Pig Scramble

Do you ever have one of those weekends where you think, "wow, that was really a great weekend?"

Well, I had one last weekend.  I was off work, yay! I had finished my homework for school, yay!  So my schedule was pretty much open.

Saturday morning, I woke up quickly straightened up the house (I had already made up my mind that I wasn't cleaning all day Saturday) and got ready for a fun-filled day.  It was a beautiful day.  The sun was shining and the temperature was PERFECT!

I went to a friends house that morning at about 10:30 for a Shrimp and Grits kids clothes party.  I could have spent hundreds of dollars on all their cute clothes, but I didn't.  I just bought Norah Kate two outfits.  I am can not wait for them to come in the mail!  I am obsessed with bubbles for her this year for summer.  I made a mental note the other day not to buy her another bubble, but so far I am not following this rule very good.  I have bought 4 more since I told myself that.  It is kinda sad though because I know this will be the last summer that she can wear little outfits like that.  Probably by next summer she will be wearing toddler clothes and that stuff will be too "baby."

 

Then we went to Adel and ate at Hot Diggity Dogs.  I was craving a good, juicy hamburger and a Coke.  I got Norah Kate a "durger" which is ground hamburger meat on a hotdog bun.  I am not usually a big fan of her eating "fast food," but she got a treat Saturday! It was yummmmyy!

 

We got out lunch to go and went to my mama's for a little while.  We played out in the front yard in the sunshine and gave my brother's dog lots of loving.  NK smelt to high heavens when we were done, but the dog loved it and it wasn't anything a bath wouldn't fix.

 

Norah Kate layed down for nap and when she woke up we took her to the Pig Scramble.  The Pig Scramble takes place before the county livestock show.  It was a blast!  I really doesn't get much more country than this!  I didn't know how she would react to the pigs, but she LOVED them.

 

We took her to the pens where they were keeping them prior to the scramble and she wanted in the pen with them. She would pet them and talk to them.

 

 

 

I was going to "register" her for the pig scramble but she was too little.  She had a fit when they started.  She was climbing up the fence and squealing.  She was loving all the excitement.  Luckily, we knew several of the people that were managing the event and they took her into the pen.  She couldn't catch the pigs but she sure did try.  It was so much fun to watch her get excited about touching them!

 

 

After the pig scramble we went and saw Matt's mama.  We visiting with her for a while and then she watched Norah Kate so that I could go for a run.  I ran for about an hour and over 6 miles with my friend Amanda.

 

It really was a perfect day.  It is not very often that I feel like I get everything accomplished that I had planned for the day!  It was wonderful!

 

Sunday was just as great.  We went to church, then out to eat, and Matt stayed home with us that afternoon. I got to take a nap, and we watched a movie.  We rode around in his truck and checked fields.

 

We don't have to go anywhere special, or do anything spectacular, just good quality family time and watching my little girl grow up means the most to me!



Spring Forward

I think I am still recovering from losing an hour of sleep the other night, but I am thoroughly enjoying these longer days!  It was actually daylight still when I got off work Sunday. I have slept later than normal for the past two mornings, which is frustrating because I really need to be getting up and getting started for the day.  Bedtime for Norah Kate hasn't been going as smoothly.  Even though she is acting sleepy at 8pm (7pm old time), she is fighting sleep something serious.  I have been putting her to bed regardless though at 9pm.  If she gets in the habit of staying up until 10 that would be a tough one to break!

We have also finally had some sunshine and warmer weather.  We have gone outside every day for the last several days.  I am really looking forward to spring and summer days with her because she LOVES being outside, and I do too!

Checkin' on Daddy's greens 

We went to the pediatrician last week to have her ears re-checked from an ear infection a few weeks ago, and her ears were perfect. Now we have a cough. (sigh)  Poor baby seems to get a cold with every tooth she cuts.

I have been on a summer clothes buying frenzy for NK.  I have got to quit before I go broke.  She is so much fun to shop for though!  Gymboree, Smocked Auctions, and Zulily are going to end up getting me in trouble!  I am not a brand snob though, I will buy something from Walmart in a heartbeat if I think it is cute.

I am so excited about her first Easter!  I can't wait to watch her hunt eggs.  I am even more excited that I will be off from work to watch her!

I survived my first week of school.  It was stressful, but I think it is going to be do-able.  I am just going to have to adjust my routine some, manage my time a little better, and priortize things.  I am just praying to survive these next 18 months without a nervous breakdown.

Miss Priss is truly a little diva and it's all my fault.

 

 

I have been painting her toe nails and she loves it. 

 

We read books every day. 

 

She talks on her phone all the time. 

 

She has been making fish faces. 

 

She has learned to "color" (or scribble).  I bought her some jumbo crayons yesterday, but I am going to have be careful with this activity so that I don't have a mess. 

 

She loves grapes, strawberries, sweet potatoes, and yogurt. 

 

She will still eat just about anything though... except corn, which I think is wierd. 

 

She is also a little mama; she takes good care of her baby dolls: feeds them, rocks them, and changes their diapers.

 

She is starting to understand diaper changing. I can tell her to lets change her diaper and she walks to her room and stands at her changing table.  I am thinking potty training is around the corner.

 

She is turning into a monkey and climbing up and on everything.  Scary.

 

Her hair is growing like a weed!

 

She gave me a heart attack the other morning.  She pulled my jewelry armoire on top of her.  All she got was a bruise above her left eye and I had the shakes until mid-afternoon.

 

 

 

I am loving life with that little girl.  Heart attacks and all :)