Be My Valentine

Chad and I found ourselves laughing so much yesterday, that I finally told him that I would have to blog about all of our wonderful adventures! Can we begin with last week? Chad graced me with a wonderful iphone on Saturday, and gave Greer a docking station "so that she could dance"- really an excuse to give me yet another present. I was totally surprised and have been having so much fun enjoying them. Then, Sunday...

Chad left us to board a plane for Reno, NV. Bless his sweet heart, Chad had a cold all week. :) Needless to say, he really missed home! He left notes for me to open each day, and he managed to come up with things that he likes about me to share each day. Thanks for all your planning, Chad! It really meant a lot. Greer and I had fun together and managed to survive.

Yesterday, we had breakfast with some old friends from Marshall, Christi and Simon. Thanks for broadening our horizons to Denny's, Simon! We tried to rent a movie, but found out that we are old and cheap. Instead, I got ice cream and chocolate from Publix to make a yummy snack. (Add hungry to old and cheap.) We headed back home to meet Michael, Kate, and Amelia before they left for Costa Rica. It was fun to see Greer and Amelia really play together this time! There was lots of hugging and chasing this time compared to previous stares.

Now the best part...dinner. Chad wanted to take us to dinner at an Asian Restaurant (name intentionally left blank to protect the innocent). We showed up around 5:20 thinking that we had beat the rush and could all enjoy a nice dinner together. There were only about 3 couples on the list and waiting with us, so we sat down and had a good time waiting together. We even got to know the couple sitting by us and the wife helped read Greer a book. About that time we looked at the clock and it was 6. Still same 3 couples, no sign of progress. Apparently we had been trumped by all of the planners that called ahead. Chad graciously told the hostess that we were leaving, at at 6 pm, we decided to head for Zaxby's. Zaxby's must have something against us, because we never order a salad and actually get what we ordered BUT that just added to the humor.

Today, Chad thought he would redeem himself with lunch after church. We just laughed as we entered into the parking lot to see a special sign that read "Closed for cleaning on Feb. 15." Who told them that we were coming? Oh well, we found a new Qdoba instead! Thanks Chad for a terrific week! I am glad we have each other to laugh with at all of life's frustrations!

Greer helping me make a Valentine's Treat: A Chocolate Chip Cookie Tart

Eating Chocolate Chips

Updated House Pics

Here are some pictures of our house with furniture... Breakfast area
Kitchen

Living Room

Dining Room

Sitting Area (don't you love the big green ball!)

The front door is to the left of this picture, if that helps you with the layout of the house.


The Upstairs

Our bedroom- It is messy, but I wanted to include the wall color, the curtains, and the chair rail we had added.

Greer's bathroom- we had beadboard added and walls painted.

Guest room

Loft complete with TV and lots of play space.

Another view of the loft.

Chad's Birthday

Sorry these are late! Chad's birthday was January 28th.

Greer helped me prepare Chad's cake with candles.

Birthday kisses for Daddy! Greer eating cake and strawberries.

For Chad's actual birthday dinner, his parents came down and took us to Outback. In this picture Greer is eating the carrot cake that they ordered.

How often do we get pictures of just the two of us? It is nice to remember all the wonderful years we have had together celebrating Chad's life. I hope that we have many, many more! I love you Chad!

Escape Artist

For the last couple of weeks, I have been finding Greer undressed when I get her in the morning. Usually, it is a good laugh, but not too annoying. This weekend, however, she removed her very dirty diaper while still in the bed and we had to take her directly to the bath tub and her bedding to the washing machine.

SO...Mommy and Daddy decided that something temporary needed to be done. I have been putting a pair of shorts on over her pajamas, and this has seemed to stop the diaper removal for the past few days. We'll see how long it lasts! Here are some pictures I took this morning. As you can see, she can still unzip and partially remove her pajamas.

You can see the pink shorts in this picture! :)

Beautiful Snow!

What an exciting way for a child to wake up! Who would have guessed that a trip to the coast would lend itself to discovering snow. My parents had about 3 inches!

Granddaddy and Greer check on Scout

Aunt Ash finally convinces Greer to feel the snow.

Playing in the snow.

They were running around (maybe to keep warm?).

I am pleased to announce that Greer likes the cold and snow as much as her mother- not at all. We will continue to be a warm weather family for sure!

Funny Greer

I just thought I should make a note of some of the funny things Greer has started noticing about us this week. Thursday night Chad came home earlier than I expected, and we were excited about playing together as a family after dinner. Greer and I were sitting in a chair, and somehow she pulled up the leg on my pants. I had been alone a couple of days, so I hadn't really had time to shave my legs. She thought it was crazy! She rubbed my legs, and said "hot" indicating a "do not touch" message. Chad and I thought it was hillarious, and so she kept doing it. With compiments few and far between these days, I decided to take the literal meaning of the adjective she chose. Greer thinks that mommy has hot legs!

She has been equally enamored by Chad's facial hair since that experience. If he has a scruffy face, she will not give him good night kisses. This morning while we were getting ready for church, Chad brought Greer into the bathroom and she watched him shave. She didn't quite know what to think about the shaving cream (and probably sitting still), but she like his smooth face. It sure is fun to watch her figure out her world!

Christmas

Could anyone help me locate December and the first half of January? We'll blame it on moving, but I can't keep up with my life these days. (Much less pictures) Here are a few. I have all of them posted on facebook, if you want to see more.Merry Christmas Greer!

Greer got a kitchen from us.
Greer is in her Christmas dress, her new apron, and she is eating "trash" aka Chex Mix.

With 3 kiddos, you can imagine the chaos at the Tidds. They had so much fun, but we learned to open a gift and play for a while before opening another.

Marmie reads to Greer and Garrett.