Happy Valentine's Day!

Today was full of activities and full of love!

My day started at 2:00am when I woke up from a bad dream. Every time I wake up in the night I look on the monitor to check on the girls.  I found Annabel wiggled over to the side of her crib with her face pushed up against the bumpers.  I quickly went in there to move her, but by the time I got back in bed, she had wiggled back over.  I went back a couple more times with the result being the same each time.  Eventually I woke up Jon hoping he could offer some advice.  He moved her once and she was back against the bumpers before he made it back down the hall.  He said, "she's going to keep going there because that's where she's comfortable; just don't worry about it."  That's a lot easier said than done.  By 3:30 she was in a position that I felt was safe, so I went back to sleep until 5 when I gave her meds and nursed her.  At that point I just stayed up and worked out & got ready for the day.  Not long after putting her back to sleep she had made her way back over to her favorite spot.

 I hope tonight goes a little more smoothly!

I snapped a few quick shots of my girls in their matching heart PJs before Bible Study.  Here's proof that getting a good picture of them both together is quite difficult...

While I was in my Bible study, Adeline made this for me in her class!  How sweet!

After Bible study, some moms from our play group met up at a local nursing home to pass out Valentine's.  It was such an awesome experience.  I just love the elderly and miss them so much from when I used to work with them.  I had so much fun.  Adeline loved passing out the Valentine's she made too, but was still a little nervous.  She wanted to pass them out, but wanted to keep a hold of my hand at the same time.  Annabel got lots of attention as well.  Everyone kept saying, "Let me see that baby! Oh, look at her smile.  What a happy, pretty girl she is!"

The kids (minus Annabel & Elsy Kate)...  Westin, Adeline, Parker, Payton, Zach, & Colson

Adeline kept some stickers for herself and entertained herself with them on the ride home.

During naptime I made these cupcakes I found on Pinterest.  Oh my word..to die for!  I am not much of a baker, but I do have to brag on these.  They were pretty easy, but more difficult then the "back of the box" recipes I usually follow.  It's a brownie mix on bottom, then strawberry cake, then vanilla icing.  Yumm-o!

Before Jon got home I quickly made this little Valentine for him from the girls..

The table I set with all our Valentine goodies...  See the two pop-up cards?  Jon made those himself!  I married in to such talent!

Annabel had her 3rd wardrobe change of the day due to a blow-out.  I found this onesie my grandmother  made for Adeline.  It says Queen of Hearts on it.  Perfect for today!

This is what Annabel got from us for Valentine's.  Her very first little jewelry box.  We got Adeline one just like it on her first Valentine's Day.

And Adeline got a hi-chair/swing/carrier for her baby dolls.

All in all we had a very good Valentine's Day, but I'm exhausted and looking forward to my cozy warm bed.  Goodnight!

Mid-February

Wow!  I can't believe it's already the middle of February!  Time seems to fly by and there's always something I should be doing, so blogging tends to take a backseat.  So here I am again, blogging about a whole week or more at a time.  Oh well.  Let's start where we left off...

This happened last week.  I had to share because it was quite hilarious.  I pulled off 1 paper towel, stepped into the living room to wipe Adeline's mouth and then I start to hear this rumbling sound.  I start to think we're having another earthquake...but no.  It was just an ENTIRE roll of paper towels unraveling to the floor!

The girls and I were invited to my old work's potluck on Wednesday.  It was Mexican-themed.  I baked cookies and took them on a Joe T's platter.  Too bad nobody there has ever eaten at the best Mexican food place in the world, so nobody appreciated my platter as much as I do.

I'm loving this little Valentine decoration my parents got me.

Now this is what I just can't get over!  I can't believe my baby is old enough to be prop-sitting already!

And my other baby thinks she is so grown up with her cool sunglasses, but she's still my baby too.  I love that she still sucks her thumb and snuggles with her Ace.

The girls got a Valentine package from their Pappy & Nana on Friday.  We opened it up and took out everything, then Jon and I put Annabel in her jumper so we could start dinner.  We heard Adeline say, "here you go, Annabel" and she had taken over both their cards, Annabel's rattle, and her view-master so they could enjoy their new toys together.  It was so sweet!

Shane, Juliet, & Murry came over for family night that evening.  A cold front was coming through and it was frigid outside!  We made yummy vegetable stew.  Annabel & Murry enjoyed hanging out together.  They even held hands a few times.

 Pretty blue-eyed Murry

 Adeline looking through her view-master..upside down :)

Aunt Juliet brought over all the supplies for making Valentine sugar cookies.  She and Adeline did that while Jon and I put Annabel to bed.  I could hear Shane & Juliet laughing hysterically at one point so I came in the kitchen to check it out.  Adeline was snatching up the cookies as soon as Juliet could cut them out and stuffing them in her mouth.  No telling how much raw cookie dough she ate!  

Then of course she had to eat some of the finished products as well!  I love that my girls will grow up with at least one aunt, uncle, & cousin nearby.  They are going to have so much fun over the years!

Saturday it was 20 degrees or less all day.  Jon got out and ran a few errands for us, but I stayed home with the girls.  We rocked for a little while and I snapped a picture of my two thumb-sucking babies.

 My first baby girl 

The big news here this week is that on Friday night Annabel decided she wanted OUT of the swaddle.  She was bucking around the crib like crazy and kept getting her face up to the bumpers.  So, we decided to free her arms.  It was tough all day on Saturday and she fought her naps because she just couldn't calm down enough to sleep without being swaddled.  But by Saturday night she got the hang of it and was sleeping peacefully.  I love a sleeping baby with their arms up over their head.  PRECIOUS!

Sunday, we went to church as usual.  We got a picture of our two girls in their matching heart dresses.

Sunday evening we went to a party to celebrate our friend Hailey turning 2!  I think both girls had a great time.

Today we woke up to snow on the ground and even more falling from the sky!

However, school wasn't closed, so we braved the weather to take Adeline to school so she could enjoy her Valentine party.  And so I could enjoy some peace & quiet with Annabel.  

Adeline screamed at me the whole way to school because I had put Ace in her backpack rather than let her hold him (because I didn't want to be trying to get him the backpack standing out in the snow in the parking lot).  So when we got to school and I asked her to stand by her table for me to take a picture, all I got was a scowl.  A teenage attitude already!

I hope she's in a better mood when she gets home!

Super Bowls

We did attend a Super Bowl party with our connection group last night...

But the bowl getting the most attention at our house this weekend was the Potty Bowl!

This little smarty peed on her own in her potty Friday night before bath.  We rewarded her with a sucker from her potty prize box.  Then on Saturday she decided that the potty was the only place she wanted to pee!  She kept her panties and diaper dry all day.  She even pottied in the big potty at CFA that night!  Her nursery workers at church also reported that she pottied for them during church.  It's like she decided she was going to do it and there was no going back.  She still hasn't pooped in the potty, though.  :)

I love these two so much!

Happy February!

February is one of my favorite months.  It's short & sweet.  It is filled with pink, purple, & red.  It involves lots of love and candy.  How could you not love February?

We ended January with a package full of cute outfits in the mail from someone who reads my blog.  What a sweet surprise!  Adeline wore one of her new outfits for her class pictures on Monday.  Thank you, Ashley!

Adeline loves being wherever Annabel is.  It's so sweet.  

Annabel still hasn't gotten the hang of jumping in her jumper, but Adeline likes to push her back & forth in it like a swing.  :)

I took this picture of Annabel on Wednesday because her eyes looked especially blue to me that day.  Looks like I'm going to have two blue-eyed beauties.

Yesterday, Westin came over to play and we decorated Valentine's for some nursing home residents we plan to deliver on Valentine's Day.

 Annabel enjoyed watching

I hope your February has started off just as sweet and full of love as ours has!

Christening Gown

My talented SIL, Juliet, made this christening gown when Adeline was a baby.  I got some pictures of Annabel in it today so we can pass it back to Juliet for her little Murry.

I love the detail on the sleeves.

And here's Adeline in it...