My Funny Valentine

I had a really good Valentine's. Bobby took Hannah to Chick-fil-A Saturday morning so they could make a special Valentine for Mommy. She made me a card and handmade flowers. It was so sweet!! And Bobby bought me a box of chocolates and later that evening we went out to eat and to the movies. I just want to give a big big thanks to my sister for watching the kids so we could spend an evening alone. I'm one lucky lady.
I've also included some pictures from my father-in-law's birthday dinner we had at our house. He wanted yellow cake with chocolate icing. Samuel had a lot of fun with his cake!!

Mommy & Me

I feel like we spend the majority of our time at Chick-fil-A but they have some wonderful family programs that we like to take the kids to. They've recently started a Mommy & Me group on Tuesday mornings. Since Samuel has come along I always try to find something that just Hannah & I can do together. In the summer it was free movies at the cinema, in the fall it was story time at the library and now it's Mommy & Me.
So, I left Samuel with my Mom and we headed off to Seneca. Hannah loved it too! There were Play-Doh and coloring tables set up for the kids and at the end they read a story (about cows of course). The moms got free coffee and time to talk with other moms. The owners told me that the biggest challenge they had while raising their kids was finding time to fellowship with other parents - especially other moms. So that's why they started this new program. They are very family orientated :-) So if you're looking for us on Tuesday mornings Hannah & I will be at Mommy & Me!

Can you find Hannah? She's wearing a red sweater and black pants.

Cupcakes are Yum-O!!

Talking Forward

Tonight I gave the kids yogurt for dessert after supper. Here's a conversation that transpired with Hannah about yogurt for dessert:

Hannah: "Yogurt is not a dessert, it's a snack."
Me: "Normally yes but tonight you are eating it for dessert."
Hannah: "It's not a dessert! It's a snack!"
Me: "Don't talk back."
Hannah: "Don't talk forward."

I have absolutely know idea where she got this! But it was hilarious though and I laughed so hard which made her laugh too. She's such a comedian!!

Samuel's Birthday Party

The theme for Samuel's party was Barnyard so I made Piggy cupcakes - which Sam obviously enjoyed. His birthday was Friday but we had his party Saturday. Our families, our neighbors and Jenny & Mattie came to help us celebrate. Mattie is such a sweetie and it was nice having a baby around that is close to Sam's age. He got lots of books, snacks, money and a stuffed cow and he's enjoyed each and every present! Some of the pictures are a little blurry but Sammy's cuteness still shines though! The last two pics are of him in the bath - it took me forever to get all that cupcake off of him!! Enjoy!

Samuel is 1!!!

Boy time sure does fly by! It seems like just yesterday Samuel was born! We've spent the last year marveling at how fast he's grown and celebrating all of his achievements. He's learned to smile, coo, sit by himself, talk, crawl, walk and wave all before his first birthday.

Here are a few of the words that Sammy can say:
Mama
Dada
Nana (for Hannah)
Papa
Nanny
MayDay & kitty
duck & quack
cow & moo
uh-oh
boon (for balloon)
ball
hot

He's been walking for several days now. He will still crawl if it's a long distance but he's getting braver every day. He can also stand up without pulling up on anything. He's also very close to being completely potty trained. He will make the sign for potty when he needs to go or he will crawl towards the bathroom if you ask him if he needs to potty. What a big boy!!

Here a some pictures of past & present:

There were so many pictures that I wanted to put on here but I had to settle for a few of my favorites!

Lindsay Tagged Me...

The rules: link to the person who tagged you, post the rules on your blog, write six random things about yourself, tag six people at the end of your post and link to them and then let each person know they've been tagged.
http://beencaughtsteelen.blogspot.com/

1. I was (maybe I still am) the youngest kid in Oconee County to have a kidney stone. I was in
first grade when I experienced my kidney stone and I had to stay in the hospital for a week.

2. I have lived at 140 Baumgarner Drive all of my life (with the exception of my first year). We
lived in a trailer first and then my dad built our house behind the trailer. I've lived in the
house we have now for sixteen years. I lived here with my parents until Bobby & I got
married and my dad gave us this house as a wedding present.

3. It's funny that Lindsay mentioned that she has a half brother because I do too. There hasn't
been a paternity test to make it official but we're pretty sure. I don't know if he knows about
us but we know about him. So, needless to say, we've never met him. And I didn't find all of
this out until I was 8 months pregnant with Samuel. You just don't spring something like
that on an emotional pregnant lady!!

4. I am allergic to raspberries. It's not an extreme reaction - I don't stop breathing or
anything. I just get all splotchy and swell up (especially my lips. I look like Julia Roberts
when I eat raspberries!)

5. Let's see. Maybe I'll do the last two about Bobby...
Bobby had a baby sister that died at birth. This was after David and before Tommy. Her
name was Sara Elizabeth (and that's why Hannah's middle name is Elizabeth :-)

6. I don't know if many of you know the story of our engagement so I'll tell you how Bobby
made it special. Bobby asked me to be his girlfriend (that's what we called it then :) at the
Ramada Inn in Clemson at a dance. When he proposed he took me back to the ballroom
(and almost to the exact same spot we were standing when we started dating)
and asked me to be his wife. It was so romantic!!

I don't have six people but here are the ones I do have...
http://www.gabe-jenny.blogspot.com/
http://mikenjenny.blogspot.com/
http://devaultsdepartment.blogspot.com/