New picture of Joshua

Since Joshua's been breech for so long, it's been difficult for the ultrasound techs to get any pictures of his face. Since he's now turned head down (thankfully), we've finally been able to get a sneak peak of what he'll look like. Within 4 weeks, we should be able to see him in-person!

My Little Helper

A few weeks ago, Jenna helped me sort through her infant clothes to find some items that we could use for Joshua. She separated the pink or purple clothes from the rest of them, then I went through what was left. She was quite a big help!


Several times over the past few weeks, she's also reorganized my lazy susan. She's done a good job; I just don't always know where she's put everything these days. I'm sure it's organized in her mind though!

Valentine's Day Weekend

We had a great Valentine's Day weekend. Jenna started out with a party at school on Friday from which she came home with lots of Valentines from her friends and lots of candy too. She also brought us this card that she made. Isn't it adorable?

Saturday morning, I made heart-shaped pancakes! : )

Sunday after church we decided to try Mr. Gatti's pizza as a special treat for Jenna. She's not a huge fan of eating pieces of pizza, but she enjoys eating the toppings off of it and she loves spaghetti. We'd never been there before--believe it or not--and were very impressed with the service and how yummy the pizza was. Jenna really enjoyed herself too:

After pizza, we went to Target, one of Jenna's 4 favorite stores (along with Kroger, Best Buy, and Guitar Center). She got a new set of blocks (I'll post more about that later), so she definitely enjoyed her special Valentine's Day. To top it off, we took Randy to a wonderful frozen yogurt place that Jenna and I recently discovered. If you have one in your area, I highly recommend it. It's so yummy!

It snowed off and on throughout the weekend, which made it very pretty when we were out and about. The highlight of my Valentine's Day weekend was this beautiful bouquet of flowers Randy gave me. Isn't it gorgeous? It smells wonderful too.

I hope you enjoyed a great weekend with friends and/or family too!

A Snowy Winter!

This has been the snowiest winter we've had in quite a while in Knoxville. The biggest accumulation so far was about 3"-4", which is more than we've had in several years. Here are some pictures of Jenna enjoying the snow day.





I've gotten some really pretty pictures in our neighborhood with a white blanket of snow.



Jenna even helped Daddy shovel snow and ice in the driveway and the street. She loved helping and enjoyed the reward of hot chocolate at the end!

The One-Shoed Girl

Jenna's been walking around with one shoe tonight. When I asked her why, she replied, "So I can dance easier!" She knows what's important in life!

A New Umbrella

For the past few weeks, Jenna's been asking for an umbrella. So while we were at the mall the other day, I splurged and bought her this adorable Stephen Joseph umbrella:

She was so excited and proud of it. She said on the way home that she was going to walk in the house with it, open it for her daddy, and say "Ta Da!" That's her new phrase. I had already thought of adding to her collection with the matching rain boots and rain coat over time.


Here she is modeling her new "bumbershoot," as her Yaya (grandmother) used to call it. Too bad within an hour, she'd broken it and the fun abruptly ended. Maybe she was a little bit too young for it, or maybe I shouldn't have let her walk around with it inside the house. Either way, we'll be waiting a bit longer before buying a replacement for her. It was fun while it lasted though!

Jenna's Second Haircut

This time, Jenna's haircut was a breeze! She did so much better than the first time!