Oh, what a beautiful Saturday!

Today was beautiful, so we loaded up the stroller and went for a jog at the park. We told Laela that if she was good, we would stop and feed the ducks at the end. Well...of course she was great during the jog (okay...it actually became more of walking. I have not been feeling well the last two weeks and I have not had the energy to run. Well, I thought I better get back to it today because I am supposed to run a 5K next Saturday. HA! I am definetly NOT ready for a 5K. The cool wind was blowing right down my throat and causing a burn all the way to my chest. YIKES! Next Saturday may not be fun, but I will let you know how it goes.) Oh...back to my sweet Laela Grace. She was ready to feed the ducks, but they were not ready for dinner. Hmmm...I have never fed ducks that refused to eat. WEIRD! Laela was yelling "duck" and a little girl next to us was yelling "quack" but it did not seem to grab their attention. Oh well! Instead, we moved on to a fun time of running in the grassy field. You would have thought Laela was in heaven. She just kept saying "outside" and GIGGLING! Running and falling and just having fun! What a fantastic day for the park.

Oh...and of course...I thought these were funny too. Nanna has this little table in her closet and Laela typically goes in their to sit on it and talk on the phone (kinda like she is in a phone booth). However, today she wanted to set up a table, so she gathered her shopping cart full of food, nanna's table, and her bathroom step stool. The results: Laela has really grown up. Crazy how time flies!

Valentine's Day at our house...

Valentine's day was great at our house. Most of you know our Valentine...and we are wild about her!Ro is a sweetheart! He knows that I think Valentine's is super silly, but he got flowers for me anyway. So pretty! Also, he gave me a new pair of workout pants (I had been wanting some), but of course I gave him a hard time. "Oh...workout pants. Seriously...are you trying to tell me something?" He said, (very casually) "actually I was thinking about Valentine's and hearts, so think of it more as HEART HEALTHY." Hmmmm...how long did it really take him to think that one up and how did he know that I was going to be a toot about it? Oh man! I guess he really knows me. :)Laela is too funny! All day long she was great. We even had our monthly birthday celebration with family, so we took a few pictures there too. Each month we meet and celebrate all birthdays for that month. Happy birthday to Cousin Mikaila and Aunt LeAnn! These celebrations are great because we always eat. This time we only had dessert, but it was YUMMY (like usual). Here are a few of the wonderful bites...Since there was no school on Friday, Laela celebrated Valentine's with her friends on Monday. Of course she wore a cute Valentine's shirt..."Show me the love!" Perfect for Laela! Notice the tongue? She has been doing this for awhile. When she is serious about something or really working hard, the tongue goes out. I think it helps!
Happy Valentine's day to everyone. I hope you were able to spend time with someone you love. :)

School is cancelled...

Hmmmm...what to do when school is cancelled on Friday. Yes, it is snowy outside, but that does not stop Laela and I. If you know me, then you know I can not stay at home for too long. First, we got up and made pancakes. YUMMY! Ro went to work and called to say that the highway was not bad, so we got ready and headed over to Granna and Gramps' house.
Laela tried out the snow again, but same conclusion...not her thang. She did think that it was fun to play with Gramps, but the snow was just a little kink in her side. :) On the way home, we were driving through our neighborhood and we saw this... Too cute! There were several different sizes, shapes, and outfits on snowmen in our neighborhood, but I thought this one was the funniest!
After nap and play time, we started to cook dinner. Of course Laela needs to be involved in the kitchen these days, so she helped Nanna wash dishes! Once again, what a great helper! What a busy snow day! I love spending time with this girl, but days like this also remind me why I work. :)

Snow in Texas AGAIN!

WOW! This has to be a record! Laela is starting to think that we live up north because she has seen snow so many times in her life! Thursday it snowed all day long, so when Ro got home he took Laela out. She wanted to have nothing to do with anything! Then Nanna and I got home and we tried again...Little more fun, but still not sure about everything. However, if this "crazy, white stuff" was around all the time...we would have one unhappy camper. It is so weird. Most kids love to go out and run, roll, slide, touch, throw, eat, etc in the snow. Laela Grace wants to have nothing to do with it. She does think it is funny when people throw snowballs, but the actual part of her stepping in or touching...not a fan. Really...I don't know where we went wrong. I hope she soon figures out that snow is cold, but it can be fun! Thursday night when we went to bed, I thought it looked so awesome outside. It was still bright and the white snow was beautiful! Here is a picture out of our front door about 11:00pm.

Our Super Bowl Bash...

Here are a few pictures from the Super Bowl last Sunday night. It is kinda tricky to hostess, keep up with a kiddo, and take pictures, but I did my best. We had a good turn out and Ro did not know what to do with himself after the Saints won! Way to go.
Laela loved talking to Thanh while she was feeding baby Jake. Oh man! He is a sweet, cuddly baby and Laela liked him as long her mommy or Nanna was not holding him. Lori was the Colts fan in our house. She screamed and cheered and loved the game. Laela thought she was absolutely crazy when she would jump up and scream at every play, but by the end of the night she got used to it. Lori even held Laela and took her outside to "take her home" at the end of the night. Kelly and Laela cheered together on the couch! Laela shared her favorite step stool with her buddy Natalia. YEA for wearing black. Go Saints! Beautiful Maddie was still smiling during her diaper change, but about 7:00 we had a major exit of people because the kids were getting tired. Laela however, stayed up until 9:00! What a party animal. :)I hope everyone that joined us had fun. I know that Ro will never forget that day and he was thankful to have friends there to watch and celebrate. We hope to see everyone again next year...same time, same place!

We are getting ready!

Setting the table...

Well, not exactly the dinner table...the coffee table! Tonight Laela went to the panty, got out a stack of paper plates and a few cups. She walked straight to the coffee table and started to set it up. Nanna joined her for a nice little treat. (Notice there are a few too many plates. Maybe that is for her friends, or Allie Mae, or other family?) Hmmmm...we are working on counting and color words right now!

Run!

My furthest run yet... 6 miles in less than 60 minutes...all by 8:00 a.m. on a Saturday!