Easter Pics!

We had a wonderful Easter and hope that everyone else did too!

This kid is awesome!

Follow this link for his story:
http://allday.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2009/03/24/1853803.aspx

He was on the Today show this morning and I just think that it is so cool! He is only 14 and it makes me thankful to see people that are this amazing!

MMMM...Catfood!

NOTE TO FAMILY AND FRIENDS:

When we come to visit lock up all kitty and dog food. Our children will eat anything and your pets may starve!

:-)

Babies and catfood. Why, why, why do they love it so much? When Harper was about Lake's age, 9months, we went through this. We would find her looking guilty with fist full of Sunshine's (my 9year old cat) cat food, holding onto it for dear life.
Well, this go around I thought that I had it covered...until this morning. I keep Sunshine's food in the laundry room with the door closed (most of the time) and I noticed that Lake was really, really quiet. Now, when little one's of mine are quiet it usually means that they are doing something that they are not spose to be doing.
I stop cooking Harper's french toast and take a peak in the laundry room that I had left cracked after unloading clothes this morning to find my little dude chowing down. Mouth full. Two hand fulls and all over his shirt. This all happened in a matter of maybe 2minutes, yes, he is fast! I totally could not help but laugh when he looked up at me like a deer in headlights then flashed his perfect smile. It was funny and the catfood cannot hurt him. I am just happy it was dry food and that it was not kitty litter! :-)
I will make sure my laundry room door will stay closed for now on.

more funny funny babies!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U8Ev5HgGACg

the E Trade Babies crack me up everytime!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_npD8zzFi0w

Potty Like A Rockstar!

POTTY LIKE A ROCKSTAR!

HARPER DID IT! All by herself!

HArper has been familiar with the potty and has went once before with me pushing her, but today, today shall go down in history! Harper went into the bathroom and did it all, all by herself! YES YES YES! We have a potty song "Pee Pee in the Potty!", sticker Elmo chart and "prizes" that she can get when she goes (until it becomes a habit:-) Let's hope and pray that she keeps this interest in the potty. AMEN!

LAKE, 9MONTHS

HARPER ON HER POTTY WITH HER SUCKER! YAY HARPER!

Rowland with my homies...

Snow! We actually got snow! It was the most snow we have in 10 years! Now, I am not a big fan of the cold weather at all (I am so a beach girl!), but as long as there is snow it is always fun! It was a bit too windy for Lake to be out and about in it, and Drew apparently :-), but Harper and I had a blast! We built her first snowman and they put her picture in the Tuscaloosa News Paper today! How cool! We even still have part of the Snowman that hasn't been defeated in our yard. Ya know, if it has to be cold...it should snow...that would keep momma happy!

Now I am totally looking foward to Spring! Flowers, Easter, fun dresses, what more could you ask for? My family use to have a tradition for Easter morning. We would get up at the butt crack of dawn and go out to the Indian Mounds in Moundville, Alabama. I grew up just 5 minutes from there, which later on became one of my favorite places to camp...anyhoo...they would host an reenactment of Jesus' death and rising ontop of the highest mound there. Then we would eat cold fried chicken next to the lake and search for Easter eggs. It was really neat and I would love to do that with my own little fam now, but unfortunatly I believe they stopped doing that because the University of Alabama bought the mounds and they charge now to even just ride through...I should check on that (note to self:-) haha.

We are all doing awesome! Our new car did get rearended Sunday while Drew was driving...no biggie and not too much to fix. BUT I do strongly believe that people should have to retake their driving test when you hit a certian age. This man was much older and apparently couldn't read. Now we are not sure if he is basically blind and can't read or perhaps he really just can't read, which is sad, but how did he ever get a license?

Lake is now 9months old...wearing 18month tops. Drew says he is fat with a PH (phat), now I say big boned haha! He does the "army crawl" everywhere and I really think he will just stand up and start walking before he crawls the "right" way. He is getting up an his feet and trying to stand alone. He just started pulling up on everything and you can tell it makes him happy! He will look at you with that smile that says "Look what I can do! You guys are SO in trouble in a few months!" haha!

Harper and he play well together most of the time, but I did catch myself today saying "Both of you guys stop that!" :-) They are awesome!

Today we got a new addition to the Rowland side of the family! Lily-Margaret! Christmas will be fun this year with ALL the little ones! Welcome to the world!

Ta-ta for now!

-ash or AKA Mandy for my fam!