Mother's Day 2010

I had a WONDERFUL Mother's Day this year. Not only did David let me sleep in (greatest gift EVER), but I also got a new tree to plant in our front yard (once I pick it out that is), some new sudoko and word search books (YAY!) and a gift card for a pedicure (heaven!). I was truly spoiled. David made me a bagel as I requested for breakfast, though he thought it was kind of boring and was hoping to make me a big breakfast. A girl wants what a girl wants. :-) Ally carried it over to me and had the biggest, cheesiest smile ever while delivering it to me. It was ADORABLE!

We got ready and made a stop to see David's step-mom. (We visited with his mom and Grandma on Saturday and had a wonderful lunch...YUM!) Then we went to my mom and dad's house to have dinner with my mama and to see my Granny and Grandpa who are back for the summer from Florida. It was so nice to see them and I know they have been itching to see Ally and Dylan. We had a DELICIOUS meal of chicken and steak kabobs, with salads and potatoes and then chocolate and angel food cakes for desert. YUM again!

I was a big flake and didn't remember to bring my camera all day, but we got some pictures with my mom's camera and I am so happy to have them, especially this one of Ally and me:

This one isn't super flattering of me, but it is really cute of Ally and my beautiful mom:

And this last one is nice to have, because my Granny is in it. The kiddos were over having pictures taken at this point, but it is cute anyway:

It was a great day, but most of all, it was nice to spend it with people that I love and adore so much. It is exciting to think that next year I will have two little ones to spend it with! Hope all of you fellow moms had as great a day as I had! You all deserve it!

Twinkle, Twinkle...Ally Style

Please don't mind the messy hair and orange drool on her face...it was a special day and she was enjoying her treat! :-)

My Future Ski Bunny

On Saturday, I spent about 20 minutes getting Ally all bundled up, so I could take her out in the snow for approximately 5 minutes (nice). She had been asking to go outside for DAYS and even though we had just been to the doctor with her the day before, she was in a great mood and I figured 5 minutes of cold when she was bundled up like the kid from A Christmas Story, was not going to do her in any harm. We would spend a couple minutes walking around and looking at the snow and then we would collect some of the fresh snow and make snow ice cream (will post on that later). Ally LOVED being outside in the snow. She wasn't crazy about getting it on her face (she fell forward once and since the snow was almost up to her waist, she took a face full), but once I wiped her off, she was fine and spent most of her 5 minutes walking up and down the driveway, repeating "Snow White, Snow White" over and over again. Before we went inside, we scooped up a bowlful of snow and I shoveled our walkway (AGAIN! What is up with all this snow?) so David wouldn't have to when he got home from work. Ally cried when I said it was time to go in, but she was fine once I served up lunch. :-) We had a quick, but fun time in the snow.

**On a side note (and to explain the title), I think Ally looks like she should have skis and poles in her hand in these pictures I took...so cute! It makes me so excited about the possibility of teaching her to ski next year! We love to ski and have always said we will teach our kids to ski at a very early age (they learn better and faster when they are small). Fun Truitt Family ski outings in our future!!

Hope you are all staying warm!

Making Applesauce

Ally was up bright and early this morning (like 6am bright and early...UGH!), so I decided to make applesauce with the apples we picked yesterday and have Ally "help" me. She did a GREAT job...such a good helper and she REALLY enjoyed eating the finished product. I love that she is getting old enough to start doing little crafty projects with me. So fun! :-)

First, I peeled and sliced the apples and put them in the crock pot (I used a variety of apples).

Next, I put the ingredients (sugar, cinnamon and water) in little bowls that were easy for Allyson to pick up.
Then I put Ally up on a chair at the table and let her pour each ingredient on top of the apples. She did a great job and only needed help with the sugar (She was close to the edge of the dish and started pouring backwards...only minimal amounts of sugar was lost.). She is really into pouring things or throwing things away, so this was right up her alley!

Next, it was time to stir up the apples and get them all coated with sugar and cinnamon. Ally liked being in charge of the wooden spoon!

Once the apples were all stirred up, I put the lid on and turned the crock pot to let it do it's magic!

Several hours later, this is what we had! Yum!

Ally's favorite part was testing her work at the end of the day. She is getting better with using a spoon, although you can see from the pictures that some ended up on her shirt and pants. Oh, well, it was the end of the day. :-)

Ally liked the applesauce so much that when David tried to take it away from her to give her a bath, she started crying and stayed mad at him until bedtime! Must have been some good applesauce, 'cause that girl loves her Daddy! So much fun for this little girl and her mommy!

What a Life!

Here is a look at Ally's weekend through pictures. It really is great to be a (almost) 15 month old!

Saturday:

Dumping out every toy in the basket (and then later dragging the basket around the house for half the day)...

Staring contest with Riley (although I don't think he realized this is what was going on)...
Being silly with Mommy...
Playing in the clean, warm laundry that mommy just pulled out of the dryer...

Afternoon snack, picnic style and with toys (and note she is still in her pj's!)...

Sunday:

Late morning snack on her picnic table outside (still in pj's...again!)...

Whatcha talkin' 'bout Willis!?

Playing dress up in her big floppy sun hat...We eventually got dressed and dropped David at the office so he could put in a quick bid for a client, while Ally and I ran a few errands. We stopped for ice cream at McDonalds on the way back to pick him up, which Ally really enjoyed (so did mommy and daddy!). It was a lazy weekend (although we did manage to get a few things done around the house, including cleaning out the garage!!), but it was a great one!