Papa's New Toy

Kitchen Helper

Leah is growing up so fast.  I can hardly believe she will be three years old in just a few months.  She has recently taken an interest in helping out in the kitchen.  She grabs her stool and helps me wash dishes, stir food, or wipe the counter.  She does a really good job and I enjoy sharing this time with her.

Book Fair

Several Saturdays ago, we took the girls to a free book fair event held by the county.  Each elementary school in the county sponsored a table at which the children made a craft that related to a kid's book.  Here are photos of Leah and Anna in their "Olivia"ears.

My Apologies....Again

Sorry the blog has been unusually quiet recently.  We've been battling illnesses around here.  Anna and I have had a pretty bad virus, which included a nasty cough and fever.  Even after 9 days, we are still hacking.  I have been giving Leah a homeopathic Elderberry Syrup to try to keep her from getting this crud.  So far, so good!

I highly recommend taking a daily maintenance dose of Black Elderberry Syrup during cold and flu season. 

Shamrock shake!!!

Tried a Mickee D's Shamrock shake the other day and it was deeeeelicious!  Delicate mix of vanilla and mint.

Baby Visit!

My cousin Kevin, his wife Heather, and their new baby boy Greyson came to NC for a visit this past weekend.  We really enjoyed seeing them.  This was the first time we were able to meet baby Greyson.  He is precious! 

Leah turned into super-helper-girl around the baby.  She found his pacifier for him, covered him up with the blanket and kissed his little hands.  Anna turned into standoffish-whattheheckisthat-girl.  She hasn't really had much experience around babies and was not sure what to make of him. 

Anna's First Lollipop

Today while Leah was napping, Anna got a few licks of her very first lollipop.  Needless to say, she was a huge fan and broke into a huge grin each time she tasted the cherry flavored sucker.

What a nice day!

The weather was so nice today.  Ya-Ya came to play with us outside.

Birthday Bowling

February 8th is my grandmother's birthday.  When asked what she wanted to do on her birthday, she replied that she wanted her daughters and granddaughters to meet at the bowling alley for a couple games.  I was able to go, thanks to Ya-Ya agreeing to watch the girls for an hour.  Man, it was fun.  Nana, Mom, and all my aunts are so much hilarious when they all get together.  Here are a few photos to commemorate the occasion.  God has certainly blessed our family.  Not many people have a 74 year old grandmother who wants to go bowling on her birthday!

 Pictured from left to right: Laura, Me, Carol, Nana (Gale), Kimberly, Leslie, Mom (Kathryn), and Meredith

Apologies...internet has been down for weeks!