Mom, Are Hot dogs

Made of dogs? Aida asked me this as we were going into the Grocery store the other day. A very logical question for a five year old. She cracks me up! We went to Cheekwood while Josh was in town and we got some Glamour shots of our funny girl! She loves to pose for the Camera.

Josh and Aida. Josh is one of Sean oldest friends. They have known each other since they were 7 years old. Our girls love him like an uncle, he has been really good to them over the years.(and us too!) We're so glad he came to visit.

Taking Care of Business

A month ago our good friend Josh Hanna came into town for a few days. I was so glad because it ment that we could go to Graceland. I'm huge fan of Elvis. Sean not so much! So trying to get him to go with me was a lot of eye rolling............ Well, Josh thought it would be cool to go and so Sean couldn't get out of it! Thanks Josh! Memphis is about 3 hours away, so we took a day and went.
The Barbecue shop. Some of the best barbecue I've had in the South.( The South is big on Barbecue)

We got to check out Elvis's planes. This one was named after his daughter.
Outside of his house

A glimpse of his living room.

He is buried on site with his parents and twin brother who died at birth.

Spur of th Moment............

Disney World here we come! Literally, we spent 24 hours in Orlando over President's day weekend. We decided to Jump in the car Saturday evening about 5:45pm and go. It is about a 10.5 hour drive from Nashville. A little crazy,but we had a lot of fun. The girl's were totally surprised, because we just kept telling them we were going some place fun. When Fiona read the sign, I thought her and Aida were going to jump out of the moving car! What a perfect Valentine Day surprise.

News from the Hubby

This is Sean. Things have been really busy around here. I'll do my best to give a recap about what's going on.

Julie has been good, and has been able to to a bit of sewing with her mother. You saw the aprons they did before Christmas. All of them turned out great. Now they're on to their next projects: Easter dresses. Looks to be moving along quite nicely. Julie is also the Enrichment Leader for the ward. She's excited because it has ramped up and is now moving along.

I'm working a TON. Which, depending upon how you look at it can be both good and bad. The upside is that it's winding down a little on both ends, and I've been able to spend more time with the girls. My "moonlighting" job has been with a startup company (as many of you may already know) called TurnItUp Media. We just launched their website, http://www.turnitupmedia.com, and hope we can generate some traffic around it. So go register and start using the site!

Fiona is doing well in school. She really loves her class and school. We had a "Daddy Donut" breakfast last week where dads got to come to school and have donuts for breakfast with their children. Aida tagged along and it was great to see Fiona in her school environment. She's also doing really well in piano. She's been steadily getting better and enjoys the time she spends with her piano teacher. He really pushes her to accomplish her work. That reminds us ... she needs to practice!

Aida is doing well. She didn't go to school last week because she wasn't feeling well. But this weekend she's feeling a ton better. Which is good because it gave me more time to cuddle and play with her. She's also learning a lot about putting letters together and is probably ready to break into reading. She'll be entering kindergarten next year, and I believe she'll blossom as a big K-er. Plus, the school is right down the street!

So, we're doing well in the South, and welcome anyone to come and visit anytime!

Love to all.

Current Conditions

-1.8 F
School Canceled. Which is totally crazy to me. I guess they were worried about the kids waiting for buses in this cold, cold weather. Good thing they've built in ten inclement weather days. Fiona and Aida are going to have a grand day at home.(Their mom might go crazy!) By the way no snow at all.(It's been forecasted all week.)

For the Love of Aprons!

A peek of some of the Aprons I made at Christmas time.

(For my nieces)

"Sassy Aprons"(The name of the pattern I used) My mom was visiting a couple of weeks before Christmas and we had a lot of fun sewing Aprons.(and buying Christmas fabric)I think all together we made around 15. She is coming visit again soon, and we have some more fun projects already planned!

I've been.........

I've been tired of the same old recipes, so I've been trying some new dishes. I will freely admit I'm a plain Jane when it comes to food. Exotic food is a little much for me, so I'll stick to basics! This Chicken stew is a winner! Check it out. I might add that it's pretty simple to make.