January 30th, 2009

After work today, we came home and just played for awhile.  I was cleaning a few things out of Dawson's drawers, while she was trying on sunhats.  Too cute!  Notice poor Ella giving Dawson the stare down for some goldfish crackers.....poor Ella...always waiting for the leftovers!  

I want some goldfish crackers!  

How about a little fun on the farm?  

January 28th, 2009

PAY IT FORWARD.....WHAT DOES IT MEAN? 

if someone does something nice for you, you in turn go out and do something nice for 1 or more people.  

I can never repay anyone for Dawson and how lucky I am to have such an amazing little girl.  So, I decided to try and Pay It Forward by sponsoring a 5 year old little girl in Guatemala.  I really researched the validity of all the programs available and now feel like this is the best one.  The majority of my donation goes to paying to send Nicte to school, providing her with shoes, school supplies, and a backpack.  She is just starting school in 2009!    

January 25th, 2009

This weekend we participated in the Winter Walk for Epilepsy. My Godson, Zack, has epilepsy and I have been participating in the walk for the past 5 years with him, his family and his friends from his second grade class at Hudson Schools. It takes place at Southpark Mall in Strongsville, Ohio. As you can see from the picture, Dawson put on her walk shirt for 2 minutes and then it came off. It was so big she couldn't walk in it! We had a fun time listening to a trash can band, watching magic, and getting a balloon. She just looked around a lot to see what was going on! Over 500 people were there to support this wonderful cause! Let's hope for a cure!!!

January 17th, 2008

These last few days have been quite cold with temperatures below zero.  Today, we headed out to Border's for a story time, snack and some fun.  We met our friends Lynn, Kyle and Grace.  As you can see in the picture, the big event of the day was ELMO.  Grace and Dawson kept getting Elmo off the shelf and fighting over who had him and who could have more of him.  As you can see from the picture....Dawson has two, Grace has one! this was ever changing as time went by.   The girls would listen to one story then leave for awhile then come back for part of another one.  They just had fun doing whatever they wanted.  The story time was a little disorganized but, the girls had a good time just being one year olds!  

January 11th, 2009

We had 8-10 inches of snow over the weekend and it was just beautiful outside. That is, if you like snow as we do! It was time to go out for another sled ride. This time, Dawson actually got out of the sled and walked around a little. She's not sure about the big, chunky boots but, she did it! Boy does she LOVE to be outside! And Ella was with us running wild the whole time. What an adventure!!!

January 7th, 2009

Just a few fun pictures Jordan (Tommy's daughter) took of herself and Dawson with her cell phone. Jordan can't wait for Dawson to grow up so they can share sunglasses!

January 3rd, 2008

We decided to head out and try our new sled yesterday.  The temperature was 27 but, the wind was blowing and it felt much colder.  It took me about 10 minutes to get Dawson dressed with boots on.  I plopped her in the snow and she wasn't too fond of that so I put her in the sled.  We took a long walk on the sidewalks and she just sat and enjoyed the ride.  When I stopped, I could hear a little cold voice say "go".  When I was cold and she looked really cold, we went inside.  This is where the crying picture comes in.  She did not want to come in or take her coat off!  I guess we will be ready to go again as soon as we get a little more snow!