Our previous house

We were running errands today and as we started to pass our old neighborhood, Andrew asked to drive by our old house. We drove up to our house and there was a for sale sign in the front yard. The house was obviously empty and the yard was unkempt. Andrew was so sad that no one loved this house anymore. It is always hard to go by a previous house we've owned especially if it isn't taken care of.

Another first...

Anslee doesn't wake up and cry or get out of bed during the night. Until last night. At 2:00am she is walking down the hall saying "mama, I can't find my shoes". I picked her up, cuddled her little warm body for a few minutes, told her we would find her shoes in the morning and then put her back in bed. She snuggled into her pillow and said " I love you mama".

Is there anything better in the world than that?

Andrew's birthday party

For the second year in a row Andrew wanted his birthday party to be a spend the night party. The theme was Spongebob. It was fun, we had many Spongebob games with awards. Then we ate crabby patties that Keith cooked (but they all assembled their own) had cookie cake and ice cream and then watched the lost episodes of Spongebob. They fell asleep around 11:00. Not too bad except most of them had baseball games the next day. They were exhausted. I don't think anyone got the game ball that day!

I'm hoping next year I can talk him into laser Quest or anything else that would not be at home!

Anslee loves...

Someone asked me the other day what Anslee loves right now.
Here is the list:

*playing in water (toilet water, Buster's water bowl, bathtub, the pool, it doesn't matter where the water comes from)

*playing with her brother ~ she wants to do EVERYTHING he does

*Buster!! She also loves playing puppy ~ either she's the puppy or she makes someone else be the puppy. She thinks getting in Buster's crate is so fun.

*princesses! She still loves Ariel from the Little Mermaid. She dresses up in princess dresses and a Tinkerbell costume. For Christmas Aunt DeeDee gave her some "glass" Cinderella shoes and she wears them all the time even though they keep giving her a blister.

*shoes in general. She is the shoe keeper in the house and makes sure they get put in the basket when we take them off. She loves to wear Keith's, Andrew's, Andrew's friend's and my shoes around the house. When we are in the mall she wants to look at all the shoes.

*answering and talking on the phone. When it rings she makes a mad dash to get to it before anyone else can.

*Kayla ~ we have a family we are friends with and she adores their daughter. If she has to go to time out at home she yells "Kayla help me!". Kayla fixes her hair, puts different outfits on her and she doesn't complain once.

*helping do any chores around the house. She LOVES unloading the dishwasher with me, helping cook, fold clothes, making beds and vaccuming is a favorite.

*desserts. ice cream, chocolate, fruit gummy things, icing, skittles etc.

*anything someone else is eating. She won't eat it if it's on her own plate but if someone else is eating it she'll say "can I have some" to whoever is eating. At dinner she keeps asking for the food on my plate even though it is exactly what she has. If I switch plates with her she then wants what I am eating off her plate.

*playing outside. She doesn't care so much what she is doing as long as she is outside.

There are a ton more things. She is just so smart, hilarious and fun. We are having a blast!

Happy Birthday Nana!!

Vists from my parents

Andrew and Anslee are always so excited when Gommy (short for Grandmommy) and Granddaddy come to town. They love the extra activity in the house and Andrew loves to go out to good restaurants just like my Dad.

When my parents leave to go home Andrew and Anslee are both dissapointed.

The Treehouse

Keith is building Andrew a treehouse in the backyard. It is triangular in shape because he is using three trees. After reviewing his work, he has put a brace in the middle of the treehouse because it is so big. The front part will be a deck and the back will be the house part with a roof.

Andrew and Anslee can't wait until it's finished!