I Help Mommy!

It doesn't matter what I'm doing...cleaning, cooking, doing laundry, etc.,Mallory always says "I help Mommy". So I always give her something to do so she can help me. It is so sweet. I love having a little helper! Yesterday, I got out the Swiffer WetJet to clean the bathroom floor & Mallory wanted to help. So here are some pictures of her helping me. She has done this a few times before so she is pro!

Sweet Mallory!

Here are few pictures that I took the other day of Mallory. She just looks so cute & so sweet....just like any other day. I just love this precious girl so much!
(and no, I'm not making her eat on the floor...that's just where she chose to squat down to eat her crackers...silly girl!)

Kite Flying!

On Saturday, our church met up at park to hang out & fly kites. The weather was perfect & the wind was just right for flying kites. I never did make it to the store to buy our own kite but luckily others brought extras so we were able to fly one. Mallory was able to fly her first kite & she really liked it. She was amused at first but she eventually lost interest. I think she got bored once it was in the sky & all we did was stare up in the sky at the kite. The rest of the time, we enjoyed hanging out with friends and being together as a family. Mallory also enjoyed the playground & seeing the puppies that people brought out. It was a great day. Afterwards we enjoyed lunch with our good friends Bill, Wendy, & David. Mallory was exhausted & took a long, 3 hour nap when we got home. It was a fun filled family day. I love those days!

Our Trip to Lubbock!

Last Sunday, Kevin, Mallory, & I headed to Lubbock. It was Kevin's usual business trip (he usually leaves every other Monday for Lubbock) so we tagged along. His schedule was a little different this time which worked out great for my sister. My sister, Jacy, & Britton were able to meet us there for a couple of days. We got there Sunday night and left Tuesday afternoon so it was a quick trip. It was short but so sweet. The cousins had a blast together and Sis & I of course enjoyed being together & watching our kiddos play.
We packed in a whole lot of fun while we were there. On Monday morning we took the kids to Legacy Play Village. I remember when it was built and thinking I would love to take my children there so that was fun to take them & let them play. They had a blast. We also enjoyed time at the mall and after naps we ended the day with visiting the Science Spectrum. They had a mini petting zoo outside so we let took Mallory, Jacy, & Britton to enjoy the animals including elephants. The rest of the time we enjoyed just hanging out at the hotel. Tuesday morning was filled with swimming at the hotel pool & a little shopping. We ended our trip with lunch & then we all set out our separate ways. It was hard to say good-bye. I wish that we lived so much closer. But God is good and we are blessed to get to see each other as much as we do.
Here are so cute pics from the trip!

Date Night!

Kevin & I enjoyed a "date night" a couple of weekends ago. We got one of our wonderful babysitters to come over to watch Mallory & we went out on a date. We enjoyed a wonderful dinner & adult conversation at "Forti's" (a home-owned Mexican food restaurant~yummy) and then we went to see "Slumdog Millionaire". It was very intense but a good movie. It was such a nice night out and I enjoyed time with my awesome hubby.

Here are some pics in the car before dinner!

Daddy's Home!

Mallory loves her Daddy! She is so cute when he gets home from work or a business trip. She runs to him for hugs & kisses and always wants to show him something.
I took these this week after Kevin had been gone for a few days for business.
She missed her Daddy so much & was so glad he was home!
We also took a picture of them with the picture we made of Daddy for the letter "D". She was so proud to show him!

C is for Cookie!

I've always worked with Mallory with her colors, number, letters, etc. but recently I decided to start focusing on a letter a week so she could really understand and make connections.
Last week, we worked all week on the letter "C". We read our letter book (Thanks so Aunt Sis, we have this cool box of books that have a book for each letter), we make some kind of craft...usually pictures that begin with the letter, and etc. On Friday we made a plate of pretend cookies before making the real ones. And then last Sunday we ended the week by making cookies and decorating them with the letter "C". She had a great time and so did I. She knows the song from Sesame Street..."C is for Cookie" but I think this really helped her make the connection.
This week we have been working on the letter "D" so we made a fun picture of Daddy and tomorrow we're going with Daddy to get Donuts!
I love to watch her learn & grow! It is so fun! And I get to put my degree in Elementary Education to good use!!