My girls love to be outside and they love sports. We all know this has nothing to do with me and everything to do with their daddy. This past Saturday was the alumni baseball game at our Alma Mater. It's a fundraiser for the current varsity team, which my brother-in-law helps to coach. They worked so hard to pull it off and we had a fabulous time at the ballpark. Not to mention, it's just across the street and makes for an awful easy commute! First up, we had to say hello to our daddy. He had just hit two out of the park in the Home Run Derby when we arrived. Sophie was pretty happy to talk with him through the fence. I just knew she would be a disaster at the park and into everything. I was surprised that she actually sat still the entire day (with only a few mishaps) and was MUCH ...
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Sweet Treats
For Valentine's Day this year, I wanted to make homemade treats for the girls to share at school. There is nothing wrong with store-bought cards and I know that someday, I will have to give in and allow iCarly or Spongebob love notes. Until then, I figure I better take advantage of my littles' lack of concern and make something crafty instead. Since Sophie isn't quite two yet, hers weren't as big of a deal. I printed simple cards on our color printer and had Ella go through and write her name on them. Aside from opening an untold amount of lollipops and stealing the scissors, she wasn't much help. She was, however, awfully cute to look at during the process! The other plus was only having to create nine little treats for her friends! That made this little craft super cute AND super ...
Valentine’s
Valentine's Day was low key at our house this year. That is just the way I like it! The girls wore pretty shirts from Tootlebug's to school -- I loved all of the mismatched pink and polka dots. Yummy. Of course it took about ten tries to get a decent photo of the two of them, only I'm not sure I would even call it decent. At least they are both in the frame and nobody is crying. That's success as far as I'm concerned! Ella made us this pretty Valentine's heart at school. Isn't she doing great with her printing? I love that she throws that extra line in her E -- that's my favorite part. We used it as the centerpiece on our dining room table. We had this yummy chicken & rice for dinner. Score 100 points for putting V-Day dinner in the crock pot before leaving for work. SD ...
Rivalry
I'm guessing you know there was this little game on Saturday. One that people in Alabama talk about for 365 days, only to start talking about again. Well, the fact of the matter is... we won. I didn't get to go this year, but SD did and not only did he sneak on the field after the game, but he met David Pollack and Trent Richardson and snapped a picture of his beloved Erin Andrews. All's fair in love and football, right? A few weekends ago we celebrated the birthday of our little friend Madeline. She had a pretty awesome tailgate rivalry party where all of her friends wore their Alabama/Auburn gear and partied it up at the playground. It was so fabulous, in fact, that I am totally bookmarking this idea for an Ella party in the future! ...
what she said
I try so hard not to compare my children. They are so different and even in just 16 months it is easy to see. While they definitely have their similarities (both are excellent sleepers and never cry), their personalities could not be more different. Ella was very even keeled, not physical or mobile until very near her first birthday and she was very verbal. It's hard to explain to you how much she really talked and since I wasn't blogging then, I don't have much video footage and what I do have is on tape... gasp! Let me assure you that she was amazing. I thought all children talked at 6 months and could speak in sentences by their first birthday. It wasn't until people all around me began to ask us about it that I realized how different she really was. By 8 months the list of words she ...