Happy First Birthday Tyler!

Wow! What a big boy Tyler is!

Adalyn playing with her friends

Adalyn and Daddy. Say Cheese!

Adalyn wasn't real sure about the birthday hat, but she kept it on!


Today was Adalyn's friend, Tyler's first birthday! Tyler LOVES monkey's so that was the theme for the party! He was so cute digging into his cake! Adalyn had fun playing with her friends!

Date Night

Me and my Wonderful Husband! I love you Jay!

Me and Mom-how cute!

Mom and Steve

Jay and Mom


Jay and I were able to get out for "Date Night" on Valentine's night, which was great! We always say that we are going to do "Date Night" once a month and it seems like something always happens, but not this time! Even though Mamaw was sick and couldn't keep Adalyn as planned, Grandma and Grandpa Acton were brave and watched both Adalyn and Emma-ALL NIGHT!! Jay took me to dinner at Stone Creek, which was very nice. Then we headed up north to meet up with Mom and Steve. We had a great time hanging out and relaxing!

Happy Valentine's Day!

Wow! Thanks Mommy and Daddy!

Dancin' around in her tutu!

Princess Adalyn with her hat, gloves, and tutu!

The Princess coloring as she watches Mickey Mouse!

Daddy Special Valentines!!


Adalyn was quite excited to dig in to her Valentine bag this morning. She loves anything princess and even says, "Mommy, I a Princess." Great, it is already starting! I think Jay and I have a long road ahead of us, LOL! Of course, we think she is a princess too! As you can see she is decked out in her princess attire. After playing "princess" for a little while, she and I sat down and made a Valentine for Daddy! He will be so excited!! Happy Valentine's Day Daddy!! We LOVE you very much!! XOXOXO--Adalyn and Mommy

Lots of Snow in Good Old Indiana!

Jay working hard shoveling away the 14 inches of snow! Way to go honey!


All bundled up and ready to go outside!


Loving the snow and playing in it!


Adalyn helping Daddy make a snow angel


My two cutie pies having fun!


Walking on Snow


Jay sledding down the hill in our backyard and almost into the pond!


"I stuck" is what she kept saying everytime she fell over and couldn't get up!


Daddy and Adalyn


Mommy and Adalyn


Face Plant!


Molly really loves the snow too, but was ready to come inside!


Well, the snow finally arrived this winter!! Indiana was due for some good snow and it finally made its way here! Today, there was no school of course, so Adalyn and I got to hang out and play! Jay, however, did have to go into work, so no playing out in the snow until after nap time! Once Jay got home he shoveled the driveway, or should I say plowed the driveway, or should I say with the help of our neighbors they all shoveled and plowed the driveway! After that chore was complete, it was time to bundle Adalyn up and take her out for her FIRST "playing in the snow" experience!! When we got a little snow back in December she had her cast on and wasn't able to play and then this past little bit we got, well it was just WAY to cold for her to play in, so we were super excited to get her out there today. I was so worried about her getting cold, so I bundled her up EXTRA good-my mom would be proud!! She had on 3 layers, a coat, 2 sets of gloves, 3 pairs of socks, her hat, hood, Mommy's scarf, and but of course... Her Kitty RAIN Boots!! I thought I had a pair of hand-me-down snow boots but I didn't, so the rain boots worked out great!! After she was all bundled up she kind of reminded me of the kid brother on the movie, "Christms Story" that couldn't put his arms down, but the girl version?! What do you think?! Anyways, Jay had fun pulling her on the sled, which only lasted for about 5 minutes and then she wanted to dive into the snow herself. Her and Daddy made a snow angel together and she giggled the entire time! She kept saying how much she liked the snow and how much fun it was! We decided to go around to the front of the house where she could stand up on the cleared driveway. As we were standing there talking to some neighbors she decided to go head first into the mound of snow the Jay piled up! Serious Face Plant! Once she did that, all the fun and games were over! She wanted to go inside because she was "cold." Well, it was a lot of fun while it lasted! I love the snow!

Lots of Pugh Updates!!

What a little ham! She is so stinkin' cute!

You have to have to proper reading material-Potty Time with Elmo!

Wow, look at me on the Big Girl Potty!

Adalyn watching Daddy as he converts her Big Girl Bed!

Adalyn going night-night in her Big Girl Bed!

Proud Aunt with her New Favorite Nephew!

Trying to figure out what is going on!?

Robin, Jackson, Adalyn, and Me(Check out that head of hair-Super cute!)

Proud Mommy with her new little Prince

Adalyn getting ready to give lovin's to Jackson

The Proud Aunt and Uncle with Little Jackson Cole


These past few weeks have been super crazy not to mention all of the great things that have happened too! Adalyn is working her way toward potty training everyday more and more-YEAH!! We are at the point where she sits on the potty 3 times a day and wears Big Girl Panties for a couple of hours in the evening-we have only had a few accidents which is great! She has yet to "perform" or go "potty" in the potty, but I know the day will soon come! Adalyn also has moved on up from a crib to a Big Girl Bed! This was an adjustment because she kept wanting to get out of her bed in the middle of the night. One night I found her in the hallway at 4am playing with the dog! After that night we decided that it would be best for us to keep her bedroom door completely shut! Since that night she has been doing great! Sleeping through the night and not getting out of bed-YEAH!! Adalyn also has a NEW Cousin-Jackson Cole. He was born on Friday, Jan. 23 at 1:41 pm. He is SUPER cute with the stinkin' cutest hair around!! Adalyn is not jealous of him like I thought she would be, she is protective!!

Fun Times at Indiana Live! Casino

Me and Jay trying to Hit It Big!

This is how much I came home with?!

My mom gambling for the FIRST time!

Me and Mom

Jay trying his hand at a slot machine

Mom and Jay

Mom and Steve

We went with parents to Indiana Live! Casino on Saturday night. None of us had ever been and my mom had never gambled a day in her life-can you believe that?! Well, we had a really great time and the place is really nice. We didn't hit it big, but did break even, which is a plus. I didn't realize that you were not allowed to take pictures in the casino until I got in trouble by one of those security guys-oops! He told me that he was going to have to make me delete my pictures. Well as you can see I didn't delete them all-just the one he saw me take! I know from going to Vegas that you can't take pics at the tables but you could anywhere else, but I guess the rules are different in Indiana. Overall, great place to go and hang out and not a far drive. They had a nice bar, tables to sit at just to chill, live music, and of course all the gambling you could want.

Merry Christmas!!

What a happy Christmas Morning face as she checks
out all of the goodies Santa brought!

Trying to "one hand" open the gifts because there was no
way she was letting go of her Mickey toys!

Dr. Adalyn checking Papaw's ears with her Big Bird
ear checker thing?!

Adalyn and Mimi on Christmas morning!

Merry Christmas from the Pugh family!
Adalyn is at the age where she doesn't like getting
her picture taken, which kills me!

The Acton family-Me, Dad, Emma, Patty, Adalyn, and Steph

As usual I could not sleep on Christmas Eve-for some reason I never can! I think that it is just all of the excitement of Christmas morning! Anyways, I finally did fall into a deep sleep around 6am and Adalyn decided she was going to sleep in too! We didn't get up until close to 8:30! I was planning on being out to Mimi and Papaw's by then-Oops!! Jay and I went in to get her and she was kind of grouchy! Growing up Santa always placed the presents under the tree unwrapped and just seeing them for the first time glowing under the lights of the Christmas tree was always a thrill. I wanted Adalyn to have the same experience so I put her down at the end of the hallway and she took off right away running to the tree! "Oh, no! Look Mommy! Look Daddy! Wow!" These were all of the great sounds coming from her as she looked through everything Santa had brought! After opening her gifts from Mommy and Daddy and going through everything, I mean everything that Santa brought; it looked like a tornado had hit our living room!! No time to clean because it was off to Mimi and Papaw's for Christmas biscuits and gravy-Yum!! We loaded up, in our PJ's of course, and was off to Mimi and Papaw's. We ate a great Christmas breakfast, thanks mom, and then opened yet more gifts!! After that we went to Ruby and Gene's-Mamaw and Papaw Hamm's house for yet again, more presents! Adalyn had such a great Christmas!! Thank you all!!