March Madness

Here are some things that have been happening to us this month...

• March 1st - It's raining, it's pouring, it's SNOWING!? We had heard that it was going to snow Sunday, but since it was in the 70's the day before, no one believed it. Libby and I woke up early Sunday and as I looked outside I could tell that it was raining and snowing a little. i called my mom and she said it was called a 'wintry mix'. That mix quickly turned to all out snow...then to a thunder snow shower...whatever that means?! Basically, it was a winter wonderland with the biggest, fattest snowflakes you've ever seen! It was thundering and lightening for a little bit, so instead of playing in the yard, we went on a ranger ride. My dad has a windshield for the ranger, but there aren't any wipers, so we would take turns getting out and wiping the snow off the windows. The ground was so covered we couldn't tell where the road ended and my dad almost landed us in a ditch! After it stopped snowing (about 5pm) chris came over and we played in the backyard - snowball fights, snow angels and a snow...lump/part snowman that didn't really get the attention it deserved. Abby wanted to make snow cones so she brought in a bowl of snow and mom made her a vanilla and sugar mix that our papa used to make them when they were little. After snowing all day, my parents ended up with 6 inches and we got 4 at our house. It was enough that chris and abby were able to play in it the next day, and it didn't melt off our roof until thursday. (i know i am the last one to get these up;as a side note, i have a collection of pictures of my parent's house from every time it's snowed in Ga since the early 70's. The house always looks so magical covered in snow!

• Also this month, we are fully day time POTTY TRAINED!!!! Abby has been going to school in panties since the second week at her new school. She is doing so well that we don't even ask her if she needs to go, but you will randomly see her get a 'look' on her face and then run full tilt to the bathroom. She is doing great and we are really proud of her! Night time and nap time potty training can wait a while, we will all take a moment to bask in this accomplishment - and Abby has basically done it all by herself!

• Libby had her 4 mth check up and is at 17lbs. She started solids recently and we have made it through the orange veggies. She really likes squash so far. We love her and she is still such a happy baby - she loves Abby and cackles whenever she sees her. Here are picts from first foods and from this weekend (she's in the ranger w/dad - CC is in the back seat impatiently waiting to RIDE!)

• I got a JOB!! It's a work from home job as a search engine evaluator. You can guess what that means I am sure. I started yesterday and it's going well so far.

• Chris wanted to go to the Atlanta Zoo for his b-day and we finally made it on Friday. It made me realize that I really do like the Montgomery Zoo a lot better. The first picture is of abby and a little girl named Mikala that abby met at the zoo. they became fast friends and then her mother and i had to run to keep up with the two of them! abby is such a sweet and social little girl. She loves everyone and wants to be loved by everyone. She makes friends very easily and loves to be around kids.
• Abby is adapting well to her new school. We are really excited about getting ready for Easter and for the changes spring brings.

• Check back soon for updates on upcoming adventures such as: Ga Aquarium, Thunder in the Valley, Tea Party & St Patricks Day