2 Going on 16...

Notice the keys, phone, purse, and sunglasses. She had all these in her hands telling me 'Bye, See you later.' At that moment, I think I had a glimpse of our world about 15 years from now! Whoa!

'Big Girl' Bed

Mabry said bye-bye to her crib this week and now sleeps in her 'big girl' bed, a.k.a. toddler bed. The transition has been pretty easy on her. I do believe that it has a lot to do with everything basically being the same except for the fact that she can now get in and out of the bed all by herself. She loves that part of it! In fact, that is pretty much what prompted the change. She was beginning to ask to get out of and into her crib by herself so we thought we would help her with that. It must be a 2 year old thing to want to do everything "all by myself." I sure do hear it a lot.

She is growing up!

Brrrrr!!

When it is cold outside and snow on the ground, we know how to make a good day out of it!

We first bundle up to brave the icy cold to see just how much snow we have (5 1/2 inches!)...

Throw snowballs with/at Daddy...

Help make pink snow cream...

Eat two bowls of the yummy snow cream...

Make a 'craft' involving, cut-out shapes, a glue stick, and glitter...

And, of course, play games with Daddy! 

Mommy got to join in on the fun and learn a new game, Yahtzee!

Ice/Snow days are great when you know you have no where that you have to go and you are together with the ones you love most. 

Mabry + Daisy

This was a photo-op requested by Mabry. She likes to get on the bed in the morning with Daisy. She said "Mommy, take a picture." It turned out to be a great one! Mabry and Daisy have a love-hate relationship so getting them this close is rare. If Mabry had her way, though, Daisy would be in her arms or by her side at all times. Daisy has learned to tolerate all the loving from Mabry as this picture depicts. 

Snow Day!

We got 5 inches of snow! Of course this comes the same weekend that we have Mabry's birthday party. We know that we will always have to cross our fingers for clear weather when we plan parties. Fortunately, this came the day after the party.

After Mabry rested with an afternoon nap, we got out and played in the snow. We tried to teach her to make a snowball, but Mabry ended up just throwing loose snow. She'll catch on one day!

After a busy weekend of partying, I couldn't think of a better way to relax than with a snow day!

She's 2!!

We celebrated Mabry's 2nd birthday this past weekend with a traditional family Abby Cadabby party at our house. Mabry got to enjoy some of her favorite things with her favorite people. Who could ask for a better way to turn 2 years old! We are so grateful that Grandmother and Granddad and Mabry's aunts, uncles and cousins came to share in the birthday fun with her.

She enjoyed her pizza...

Blowing out 2 candles...

Eating a yummy cupcake...

And of course, opening presents!

We hosted a play-date party at Chick-fil-A for our friends in honor of Mabry's birthday. She had so much fun being the only girl with 4 boys! It scares me and her daddy that it may be like this in 10 years as well! :) We had fun playing, eating, playing some more, then eating some more. It turned into a 2 1/2 hour play-date party. Miss M loves 'Chick-a-way' (as she calls it).

New Camera!!

Chad and I got a new camera (Nikon S6000) this week! It was so needed. Now I feel more confident with my blog posts :). After we got the camera, we enjoyed a dinner at Firehouse Subs. It was so yummy! Mabry got a kids meal that comes with a sandwich, drink, Oreos, and a fire hat. She loved getting lemonade! She ate the majority of her ham and cheese, some chips I shared with her, and one Oreo (Chad and I split the other one). 

This is one of the first pictures taken with my new camera. 

P.S. Mabry turns two on Friday!!!