Paityn got to choose where she wanted to go for lunch and she chose "Pizza Hunt". She ordered her own pizza with pineapple and olives. You can't tell from the pictures, but Tim was there too, he just wasn't there for very long because he had to leave work to come over. Next up: making cupcakes!
Happy Birthday to my sweet baby girl! You all know what's coming...I can't believe it has already been 3 years since this little "angel" came kicking and screaming into the world. I remember thinking to myself as she was shrieking this high pitch, ear piercing scream as they were weighing and measuring her, "I have a feeling this may be a glimpse into her personality". And I was right. She had us (and the doctor) convinced that she had some stomach issues as an infant because she screamed so much that we figured she must be in pain. I even gave up eating ALL dairy products for 5 months because they thought she might be lactose intolerant. Now that I know my little Paityn, I am convinced that she was just letting us know that something wasn't being done exactly how she wanted it! During one appointment I remember the doctor telling me that it was a good thing that I was not a first time mother or an extremely young mother because "when babies cry like this is when they often get shaken". :)
Paityn was born at 7:40 a.m., weighed 7 lbs 1 oz and was 20 1/2 in. She was so tiny compared to Jace, she had these tiny little bird legs and the bow that I took to the hospital for her covered her entire head and part of her face! It doesn't seem possible that that was 3 years ago.
Here is my beautiful girl now. I chose this picture because it is a perfect example of regular everyday Paityn. Her hair is ALWAYS sticking straight up somewhere and she always has that perfect little smile (except when she isn't getting her way, after all, it's Paityn's way or the highway!).She brings so much happiness to our house. Tim and I often just sit there and laugh because she is so entertaining just to watch. Tim's nickname for her is "CrazyLegs" and she thinks it's great. There honestly is never a dull moment when Paityn is "in the house". I love you Sissy, Happy Birthday!
This is my new nephew, William (Liam) David Ross. He was born on March 9, weighed 8.7 lbs and was 20 inches long. I am so happy for Mandi and Will, they now belong to the best club in the world - the mommy and daddy club. Their lives will never be the same, but will forever be better. They will now know what it is like to live your life for someone other than yourself and the unexplicable feeling of unconditional love that they will have for their baby and that their baby will have for them. Everyone knows that parents love their children, but until you are a parent yourself, you don't fully understand the extent of that love.
Congratulations Mandi and Will, and welcome to the club!
I recently signed up for a kick boxing class at a local women's fitness center and after 2 classes I am almost bed ridden. Apparently I haven't used my quad muscles for quite sometime, which surprised me because I have been running and doing lunges pretty regularly. I am so excited to have 4 days to recover before the next class. I told Tim on Wednesday that it is a good thing that I had to pay for the class or I would probably be skipping the Thursday one. I'm way too cheap to pay for something and not do it, so I went. It really wasn't so bad after I warmed up a little bit - but once again, today I can barely move. I was a little worried that I wouldn't remember the footwork from the class I took in college, but most of it is coming back pretty fast. I even got complimented from the instructer on my "football drill" - the one where you run in place as fast as you can with your feet out wide - the only thing is that I don't remember my "gluteus maximus" jiggling like that when we did the same drill in basketball practice. Oh well, I guess that is why I am taking the class in the first place :)
We promised the kids that we would take them sledding yesterday, and lucky for us, it was the only nice day of the week. There was no wind (very unusual for Mountain Home)and clear blue skies. I've never seen snow sparkle the way it was with the sun reflecting off of it, it looked like someone had dumped a huge container of white glitter on the ground. I don't think the weather could have been any better.
We don't actually have any snow in town, so we drove about 20 miles to a well known sledding hill. We went pretty early, so it wasn't too crowded. The kids had a blast, although we were really wishing we had a snowmobile to pull them back up to the top. What a workout!
Here are a few pics of our outing:
That's the sledding hill behind Jace. See what I mean about the snowmobile?
