Snow in Mississippi!!

It wasn't supposed to happen. All of the weather forecasters said that it wouldn't snow here because it wasn't going to be cold enough. Our cold weather was coming today and the rain was coming last night. Well, we all know who is actually in charge of this weather!! The cold and the rain just did come together this morning for a couple of hours of beautiful snow. Since it had rained all night last night the snow didn't stick much. There was a nice slushy mixture of ice and rain in our front yard. The back yard held a little more snow but we had so much rain water on the ground that it melted quickly. But it snowed a good bit. (And that's not just the opinion of a Mississippi girl...it's the opinion of a Mississippi girl who spent a year in north Utah!) If the ground would have been dry we would have had a nice winter wonderland. But we still had fun. The kids couldn't believe that it actually snowed here at their home. Tink asks all the time when we can go vacation somewhere where it snows. Well God brought the snow to her. Christian wasn't quite sure what to think of it. It was cold and wet. He played a little...but he liked watching the snow fall from inside the house better. Tink played for a long time in it. She liked making snow balls. We even have a snow ball in the freezer to show Daddy when he gets home. What a wonderful surprise on a cold dreary day in MS.

Jill

Yummy Food!

On Christmas Day my little baby started eating real food. Her first food was squash and let me tell you...she loved it. She took to eating like a champ. She gobbled it up right away. None of the others have eaten so well on their first try...I was so impressed. Each night we sit her in the center of our kitchen table in her Bumbo seat and she eats while we eat. I know she feels like such a big girl. She loves the fact that she's literally the center of attention.

Now a word on the Bumbo seat...

This Bumbo seat is such a great invention. We didn't have it with Tink and Man-Man (wasn't invented yet) but it helps Princess sit up by herself before she can do it alone. It's wonderful and I would advise any new mom to invest in one. I sit her in the middle of my kitchen floor while I cook supper and sit her in my bathroom floor while I'm getting dressed. She can see me and it makes her happy. It's a lot easier than pulling the exersaucer everywhere we go.

I hope you all have a great week. Oh, please go to the previous post and read Miss Jessica's comment about Man-Man. He is such a wonderful little boy. He just takes your heart!! Mom can brag all she wants but this came from a college student who keeps him at church. He's loved Miss Jessica since he was a little toddler. We have been blessed to have her.

Love,
Jill

Christmas Fun!

What a wonderful Christmas we had! It seems like it all happened so fast but we loved every minute of it. The weekend before Christmas we traveled to Montgomery to have Christmas with DH's family. We were able to Christmas with his parents and brothers and their families on Sat. and then with the extended Kyser family on Sunday night. That was the first time we had been to Montgomery for Christmas since 2002. It was hectic, but wonderful. The only bad part was the 5 hour trip there and back. Since Princess does not like the car or the car seat we had quite a fussy and loud ride. She does seem to be getting a little better though.
Monday, Christmas Eve, we came back to Clinton. Our church held Christmas Eve services that night and we all went. Then we came home and got our p.j.'s on so we could jump in the bed for Santa. Earlier that afternoon we had baked some cookies for Santa and made up some reindeer food. The kids were more concerned about feeding the reindeer than Santa. After all...everyone gives him cookies.

Christmas Day was awesome. We woke up early and played with the toys Santa brought then opened the rest of the gifts. After that we laid around all day and went outside to play. We didn't have to go anywhere and I didn't have to hurry and get the house straight. We loved it. Man-Man got his big boy Spiderman bike with training wheels and Tink got her Razor scooter. I couldn't believe how fast Man-Man took off on that bike. He's riding it like a pro now.
Hope you enjoy the pics above. They're just a few of the exciting events of the past couple of weeks. I'll write more later!
Jill