A new look, BRRRRR, and Yee Ha!

This week has been very exciting for us. First, we got the keys to our new house! Haley calls it her purple house, partly because of the street name and partly because she wants a purple room. The first thing Haley wanted to do when we got to the house was go swing. There is a toddler swing we asked the previous owners to leave and Haley went straight to it. We plan on putting a play set in the backyard so her and Jackson can both have swings sometime this summer but for now the lone swing will have to do. Luckily the previous owners remodeled the house so Matt and I can spend our weekends with the kids instead of working on the house. We do have plans for the kids rooms though. Haley's room is yellow right now and she wants a pink and purple "princess" room. We ordered her big girl bed last weekend and it should be delivered in a few weeks. During that time we'll be unpacking boxes and painting her room purple. Her last room was also purple because that is my favorite color. I remember Matt painting it the day we found out we were having a little girl. I'm excited she wants a purple room again!!! Jackson's room will be decked out in firemen stuff, imagine that :) We have the bedding but I need to find some accessories. We are officially moving on Saturday. I know it will be a very long weekend but we're thrilled.
This week was also a big week for Jackson. He finally beat his sister to a milestone, a haircut. Haley is two and a half and yet to have one. I had mentioned before that Jackson was losing hair and it was getting worse. He still has a case of cradle cap and it is causing his skin to peel on his head. The lotion the dr. recommended is helping but the damage was done. Poor Jackson had a soul patch above each ear and a strip of hair at the base of his skull and that was it. It was very goofy looking so off with the hair! I was a little shocked at first but after I got used to it I do agree he looks better. You can really see his birthmark at the base of his skull now. He has a port stain of sorts under his hairline and when he gets mad it turns bright red. Good thing it will be hidden once his hair grows back. It was pretty rough right after Matt shaved it but now it is already starting to grow back some and feels nice and fuzzy.

One Saturday morning laughing with mommy when he had hair...

Daddy starting to shave it. Jackson is not sure quite what is happening.

Hmmm, this isn't so bad. At least I can suck on Daddy's arm in this position

Wouldn't you know this crazy Texas weather would change as soon as Jackson is bald. As everyone has heard by now, we had snow on Tuesday. I was born and raised here in Houston and I honestly think my two kids have seen snow more times in Houston in their short lives then I ever remember seeing in my 30 years growing up here. It started snowing at Grandma's house early in the afternoon and continued until I got home from work. Haley went outside with Grandma to try to catch snowflakes on her tongue but thought it was too cold so she didn't last long outside. Pretty funny from a little girl who had a blast in the snow in Canada. And during the Olympics every day she points and says how she was there.

The snow stuck to the Altima as it sat in the driveway. (BTW, anyone looking for an Altima? We are getting ready to sell this car).

Grandma's house during the snow (and that minivan is my mom's, not mine!)

After the exciting snow on Tuesday, Haley had a big day at school on Wednesday. It was Cowboy Cookout day. They had lunch provided and sang campfire songs with a cowboy. It's to celebrate the start of the Rodeo and Go Texan Day, which is usually celebrated on Friday but she doesn't go to school on Friday's. Haley said she had a good time. Her cowgirl dress and hat don't fit anymore by her boots still do. Grandma got these boots for her first Christmas and they still fit! They were big at that time but Haley has small feet too (size 5). I'm pretty sure she has almost outgrown them though as her feet are starting to look bigger.

Cowgirl Haley at 2.5 years old

Cowgirl Haley at 7 months

Have a great week!