Face Plant

Today, Anna did her first Face Plant. It sounded as though a rock hit the pavement when it happened. And then the tears came and we were out and about and couldn't leave so she was not in the best mood this morning. Poor thing!I would imagine this is the face you would make too! (Justin put some Neosporin on it and that is why it is so shiny!) I will try to take pictures as the bruise progresses through the colors of the rainbow.
Speaking of rainbows, Happy St. Patrick's Day to all the Irishmen out there. People always call me "Black Irish" because of my dark hair and light eyes and freckles. But, I am not. I do however like Irish names, like Claire and Erin and Ryan and Patrick and Sean. I would've named Anna "Erin Claire" but then people might have called her a little "EClaire" which she might not have liked. Not to mention I know about five Erin's and that might get really confusing. And Ryan was our boy name for Anna because it means "King" and she was due on Christmas Eve so it seemed fitting. Anyway, top of the morning to you, or afternoon or evening. Hope you find your pot of gold at the end of the rainbow!

Please Join Us

For a BRIDAL SHOWER honoring Blaire Ruffin!!! Soon to be Mrs. Josh Cohn.

This weekend Blaire drove into town for two of her bridal showers. On Saturday, Aunt Deb and I hosted the first one and then on Sunday two of the other bridesmaids, Jocelyn and Myra hosted the other. Blaire cleaned up on her registry plus a few bonus items while Josh spent the weekend in Vegas hopefully coming home with a full pocket as well. We had a great time planning the shower and then Aunt Deb and Kristen arrived on Friday afternoon to help prepare. There is NO WAY I could have done it without these two ladies. Not to mention, it was so fun to be able to spend the weekend with them. Also, a big thank you to Robin for keeping up with our littlest and for all of the lent dishes. I do believe a great time was had by all and I am still reaping the benefits with leftovers of the first picture below! Blaire, Kristen and Aunt Deb have all returned to Charlotte and I don't like it. Come back!!!

Holster lineage. Except Kristen.

Oh, there she is!

Me, Karla, and Myra (bridesmaids on duty!)

This picture is so Blaire. And I love it.

Anna loved having people over, especially the ladies. She turned 15 months old on Sat., I will blog about that after her pediatrician visit on Friday.

The boys went bowling while the women "jabbered". Brice came back in time to see a few people and then act silly with some gift bows and bags.

Bulldog Pup

Spring Means

We have been blessed with a beautiful weekend of weather which thankfully stretched into Monday so that I was able to enjoy it too! I know that winter is not officially over but we will take the spring tease. For us Spring Means...

Cleaning......cleaning those smudge marks that one day I will miss seeing...

...going to the lake to...

...feed the ducks...

..."quack, quack"...

Spring means...playing outside WITHOUT a jacket and hat...

...baseball...

...hanging out in the driveway...

...yardwork...

...letting the wind blow through your hair...

...practicing for the egg hunts with golf balls...

...drawing with new sidewalk chalk...

...learning to play horseshoes...

...and sun worshiping...

Spring Means...enjoying the little things!

Smelly Cat

About a month ago, I bought this outfit for Anna. I thought it would be puurrrrfect for spring. Of course, we don't know where spring is so I just had to put it on her anyway. And then well, nature called and instead of it just being a cute kitten on her hiney......it became smelly cat. "Smelly cat, smellllyy cat, what are they feeding you? Smelly cat, smelllly cat, it's not your fault!" Man, do I miss Friends.

Is That...???

Yes, that is SNOW, again in Georgia. I am pretty sure the last time I checked my zip code was 30542. What in the world is going on? Today we woke to a wintry mix, as the meteorologists call it. And at that point, I figured out that school was canceled, which it is again tomorrow..bah humbug! So, what did we do today? Because we couldn't go out and play in it. Both kids have had a bad cough and then Anna started running a fever this afternoon. Oh, spring, where are you? Seriously. Because this momma is about to go insane. Today we...

took pictures of the snow (which started falling about 8am and didn't stop until around 3 or 4), again.
built a triceratops out of foam puzzle pieces.
We went on an excavating marathon last week. We excavated a brachiosaurus, a triceratops, a T-rex, and Justin got to do the stegosaurus on Sunday when I worked. But here are some pictures of the process.
Break apart plaster by chipping away.
Once you can get bones out of the rock hard plaster, soak them to make it easier to clean them.
Wear an apron during the process or risk staining your nice clothes!
Once all the pieces are out, break and cut your fingers up trying to put the dang thing together.
And that is what we've been up to in this wintry mix of rain, cold, wind, and snow.

Pantry Living

Anna wants to live in the pantry. She loves the chairs in there. They were the chairs that were at the table and chairs but I had to move them because she kept climbing up on them, remember? So, I put them in the pantry and she has rediscovered them. She also likes to play hide and seek with the door.Right after her morning nap, she toddled in there and sat right down to read her book. When I think about it, it is the safest place in the house, no windows, and food to last a while!