Celebrating This weekend my friends joined me in celebrating the upcoming arrival of Audrey. Amanda hosted the event and was a wonderful friend: pampering me with gifts, delicious Julie-approved food and a sweet blessing. It was great to be able to share this time with new (and old) friends, since most of mine are so [...]

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We had some playtime with Macy and Harper. And playtime with girls is never complete without a game of dress-up.

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In case you didn’t think the other bucket on her head was funny… seriously, I don’t know where she gets this personality. Megan has also made a smooth transition into her toddler bed. The girls do really well in there together and I am so thankful that this one transition has been relatively easy. Alyssa [...]

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Megan has such the personality these days. She makes the best faces, screams and yells, gives the “can’t believe you just said that to me” look, dances to all music, shows off, loves to copy “sissie”, and still gives the best hugs and kisses. I took some cute ones of her today, at 22 months [...]

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With baby sister and Kindergarten coming soon, I decided to go ahead and make the switch and put the girls in the same room. In the last 2 weeks, they had shared a room at Nana’s, Blair’s and the hotel. It seemed logical to just keep them in the same room when we got home [...]

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I had my 16 week checkup this week. Pretty normal and on track. Well, if you consider threatening the 5 yr old and stuffing goldfish in the 1 yr old normal. JoJo’s heartbeat was 158 for those who think you can predict the sex by that number. My 20 week ultrasound is scheduled for June [...]

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It is simple. We were headed out for the day with Daddy and I thought they looked cute. “Let’s go outside real quick and take a picture before we leave.” “Look at the camera Alyssa.” “Alyssa. At me.” “Meeeegan! Look at mommy.” “Got it.” Nope, I just Photoshopped it. (Yes, I am good at it.) [...]

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This is our new friend, Morgan. She is much closer to Megan’s age at 2, but Alyssa still considers her “her” friend. Morgan and her mom, Erin, joined us today for playtime and lunch. Megan felt so comfortable with her new friend that she immediately stole her shoes. What is it with this child and [...]

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That is what I think when I can actually escape in the house while they are outside playing. I have even been known to call Ethan and say, “Do you know what your kids are doing right now?” Maybe this is common for you at your house, but getting Alyssa to play outside by herself [...]

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Too early? She has all the positioning right, but has no idea she is only playing with the Finder. How quickly they learn from us.

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