Wednesday, February 3, 2010

Since the last post...

The pictures are out of order. It wasn't wanting to work correctly tonight.

Daphne and Brian playing around the house. She was wanting to wear my scarf and be a cool dudette.
Since Daphne's lamp has detached itself from the base of the lamp, she has found a new hat. She wore this all day while she was sick with pneumonia. It was interesting holding her when she didn't want to play with that "hat" on.

There's Daphne!

Snow on our back porch during the "blizzard." We had over a foot in some places in our yard. Too bad we didn't get to play in it :(

A few days after 2010 began, we took down the bars to let the convict run amok in the house when she pleases. She has done a great job though so far! She goes to bed and doesn't get out of bed until it's time, and nap time so far has been pretty good. Only one or two times have we found her laying on the floor when we went in to check on her. She's such the big girl!
We have been trying to keep bows in her hair (very unsuccessfully most days). She'll leave them in there for a little bit, but the second that someone comes to play at the house, they are thrown on the floor.

You gotta love that smile!

Playing in the first snow of the new year in Boone with paw, aunt Shannon, and uncle Brendan. They were up there getting books for Shannon and playing with Brendan's remote controled car.
Paw and Daphne stopped by the candy store, and of course they bought half the store!

Our house during the "blizzard" It was very pretty.

My foot was not even touching the ground in this picture.
Daphne was NOT happy that she couldn't go outside to play in the "no" Mommy was pretty upset too because it was such good snow! Mommy had to jump in it once while she was not looking :) Stinking pneumonia!!! At least she is starting to feel better, and only coughing a little now.
At least we got to play with Bryson quite a bit this weekend. The only footprints in the yard besides the one set daddy made going to work were the ones where the six of us (Brandon,Charity, Bryson, and the three of us) would go back and forth to play. Charity made chocolate chip pancakes one morning for us, which was yummy.
Daddy and Daphne playing. I can only imagine what she is thinking in this picture ;)

Friday, January 1, 2010

Christmas and the like...

We had a wonderful Christmas and a great New Year!
All of the running around has left us pretty tired!
This is my taste tester's permanent seat in the kitchen.
When we had the snow, we got to play in it all morning long. Daddy and Daphne loved throwing snow on each other.
Daphne and Bryson playing in the snow.
Bryson jumping into other people's shoe prints.
Daphne standing in daddy's footprint
we love the snow

On Christmas Eve, Daphne loved all of her toys. He loved everyone else's even more, especially Cole's trucks! I think we have a tom boy in the making :)

All the little kids playing with their new toys.

Daphne getting a hug from uncle Brendan.
Daphne and cousin Brooks playing together. Now, look closely, Daphne has pushed herself in between Brooks and mommy. It's gonna be fun when she gets a little brother or sister! Can we say JEALOUS?
SANTA CAME TO OUR HOUSE!!!
Santa brought Daphne a kitchen set. We are getting very good at making imaginary yumminess!

Daddy helping Daphne open presents EARLY in the morning.

Daphne is patiently waiting on daddy to OPEN THE BLOCKS!

Look at my new animals!
:)

hmm, what did Santa leave me in my stocking?
he brought a...CANDY CANE!
MEANWHILE...
Where's my present???? I can smell it!
We went to mom and dad's house to open presents...
and mini Santa was there finding more stuff to rip open!

Look at my new boots! I am a shoe fanatic :)

Daddy, look at my new barbie.
Daddy got a new toy too! Gotta love that face :)
This makes a fun sound!
ooh! I love games.

More boots!

Mimi and Paw got me a jeep! Although we were a little nervous about it at first, we have now become very happy and excited about it!



Mimi turned 53 on the 26th! Yes, dad put all 53 candles on there too (or at least as many as he could fit on the cake)
After we went to mamaw and pop pop's for family time with the Godfreys, we came back to the house to bring lots of toys.
Uncle Brendan and Daphne playing with her new drum set from Uncle Brian and Aunt Lauren.

dad still playing with his new toy.

Coloring on our new singing drawing board.

Making sweet, sweet music

yes, they have stolen Daphne's new Cootie game, and are playing it at the table. And, yes, dad has the Barbie sunglasses on his nose. He is wearing them because he doesn't like getting beaten in a game, even if it is Cootie.

We laughed because Shannon won!

Daphne loves Cooties!

On Monday, dad brought over the jeep, so Bryson and Daphne took it out for a spin.

The jeep has a working radio!


And they rode off into the sun...
Mommy was chasing them when they went off roading, so a little more of this, and mommy will lose quite a bit of weight :) yippie for that!
Aunt Leesa got a zhu zhu hamster for Daphne for Christmas. Daphne loved it...Mac and Oreo went crazy!!!

It goes all over the place! Now, it is a light shade of pink. She couldn't decide if she wanted to eat a candy cane or play with the hamster, so she did both!

Sloppy joes are yummy :)

mmmm...mmmm.....good!