancer in either case!  Follow up again in 6 months and 1 year.  I feel like we are the luckiest people in the world!

December Festivities

Tacky Christmas Party (My mother really wore all this...)

Angels

Christmas Card Pic

Dolled up for the Coterie Club Dance

Ashlin was not a fan of the snow (it got in her diaper)!

She was a fan of staying inside and looking out!

Mary would have played all day if I had let her.

My sweeties

Playing with the train by the tree

Happy November

November was full of fun!  The first weekend of November we had 6 birthday parties to attend.  Way too much cake and ice cream for one weekend.  Thanksgiving we went to Mema's for dinner and had fun raking leaves into piles and jumping into them.  The Friday after Thanksgiving, we got our first set of stitches.  Ashlin was playing in our bathroom and slipped on a step and hit her head on the bathtub.  She was a brave girl, but cried, "Mommy Owweee!!!" over and over again while they gave her the stitches.  It was awful! 

Halloween, Birthdays, and October Fun!

October was a crazy month!  We celebrated my father's birthday, Mary's 3rd birthday, and Halloween. 

Babo and Ash at Mary's birthday

Our favorite Party Place

Chancellor Clan

My dare devil

Happy Halloween

September Fun