Throw me somethin' Mista!

Big Daddy is quite skilled at creating snowmen. We had a ball dressing them up like Mardi Gras revelers! We are ready to "Laissez les bon temps rouler!"

Snow day!

What a wonderful treat! We enjoyed the six inches of beautiful snow this morning. We threw snowballs, caught snowflakes on our tongues, and made snowmen. Big Daddy and Gimmie came over and we had a ball!

Tyndale wasn't too sure if he liked the snow...his boots kept his feet dry, but he was a bit wobbly.

Valentine's Day present

Quinn got an early Valentine's Day present today...can you guess what it is?

That's right! Earrings!! They are magnetic...and really cute. She picked out the diamond ones because they are just like mine and she said we could wear them to school together!

...and they lived happily ever after...

We have enjoyed spending time with Saint, the puppy that adopted us last week. He is precious, a quick learner, and very sweet. But there was one member of our family who was not too excited about his presence:

and occasionally this member of our family wasn't quite sure what to think:
But we have some really great news. Yesterday Saint was adopted into his forever home...with our close friends, the Pounds! He has a ton of land to run around, other sweet dogs to play with, a lake to swim in during the summer, a warm and snuggly mudroom to sleep in, and two (soon to be three) darling kids to love him. When I called to check on him this morning, he was "working" with his new daddy, Mitch. He will get to be with Mitch most days, and I have a feeling they will get to be great friends. We are so excited that we will get to watch Saint grow up, and we couldn't be happier about his new home!

Super Bowl Fun

Go Saints!

ah...Brookhaven....

will you be my valentine?

Pulling into the driveway Tuesday afternoon, Quinn and I noticed something furry next to the door on the back porch. We pulled into the garage, and Quinn RAN to see what it was.....this:

How precious is he?? He acts like he has lived here since he was born! We think that he might be someone's lost puppy, and we have put an ad in the paper. I took him to the vet yesterday to get him cleaned up and given shots, etc. They couldn't tell for sure, but thought he looked just like a full-blooded lab puppy. We are not prepared to have a dog...no fence, no doghouse, no leash, no knowledge of dogs...but he doesn't seem to mind. Quinn is so excited. She told me last night, "I asked God to send me a puppy when I turn ten...and he sent me one NOW!" We have told her over and over that we are just taking care of him until we can find a home for him, but we are all falling in love with him!

new 'do

Pajama Day

Pajama Day breakfast...pancakes and sausage!
Denise and Quinn. Oh, and look closely in the background...a Saints poster!

Quinn and her wonderful teachers, Mrs. Pam and Mrs. Theresa.

Quinn's class had a pajama day at school. This week they are working on the letter 'p' and they have had such fun! Popcorn, pretzels, pringles, picnics, pets, a pig parade around the school, a penguin pinata, and so much more. Today is SAINTS day! (Ok, so that has nothing to do with a P, but everyone is so fired up around here!) Outside of school, we had a visit from a P-uppy...and someone we know is P-regnant! More on both of those later...can you stand to wait?

February craft

We have already started our February craft...but it is a gift for some blog readers, so here is just a quick peek! More to come later....

First Official Spend the Night Company- Hadley!

Quinn was thrilled to have her first spend-the-night company tonight! Hadley and Kristy met us in Crystal Springs at the McDonald's (how fancy) and we ate lunch and caught up. Then Hadley came with us for the night. They loved on Tyndale for awhile....

then they played with makeup...
on the way to Brookhaven, Hadley said that she really needed a fleur de lis shirt because she is a Saints fan, and I thought that was a great idea! We bought some shirts and here they are modeling them....looks like pretty tough competition! Watch out Colts!

Hadley jumping for joy!

Quinn jumping for joy!

Hadley modeling a "dress" that she made.

Yummy popcorn snack pre-movie. We went to see "Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakuel," where the girls actually ate MORE popcorn...and nachos too!

Then a "Hadley-pick" dinner of chicken drumsticks by the fire that Daddy made! Yummy and warm! Oh, and they ate their tater tots with chopsticks!?!

Then a pre-bedtime movie...look closely...can you tell who it is? Yes....Mary Kate and Ashley. Hope that Kristy and Noel let Hadley come back for another spend the night, especially after the Olsen-twin movie!

a week in pictures

planting seeds in our small terrarium.

yummy yummy strawberries!

he still loves the dishwasher!

a new iguana friend

light-saber wars...

the scoop

I wanted to share the results of my MRI yesterday. I have a ruptured (or herniated) disc in the lumbar area of my spine. It looks a bit like the picture above on the right (oh, except for the fact that my bones are not purple and discs are not mustard yellow!) . That yellow part would be the part that is pressing on the nerve. I can't say that I am exactly happy to hear this news, but I am happy that I don't have to have an immediate surgery. My doctor is wonderful, and we decided to take the path of physical therapy, stretches and overall core strengthening. So for the next few weeks I will be starting physical therapy and healing. I think the hardest part is not being able to pick up Tyndale - besides it being an organizational thing (planning for nap, in and out of the crib)- I just miss holding him! He gives me kisses all the time and crawls up in my lap, but it's just not the same. I feel less pain everyday, and that is sooooo good! I'll keep yall posted.

WHO DAT NATION!!!

We are beyond excited about the Saints win tonight!! So excited that they will have a chance to play in the Super Bowl for the first time! Who DAT! Here are some pictures comemmorating our past Saints fan-dom...enjoy!

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this is Quinn by the way!!

Quinn again

Tough guys representing the Underpass Gang...