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I received an email from my friend Alicia with the question game, so I thought it'd be fun to do it again on here (it's been awhile). So I'll answer the questions, and then tag two of you! (Alicia, this counts as emailing it back to you, right? :)) So watch out at the bottom of this post - it could be you! :)
But first, today Ansley has been very interested in the Rainbow Fish book. She loves looking at all the sparkly fish and talking about them. So we decided to make a fish necklace. I was hoping I had some glitter lying around to make them true rainbow fish, but I didn't (mental note: buy glitter next time I'm out). So Ansley colored them and strung them on the necklace, and loved wearing it. We got a call from a friend for a spontaneous lunch date, so we met at a deli, and Ansley had to wear her fish necklace. Here she is, modeling it for us:
Now, on to the questions. I know you're at the edge of your seats! :) haha Here they are:
1. What time did you get up this morning? Ummm, close to 8. J And yes, that’s a typical morning. My girl loves her sleep just like her Mommy!
2. Diamonds or pearls? diamonds
(drum roll, please .........................)
Congratulations, Liz! I will get your RAK out to you next week! And, thank you all for playing! It was a fun game. I hope you all enjoyed it as well. Stay tuned for more fun bloggie games.
Hope ya'll are having a wonderful weekend!
Today our high is supposed to be 60, so of course I busted out the spring clothes! I love this color on Ansley - I know you can't see too much of it, but it really looks cute on her. I put her hair in pigtails today, which I haven't done since last summer/early fall. Her hair is so long, I just couldn't believe it! She looks like a little girl now. So cute. So full of energy. So ready for spring! I snapped this picture this morning when she was talking to me. If I just pull out the camera to take a picture, she isn't really interested, won't look at the camera, but if I pull it out and ask her questions, get her talking, then she looks right at me. :)
Hope you all have a wonderful weekend! I will announce the winner on tomorrow's blog, so stay tuned! :)(And thank you all for playing!) :)
Today we are pretending like it's spring! I know, I know, some of you may remember not so long ago that I was wishing for cold weather, but let me just say: I'm over it! I'm tired of being sick, I'm tired of cold, and I'm just tired (that flu virus doesn't leave quite as suddenly as I thought).....I'm ready for warm spring days where w
e can play outside, eat popsicles and wear sundresses! :) To not have to worry about germs or snot, coughs or bugs (ok, those kind of bugs, yes, but not the germy bugs). Who's with me?? And yes, for the record, it is terribly dreary, cold and wet here today. But....
inside, it's bright and sunny, and we're soaking up the sunshine! Ansley was quite into putting this sundress on and dancing and twirling around the house. I think she's ready for spring too! I know it's not much longer - maybe a month more? Surely by mid-March we will have beautiful sunshine, outdoor play weather. And we'll be ready, with our cute spring clothes and hats and sunglasses. I'm ready for kiddie pools, Elmo sprinklers, cook-outs, tank tops, and cute little girl clothes. Happy Spring! Oh, wait, I got a little ahead of myself...I guess just Happy February 20. :) Here's to Almost-Spring!
Since I was conscious for only a couple of hours on Valentine's Day, we're pretending like it's today. I 
took some V-Day photos this morning of Ansley and the balloon John got for her. Despite how scary I looked on Valentine's Day, John brought me roses, and got Ansley this balloon, a stuffed kitty, a coloring book and several fun candy items. What a great husband and daddy! Ansley and I are very blessed to have such a wonderful man in our lives! He was a great SAHD (stay-at-home dad) these past two days, and took care of Ansley, the house, meals, grocery shopping - everything, while I was in bed. Just had to praise him today for all that he does!
It's amazing to me that the flu can come on so suddenly, and then just like that, it's gone. I mean, I still have a little leftover blah-not-completely-healthy feeling, but for the most part, I'm feeling pretty good. I might even make some valentine cupcakes or cookies when Ansley wakes up. Maybe.
I added a scrapbooking gallery to my photo albums on the left side. They are some older pages (last spring - almost a year ago) that I already had pictures of. I will try and update that with some of my newer stuff, and of course, when I can, I will share my HOF pages.
I have to share a story, and give credit where credit is due, about KidKraft (imagine there's a cool link inserted here - ughgh, it's not working for me. www.kidkraft.com). We bought Ansley a KidKraft train table for Christmas, and needless to say had several issues. After contacting the company, sending emails and online feedback, I still got no response. I was totally frustrated by their lack of customer service, and the pitiful responses when I did hear back from them finally. So last week I wrote a letter and sent it off to their headquarters, including all the communication up to that point. I got an email back from them yesterday that was super-nice, very apologetic, and for our troubles, she said, they are sending Ansley a dollhouse. Wow! Now that's customer service! So, just had to give kudos to KidKraft for finally resolving things above and beyond expectations.
We had a nice weekend, before the flu hit, of course. McKane turned three on Saturday, so we went to his birthday party. Ansley had a fun time! Happy Birthday, McKane!
We are having a great time celebrating the love we have for each other, and the Ultimate Love that comes from God. Better late than never!
Yesterday John took off work and we went to the Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Circus 
with our friends Ron, Kelly, McKane and Riese, and their Grandma. We had been pumping Ansley up for it all week, so she was pretty excited to go. We got there about an hour before the show started because we heard there was a pre-show deal where you could see the animals, performers, etc. We got to touch an elephant (when it got close, Ansley said "Whoa!"), as well as see other animals, clowns (Ansley was a little intimidated), and gymnasts. 
Then the show started, and Ansley was pretty mesmerized (see photo of McKane and Ansley). It was really fun to see what interested her - she enjoyed everything involving animals - we saw elephants, tigers, llamas, camels, dogs, goats, and horses - all very impressive. We also enjoyed trapeze performers, gymnasts that did all kinds of crazy stuff, the tigers and their trainer, elephants doing tricks, and lots and lots of clowns. They also had music throughout the show, and of course Ansley was always on her feet, dancing. :) The show lasted about 2 1/2 hours (with an intermission) which I have to say was a little long for Ansley. The last 30 minutes or so she was ready to go, very tired and wiggly. But afterwards we all ate lunch together in the CNN center, and that perked her up. All in all, it was a very fun day at the circus!
Today McKane and Riese came over to play while Kelly (their mom) ran some errands. We have a child swap going - she watches Ansley while I run out, and I watch hers while she goes out. A nice arrangement. Going from one to three kids is a little different for me, but it's fun and always entertaining. Today we played all sorts of things - Little People, trains, hide-and-seek, and then Emergency! as the kids were calling it. Not a real game, a made up 
game, but it made me smile. Here's how it worked: the cow was very, very sick, and it took all three doctors, AKA kids, to help save him. Here's a picture of them all working very diligently on saving the cow. Like I said, makes me smile. In case you can't tell, Ansley is getting his blood pressure (without a stethoscope, I know), McKane is having to use the scalpel to see what the problem is, and Riese is giving him a shot. It was finally decided that we wouldn't be able to save the cow, and had to call for extra help. So Dr. Elmo arrived to save the day, and the cow. :) (We even made a surgeon's mask out of construction paper, but Ansley decided it was "too scary" so we got rid of it.) These three play well together. It is really very fun to watch. Then we had lunch, played some more, and now they are all napping (but they are at their house). This afternoon we are getting together again for a fun craft (hopefully!:)) and dinner. Definitely a play day!
In case you were worried, here's the final status:
Package Progress:
| SALT LAKE CITY, UT, US | 02/07/2006 | 11:54 A.M. | DELIVERED |
Now I can sleep at night. :)
Happy Wednesday!
