Daddy Daughter Dance

Here in Texas they have a Daddy Daughter Dance once every year. This year the theme was "Alice in Wonderland" but Ashlee liked to call it a "Ball" from Cinderella. We got tickets and Aaron and Ashlee got fancied up (Ashlee even got to wear make-up). Ashlee was little under the weather but she still wanted to go. They were able to dance a few times, have cookies and milk and then dinner at the Cheesecake factory. They sure made a cute couple and even with Ashlee not feeling very good, she loved having her Daddy hold her while the music played.

Ashlee's lemonade stand.

Ashlee has been asking me to do a lemonade stand for a few days. So I thought "Sure". Not many people really stop by but it will be fun. So I had her make the sign, we bought Crystal Light from the store, I had cups, a table cloth, laundry basket and ice, and set up shop on the sidewalk. I had just gone inside to grab the baby monitor and when I came out, there was our first customer. It was a construction worker and he needed "Siete" lemonades for him and his co-workers. Ashlee did a great job pouring it for him. He then handed me over a $10. My first thought was "Wow! $10 in the first minute!" But then I thought, this is a really good learning moment for Ashlee. We were able to scrounge up some change and do the right thing. The neighbors really played into it. We had five other customers and the lemonade was gone. I have to say, it was a lot of fun doing this with her. She is so creative and imaginative. Aaron was so proud of his little entrepreneur.

So..... Tired!

Danielle usually gets to play in this while I am in the shower getting ready. One of the times I was watching her I noticed that she looked a little tired. She would lay her head to the side trying to find a resting spot. Before I knew it, she was out! So cute! It was hard for me not to leave her but it didn't look very comfortable! Just cute.

Happy Easter

Wishing you a Happy Easter from our house to yours. I have lots more pictures to upload this next week so stay tuned. Happy holiday!

Snow Day!

We had Snow in Texas. More snow than Texas has had since 1978; We got 12". Luckily enough, it started snowing on Ashlee's school day so it wasn't cancelled and the class got to go outside and make a snowman. It was one of her favorite school days. The next day schools were closed and stores were shut down so we got to play some more all morning.

The Tooth Fairy and Crawling all over

Is it illegal to post without pics? Sorry, I will upload soon. We have just been busy.

Danielle has been crawling everywhere and wherever she ends up, she pulls herself to standing. She can also walk holding onto something. She lets us know that she wants to feed herself and so she won't eat unless she is holding a spoon or the bowl; which leads to a bath immediately after. She can say "ma ma" now and growls all the time. She is also doing some baby signs. I will have to post proof of that. It's great!

Ashlee met the Tooth Fairy today in school. She has been learning so much everyday and has grown 3" over night. Now all the 4T pants that used to fit her are floods. Still I think she will be our petite little girl! She can write her name correctly now with big and little letters and is learning to read sight words. She is my little buddy. She is fun to have around and loves her little sister. She gives Danielle hugs and kisses freely and frequently (it makes Danielle mad!); she definitely has joy!

Aaron has been busy working. He has been interviewing people, along with conference calls, along with store visits, along with training meetings, along with reviews, along with.... the list goes on and on. I had our neighbor tell me today that he can tell when Aaron is busy. Usually he is good about calling back but when he's busy, he doesn't hear from him in days! Yep, sorry if he doesn't call you back right away. He is a busy man and when he's home, I hog him all to myself! Sorry! He is doing really great though! He has found some really talented people to work for him and is excited.

I have been busy too; I figured out that Ashlee's love language is quality time. So each day, I try to do something with just her. With Danielle, I am trying to find a new routine since she is only taking one nap a day now. For Aaron, it is my goal to have dinner made (or reheated) each night by 6:30. It has been so hard for me but I am working on it. I am the 2nd counselor in Primary now. It's a whole new thing I am learning but I love it. I am in charge of the activities and in March we will be doing a "Walk with Christ" activity. It will be really special. I am also still doing Music Makers which will go for a few more months and then we can play outside as soon as the weather gets warmer.