And Finally the Sun...

The day after our snowstorm, the temperature was in the 70's and we were enjoying a walk in shorts and t-shirts. I think I say this every year, but I love spring here. One of my favorite trees is the Magnolia but I never manage to get a picture of its flowers because they bloom so early and are gone in a matter of a few days. I am glad however that I managed to capture some photos of our favorite blooms we see on our (mostly) daily walks.

Almost 7 months

Time flies! I can't believe the first 6 months are almost over. My little baby isn't so little anymore but she is just as sweet and loving as she was the first week home. I'm so glad she came to us! 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Then came the snow...

She cried the whole way down. That's ok though, I figured she was 3 and needed to experience sledding just once. We'll try again next year

After our warm temperatures and severe thunderstorms, we were shocked to wake up to 5 inches of snow on the 5th. Funny enough, they cancel school when a couple snowflakes fall but not several inches. So we kissed Keith goodbye, and the girls and I headed out with some friends to sled down our hill out back and then joined them for Hot Chocolate afterward. It was such a fun day and I'm glad we had one good snowstorm this year!

First came the Tornadoes...

On Friday the 2nd, there was an outbreak of Torndaoes across the country with the worst hitting just 20 miles North of us. Schools were released and while I was glad to have Keith home, we spent the time glued to the news watching as the most severe parts of the storm moved right toward us. My stomach was in knots all afternoon as we debated whether to seek shelter in someone's basement. Looking back, we really should have, but we've had plenty of tornado warnings the last 3 years, and never experienced anything bad. We were so extremely lucky as the storm decided to move North of Louisville. It is horrifying to see the damage and hear the reports of the deaths in Henryville and Marysville, Indiana and our prayers and thoughts remain with them. I read an article on Yahoo that said  there were 140 reported twisters, 76 confirmed landings and 39 deaths that day. To see some of the video, check out these links:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hvDdHajEPS0&feature=relmfu
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YkTTlw86Yqw&feature=relmfu

And this story about a mother who lost her legs protecting her children made me cry.

Splish Splash

It started with a little boy throwing his ball in the puddle and then daring Mackenzie to get it. After a few moments of giggling and dipping toes in the water, a full sand slinging/splash party was underway.

Mackenzie in February

Still sportin' the Princess dresses everywhere

Flat Stanley came for a visit

Still a great big sister most of the time. She asked to hold her here and Clara loved it

Clara in February

She hates tummy time and will still only roll from her back to her stomach.

She started sitting up on her own right about the 5 month mark. I love this milestone because she can play more easily with Kenz

She was a little cheerleader at daddy's basketball game