Momma's Bed

I was in Michigan last week spending some time with my dad. Grace insisted on having Mark read her bedtime stories in our bed and wanted to fall asleep in "Momma's bed." So, that became their routine and he would then move her to her crib after she fell asleep. He left her in bed the night I got home so I could move her to her crib. She had a wet diaper so I was changing it and she still had her eyes shut and was sucking her thumb. She slowly opened her eyes and then a big smile came through the thumb sucking. I got a sweet, "Mommy!" And then she reached up, grabbed my face, and pulled me down for a kiss. Then she quietly went back to sleep. How do little kids now exactly what you need?

Milkshake!

Kids eat free at Steak and Shake on Sundays...a nice treat after church!



P.S. That strawberry shake was "supposed" to be mine!

Job!

This week I accepted a job offer from Colorado State University! I will be starting as an Assistant Professor in August. We are so thrilled that the job search is done and that we are fortunate enough to end up in a location that is so beautiful! The icing on the cake is that Mark was able to secure a transfer (within 30 minutes of asking!) to Fort Collins so he will be able to stay with his same company. This is great as it will make our move much less complicated and it was nice to see that his company values him so much that they were able to take what is often times a very bureaucratic process and expedite it to help us make our decision!

Signing the letter!

We've had this map up in Mark's office since the job search started. We would put push pins in all the locations where I was applying. I applied to a lot of jobs--I would say it was really a full time job trying to find a job. So glad it is over!

Randoms

Having a snack at the breakfast bar like a big girl

"Cheese!"

Opening her Valentine's gift from Grandma and Grandpa Applebee

Using Daddy as a jungle gym

Notice the big girl panties...not potty trained yet but we're starting to work on it. A few minutes after this photo we had a puddle under her chair at the dinner table! :-(

If you're happy and you know it...

I bet you're happy after watching that video, huh? :-)

Grace's Superbowl Prediction

Running in circles

Grace literally ran in circles around me today. She did this for about 15 minutes before I thought to grab the camera. She proceeded to do it again after her nap. Where she gets her energy, I have no idea--if I could capture it and bottle it we'd have a huge college fund for her! Part of the time she is singing "Happy Birthday" (she just misses the "birthday" part so it's "Happy to you...").