The Weather Outside is Frightful...

Happy Birthday wishes to my mother-in-law!


Wow, when I drove home from work last night the temperature in my car registered in the 50's and what a change in 24 hours. It was a cold and slow drive home and this is the part of snowy weather that I don't care for. I do think snow is pretty and enjoy it when I don't have to get out in it. David said that the kids went outside for a couple minutes today to play in the snow, but it was so cold that they didn't make it very long. I guess Tanner threw a fit, he stood at the window all excited to see the snow falling, but was quite irritated that he didn't get to go outside with them. I'm sure we will have a snowfall without quite the freezing temps that he can go outside and enjoy it. Aubrey wanted to go outside in her ballerina costume with her coat and boots, but her daddy quickly informed her that wasn't quite possible - they are so funny.

Hunter came home from school yesterday and let me know that he needs to provide cupcakes for his Christmas party at school...only if we can afford it. He said he told his teacher he would check with us to make sure we could afford them. I told him that I didn't think this was a problem, but he was quite concerned about it. I wondered what he might be saying at school and what we would have said to make him believe that we couldn't afford cupcakes. I stopped by his classroom after dropping Peyton off this morning to let his teacher know that we would indeed bring the cupcakes and find out if Hunter was expressing some kind of concern at school. I guess it didn't have anything to do with us or Hunter in general, but that she has stressed to all the kids that if they were unable to afford to bring something for the party, whatever they were assigned, that it was okay and she would take care of that item. Well, anyone who knows Hunter knows that he is a worry-wart - he took this literally and the teacher and I had a laugh about it. I reassured him this evening that we would buy the cupcakes and I think he is feeling much better about this responsibility now. He is truly one of a kind!

Anyone who knows my husband knows how much of a Dallas Cowboys fan he is. It is quite an addiction and I decided for Christmas this year that I would take a family picture of the kids in Dallas Cowboy gear. I got the three youngest boys all a Cowboys jersey and was able to get Aubrey a D.C. cheerleader costume. I was able to get Zach a Cowboys hoodie and was all excited about this - well, today I decided that David might want to be in the pics too, so I spilled my surprised. He seemed excited about the idea though and as soon as Aubrey's costume arrives then we will be working on getting the photo taken. Thank goodness for eBay and the ability to purchase things like this at a steep discount! I'll share pictures when they are complete.

I am happy to announce that for the past several weeks, Aubrey is now 100% potty trained and is even staying dry overnight. We knew she was pretty close, but she just wasn't being consistent. It finally clicked with her and I am so excited! One left - I am looking forward to the day when this expense will end...although, I am still sad that my babies are not so much babies anymore. Tanner has gotten away with a little more than his older siblings, guess that's the baby for you.

I hope that everyone stays warm and is safe if out on the roads.

Until next time...

Dawn