March from my iPhone

We spent plenty of play days at the mall this month, courtesy of the crazy Texas weather. Presley didn't mind. I think one of her new favorite things is a mall date with Momma--playing on the indoor playground, riding her favorite purple horsie, getting a bouncy ball from the vending machine and sharing a slice of pizza and a salad for lunch. Not too shabby!

Of course, when there was a nice day, we were sure to spend all of it outside. This is our first picnic on the trampoline. She now thinks that all of our meals need to be served picnic style on the trampoline.

We picked up some sweet new sunglasses for miss P.

And enjoyed a St. Patty's day surprise from Auntie Ashley, Uncle Jay and baby Tripp.

Evidence that there was at least two days that it was nice enough to play outside during March.

But, mostly we were stuck inside baking,

cruising the mall (again),

and just going plain crazy. We sure love this little nut.

And this little beauty is a...

Girl!! We are so excited to add another little princess to our family! Presley is, of course, very happy. Although, I don't think her little brain would've really processed her having a little brother. She always just assumed it would be a little girl. We are very happy not to disappoint!

And then there was this...

Yes, that's snow. We had a 40 degree temperature swing over night and are now having a snow day...in March. Seriously missing the Florida weather right now.

A Visit from the Houston Toblers

We were happy to have Chad, Janet and their kids visit us for a day.

Jeff was able to finish up his work on Chad's new crown

And we were happy to let the kids play. We were blessed with beautiful weather and enjoyed some time at our mega-park, Frisco Commons, followed by a calorie-packed lunch at In-and-Out. These two little girls were so happy to have french fries, hamburgers and milkshakes on the way!

February Phone Favorites

We've gotten back into our weekly lunch-date-with-Daddy routine and we are all happy about it! We get to spend an hour with Daddy and there's usually a milkshake involved! P is usually okay with sharing...

...but don't let her catch you taking an unapproved slurp! She's always watching...

Presley's had this beautiful Cinderella costume for months and really only wears it for "special" occasions. On this beautiful day, she wore it all day long--even on our trip to the park! My little princess and our Prince Charming....

P is such a ham. She likes to make "big cheeks" with her drumsticks. Cracks us up every time.

She continues to enjoy being my little sous chef. We were headed to the Copelands for dinner and I didn't want to run to the store for anything so, we tried our hand at completely-from-scratch brownies. We thought they were pretty tasty!

Let the Adventures in Potty Training Begin!

Presley has started showing some interest in potty training so, off we went to pick out her first big-girl underpants! She has all the Disney princess underwear that a little girl could hope for. Hopefully her excitement will get her through the hard part--actually using the potty!

Presley is Being Promoted!

We are excited to announce that Presley is going to be a big sister! Baby #2 is due August 19th and we are all thrilled!

Our Little Fish Back in the Water

Presley started swimming lessons this week and is loving every minute of it! We were worried that she may have lost some of her swimming skills in the months since we've been away from the pool but, she picked up right where she left off!

She loves her teacher, Miss Kristen, and we are happy that she'll be ready for all of our pool time this summer (if it ever warms up here!)

January Phone Favorites

When did my little girl get so big!?! Daddy took us out to dinner at the Cheesecake Factory and Presley started buttering her roll all by herself! Then she started just eating the butter.... We did our best to limit it to one little patty.

Presley loves to wear her purple dress to church and she loves it when we sing songs that she knows. She's very happy to sing along!

We're not used to having an actual winter where you stay inside. We've had to use our imaginations to keep ourselves entertained. Some days we are cowboy superheroes...

...and some times we pretend to be Daddy.

Presley always loves to wear her "hemet" and this time she threw on a princess robe. She was very proud of herself and did a few spins for us to admire her beauty.

We like to paint---until the paint dries some and becomes sticky, that is.

And we love it when Daddy takes us to get milkshakes! Presley was perfectly content with her chocolate milkshake until she got a taste of my hot fudge and caramel Sunday. Then she wanted to trade.

Ringing in the New Year

After Christmas, Presley and I were excited to head to Florida to ring in the New Year! P was very excited to spend some time with Baby Tripp (who's just about as big as she is).

Gramma and Grampa Hart came up from Fort Myers to celebrate New Years Eve. Ashley and Jay very generously cooked us a fabulous shrimp and crab leg dinner and Ashley had lots of fun little surprises to make the holiday special.

She even rigged a balloon drop for our countdown to midnight (that occurred at 8pm).

Since Jeff was in Florida, I got my New Year's kiss from my favorite little person.

After a fun few days in Orlando, we headed to Tampa to spend some time with Grammy, "Dampafadder" (Grandfather) and Auntie Greer. Presley was more than happy to show Auntie Greer how to make her famous chocolate chip cookies.

We also enjoyed a fun morning at the circus! Presley was a little overwhelmed but, seemed to really enjoy the show! She especially liked seeing the elephants, lions and tigers!

It rained a lot of the time we were there and we were lucky to get in a little time at the park.

Tripp was a first-time park-goer and he quickly became a big fan. We sure do love that big guy!

No trip to Grammy's would be complete without an over-abundance of sweets. Presley got to help make pink, candied popcorn!

Our last day there the sun finally came out and we had some beautiful Florida weather. We happily took a picnic to the park and enjoyed some time in the sun!

It was a fun trip and great, and relaxing, start to the New Year. We're ready now for our favorite Florida people to come see our new home in Texas!