"Makin' A Frosty"

This winter in the Shenandoa

h Valley, Virginia we have not had the big snow like we did in early 2010 so it has been nice not to be completely snowed in all winter. We have had a few random "snow days" off from work (a perk of being a teacher). On this particular late January snow Tucker was so excited to try and "build a frosty!" This is his term for "making a snowman." He was excited to put it together with Travis and to see it dance.

We were scared that our little "Nanner" would hate the snow and not even set foot in it but...WE WERE WRONG!! It took him a little warming up but he eventually played in it and threw snowballs at the dogs. We never got to "build a frosty" because the snow was way to light and dry but we had fun all the same.

Harper Turns 1!!

My little miss Harper "Zann" turned 1 this weekend and her birthday went better then I could have imagined! Gigi came the Thursday before the party to spend time with the birthday girl and Tucker. On her actual birthday (Friday evening) Aunt Mandy and Ben came over with some handmade cupcakes that spellt our "Harper" and were soooo delicious! As a practice for the big party, we let her dig in to one of her very own and she did not disappoint! Unlike her brother on his first birthday, Harper made the largest mess and ate so much of her cupcake that it was hilarious! We had a great evening together to celebrate the little angel. She decided, on her birthday, that it would be a great time to really start to walk! Harper has been taking steps for over a month now but finally decided now would be the time to shine. I secretly think she know her birthday Tutu would get dirty if she had to crawl!

On Saturday night we had her "Jerseylicious" birthday party! I am not sure if this theme became more fun for the adults to dress up or for Harper but, either way, we had a blast! We had it at the house and just had family and close friends there. Grandpa and Joan drove from NJ, Gigi from NJ, Teresa and Joel from Wytheville, Sunt Jsss and John from DC & The Streightiff Family from Richmond...all just to celebrate Harper!

Here is a good pic of the Parezo Girls looking so very "Jerseylicious!"

Gigi bought Harper her first birthday outfit which was ADORABLE and JERSEYLICIOUS!! The fabulous sunlglasses were compliments of Aunt Mandy.

Aunt Jodi made Harper her first birthday cake. It was 3 layers (each a different color zebra print!) Tucker was so excited to "help" Harp blow out the candles so we stood him next to her for the big event. He did a great job (he had been practicing for months) and was so proud of himself when he blew it out yelling, "I did it" loudly. Harper even let him dig into her cake.

Overall, Harper's first birthday was a HUGE success! I cannot believe my little angel is already ONE!!!