:let it snow, let it snow, let it snow:

Well when we went to bed on Friday night, there was a slight dusting of snow on the ground, but when we woke up this morning, we had about 7inches!!!! It was GORGEOUS. What a beautiful picture of God's handiwork. So I made us some waffles and bacon to get our day started then we cleaned a bit and played inside because it was sleeting. About lunchtime we went over to "aunt d" house along with several of our other friends to play in the snow. So us girls played in the snow attempting to build a snowman, but the snow was too powdery, so we made snow angels. I bundled HattieJo up and took her out for a few pictures, then she went back inside to hang out with the boys. They were all gathered around the fire playing a game. Here are some pictures of our fun first day of being snowed in!!!

.exersaucer time.

she LOVES her exersaucer.. it is so cute to watch to go around and around playing with her toys.. here she is talking to her little dragon..

:5 months old:

HattieJo,
I can't believe that you are already 5months old... time is FLYING by and you are growing so quickly. Here are a few new things this month:
*you are fascinated with your hands, you LOVE to look at them
*you are ALWAYS on the go... your little chubby legs are constantly moving
*you LOVE to make all kinds of LOUD noises
*you are now taking 8oz. bottles
*you are able to see farther
*you still LOVE to smile- your sweet smile totally lights up a room
*you have random nice patches of LONG sprigs of hair growing
*you are trying your best to sit up, you don't enjoy laying flat
*you have discovered the bird on your bouncy seat and so you love to pull it and hear it sing
*you are sleeping in your crib in your room
*you are sleeping through the WHOLE night!!!
*you are enjoying your exersaucer
*you have TWO teeth on the bottom, and you are always drooling and blowing spit!

I am so thankful for you.. Your sweet precious little self makes my day..
Mommy and Daddy LOVE you so much!!!


*as you can tell from the pictures, its hard to catch her still! hahaha.. *

:caught red handed:

Sorry for the bad blogging last week. It was a busy week for us, it seems we had something going on every evening... But that's how it goes sometimes. Funny story of the week:
Andrew went over to a couple's house that is in our small group on Friday. So on Thursday night I had HattieJo's diaper bag packed ready to go, all he needed to do was take a bottle with the bag. I also lay out her clothes as well for the day, otherwise there is no telling what the little one would end up wearing. So he goes over there from about 1-3:30. I come home and then we go and run some errands, then we have dinner over at "Aunt D" and Craigs house. While we are over there HattieJo needs a diaper change, as I open the diaper bag guess what is on top???... HER PAJAMAS.. the ones that she was in when I left for work on Friday morning. Long story short.. Andrew took her in her PJ's (yes at 1 oclock) and asked Mrs. S to change her clothes and they decided they would not tell me..As Andrew was leaving their house Mrs. S reminded him to empty the evidence when he got home, but Andrew forgot, so I found the evidence! hahaha... It was hilarious.. He said, "well you caught me red handed.."
In other news, HattieJo has 2 bottom teeth that have broke through (front and center).. I will get a picture when I can get one without tons of drool coming from her mouth!

Here are some cute pics of HJ yesterday with her little "my first doll."
My mom gave HattieJo this little babydoll at one of my baby showers. It is so cute. It is soft and cuddly and it even rattles. Well, HattieJo has never been interested in it until now, she loves to pull the baby's pigtails, slobber all over it, and shake her around. Nice way to treat your dolly huh? hahaha..

.our trip to SC.

On Saturday night we left for SC. Our plan was to leave after church.... Well the little one had a rough day (thanks to the two bottom front teeth that have broke the skin), so I decided to stay home and get things packed then we would pick Andrew up after church. I was so sad that we missed, because it was a GREAT night at Summit PM Campus, what a blessing! I am so excited to see how the Lord is going to work in and through our campus this year! So.... we hit the road about 8:40.. and arrived about 1am... WHEW. I was tired and so was the little one, but she quickly perked up when she saw my family. Here she is in her exersaucer:(she LOVED this thing..Santa brought it to her in SC, but we didn't have enough room in the car to bring it home then, so Grandaddy had it set up for her when we arrived.)
On Sunday morning, one of Andrews best friends, Eric, came over for breakfast and to hang out for the day. This was his first time meeting HattieJo:


HattieJo was all smiles with Eric as he tossed her around:Then we went out to lunch and hung out at my parents house for a while. Here is HattieJo laughing and talking to Grandaddy and Grandmama: (my dad ended up having to leave after lunch to go on a business trip...we hated he had to leave, but were thankful for the work he has!)Later on in the afternoon we went up to hang out with some friends that we had gone to college with- one of the couples had a little girl the same day that we had HattieJo. Here is HattieJo and Kyley.Then we came home and relaxed! We did have some visitors, Aunt Bec's best friend Samantha and her family wanted to come meet HattieJo. HattieJo was exhausted after a long day and slept so well!
This morning (Monday) we got up and Rebekah and I went shopping, Andrew went and pressured washed our house in SC that we rent out, and HattieJo spent some time with Grandmama. When we got back HattieJo and Aunt Bec watched cartoons while we packed up:
Then we decided to have a little photo shoot with HattieJo and a bucket that my mom had.. Here are a few of the little (or chunky) cutie:

.daddy day on the go.

As you know on Fridays Andrew gets to keep HattieJo since its his day off. So this Friday Andrew had to go get dog food(for those of you who don't know we breed American Pit Bulls and Staffordshire Terriers, so we go through LOTS of dog food) and HattieJo went along. He has to drive about 45mins. to the place where he goes. He said she fell right asleep in the truck. So we had to capture a picture when they returned-this might be starting a tradition, you know one of those things you remember doing with your parents; like my dad would pick me up from school on Fridays and take me to the gas station to get a snack-so Andrew says when she gets older the dog food runs will consist of getting dog food and an icee! haha.. Love having a husband that loves his little girl. Here they are:

BRRRR....

In the mornings here it has been SO COLD, i am talking in the teens.. so we have to get bundled up... HattieJo "snuggie" for her carseat keeps her so warm... but here she is in her new hat ready for the cold.. She is TOO CUTE! (in her pjs too!)

.moved out.

Remember this post, well after 4 1/2 months, she has finally moved into it! hahaha.. Yeah you can say we are first time parents, parents who have a hard time letting go, etc., etc.... call it what it is.. She had still been eating at least once in the night, so it was convenient to have her in her pack n play right next to me! But we decided to move her in her room... and... she has slept ALL THE WAY through the night EVERY night since her big move.. PRAISE THE LORD!

:talking up a storm:

.last day.

Today ended my three week track out...(sad face).. it has been an AMAZING time off.. i have LOVED every minute that I have been able to spend with HattieJo and Andrew. I am so thankful to work at such a great school with an awesome year round schedule, its great! Although i am sad to have to go back to work for ten weeks, I am so thankful for the loving, christian sitter that the Lord provided to take care of HattieJo each day.
Today, as the last day, HattieJo and I stayed in our pj's until 3:00 when we had to shower and get ready for Young Pros. It was GREAT! Here is a picture of her all "dolled up" to go to Young Pros. People at Young Pros had not seen her for a couple of months and couldn't believe how big she had gotten. Of course she was all smiles and stealing hearts!
(thanks to grandma and grandpa for the cute outfit for Christmas)

:laughing with daddy:

.growing girl.

Today we went for HattieJo's 4 month appointment. She did AMAZING, she only let out one yell when it was shot time, then she was laughing! BRAVE GIRL!.. The doctor said that she looked great and had a beautiful smile. Here are her stats:

Height: 26.5 inches (off the charts)
Weight: 15.14 lbs. (90%)
Head: 43cm (90%)

We are so thankful that she growing and is a healthy girl. She fell asleep on the way home so I laid her down and thirty minutes later here she was:

hattiejo rolling over (video)

.rolling, rolling, rolling...

HattieJo decided to start her new year off by rolling over this morning!!! We knew this was coming soon, because for several weeks she has been rolling to her side and hanging out. Then the past two days she has been rolling over, but getting caught on her one shoulder (as she sucks her thumb). But this morning I was in the kitchen making my coffee and heard her start to make some crazy noises and I came in the living room to find this:Then everytime I rolled her back to her back she rolled herself right back over! Go HattieJo!!!
Check out her crazy hair pattern that she has going on right now! She has LOTS on hair in the back on the bottom and LONG hair on the top, but she has baby fuzz in the middle back! LOVE IT!