There is no denying it

There is no denying it....we live in a snowy region. Last year when we moved to PA, it snowed the day we moved up here. We had lots of little bursts of snow throughout the winter...but this winter has been one to remember.
Just look at this....



We have had the snowiest season on record...over 70 inches of snow has fallen in Philadelphia this winter..including 3 storms with snow totals of over 20 inches. HHHMMMM......

This storm is expected to be big. They are going so far as to call it a snow hurricane! All the while, Joe's parents are on a cruise in the carribbean...way far away from all the snow and cold!

Whitney turns 5!

Wasn't it just yesterday that this beautiful girl was born???





It is hard to believe that my baby girl is five years old! Whitney Summer Davis...born February 11, 2005 at 8:28 p.m.
She is beautiful, helpful, curious, and smart yet, sometimes, stubborn and relentless! At this moment she is saying, "Momma, Mommy, Mom, Momma, Mommy, Mom", over and over and over!
I love her so and am so glad she is in our lives.


Here are some pictures from her birthday party. We all had a great time! She had about 15 kids there from preschool and dance class. She picked a cake that we had to special order with two layers, one chocolate and one white.



We made special heart shaped iced cookies with her name on them and Joe made our favorite chocolate covered pretzels.



We were able to have the party in the fire hall, which was nice because we had plenty of space and the kids could play and explore the fire trucks.
We got Darlene from the fire company to bring the dalmation, Emme down for the kids to pet.


We hired a clown to come and play games with the kids like hot potato, candy scatter, and limbo!





And of course, we had a pinata!


We were so happy to be able to give Whitney a great party with all her friends!

Treats in the making

Whoa...it has been awhile since I have posted....I guess I have been busy! In the month of January we only got about one inch of snow and that was last week on the 28th when PENNDOT was totally unprepared and did not coat the roads or plow them! UGH!
This week, however, we got three inches of snow on Wednesday and are expecting a blizzard this weekend. As of right now, 9:00 p.m., nothing....hmmm....But I may be wishing it away in a few days!

Joe and I celebrated our 4 year anniversary a few weeks ago! YAY! We went to Red Lobster and had great food and great company :) Love my honey!

Whitney and I have been creating a lot lately. We made about 26 invitations to Whitney's birthday party. Here is a picture of them.



We spent about two days working on them. They were very labor intensive, but she was a BIG helper! She helped operate the Cricut (to cut the paper), use the embossing gun to heat the embossing powder, she helped apply the glitter, and assemble the cards. I could not have done it without her!




The party is going to be next week...February 13th at the fire hall. The chief was nice enough to let us use their space and let the kids play on the trucks while we are there. We are having a clown come out for some games and balloon sculpting, so we are looking forward to that!

In prep for that, and just because I like to experiment, Whitney and I made these cute little concoctions. They are fondant covered Oreo cakesters rolled in sprinkled sugar. MMMMMM!!!!!



We are anticipating the snow and hope to be stuck inside all weekend! During that time we are going to make sugar cookies and attempt to decorate them...pictures will follow!!!

Not Me MONDAY!

I most definitely did NOT put Whitney to bed a half hour early tonight just so that I could have some ME time! No, I always enjoy EVERY minute of time that I have with my daughter and never need time away...NOT ME!

I most definitely did NOT untag every picture my sister posted of me on Facebook from Christmas because I thought I looked too fat. NOOOOO...never. I think I look FAB all the time!

I most definitely did NOT argue with my husband a lot over the past week over, well...everything! NOOOOO....our marriage is perfect and does not need any work at all! He ALWAYS does everything I ask him too and our life is always sunshine and lollipops! :)

So, there you have it....NOT ME MONDAY! Do you have any NOT ME! tidbits you would like to share???

Snow Boots

For the past year Whitney has not had any snow boots...I guess last year she didn't need them and was fine with her shoes, but this year we decided to get her some real snow boots. I had the hardest time finding any..but finally success! Wal-Mart met my need this time, in pretty pink with white fur inside!



I can remember having snow boots when I was a kid. They were white and blue with a Charlie Brown scene around them. I think they got passed around between me and my sisters...but we LOVED them! I was so disappointed when I finally could no longer squeeze my feet in them anymore.

We had a need right away for the boots....December snow #3!

Christmas 2009

We traveled to my mom's house in North Carolina for Christmas this year. It was an opportunity to see Blaine and the rest of my immediate family...MOM and Lisa. We even got to see my dad on Blaine's birthday!

it took us about 9 hours total to drive down with traffic and stops...we brought the dog this time.

On Christmas Eve, the kids and I made LOTS of goodies...rice krispie treats, peanut butter blossoms, and chocolate covered pretzel rods!



I cooked dinner for everyone and we headed out for church.


After we got back, the kids each opened one present. Blaine was SUPER excited to see he got a replica Steelers football that had all the players signatures on it.


Whitney added to her Littlest Pet Shop collection. Before bed, Blaine read the classic, "Twas the NIght Before Christmas"



Christmas day was great too....The kids had a great time opening presents and spending time together.







Later that afternoon we traveled to Lisa's to celebrate Blaine's birthday!




I set up his presents like a scavenger hunt to build the excitement.

All the gifts were related to each other, so he had some idea of what the final one might be. I think he was excited to finally open up the iPod touch!



He and I had been talking about it for a few weeks, but I kept telling him it was too expensive :)

We had a great time together this year. It was nice to go home and be able to see everyone...can't wait until next time!

More December SNOW!!!!

This is beginning to be a trend! It has been SO COLD here! The temperatures are in the twenties with wind chills in the single digits! Friends and family in North Carolina saw snow as did we this Saturday. The city of Philadelphia had the second largest snowfall in history!!! A full 2 feet of snow!
Here you can see Whitney standing in one of the snowdrifts...


We totalled about 6-8 inches, but had some major drifting because of the snow. The snow was light all day, but since it was ALL day, boy did it accumulate!

Whitney loved playing in it...as you can see!



This one was not a wet snow like the one two weeks ago, so we couldn't make a snow man or throw too many snowballs, but we could make snowangels and write in the snow!





Whitney is counting down the days until Christmas and with that...the days until we go to GRANDMA's house! We are all very excited about going to NC to visit for the holidays. I have lots of big plans for making cookies, reading books, and spending time together on Christmas eve. I have also planned a birthday party for Blaine on Christmas afternoon. He is going to be over the moon, let me tell you!!! I cannot believe I will be the mother of a teenager...he is growing too fast :)


Santa came by on the firetruck tonight! We waited outside in the freezing cold, but it was worth it to get that candy cane! It was another fun Christmas tradition in Richlandtown!