Winter Break at The White House

We had a great winter break at The White House. Donald and I enjoyed spending extra time with Emily; it's going to be difficult to head back to work tomorrow! I love to sleep a little later with her snuggled up beside me and it's been a treat to give her a bath every morning and dress her in something fun - always with a matching hair bow! I put together this slide show to give you an idea of what we did together this week. Though we didn't stray far from home, we did lots of great things each day and spent time with family and friends. Hope your winter break (if you had one) was restful!

Emily's Day at the Park

We took advantage of the lovely weather today to take Emily to the neighborhood park. She had a blast on the slide, "fishing" in the creek, throwing stones in the water, digging in the dirt, and generally having fun in the sun. You can tell from the pictures that she was not happy to leave; she was, however, pacified by the thought of a sprinkle cookie at the grocery store. We are both thrilled at the thought of an entire week to spend playing with our girl. Enjoy this warm weather and spend some fun time outside!

Happy Valentine's Day!

Emily and Abby posed together for this Valentine picture, which we sent out to our friends and family this year. Aren't they sweet? Who would believe that it took about ten takes to get a picture where they weren't making faces or pulling each other's hair? Donald, Emily, and I spent a quiet Valentine's evening together and had a "romantic" dinner at Chick-fil-A in Newnan. Loads of fun! Hope you were with someone you love this Valentine's Day!

Snack Time

I am blessed to live in a household of adventurous eaters. Emily was spooning down the baby spinach while other children her age were flinging it against the wall; Donald and I had wild boar the last time we went out for a big night on the town. Today's snack time was no exception. Emily loves black olives. I think it's part of her White family genetics. Black olives are a staple at all White family gatherings and Emily really enjoys them. They're delicious, plus fun to eat - they make a really satisfying pop when you suck them off the ends of your fingers!

Hope your snack time is this exciting!

Bubbles

Emily has recently learned that turning on the jets in the bathtub makes bathtime exponentially more fun. We had a party this weekend for Mimi's birthday; she and Abby had a great time splashing around before everyone went home. I snapped some cute pictures of the two of them and wanted to share. Just a typical evening at the White House - crazy bubbles, overflowing bathtubs, and soggy towels all over the floor. See you soon!

I love this foggy picture - it's like she's wearing a bubble hat.

Cheese!

Everyone seems to get silly in the bathtub.

Abby kind of looks like Lawrence of Arabia - in bubbles. And check out Emily's corkscrew curl in the middle of her forehead!

Abby gets buried under a mound of bubbles.