And Again...

Another snow, this time in late March. It was a weird winter in Texas this year. Plano and southwest Collin County received some of the heaviest snow this time around. We had 7.5 inches in our backyard. Ainsley told me she wanted to build a snowman, but when it came time to actually go outside she changed her mind. I don't know if I'll ever get her out in the snow and of course it could be 5 years before I get another chance!

Happy St. Patricks Day

Happy St. Patricks Day...very late.

Dogs

Amelia LOVES dogs. She hugs on Charlie and Gabe, chases them when they don't want hugs, pulls their hair, kisses them, pets them, pokes them and anything else they will allow her to do. Her love for my parents dogs is no different. She tried to cuddle with Tucker and posed with Reese. And although I do not have any pictures of it, even Gracie let Amelia pet her a little bit, which if you know Gracie, you know that's impressive.

Two Parks, One Day

While we were in Shreveport we hit both of my favorite parks from my childhood in one day. In the morning we went to the Duck Pond with Catherine and Marshall and in the afternoon it was Betty Virginia with the Sonnenfelds. Here are some of my favorite pictures from the day.

Happy 1st Birthday Amelia!

Our 1 year pictures didn't turn out so well. Amelia was teething and constantly drooling as a result. Unfortunately these are the best we got and you can't really see her sign in either. It's hard to believe she is already a year. It's gone by way too fast.

Happy Birthday Amelia!

We celebrated Amelia's birthday the day before the actual big day. Thank you to everyone who helped us celebrate! The snow cleared and it turned into a beautiful (although a little soggy) day for Amelia's party.

Catching up

Sorry we've been MIA lately. Amelia and I have had a rough month including a nights stay in the hospital for her and an ER visit and surgery for me. We are recovering and I'm going to try to play catch up today and tomorrow!

Got Snow?

We do! It snowed and snowed and snowed in the DFW area resulting in a record snowfall of 12.5 inches in 24 hours. I've never seen anything like it here before. I'm sorry to admit that we didn't get out and play in it despite the girls school being closed Friday, however, Ainsley probably would have had none of it anyways. I'm still hoping Amelia will love the snow as much as I do and with as many snows as she's already had in her first winter, she should. Here are some pictures from around our home.

I think I've taken a picture of our bird bath after every snow we've had since moving into our home. Sadly after the snow melted the bird bath fell into pieces. I don't know if the weight or the temps killed it, but its gone.























We were very worried about our trees. Look at the top of the tree to the right...it shouldn't be that empty up top. Several neighbors lost trees, but we were fortunate.













This tree in the front yard usually hangs no more than 10-12 feet above the ground.

Ainsley's Latest Discovery...

Pockets!

Poor Charlie

Poor Charlie may be one of the most tolerant dogs I've ever known.