Valentines Day

Magnolia is wanting to be an astronaut when she grows up so she got a space helmet from us for Valentines. She is just adorable in it!

Uncle Eric

David's brother came out this past weekend for some winter fun. Magnolia had an absolute blast with Uncle Eric and even got spoiled a bit! We went into the mountains for an overnight where Magnolia went sledding, skiing and swimming in an outdoor pool. She was able to charm Uncle Eric into pulling her up the sledding hill every time so she didnt have to walk. Needless to say, when it was mommy's turn to take her sledding she learned how to walk up the hill pulling her sled! :)
Thank you Eric for coming out! We had a fantastic time and I know Magnolia will continue to talk about you and all the fun adventures for a very long time!

Happy Birthday Ziggy!

We celebrated Ziggy's birthday yesterday and boy did we live it up big! We made cupcakes for us humans and Ziggy got a special treat with peanut butter on it. We had party hats, Magnolia and David made a banner to hang up and Magnolia made Ziggy several birthday cards. Magnolia even put a candle in her cupcake and blew it out for Ziggy. All in all I am pretty certain Ziggy had a pretty fantastic day thanks to her sister, Magnolia, who LOVES birthdays more than anyone I know!

National Western Stock Show

We went to the National Western Stock Show again this year. It was a ton of fun. Magnolia insisted on wearing her cowgirl hat so she definitely fit in! They have the best little petting area. You get to go in this huge pin where there are goats, pigs, donkeys, sheep, llamas, ducks, and chickens walking around. You get to be right in there with them and just play. It is fantastic! I even got a picture of David petting an animal!!!! Magnolia also got to go on a little train ride, which she loved.

Happy New Year... 3 weeks late!

Whew, where have I been? I cant believe I havent updated this since Christmas! Oops! I guess its easy just to get bogged down with the daily happenings of life and forget to blog!
Anyway, we went ice skating on New Years Day and learned it was going to be a challenge to get our little peanut off the ice! She LOVED it but became very independent very quickly. Once she was on the ice for a few minutes she wanted to do it by herself. She didnt want us anywhere near her and was the happiest when we were on the other side of the ice. We were able to get her to take a few very short breaks but she did not want to leave. She is such a snow bunny! I wish this mommy could stay as warm as Magnolia does in these winter months! I have never seen a child who just doesnt ever seem to get cold like this one!

Christmas Day

We had such a fantastic day on Christmas. Magnolia is at such an absolutely perfect age for the real spirit of Christmas! She loved EVERYTHING about Christmas this year and was so much fun on Christmas Day. Here is what she wanted from Santa: a space station, a rocket and cookies for her and Ziggy. (no we did not make her ask for cookies for the dog, that was all on her own!) She was such a good girl this year that Santa gave her all of that plus some extra stuff, including her very own make up, and a doctors kit with pretend glasses. Ziggy also got a new toy that she even played with! (our dog is getting very old and rarely plays anymore so this was a pretty big deal!) We also got Magnolia a bathrobe that she just loves to wear. Magnolia also picked out and wrapped gifts for David and I this year. She was so cute because I think she was more excited to give us our presents than to open any of hers! She was also able to keep it a secret what she got us, which is very impressive. The cutest thing she did say was a couple nights before Christmas. I had said that I would love a water bottle for Christmas every time she asked what I wanted. So, we were all playing a game and she looked at me and said "well mom, you can go ahead and ask Santa for your water bottle because I couldnt find the right one at Target." Ahh, cracked me up! Santa must have been listening because he did bring me a water bottle.
I hope you all had a fantastic Christmas!

Getting ready for Santa

Magnolia had a lot to do before going to bed on Christmas Eve. She had to make Santa a card, sprinkle special food out on the snow and get Santa some milk and cookies. After all of her chores were done we all snuggled on the couch and read Christmas books before going to bed.