Dinosaur or Doggy? 2-19-11

Hudson,

Everyday after siesta, you have your drill. You want to go downstairs, get a popsicle and watch "Clifford the Big Red Dog." Lately, you have been getting into this show, "Dino Dan," which is about a little boy and his friends who uncover clues about the past and secrets of dinosaurs. So, we are watching it, you see one of the dinosaurs, and ask, "What kind of dinosaur is that again Mamma?" I told you that I could not remember, and you say, "I think it's a brachiosaurus. SWEAR! He's 2 years and 10 months old and tells me, very clearly, "I think it's a brachiosaurus." Brilliant!

You love to eat yogurt. I buy a brand called gogurt. It comes in a package shaped like a tube and you squeeze it out. You were eating yogurt after nap time and you spilled some on the floor. You proceeded to get down and lick it! I said "We don't eat off the floor. Ucky. Are you a doggy?" You said, "No, I'm a human." Brilliant! Hudson, I am not just saying this to you because I am your Mamma, but you are a very intelligent little boy. Many people tell your Daddy and me this. I love you, Mamma

p.s. A Brachiosaurus is the largest known dinosaur and lived 115 million years ago. Wow!

Turn the lights on Mamma 2-17-11

Hudson,

Ok you said maybe the cutest thing ever tonight. Daddy read you books and put you in your crib. I came in to say night night. You said, "Mamma, turn the lights on." I said, "Baby, it's time to go night night." Drum roll.... boom boom boom... You then said, "Mamma, turn the lights on. I want to see your pretty face." Are you just a slice of apple pie? You just about melted my heart. Music to my ears. Boy, am I in trouble. Are you going to be saying this to the ladies? If so, there will be a lot knocking at your door - that face, that brain, that charm. Boy oh boy! Trouble!

You say the cutest things. You are so funny Hudson. You truly have a sense of humor and you have since you were very young. Even your teachers see it. Annette sees it. You make us all laugh. You just have this funny way about you. I asked you for a bite of your dinner. Daddy and I do this because you don't like to share. Haha. You said, "Mamma, you can go get your own bowl and have your own spaghetti and spinach." The way you said it was just hilarious, hard to convey in writing. It's very logical too and you always come up with logical responses. I will write about that another time. We battled out siesta today. You started in your crib. You kept crawling out and walking into my room. I told you I was going to have to put you back in your crib, and you said, "Well...I am just gonna keep getting out of that crib." It was hard not to laugh, the way you said it.

This morning, you went to a play date at The Lamplighter School. It was a play date interview. Can you imagine? I never thought we would be in this school game, but here we are. Seems you have no choice in Dallas. We are on lists, I have had to fill out applications and write long essays, we have visited tons of schools, you have had to have a speech test, you already had a one on one interview at St. Alcuin Montessori. It has been endless. This was your first play date though, so I was nervous (did not show it though). We had to go to the school and a few teachers come and take you all in little groups and play with you. I guess they watch you all and who knows what they are looking for. It's all kind of ridiculous. I know that you are a superstar. I told you we had a play date meeting. I was going to the meeting to meet with other Mommys and you were going to get to play with Coco (she goes to your present school and was going to be there). We were walking in and you immediately were suspect. You are so intuitive and smart. Your mind starts going and trying to figure things out. You said, "Mamma, I want to go to your meeting." So precious. I said, "Baby, you get to go play and have fun while mommy meets with the other Mommys," and you started crying. Poor my baby. I was feeling so bad, but I knew you would be ok so I stood strong. I told you how much fun you were going to have. A teacher tried to come up and console you, but you wanted no part of it. You saw the other kids putting on their name tags on, and we put yours on and you started to calm down. Then, they called your group. I was nervous and you looked so sad, but the teacher picked you up out of all the kids, and I said, "I'll see you in 30 minutes. Have fun baby." You just gave me that weepy look, but you weren't crying. Of course, you came out like a champ. The teacher said you did great. You told me you had fun in your play date meeting and you told me again later that day, "Mamma, I had fun at my play date." I was so happy! You are well-rounded and I knew you could do it!

This morning before we went to our play date, you and Daddy were having breakfast. Daddy was holding his morning cup of joe and you said to him, "Daddy, I want to grow up to be a Daddy like like you. I can grow up and have coffee." Daddy thought it was so precious and it was!

I love you my love, Mamma

The Grammy Awards - LA, CA - 2/13/11

Hudson,

Two words - Grammy Awards! Yes, Daddy and Mommy flew to Los Angeles and attended the Grammy Awards. Daddy was invited for work. Cool, huh? It's kind of a once and a life time opportunity that we couldn't pass up. Plus, Mommy really loves music (like someone else I know) and to be up close and personal with artists was really fantastic.

Annette and Jackie stayed with you. It was very difficult to leave you (has aways been)., but I knew you would have fun with them. You were such a big boy about it Hudson. I told you that Mommy and Daddy ere going so I had prepared you. I find with you, you are better if prepared. You do not like when I spring things on you and honestly, I don't blame you! Most morning, I will say, "Today is Tuesday, you don't have school today, but Mommy has one meeting," and so on. You always ask me, "Mommy, what are we going to do today?" SO, you were a big boy when we left. My baby. I know in my heart that you trust me implicitly and that I will always be back. When you reach that level of trust with your child, it's completely different. It's a wonderful feeling. I am always happy when I take you to school and you are happy to go. I know that you are somewhere happy, which is all I really want fr you. I always tell you, "Mamma is never far away. I am always close."

We flew to LA on a Saturday. We went to dinner that night downtown near LA Live with a few of Daddy's business associates. Sunday was the Grammys. We slept in late and hung out by the pool until 2. Hudson, we don't sleep in these days, so I must say, it was definitely nice to be able to do it! We headed to The Grammy's at 3. Mommy and Daddy got all dressed up. I love to get dressed up because that's something I don't do much these days. There used to be a day when I wore heels everyday! Mamma loves heels - sexy!

Doors closed at 4:45. There was a long line to get in.

Missing Siestas 2/15/201

Hudson my love,

Today, was a weird day. You did not wake up in the greatest of moods, however you opened Siti's Valentine's present and you were happy for the 10 minutes you got to eat the sweethearts that she sent. You called and thanked he and it made her day.

i was tired all day. I just couldn't get with it. Mamma had a short fuse today and I feel awful about it. You don't want to nap anymore and I am not too happy about it. You have always been a great napper and I never thought this day would come. I have told you that if you do not want to nap, then you had to take 2 hours of quiet time. I told you that Mommy needs a break from the day and you do too. The first time, you were great. You did not get up off the couch. If you needed me, you called my name. You even told Daddy, "Daddy, it's my quiet time." You now call it "big boy time." I will say, "You need s siesta today, you are tired," and you say "No Mommy, I want big boy time." I tell you "It is not big boy time, it is quiet time. Big boys take naps too." Lately, you are getting up a lot during "big boy/quiet time." Today, you got up a lot and quiet time wasn't so quiet. Mommy was not so happy. I have told you that you have to take siestas again and when you are thee, we can try quiet time again. We will see how that goes. I have a feeling that you are just going to kick and scream. I put you in your crib today and you crawled right out. We must get you a bog boy bed soon anyway and that's going to be a whole new phase!

We then went to play with Melissa and Jack. I wanted to go see Melissa's new house. They jsyt moved and I am so excited for her. You and Jack have not been getting a long lately. I am sad about it. He is 5 weeks younger than you and he has an older brother, Cash, who is 5. You think cash is super cool and spent many playdates following Cash around and ignoring jack. HOwever, you and Jack play well on the days Cash is in school, but lately, you all have been bickering a lot and hitting, pushing and not sharing. Jack would not share his toys with you today and he threw a stick at you and then you pushed him because he did not want to share his guitar with yo. It was one thing after the other and it's both of your faults. The same thing happens when he comes over here. I am not sure what do do about it and hope you all grow out of this phase with one another because Melissa is such a dear fiend for me. We had to leave earkly because you two just weren't playing well together. Maybe it's some sort of competition ot something. I am not sure.

You did say the sweetest things in between all the weirdness today. We were at Playwisely class today, a very neat class we have been taking since you were 18 months. During class, you hugged me and said, "I am sorry for gettig mad at you today mamma" It was si sweet!!!!! God I love you! Then, when I put you to bed tonight, I said what I say every night, "God bless oyu and keep you safe and healhty always and thank you God for hudson." You said, "Ans thank you God for Mamma." It was the sweetest, most loving moment! I LOVE YOU!

Remember baby, there will always be bad days, crazy days, or ambivolent days. You have some bad days. It's impossible for every day to be great. That's not real life. Those days make you stronger and they make you appreciate the good days even more...... BUT, tomorrow is there for you and you can choose to wake up smile, see the sun shining and have a better day.
It's a choice. Choose to smile. Life is short.

I love you amore mio, my love, my heart... Mamma

Ella's 3rd Birthday 2/12/11

School Canceled Again 2/9/11

Hudson,

School was canceled again today because of snow and ice. I think the weather man was a bit dramatic though, because the roads were not that bad. Last week, they were bad. School has been canceled a lot lately, so Mamma has had to be creative. It's hard being stuck in the house. Mamma gets as antsy as you.

Today, we got creative and made Daddy a card for Valentine's Day. I cut the hearts out and you pasted them on the card. We found a picture of you and Daddy and pasted it on the front. You were so excited to give it to daddy. You gave him a big hug, and said, "I love you" and hugged him tight. Oh sweetie, it was precious. Daddy's heart melted and he said it was the best card anyone has ever given him.

We jammed out for a long time today. I said, "What do you want to listen to?" I yelled out some bands and artists, and you said, "Bob Dylan." Bob Dylan! You are 2 years and 10 months old. Bob Dylan he says. Only the greatest songwriter of all time, and according to Rolling Stone, the 2nd greatest asrist of all time, only behind The Beatles. WOW. First, "I put on "It Ain't Me Babe," and you did not want to hear that version. You are now use to Johnny Cash's version and you said, "I don't like that one!" How about that? He's not even 3, and oh, he likes Johnny Cash's version of "It Ain't Me Babe," instead of Bob Dylan's. Then, we listened to "Like a Rolling Stone," and you dig that one. You also like "Knockin' on Heaven's Door."

We also listened to U2 today. Now listen to this - I put on "Beautiful Day," one of my favorite songs, and no joke, no joke, we were about 3 or 4 seconds into the song, I asked, "What song is this baby?" You said, "Beautiful Day." Ok, is that unbelievable??? Am I just a doting Mamma? No, no way. You are brilliant! You have an ear. You are like your Mamma with lyrics and beats. You know the song immediately and you are not even 3. That's amazing. We'll be listening to a song and you will just come out with a line and I can never believe it. I look at you and I say, "You know the words!" and you just smile. Are you some kind of musical genius? .... We were lstening to a Chris Brown song. He is a hip hop artist (we run the gamut). It's a new radio song called "Yeah 3x." We have only listened to it a few times. It's catchy. You already know some of the words. Crazy!

We also listened to Tom Petty, Katy Perry and the Black Eyed Peas. You love this Katy Perry song called "Firework." A line of the song says, "Boom boom boom, even brighter than the moon moon moon, it's always been inside of you you you." Lea Michele sang it last night on "Glee" (a very popular show on TV right now) and we watched it over and over. You kept saying, "Firework again." I would lift you up and dance again until I got too tired!

We went to eat lunch. You wanted a cheeseburger, which sounded good, so off we went. We needed to get out of the house anyway. During lunch, you stopped eating and looked at me and said, "I love you Mamma." Oh my Gawd! Talk about a perfect, shining moment. Bliss!!! I love you my love!

I Love Chocolate (and all sweets)! 2/4/11

Hudson,

We made brownies on one of the snow days. We were running out of things to do so we decided to make brownies. You loved this idea! Somebody I know LOVES sweets (Hudson). Your Mommy and Daddy love them too, which may be part of the problem. You can smell them or find them wherever they are. For you, birthday parties equal cake, after school equals a sucker at the pharmacy and church equals a gumball. You are eating way too much candy. To think, your first bite of sweets was your fist birthday. It has snowballed from there. Everyday, Daddy and I say we are cutting way back on candy and sweets. We even tell you that the candy police is going to give us a ticket and I explain to you that eating too many sweets will give you cavities. Heck, you don't seem to care. Plus, they seem to be everywhere and it's hard to keep them away. Thank God you love broccoli and spinach and you have since you were 12 months old. We eat mostly healthy at home. Most of the bad food happens outside of the house.

We made brownies and you ate the batter by the spoonful. You love the batter! Honestly, it is fun to watch you. You re so happy in your chocolate moment. I know someone else who could eat brownie batter by the spoonful (Mamma). Heck, I think we both love it better than the actual baked brownies!

Remember - too much of anything is not good. Moderation my love... The key to life...

I love you my little brownie, Mamma

p.s. You look as good as a brownie. I could eat you up!

I'm a big boy... 2-5/11

Hudson,

You are 2 years and 10 months old here, but you look 5! I showed your Aunt Shannon this picture and she was like, "He looks so much older!" You have always looked like a little man, since you were a baby. Look, you have one amazing head of hair, like your Daddy. You had a full head of hair at 11 or 12 months old, which made you look older. I look at some of your baby pictures and I wish I would have put you in more smocked baby clothes, because you always look so much older in all your pictures. You are growing so fast and I want to freeze time, because you are absolutely precious right now - MY BABY! You will always be my baby.

Hudson, you also have always been very physically advanced. Your Father and I are not the only ones who notice this. You grew fast, you had a mouth full of teeth quickly, you crawled fast and you walked fast. You were always at the top of the charts for height and weight. You have a friend named Coco, she is in your class. You met Coco when you all were about 8 months old in Kindermusik class, although you wouldn't remember, haha. You all were reunited at 2 years old at Saint Michael and All Angel school. Coco was always so small and dainty. I remember her in music class and she was learning how to crawl and she was so tiny. Her Mamma, Rachel, said to me the other day, "I remember Hudson in that first music class, he was like walking talking and had a mouth full of teeth and Coco was still tiny!" You have always bee physically advanced. We shall see what that means in the future.

I love you my love, Mamma

Ahoy Thar Matey! 2-6-11

Hudson,

We went to Anna Melihercik's 3rd birthday party today. You were precious! The theme was "pirates and princesses." I was not sure if you would dress up, but you were totally into it. You put on an eye patch, a pirates hat and a vest. You had a great time and walked around with your sword, showing off your cool outfit. Lately, you have been more into dressing up. This has changed as time's gone by. When you were younger, you did not want to wear hats and sunglasses, now you do. Also, just this October, you would not put your Halloween outfit on for your school Halloween party. You were the only one without a costume on. You threw a fit the morning before school and you would not put it on for anything. You wanted to be obstinate, which is common - your obstinance. You did finally wear your costume for trick or treating that night and you had a blast! You were a rock star (of course) and you can read all about this in a hand written journal that I wrote for you from 2009 to 2010.

Anyhow, you are into pirates. We play pirates at the park and you think it is a blast. We pretend the jungle gym is a ship and the sand is the sea. You are the captain of the ship (of course) and I am the second mate. We fight other pirates with fake swords (sticks) and we dig up treasure before the other pirates can find it. You say, "Let's bury the treasure," and we'll take it on the ship and hide it. The treasure is a pile of wood chips. One day I just started pretending I was a pirate and I did not know that you would be that into it - but you were. You played right along. We say things like, "Argggg," and "Ahoy thar matey." You are precious!

We've also read "How I Became a Pirate" for a long time now. We have read it over and over. It is about a little boy, Jeremy Jacob, who leaves his family for the day to become a pirate. Here is the amazing part - there is always something amazing that you do Hudson. This book is for older children. There are a long paragraphs and big words. You have memorized some of the lines and know the story well. You are not even 3. In the beginning, the pirates sing, "Hey ho, blow the man down." You were singing that part after the first few times we read it. Then, one day in the car, you kept saying, 'No, this is North Beach," and I was trying to make out what you were saying, and I finally got it. I could not believe it! This was like a year ago. You were so young! You had gotten that line from the book when the head pirate comes up to Jeremy Jacob and says, "Ahor thar matey, be this the Spanish main," and Jeremy says, "No, this is North Beach." Amazing you are Hudson Squires!

I love you my little pirate.... Mamma

Bye Bye Boppys 2/6/11

My Baby,
OK, this is a toughie. Mommy hurts for you. It is so very difficult to see you lose something so important and comforting to you. You love your "boppys." When I say, love, I mean LOVE. They are a source of comfort for you and they even make putting you to bed easy. You can't wait to get into your crib to get to your boppys. Lately, you have been calling them "boppas." You have been sucking on boppys since you were about a month old. I remember going to the drugstore and I bought like five different ones until you took to one style, and you did.

I thought I would get rid of them by your first birthday. Everyone said it is easier early on, but your first birthday came and went and the boppys were still with us. Then, I said, "By 2, we have to let the boppys go." Your second birthday came and went. At this point and very early on, you only used them for sleeping. I would not allow you to take them out of your crib, so honestly, I saw no harm in letting you have them as your special comfort item and there was no harm. I would do it again. Babies have a natural tendency to suck. It's mother nature. So, as your life went on during your 2nd year, Daddy and I knew the boppys probably had to go by your 3rd birthday. The thought of taking them away was unbearable. You truly love them. You have always slept with two. You hold one and suck one and you will exchange them over and over. You would climb in that crib and they were like a drug! I kept saying to Daddy, "I so hope this takes its natural course and he gives them up on his own." Daddy has been mentioning the "boppy fairy" for months. We have told you that you are a getting to be a big boy and the boppy fairy comes and takes them to babies in need. Also, I had kept the same two in your crib for a long time. They were getting old. You had been wearing them out and biting on them. They were getting holes, which makes them less appealing.

.....and so, a few days ago, you completely tore a hole in one of them. I had put you to bed and you kept saying, "Mamma, Mamma (you do this every night after I finally say night night, I love you and leave)." I went in and you said, "Mamma, one of my boppys broke." I said, "Baby, I am so sorry. We don't have any more. These are the last two." You were not happy about this. I said, "Baby, you can hold that one and suck on the other one that works."

The next morning I walked in and we said good morning and you looked at me with the saddest, sweetest face and said, "You can have this boppy. It doesn't work." Oh, my heart broke!

The next night, we were reading books before night night and you said, "Mamma, I don't want the boppy fairy to come." Again, broke my heart. So sad!

You slept with your other one for a few nights and it was breaking. You were about to rip a massive hole in that one too. You said to me before night night, "Mamma, we can go to the store and buy two more boppys." Truly, it was hard not to give you one right there, but I held strong for you my love. We went in your room and you said, "Mamma, I am not going to sleep with my other boppy either." You sounded so defeated. I was so sad for you. I gave you a pep talk and told you that I knew how much you loved your boppys and I knew how hard it was, but that this meant you were getting to be a big boy. I also told you that I had boppys when I was younger and I loved them too, but I got to be a big girl and I did not need them anymore. (Mamma actually sucked her thumb until she was very old. Don't ask what age. Your Gidi and Siti put yucky stuff on my thumbs and I finally stopped sucking them! Poor me!).

My love, loss is never easy, however, it is a part of life. This was a major loss for you. Probably your first big one and so my heart was breaking for you. I know in my heart that it was the best thing for you and that you had to let them go. I was happy it happened naturally. Sometimes, you have to let the things go that you love. It is not easy, but it is the best thing for you. You always grow after a loss. You learn and you become stronger. I found a beautiful quote for you:

"When you are sorrowful look again in your heart, and you shall see that in truth you are weeping for that which has been your delight." ~Kahlil Gibran

Kahlil Gibran is a Lebanese American poet, writer and artist born in 1883. He is chiefly known for "The Prophet," which he wrote in 1923. I want you to read this when you are older. It is a series of philosophical essays and it so beautifully written. Gibran is the third best-selling poet of all time, behind Shakespeare and Lao-Tzu and he was Lebanese, like you and your Mamma's side!


This was taken February 13, 2009. You were 10 months old. We were on an airplane, on our way to Colorado Springs. You looked like such a big boy already. You always looked like a little man. Your boppys were key on airplanes when you were younger!



This was June 27, 2008. You were 2 months old. Look at my baby! Beautiful, sweet, an angel from above. I remember that outfit so well. Your love affair with your boppys started early. You would fall asleep on the couch with your boppys in that position.

Daddy and Mamma love you so much my love.

Super Bowl Sunday 2/6/11 - You're my Super Bowl

Hudson,

Today was Super Bowl Sunday. One of the biggest days of the year. The Super Bowl was held here in the Dallas Fort Worth area, in Arlington, at Dallas Cowboys Stadium. It's been the buzz for a year now and it's finally here. Lots of Hollywood stars and big name athletes are expected all week. Super Bowl parties and tickets are hot. Daddy sold a lot of tickets to the Super Bowl and kept two tickets for himself and Mamma. Tickets were NOT cheap - we could have sold ours early on for $5000 ($2,500 ea). Who knows how much Super Bowl tickets will be by the time you are a grown man. Maybe $5000 will be cheap, which is crazy.

Super Bowl week did not start off well. We had a major snow storm - one of the biggest in the history of Dallas. This is very bad luck for the NFL and Dallas Cowboys owner, Jerry Jones. Both were banking on good weather. It's really sad because Dallas has very mild temperatures during the winter and it's one of the more positive things about this city. So, it was a big bummer. Ice, snow, plane delays, and road delays - a mess! You were out of school all week. It's nuts because it was 75 degrees one day and a blizzard the next. Can't beat mother nature.

Daddy and I went to a Super Bowl party on Saturday night at the Crescent Hotel. Daddy ran into some of his friends. We had fun!

The day of Super Bowl rolled around and Mommy bailed on Daddy. It might sound crazy Hud, but I knew it was going to be a mess. Jerry was trying to break the record for most people at a Super Bowl. It's kind of like when you live in New York City, you avoid Times Square on New Year's Eve. Plus, I have been to a Super Bowl, so I was OK watching at home in HDTV and letting Daddy go have fun, although I was kind of wishing I was there a time or two while watvhing it at home on the couch. Oh well. I'd be OK. Hudson, my life sure has changed. In the past, I would never have given up Super Bowl tickets. I have loved sports my whole life and love these kinds of events. Now, I am happy to stay home and get to bed early. Mother hood does this to you. I used to be just getting started at 9:00 pm. Someday, when you are a Father, you will understand. You realize Super Bowls, parties and staying out late are not what make you happy and that sleep is precious.

I was sad that I was going to miss the Black Eyed Peas, who were playing at half, with Usher! Daddy had a great time and I was so glad that he went. He had great seats too and ended up sitting by his dear friend, Tom Beusse. The lines were hours long, but somehow Daddy avoided them and walked right in. Studly Daddy! Our neighbors said they waited two hours to get in. Jerry sold standing tickets outside. You could pay $400 to stand outside of the stadium and watch the game on a big screen. Can you imagine? Who does this? To each his own. Some people REALLY wanted to be there. It definitely made for more chaos. Jerry Jones likes everything bigger, but remember, pigs get slaughtered. There ended up being lots of controversy - 800 paying fans had there seats taken from them because the Fire Marshall randomly declared the seats unsafe...and Jerry didn't even end up breaking the record after all that.

While Daddy was at the Super Bowl, you and I walked to one of our favorite parks, Teddy Bear Park, and explored the trails. We had a great time throwing rocks into the water and talking to our favorite teddy bear statues. When you woke up from your nap, we played, laughed and wrestled on the bed. You were so truly sweet. You told me you loved me while we were snuggling, and I thought, "You're my Super Bowl."

I love you amore mio, Mamma

Sports Note: The Green Bay Packers defeated the Pittsburgh Steelers 31-25 in Super Bowl XLV (45). Aaron Rodgers, 27, was the QB for the Pack and the MVP. Ben Roethlisberger, 28 was the QB for the Steelers.


While Daddy was at the Super Bowl, we explored the trail along Turtle Creek and threw rocks.





This was a testament of the huge snow storm that occurred before the Super Bowl. These giant icicles were still underneath the roots of this massive tree a week after the storm.

Daddy had fun at Super Bowl 45... Yay for Daddy!

Daddy's friend, Tom Beusse, is on the left, and Matt Wood (Head of the Olympic committee in Dallas) is on the right of Daddy.


Daddy had great seats.


Oh those famous cheerleaders...


Packers vs Steelers


Daddy and Mommy at a pre Super Bowl party at The Crescent Hotel.




Daddy brought you an awesome Super Bowl jersey. You wore it to school the next day. You were so proud of it!

Snow Day # 4 - 02/04/11

This morning we woke up to lots and lots of snow. It looked like a winter wonderland. You woke up and I said, "I have a surprise for you." We went and looked out the window and it was beautiful. Everything was covered with fluffy, white snow. You were so excited. This has been a crazy week weather wise. It was almost 75 degrees here 5 days ago and today it looks like a ski town. This is the worst week for this to happen because the Super Bowl is here in Dallas. I am sure the NFL was hoping for beautiful, mild weather, which is very possible in Dallas during the winter, but the weather gods were not having it. I am not sure the NFL will choose Dallas again to host the Super Bowl!

After breakfast, we all got geared up and took a walk around the block with the doggies. You ran outside and grabbed the snow and threw it exclaiming, "snowball fight!" Your little hands were so cold when we came inside, I was worried! I put a big blanket on you and gave you some hot chocolate. You were so excited about the hot chocolate.

Later in the day, we went sledding. There is a great hill close to our house. There were lot of kids sledding. You had an absolute ball. Daddy and I took turns going down the hill with you. You were not quite ready to go alone. After you would go down, you would say, "Again, again!" It was so much fun! Happy snow day. xoxo Mamma




















Hot chocolate lips. You had just spilled your first hot chocolate on the couch and mommy made you sit at the table for our next round. Look how beautiful your lips are!


How precious are you in your long johns!