A Real Mommy Minute

Well, A "REAL" mommy minute came at 5:05 this morning - when my internal alarm clock woke me up and my little man inside of me said he was hungry! I couldn't sleep any longer! So, here I am, me and little Tony, with Daddy and big brother sound asleep in their warm, cozy beds.
NO - I'M NOT COMPLAINING!!!
It's actually a welcomed start to the day. It has given me a chance to do a couple things for myself and just breathe - no thinking required!!!!

So, time to do some catching up!
February is almost over and I haven't put up any of our fun Valentine's pics. It was such a great weekend too. We had a lot of family time - and the weather was nice. We even had a chance to go to the library and take a walk at the park.



The park was a real treat. Augie is really starting to learn more and want to touch and play with animals (either from a distance - or when Mommy and Daddy are holding him of course). So we walked around the pond and let him see all of the "water birds."
The Ducks:

The Wharf Birds (drawing a blank on the actual name of these right now - seagulls? is that right?):

and the Swans (I thought this was a really cool picture - it looks like they're making a heart with their necks - really, really cool to see and capture a picture of!)


Then, there were other special moments.
Like Augie opening his present from Tia Vicky (and family). First there was the task of getting it out of the bag - Augie is really learning how to use those teeth!

Then, there's the realization that THE BAG is the real gift!

So, he tried to wear it, and put it on his head, and had SOOOOOOO much fun!


And then we tried to explain that the monkey was the toy - such a cute little gift!

And he proceeded to "give it kiss" (he likes to attack stuffed animals and bite their noses) . . .


On Monday morning, we all had to go to work - and Augie to Mrs.Rosa's. So, we dressed quickly, took some family pictures, and headed out the door.
Our "Future Hunk:"

With Daddy:

With Momba:

With the family - even Anthony is showing himself in this picture!!!


To those that we do not see every day, but are in our hearts always,
Happy Valentine's Day - and WE LOVE YOU!!!

Here we are again!

Snow Day #5!
That's right - made it back to school for Monday and Tuesday, and then we're out today (and maybe tomorrow if the roads are too bad to drive on).
It is sooooooo cold outside that Augie found a penguin to pick on. He had tons of fun too!


I have finished painting Anthony's letters for his wall - YEAH!!! I'm glad I got started on them last week, because they took longer than I thought with all of the stripes - and different colors. I think they turned out AWESOME though!!!

We've missed our Daddy-O a lot. He had to work today . . . but somehow (thanks Tia Marci) we were still able to get a picture with him! And send it to him so that he knows how much we miss him!

Augie showed me that he can blow his nose like a big boy (not really, but he tried and knew what to do with the kleenex and how to make the sounds)!


and it's only 11:00am!

Snow Day #4 - Here we are!

Who needs to change out of PJs when you stay home for 4 days in a row?!

Momba hasn't worn make-up for a few days either. I can't lie - it's been pretty nice to not have to worry about how I look. I just leave on the casual, warm clothes and go with it!!!

Gus is home today too, and he didn't change out of his PJs until it was time to go outside and check out all the fluff that was left over night - about 6" of that fluff! We could't see the street. Our yard extended straight into our neighbors - with no sign of the street in between at all.

Our own house was covered with a blanket as well - and you can't see the edge of the front landscape, the sidewalk . . . basically anything on the ground that isn't a bush was covered.

And when we walked across the street to take a picture of the house, we found the front steps!!!

And on to the back yard:
Momba took a picture of the rose covered in snow:
Only in Texas - our plants think it's Spring, bloom, and then get frozen and snowed on!!!

Daddy took a picture of the top of the fence to show how much accumulation there is:


Then we, of course, took lots of fun family pictures as well:

Augie had ALL of his warm weather gear on - a little hard to move, but workable!

He and Daddy were READY TO GO!!!

Or so we thought, until Gus thought that Augie could walk in 6" of snow . . . and instead fell straight forward on his face in the snow. Augie wasn't real happy about that - to say the least!

But, he got up quick, we brushed him off, and he was ready to trudge the fluff - with a little assistance that is.

Momba's turn for a picture with Big Aug -

And last, but not least, we gave in and let Augie make a snow angel before going back inside the house! (Thanks for being such a good sport little man!)


I'VE NEVER SEEN A BETTER LOOKING, CUTER SNOW ANGEL!!!


And a few MINUTES after our outdoor fun started, the boots were back on the mat, and the StaatsPac was back in the house and ready to take it easy!!!

Day 4 - Here we come!

Tomorrow will be "Snow Day #4!"



Augie and I are going to go through a bout of separation anxiety next week for sure!!!

Snow DAZE - continued . . .

Augie is really trying hard to entertain himself. His new trick . . . climbing through the coffee table space!
He fell on his head the first time through.

But I guess it didn't hurt enough to scare him out of doing it another time or two - because he continued to do it over and over again with a big smile on his face.



He even taught himself how to dismount safely - instead of his initial head first method!



Oh - what fun!

Snow DAZE!

Well - we call them snow days, but really they're ICE DAYS! It's hard to get anywhere right now because of all the ice. The driving isn't safe. The trying to walk outside at all isn't safe. And the windshield has been in the single digits and even the negative single digits.

We're out of school - for the 3rd day in a row - and trying to entertain ourselves the best we can.

Day 1 - was spent with Daddy home from work too. We had a family TV and chill out day. No pictures - we really took it EASY!!!

Day 2 - Finding more to do INSIDE the house!

I spent a lot of the day making an apron with the pattern and materials my mom bought for me this weekend while my parents were visiting:
The Front:

and . . . The Back (kind of hard to see with the pattern showing through - but you get the idea):

They also dropped off a big freezer for us (for the garage - ours on the refridgerator in the kitchen was taken over by all the MILK from Augie when he was nursing and we're assuming the same for Anthony - we really need the extra room in the freezer)
. . . and a really awesome chair that matches the decor in our playroom . . .
I LOVE THIS CHAIR!!! It is just F-U-N!!!

Augie worked out with the 2 lb medicine balls!



And then tried to relax (we're learning to SIT in our chair - NO STANDING OR FLIPPING OFF THE SIDE ALLOWED!)


Day 3 - we're getting CABIN FEVER - that's the reason for our title!

Augie is restless - hence the shirt I put on him this morning (it's a 2T - eek)

and wants to be held and carried everywhere - lots of attention needed - but hard to resist sometimes:


but he's still playing in between.
I'm on the computer (first time in these 3 days actually) doing a little catching up on pictures, blogging, etc.

Next I plan on doing some more crafts -
Making a new badge holder for school with some beads I have.
Finishing a gift for a friend's baby that's on the way - she's 1 of the 7 teachers at my school that's pregnant!
Painting Anthony's letters for his wall so that his name is there and ready to greet him when he arrizes.
And a number of cleaning tasks are on the list as well. If there's no school tomorrow, I might actually go stir crazy myself - it makes it hard for me to be productive . . .
If I do it all today, there won't be anything left for tomorrow!

So, until tomorrow . . . PRAYERS FOR ALL TO STAY WARM AND COZY AND SAFE!!!