January...

We are going to be heading to the first of FOUR birthday parties this afternoon that the kiddos have coming up in the next couple of weeks. Apparently, they are very popular... or maybe everyone at daycare was born in the same month. One of the two.
:-) They are very excited about it. January also held my beloved family Girls' Weekend! I was able to head to the beach with Mama and Ivy for a weekend of relaxing. It was VERY nice, and I am so thankful for my sweet Phil who was willing to hold down the fort for a few days while I took a much needed break. I look forward to it ALL year long!

Don't mind if I do...

Frannie has been enjoying her bike. She went to the "Fitness Trail" with me one day. She rode her bike about two miles. :-)

We also enjoyed the ice cream "van" that comes by our house. It makes me laugh because it is definitely in the sketchy category. Let's just say that I wouldn't let my kids run up to it for ice cream on their own... even if they were twelve. There is actually ice cream in the back of it, though. I know because I decided on a Choco-Taco for myself. :-) Rush is always my messy man.

Fran wanted a picture of her "messy mouth", too. Ummm... you aren't messy little lady. She rarely is... which is the exact opposite of Rush. Rush had grass stains on his pants on Friday. He told me it was because he had been to Degobah (Star Wars reference for those of you that are clueless like I am). He got dirty in Degobah, and he was sorry. His imagination is limitless right now. I love it!

Speaking of imaginations... Did any of you make "rooms" out of pine straw when you were little? Ivy and I did. I was raking the yard a couple of weekends ago, and the kids started screaming all of a sudden about how I made a castle for them out of straw. So, I left it and took a trip down memory lane with Ivy. For the record, it still looks like this. What a great excuse to not finish raking the yard!

Can you tell I was grasping at straws for things to write about this morning? February holds our Kate Kate's birthday and the Daddy-Daughter Dance, so that should make for interesting posting. I bought a dress for the dance for Frannie. She and I have different taste. I bought what I thought she would love. I was successful because she declared it a "Princess Dress" as soon as I pulled it out of the bag. That is the reaction I was going for, so who cares if it is slightly tacky. She loves the dress and her Daddy, so I am sure it will be a successful night. I will be taking my Rush on a date that night, so I am looking forward to that. :-) Pictures to come...