Let It Snow!

Fluffy white flakes don't often fall from the sky in these parts (just big, wet raindrops) but when they do, it is always a wonderful surprise! We woke this morning to an inch or two of snow so the Little Miss and Yours Truly stayed home, bundled up and had fun playing outside with our good friends, the Donne family.When we returned indoors we warmed up with "warm chocolate" (as it is called by the Little Miss) and cider. I couldn't resist breaking my own rule about not decorating for Christmas before Thanksgiving...within minutes of coming inside, out came the decorations and holiday music! The tree will have to wait until after Mr. Wagner returns tonight from his work travels. Do you think it is too obvious of a hint for him to see the lights, tree stand and tree skirt all waiting by the front door?

The Nutcracker

The Little Miss and I kicked off our holiday season with a date to the Nutcracker last night. My ballerina girl absolutely loved the performance and was riveted on the dancers and costumes all evening. I adored it just as much however my favorite part was watching the Little Miss twirl and play ballerina all the way to the car on our way home. Her excitement and joy made my heart sing and was a sure sign she enjoyed the outing! I'm looking forward to seeing more ballets with my girl and hope to make the Nutcracker a holiday tradition. As for Mr. Wagner, pretty sure he was actually thankful to be out of the state working so he could get out of going to the ballet (don't worry, we'll make sure he gets the opportunity to join his girls next year!).

Growing Up

We had the honor of visiting with our "old" friend Dani and her family this weekend. Dani was like a little sister to both Mr. Wagner and I during our college days and was key in spurring Mr. Wagner to (finally) take the initiative with Yours Truly. Not to mention that we were with Dani and her family at the lake when Mr. Wagner and I decided on our girl's name. Needless to say, Dani means a lot to us and we are so thankful that God has given her a wonderful husband and three handsome sons!

Speaking of handsome sons, their oldest (Josiah) is the same age as our Little Miss. The picture below shows our girl with Josiah just a few days after she came home from the hospital (she's almost 3 months old and he's a little over a month).


Here's a picture of the two from this past weekend. Crazy how fast four years goes by and how much they change.

These two are pretty cute if I do say so myself! Truth be told, while this picture looks like they had a lot of fun playing, the Little Miss just couldn't understand why Josiah and his brothers wanted to play with our train set when she really wanted them to play upstairs with her more "girly" toys. My dear girl, this is not the first time boys will break your heart (though this mama is sure praying for God's protection)!