Alexandra's 6th birthday party

I can't believe she is already 6 years old?! It doesn't seem like it's been that long ago when she was Stratton's age and size! Her family party was Friday night at Uncle Brian & Christina's house. It was decorated with Littlest Petshop stuff. I am SO out of the loop when it comes to toys! We got her a add on room for her zhu zhu pet house? And I only know what zhu zhu pets are because everyone was wanting them at Christmas and it was onthe news! What ever happened to Barbies??  I just don't get toys anymore. Stratton by the way LOVES Isabella and Alexandra, and Isabella is such a good little babysitter. She will carry him around and talk to him and play with him. I have a feeling she is going to be doing quite a bit of real babysitting for us in the years to come!!

 

[Coop is playing with the doll house! haha]

Another busy week

Last weekend was a busy one! Friday night we went to Isabella's basketball game, Stratton is her biggest fan! He even has a "Go Isabella" shirt he wears!

We went to Cooper's 2nd birthday party Saturday night. I can't believe he is two already?!

Then Sunday we went to Hickory Ridge for our bday lunch with the Wilson family. My mom cooked lunch and made Jarrod a chocolate chip cheesecake and me a strawberry cake! Monday afternoon my mom came up to Jonesboro to watch Stratton so that I could run some errands. I am trying to get everything in order for the shower at my house on Sunday! I am having a hard time getting it all together, I have been sick a lot lately and it has really been interrupting my busy life!!

This week has gone by really fast! I have another doctor's appointment tomorrow, I am hopeful that they can figure out what is going on with me and get it fixed!! Then Alexandra's bday party is tomorrow night! Saturday I plan on being busy cleaning, decorating and getting ready for the shower on Sunday! And the shower is Sunday at 2pm. I wish I got a break, but it looks like next weekend will be even busier! We are getting Stratton's pictures made in Memphis with Daisha Sheets, the photographer we used for our christmas card photo, and I am so excited. We are doing them at Shelby Farms, so it should be a lot of fun! Then Sunday Jarrod and I along with several other couples have tickets to see Jeff Dunham Sunday night! I am really excited about that, too!

Funny boys

If you don't usually read my cousin Kayce's blog, you've gotta see this post of Cooper and Stratton. . .it's just too funny!

"Here kitty, kitty!"

I took these this morning before we left. This is about as close as Taki will get to Stratton. He LOVES her. He laughs and smiles every time he see's her. And if she is in the floor and walks by him he lunges at her. He just doesn't understand why she won't let him grab her! Occasionally, if I am in the floor with him she will let him "feel" her, but he can't hold his excitement and starts going crazy and she immediately runs for her life. She better get ready, when he gets mobile she is going to have to find a good hiding spot to get away from him!

"Sipping" from a straw

From last night. . .mom was giving him water from her straw.

Bath-time!

 

Jarrod and my dad went to the ASU game Saturday night, so after mom did some shopping she came by and helped me get Stratton ready for bed. The bubbles on his head was her idea. . .I don't think he liked it much.

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!