Kroger

Well, five months after my original post about Jenna's love for Kroger, if anything, her love has increased. She now lets me know which Kroger she wants to go to--the old one or the new one. The old one is just a few minutes from our house, which is the one we most often go to. However, the new one is about 15 minutes from our house and is quite the experience! If you've never been to a Kroger Marketplace, you should check it out if you have the chance. Anyway, tonight we went on the way home from work/school, and much to my surprise the store was actually not very crowded. So when Jenna pointed to one of the car carts, I could no longer resist. I've never wanted to maneuver one of those in a busy grocery store, but tonight was a perfect night to try it out. I had to get pictures of her because she was so excited. She had a blast, so now this will most certainly be another highlight of our Kroger excursions.

Funny Jenna

Here are a few shots of Jenna being funny. She made this face herself the other day, so I had to take a picture.

Here she is riding on one of her Little People princess coach; I guess she figures, "Hey, I'm a little people!"

This has been a big week for Jenna. We moved the rocking chair out of her room to give her more space to play. Also, she's been showing lots of interest in the potty--very exciting! She's frequently walking around saying, "I'm a big girl!" and we're not disagreeing.

Valentine's Day Nap

Jenna took a nap with Daddy this Valentine's Day. When she woke up, as usual, her hair was all wet, matted down, and curly. She gets so hot when sleeping! We took some pictures of her, and within a few minutes, she had woken up and was as sweet and cheery as could be.

2 years, 2 months old

Jenna was 2 years, 2 months old yesterday! We took some impromptu pictures of her as we were leaving for school, and I thought they really captured her personality.

An Unexpected Snow Day

Well, last Friday, the weather forecasters were predicting we could get significant snowfall on Monday night and into Tuesday, so of course all of us were getting very excited and planning our day off for Tuesday. They said the weather pattern appeared to be very similar to the Blizzard of '93, so we were very excited at the prospect of getting more snow than a dusting. I'm amazed at how little snowfall Knoxville gets--even in comparison to Cleveland, an hour south of us. I definitely wanted Jenna to experience snow before she was 5 years old!

Back to the weather forecast...by Saturday, the weather advisory was gone and there wasn't a snow prediction anymore. Apparently, the weather pattern had changed, and we weren't expected to get much of anything at all. So this morning, I went to work expecting nothing, but by 10 am, the snow had begun...big huge flakes and all! By 10:30, Jenna's school had decided to close at noon, so I had to leave work to get her. I had plenty to do at work, but was glad to have an unexpected half-snow day! The roads were pretty slushy by the time I left work, and I was glad to not have to drive in them later in the day when they would potentially be worse. I couldn't even get up our driveway (which is not that steep) until I'd shoveled it!

This afternoon, we just took it easy--Jenna napped and I did some stuff for work. Then came the fun when we built Jenna's first snowman. She really wasn't excited about playing in the snow--she more liked playing in the melted snow (i.e. water puddles). I asked her if she wanted to lay in the snow to make a snow angel, and she said nope.

Enjoy the pictures!

Our Growing Girl

Here are a few pictures of Jenna before going to church today. She's growing up so fast. I worked in the nursery today with her, a 13-month old, and an 18-month old. In the past, she's been totally jealous of other kids and didn't even want me to hold them, change their diapers, etc. Today, she didn't act jealous at all, and was actually very helpful. She brought toys, pacifiers, books, and anything she could think of to help entertain them if they were upset. She was such a big helper and made me proud. She even tried to teach the 18-month old how to jump by showing him and telling him to "watch!" It was so cute. Afterward, we went to a restaurant where we weren't sure what she was going to eat. And she did good there too. How pleasantly surprised we were!