January

January has been a very long and cold month here in Kirksville. We have had a TON of snow and freezing cold temperatures which make it hard to get out of the house. Plus, there really isn't anywhere to go except Walmart so we've had some cabin fever. Here is a little of what we've been up to to try and stay busy...

My goal was to start potty training Saylor when we got back from Christmas Break. She is still in diapers and has a long way to go but we've also had some successes. She gets a sucker when she goes in the potty and its starting to happen a little more often. (Like maybe once a day if we're lucky...)

Saylor does get super excited when she gets a sucker!

I made my first ever homemade wheat bread with my bosch I got for Christmas! I LOVE homemade bread fresh out of the oven so it was an exciting day to be able to make it all by myself. I've wanted a Bosch for a really long time so I've been having fun experimenting with bread, cinnamon rolls and homemade pizza.

We made $20 sandwiches with the yummy, fresh bread. (I thought they were worth that much!)

Every quarter they have a night of free babysitting so the students can take their wives on a date! It was a much needed break and excuse to do something fun. Ty was super cute and made up a whole scavenger hunt with his friend Mike and they sent me and Allison all over town looking for clues (in the snow might I add!) The clues all ended up being supplies to play minute to win it games so after the last clue sent us to Ruby Tuesday for dinner we went home and played the games.

We had so much fun and I realized the games are all a lot harder than they look on TV. The funniest game was when we had to tie a banana around our waist and swing it between our legs to hit an orange into a circle. It was pretty funny to watch!

I had some friends over so we could try another fondant cake.

I'm so ready for January to be over that we've started celebrating Valentine's Day a little early. We made some yummy heart sugar cookies.

Saylor does a pretty good job keeping me entertained during the day with all the funny things she does. We've been having a lot of dance parties and watching lots of disney movies. We even ventured over to the pool the other day and Saylor loved it! (Don't worry, it is an indoor pool.)

Saylor got this Minnie Mouse for Christmas and it is so hilarious to see her take care of her because she does everything exactly the same as I do. I've seen her put Minnie in time out on the stairs, put her on the potty, dance around the room with her, try to put a diaper on her, snuggle her when she's sad, kiss her owies better, take pictures of her telling her to smile and say cheese and when she puts her to bed she tells Minnie to say night night and I love you. She is so motherly.

Singing "If you're happy and you know it." She also loves to sing "The Wheels on the Bus" and "Once there was a snowman." Oh and of coarse her favorite, any Justin Bieber song.

Such a cutie...

Saylor also really loves to play with her friends. She loves hugging George...

So we've almost survived all of January and here are some fun things we have to look forward to:

-Ty's mom is coming to Missouri to visit us in 9 days!!! We are so excited to see her!

-Valentine's Day is coming in a couple weeks and I just love holidays and any reason to celebrate!

-Saylor turns two in about a month and a half!

-Saylor and I get to fly to Disneyland at the end of March!!! My sister is a senior so this is her last year at nationals and my whole family is going to watch her dance and spend 3 glorious days at Disneyland! We are so sad that Ty won't be able to miss school and come with us:(