Dance Class

Hope's dance teacher had us come it to watch the recital dance & this is what Hope did. Lets hope she does a little bit more when she gets on stage.

Happy Valentine's Day

On Valentines Day we had lunch at Ryan's parents to celebrate Mimi & Papa Nitz's birthday days. After eating too much Hope got on the elliptical to burn some calories. I am going to video her on it she goes so fast I rarely see anyone go as fast as she does at the gym. I bet she would finish a mile in under 10 minutes if she could stay in one place for that long.

Hope's Snowman

Hope & Papa built a snowman Saturday morning while I was coaching. When I drove up Hope was so proud & excited to show me her snowman. The passed few day we had been driving around admiring every ones snowman so she was one happy her with her own.

Snow Pictures

Our house covered in snowRyan was still out of town so Hope & I went outside in our pj's to play in the snow. We had a blast she loved every minute of it & would have stayed outside all day if I let her. Hot chocolate & snow ice cream are the only things that got her to go inside.

Yummy Cake Balls

Pictures are not that great but you get the idea.
First we baked & frosted a coconut cake & toasted the coconut & almonds in the ovenThe fun part Hope's favorite mix the cake up Then roll into balls & in the coconut/almond mix stick in the refrigeratorDid not get pictures of the next part but we dipped the balls into white chocolate almond bark & sprinkled with the coconut/ almond mix & very important step gave them to Ryan's Grandmother.Hope & I made snow ice cream & coconut cake balls when we were stuck inside. I don't like to brag much but these cake balls were so yummy I had to give them all away or I would have ended up looking like one.

Craft Time

My abstract flowerI put the cap on to take the pictures but Hope did most the work on the shirts I sprayed the heart she did the rest.Mommy, Daddy & Hope pj Valentines shirts.Ryan was on a business trip & we were snowed in so I found a few crafts for us to do. We did mani & pedi, made matching family shirts for V-Day & cooked. Ryan loves living in a house full of girls he gets to wear pink & purple shirts, princess crowns, boas the list goes on & on. The shirts were too cute & Hope loved that we all matched, I am just waiting for Ryan to forget he has it on & drive to the store in it.

Hope's School Valentines Party

A quick pic before we drive in the snow to school, this is the 1st of 12 inches of snow we got.Pizza....Cupcakes...more sweetWe went to school in the snow mainly so Hope would not miss her Valentines Party & I signed up to bring the dessert which is a must for any preschool party. The party was during lunch & we all just took our little ones home after because the snow was not coming down like crazy at that point.

Family Date Night

Wednesday has become family date night at The McDermott Home. If Hope has been good she gets to choose where we eat usually Chuck E Cheese or Rain Forest last Wednesday it was pizza. I took a few pictures of the happy girl in her little play land she would ask me to take a picture then turn away just to watch my reaction, she is a mess.

School Pictures

Hope's first school pictures in the ladybug room at her preschool. We practiced her smile the night before & that morning I am excited to see how they came out. Lets pray she smiled better for them because I got some funny faces this morning. They took individual and class pictures when I picked her up her teachers told me she wanted a tutu with her dress so can't wait to see what she had on in the pictures.