Long week(s)

Well it's been two weeks since my last post and that is mainly because we have been busy, and partly because I have been lazy!

Last Monday (Feb 8th) it snowed AGAIN, for the 3rd time this year. It was prettier this time because it was wetter and it stuck to the trees. . . .

 

[view from the back porch]

So, we stayed in on Monday and most of Tuesday. It was so cold, and Jarrod was working, so I didn't take S out in the snow this time. We had fun staying in, anyway. He thinks it is so much fun to play in his food. . .which I only allow when I have plenty of time to clean up!

 

[seriously, have you ever seen anything so cute?]

I did venture out on Tuesday and went to work after lunch and took Stratton with me. He did pretty good, considering. Then because they weren't able to work Monday and Tuesday Jarrod had to work late Wednesday, Thursday and he had to go in on Friday, so Stratton had to go back to work with me for most of the day on Friday, too. He wasn't as good on Friday, however. Margie and Terry came and picked him up on Friday afternoon and he spent the weekend with them. Jarrod and I and Amy and Dustin had reservations at The Mesquite Chophouse Friday night. It was AWESOME. Probably one of the best steaks I have ever had and for sure the best chocolate cake! Jarrod and I stayed the night in Memphis and got up Saturday and went to the outlet mall in Tunica.  We got back late Saturday night, just in time to watch the 10 o'clock news and go to bed, we were wore out from shopping all day! We had a good time on our v-day little getaway, but I was already glad to be home in my own bed!

[eating at the Chophouse]

Jarrod's mom brought Stratton back home Sunday after church and he and I went to a shower for a friend at church who is having twin boys! Monday came and guess what?! It snowed again!! It didn't stick this time and luckily I hadn't planned on going anywhere anyway. Stratton was a stinker for most of the day and I didn't get all my Monday chores done. I guess that's just the way it goes sometimes! I gave him his first sippy cup yesterday and he really didn't know what to think of it. He liked picking it up and throwing it and chewing on the spout, so we will keep playing with it and hopefully he will get the hang of it up before long!

[see his teeth!]

We didn't really make a big deal out of Valentine's day since the week was so busy and we were already planning on spending the night in Memphis, but Jarrod did sent me a beautiful arrangement of roses and star gazer lilies on Thursday at work~ he is such a good husband! And I got him a funny card, so that's about as romantic as we get these days! We got Stratton some books, "Where the Sidewalk Ends" is one of them, it was one of my favorite books as a kid, and a card. But as you can imagine he's just not that into it! He also got lots of cards from the fam and some money and some new razorback clothes from Margie and Terry!

 

[our favorite valentine]

Here are just a few funnies from the last couple of weeks:

Jarrod is eating a cookie and Stratton is mocking him. . .

. . . now he's going for it, he wants that cookie so bad! Poor baby!

Everybody likes to lay on daddy!

Taking it easy in the easy chair!