Bella's 1st day of "school" (aka- Mother's Day Out)

I know it has been a while, and I appologize for that! Bella started Mother's day out on the 1st Wednesday of March. She really likes it. We call it going to "school" since that is where sister (and all of her friends) go. Here is a pic of her and her teacher, Ms. Traci. She is very nice and Bella likes her well. The second picture, daddy DID NOT love!!! It is her holding hands (on her first day!) with her friend, Cannon. Cannon is a preacher's son and he gives her kisses on the cheek sometimes. He is a sweet boy. Bella wanted to go play with her friends this morning when she woke up. She is learning a lot (how to walk in a line and sit quietly in Big Church!). They grow up so fast.

Camping this Spring Break at Buck's Pocket, AL

We go camping every spring break, and this year we went to Bucks Pocket. It is in North Alabama. We had a wonderful time, as always. Bella went on two hikes (fell asleep on the 2nd one) and Todd saved Jordan and KK's (Jordan's friend) lives from being taken away and carried down the rapids. We all look forward to our camping trip each year and Bella suprised me by how well she did. She will be ready for some major hiking next year! We were considering a hiking backpack for kids (so Todd could carry her), but I think we will invest in her a hiking stick instead! She gets pretty excited ab0ut the stream from the waterfall running so close!

"You are my Sunshine" Take 2

We spend a bunch of time singing songs and reading books. This is my favorite song that she sings. She is distracted by the camera- she sings it REALLY sweet when there is no camera for her to "cheese" to. She is so funny!

"You are my Sunshine" Take 1

Alabama Snow!

Despite my pleas for her to hold on, Jordan was TOO anxious to blast me with snow balls. It was so much fun playing with her!

Bella DID NOT like the snow. She hid her face when the snow hit it and cried because her little hands were cold (she wouldn't keep her mittens on). Sorry there are no pictures of her to share. I only have her crying!

Here are a few pictures from our snow that we got Sunday morning. I will say that Saturday at 1:00p.m. it was 71 degrees. By Sunday morning, this is what our house looked like.

As you probably know, we don't see snow very often, so it is a real treat when we do. So, bear with me as I show off what snow looks like on our trees... and our kids!

The Hokey Pokey!

Hokey Pokey Elmo has been a wonderful investment. It was given to Bella on her 1st Christmas and she still loves it. She has progressed to actually trying to do the hokey pokey with Elmo instead of just trying to figure out out to press his hand to make him sing. Sister is definitely a contributor to her learning to dance.

I LOVE "AS SEEN ON TV" CHRISTmas!

I love my "as seen on TV" sweeper that Nana gave us. Bella loves it, too. That surprises me because she is a little scared of the vacuum cleaner's noise. She doesn't mind the noise from the sweeper, though. She loves to "help" me sweep. I love it, too because she does actually help. She gets a little distracted in the video, but really does help me a lot most of the time.