Aloha?

Thursday Dakota's preschool held a Luau. They invited the parents to watch them do a couple of songs and dances. The older ones discussed facts about Hawaii. When we walked in Dakota didn't see us. I was just getting ready to take a picture of him and his class, and he noticed me. Gave me this look, and ran across the roon, and started crying in Jassen's arms. Therefore he did not participate anymore. For snack they had pineapple, dry coconut, pineapple and meatballs with sauce, and a special pudding. It was nice. But it would've been more enjoyable to watch him participate. :(

McKynley Yvonne

From 4 lbs 3 oz. to 13 lbs 4 oz. McKynley is doing great. The very first pic was taken in the NICU, the next at my house in Dec. The others have been taken within the last month. She is eating, growing, and cooing. She's a good baby (at my house) :) The middle picture at the top she looks like her Dad, but in all the others she looks just like Monica. She has that chubby round face. As soon as I get a baby pic of Monica I will show you. It's unbelievable.

Snow is Nice, But You Can Keep the Ice

Well, we finallly got some snow to keep the kids out of school. They were let out early Monday and didn't go back until Friday. Around here you don't believe the weather man until you see it for real. Monday and into Tuesday we got about 3-4 inches of snow, and then about 1/2 of ice on top of it. If I still had my hockey skates, and were about 30 pounds lighter I probably would've tried to ice skate. I don't remember ever seeing ice like this. Call me weird, but I think trees covered in ice make great pictures. Here are a few pics I took around the yard.

Sleepover

On Monday night (2-11) Monica and McKynley stayed the night becuase we got a huge snow (4 in.) and ice on the way. We enjoyed their company. Monica and Dakota are always playing around. She is always finding a way to pester him, and get him mad. At one time she was chasing him with McKynley's swing in the kitchen. Never a dull moment with those two, let me tell ya.

ABC's of Me

I was tagged by my sister-in-law Sheila. She caught me at 1145 PM, and I have time to fill in my info. :)

A- Attached or single: Very attached
B- Best Friend: My bestest is probably Monica. We have grown a lot closer since we gotten older. Love you too Ana :)
C-Cake or Pie: Cake with very little icing
D-Day of Choice: The weekend and having Jassen home to be with Kota and I.
E- Essential Item: something to drink- quit laughing. you know who you are.
F- Favorite Color: Periwinkle
G- Gummi Bears or Worms: Worms
H- Hometown: Owensboro, KY
I- Indulgence(s): Manicures and Pedicures are nice. Haven't had one since July of '06
J- January or July: July- Hate the cold
K-Kids: 1 awesome little guy
L-Life is incomplete without: my family
M- Marriage Date: July 20, 2002
N- Number of Siblings: You just had to ask. I'll keep it simple. 3 sisters, 2 brothers. I am the oldest
O- Oranges or Apples: Apples with caramel are the greatest
P- Phobias or Fears: Losing someone close
Q- Quote: Live life to the fullest. You never know when the good Lord is gonna bring you home.
R- Reason To Smile: Having a great family
S- Season: Anytime it's 75 outside, no humidity, and sunny :)
T- Tag Six: Triana, Stacey, Jenny
U- Unknown Fact About Me: I have very little patience
V- Vegetarian or Oppressor of Animal: Both. I eat meat, but I couldn't do it living on a farm.
W- Worst Habit: distractability- I'm so easily sidetracked (Right there with you Sheila, Jassen approves)
X- X-Rays or Ultrasounds: Whatever needs to be done
Y- Your Favorite Food: Cheesy potato soup (right now)
Z- Zippers or Zebras: Zebras, It could be 15 degrees outside, and I won't put a coat on!

School Wears Me Out!!

there are days when dakota comes home from school and is pooped. today he was fine. he ate lunch with us, and played with his trains for awhile. soon after jassen left i heard him talking to himself behind the recliner. i looked back and he was laying there with his "car car" blanket and pillow. (he is sooo a Lianus (sp) with this blanket and pillow. i asked him to come and lay on the couch, but he didn't want to. about ten minutes later he was asleep in the foyer. :(


i tell ya there are times we are begging him to take a nap, and then there are times he just poops out. this was one of those days.

Dakota's First Day of Preschool

Last August we tried to enroll Dakota for preschool. They were full so we were on the waiting list. The director called us last week, and they had an opening. I asked Dakota if he wanted tot go to school and he said "YES!" He would not quit talking about it. Tuesday was Dakota's first day of school. The weather was crappy. We had less than an inch of snow and ice that fell late morning. The public schools were on a two hour delay, therefore the preschool was still in session. I walked Dakota in. As soon as we were in and met his teacher, Mrs. Plummer, he acted as if I weren't even there, an didn't notice when I left.

I picked him up, and his teacher said that he did great. He fit right in. Wednesday and Thursday went about the same. Although Thursday he got lost among the other parents in the hallway when we were on our way to hang up his coat and bookbag. He got upset and was crying. Then he had a hard time letting me go. But it didn't take long for him to cheer up, and have a good day.

He is attending Old North Methodist Preschool. Is is one of the best preschools in Evansville with a great Christian environment. I am anxious to see how much he grows in the 4 months they have left of school. I know he loves to play, and enjoys being around other kids. It's the structure that he will have a hard time with.

Extra Large Legos

Dakota got more blocks for Christmas. He had only a handful before that, that came with a firetruck. He is really into building towers! The other night while Jassen was at work Dakota and I built a couple of houses and built our fair share of towers. I dont' have much of an imagination when it comes to playing with cars, but I do enjoy building stuff with him. Here are just a couple after I finally thought about getting the camera out.

Mammaw and Pappaw Clark

Christmas Eve we visited with my Mammaw and Pappaw Clark since we wouldn't be able to make Christmas Day. Monica, Matt, McKynley and my Dad joined us. M & P have a stash of older Thomas trains, and Dakota knows where to go when we visit it them. Each and every year my grandparents put a Christmas village complete with a train. Dakota had to warm up to Pappaw, and they were watching the train go around town. Pappaw gave the "whistle house" to Dakota so that he could blow the whistle. Dakota liked it, but he couldn't play with them like he could play with Thomas.

The group picture is of my Mammaw, McKynley, Pappaw, my Dad, myself, Dakota, and my sister Monica.

Dakota's First Time Bowling

Jassen was off for about a week and a half during and after Christmas. One day we were sitting around doing nothing. And he's like "Hey, wanna go bowling?" Ummmm, okay. So, we went to a bowling alley just down the road. Dakota had his own ball, and insisted on handly it himself. We had the bumpers put up just for him. We never thought a bowling ball could travel soo slow. The "sweeper" at the end would sometimes come down before his ball would get there. The funny thing is that Jassen and I tied with of score of 90; Dakota bowled an80!

Jassen was thinking we could bowl about 3 games. Hah! We barely finished one. Dakota really enjoyed it. We should have let me bowl all he wanted. But since we took turns. He was in and out of wanting to bowl. If he wasn't bowling, he was playing with Thomas and Percy (his trains). And so we only bowled one game. But we did have a good time!