Spring has Sprung!

I can't believe it's already Spring! The past few weeks have been a whirlwind of stress for Jeremy and me. I put in for a transfer at work back at the end of February and did not really know if I stood a chance of getting one or not. A couple of weeks ago, it started looking like a good possibility, but nothing was definite and it was a bit of a roller coaster ride. Thankfully, things worked out in my favor last Friday, and I got the transfer. Next year, I'll be working in a collaborative preschool classroom, which will be a regular Georgia Pre-K class with 6 kids with special needs and 14 typical kids. I'll work alongside the Georgia Pre-K teacher and aide, and a major perk is that I will be able take Sarah to work with me, since the Pre-K classes are in day care centers, and will not have to miss out on her school activities. We'll also seriously cut down on our daily commute time-wahoo! I am so excited about this new "chapter" in my career, and it will be so much fun to work in an inclusive setting.

Jeremy has officially scheduled his defense of his thesis for April 21st, so it looks like he's really on track for May graduation. He also has his very first "real" job interview this Thursday, in Richmond, Kentucky. He's really nervous because on top of being in a rush to get his dissertation completed, he now has to plan a seminar that he will present at his interview on Thursday. I think his stress might just beat out mine!

Sarah and I spent the day at my mom's a couple of weekends ago, and we got some cute pictures. She's getting a goofy picture smile. All I can say about Sarah right now is talk, talk, talk! She is SO chatty (that is, when she's not trying to be a couch potato and watch Barney all day, as you will see in the picture)! I need to write down some of our conversations so I can post one or two--some of them are pretty funny! :-)

If all the snowflakes were candy bars and milkshakes...oh what a snow it would be!

We've had a great weekend and the snow day tops it off! One of my college apartment-mates came to visit for the weekend so she could go to the GCPS job fair on Saturday. Her trip to the job fair was less than ideal, but we had a nice time visiting anyway. Then we got a great surprise with all of the snow yesterday--I was probably more excited about it than Sarah and definitely more excited than Jeremy, but I think I was able to at least get Sarah into the snow spirit just a little bit. She really enjoyed watching the snow fall through the window and listening to me sing a silly little snow song I made up. She also liked the snow when it first started falling. We were at my mom's for awhile yesterday morning and my mom got some cute pictures when the snow first started to fall. Once the snow was on the ground, Sarah became afraid of it anytime we tried to put her in it. She did enjoy her laundry basket "sleigh ride" this morning, at least until the sleigh capsized and mommy took her on a sideways ride for a few feet. That ended the fun. I've had a fabulous time just hanging out at the house with my sweeties, and hopefully I will now be refreshed enough to make it to Spring Break!

Valentine's with Elmo

First tea party with Daddy


Using a "big girl spoon" to transfer cheerios to nowhere


Sarah's hair is getting thicker!


Making a Valentine


Watching other kids hug on Elmo

We took Sarah to see her pal Elmo at the toy store on Saturday. She, of course, reacted to him the same way she reacted to Santa--she was terrified! We got a couple of pictures from afar, but no hugs for Elmo from Sarah this year :-) She did enjoy making a Valentine at the toy store.

I have to brag on Sarah--she has woken up dry two days in a row and then used the potty!!! I doubt it will last but great job Sarah! Sarah is learning all kinds of things these days, and it is so fun to watch her grow up. She is climbing and moving all over the place and talking up a storm. As you will see in the video, she is trying to climb, jump, and imitate what she sees on TV (I love the little head twitches with the Barney video). As for the TV, she is totally addicted to Barney and she pretty much gets to watch one Barney show per day. Maybe we can get tickets to see the "real" Barney some day :-)

Finally-a new post!

My mom was wondering this morning why I have gone so long without a new post since I am usually pretty up to date. So now that Sarah is having a sleepover at Nana's (so that I can go to LMU tomorrow), here's a quick update:

My baby is not a baby anymore! She's growing up way too fast. A couple of weekends ago, I took her for her first haircut. I'm not really sure if she needed it or not or if you can even tell a difference, but it was a fun excursion. Sarah did a super job sitting in the chair like a big girl (the lollipop helped!).

We've (ie. me) had fun getting out the real "wintery" clothes this week, and Sarah praticed her model strut (and funny faces) in our kitchen...

Sarah is a LOT of fun these days. Her personality comes out more and more every day. She is talking all the time, and sometimes says the silliest things. For example, when she sneezes she says, "ah choo! Bless you Sarah." I guess she's heard that before...Her two favorite things lately are Barney and cheese. She also is addicted to The Wiggles, The Chicken Dance, and the Hi Ho song on YouTube. Jeremy calls her a computer potato :-( I guess she gets it from him. Sarah is also learning to color with crayons and on her Magna Doodle, and believe it or not she is beginning to take care of her baby dolls!!!! I thought she would never like baby dolls--until this month she didn't care a thing about them. Now she will give her baby a bottle, give her a bath with "lotion," and take the baby (or stuffed animal or whatever) for a walk in her new doll stroller. Yay Sarah!

Myrtle Beach Anniversary Trip

Our very fancy, very tasty shrimp and grits dinner at Tommy Bahamas


View of the pier from a not-so-tasty restaurant


Cute little fountain outside of our condo


Our condo


Our 5th Anniversary dinner--I must say that we each look to be about 5 years old in this picture :-)

More Christmas Pictures

Christmas Day Pictures and Video