On Sunday afternoon, we decided to carry these two little Halloween-lovers to our local zoo for the annual Boo at the Zoo event. Despite what our daddy says, it did not disappoint. Just in case there is any question, Ella is Olivia the Pig for Halloween and Sophie is a pumpkin. Due to some unseasonably warm weather, Sophie skipped out on her costume, with the exception of her 'boggin. Hopefully, come Sunday the weather will be cool enough for some fuzzy knits! Sophie had the pleasure of hanging out in the carrier for most of the night and it was a life-saver. I was not looking forward to navigating a crowded zoo with a stroller and we all know that carrying a baby for hours while waiting in line is not a fun time for ANYBODY. We were smart enough this year to head straight for ...
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Fall Festival
After another day of rest, a shot to the fanny, a z-pack and some fancy cough syrup - I was starting to feel much better. I woke up late Thursday afternoon and felt great, but the combination of medicines and an empty stomach was making me feel dizzy and very loopy. There was a fall festival at my mom's Elementary School and Ella has been begging to go for weeks. Since I should have been at work, mom was planning to take the girls and then meet me for Ella's dance class afterward. Instead, she picked me up {since I was too impaired to drive!!} and I followed them around for an hour or so. Let me just say that by the time we got home I was worn out and ready for another nap. Waiting in line to buy our armbands Hanging out with our friends, Kaitlyn and Madeline Connor and ...
It’s Nursery Day
For those of you who visit us often, you've seen photos of the girls' rooms numerous times. Today, Kelly is hosting "Show Us Your Room: Nursery/Children's Rooms Edition" and I'm joining in! I loved seeing everyone's rooms last summer and can't wait to see all of the new rooms linking up to this blog party. Click here to visit other beautiful nurseries and little bitty rooms. First, an introduction. These are my two pretty girls - Ella is four and Sophie is six months old. Our daddy is a bit overwhelmed with the estrogen and excessive pink around our house these days, but we sure are enjoying every little bit! Sophie and Ella have rooms that are connected, so we have decorated them in coordinating color schemes. It's so sweet because when the door is opened between them, it's like ...
Toesy Woesies
Am I the only one who comes home to a little girl that says, "Mom, let's do something fun tonight!" I don't feel very fun after 10 hours of commuting and working, talking on the phone, answering emails and solving problems. I love my job, but being busy for that many hours just sucks the fun right out of me! Ella's idea of fun is going somewhere, buying something, visiting somebody. All the things that I'm not in the mood for when I get home. Tonight she wanted to do something fun and lucky for me, pink and purple polish did the job. Especially when it involved the tiny toes of this little bit. That's right... to satisfy the fun-cravings of my oldest, not only did I let her alternate "dark" colors on her toes, but I let her convince me to paint the toes on this little sprite. I must ...
Love Letters: Six Months
Sweet Sophie, You are quite possibly the cutest little pumpkin that I've ever laid eyes on. I am daily impressed with how different you are from your sister, but how utterly amazing you both are. I'm guessing you can tell from the photo that you're going to be a pumpkin for Halloween; I just couldn't resist. I bought the cocoon and hat on etsy and it fits you so well. Look at how sweet those little toes are? They come right through the knit and curl around the yarn. I can't help but smile every time I look at your picture. You are finally a little roly poly that I can really get my hands on. I'm not quite sure how much you weigh these days, but I'm guessing it can't me much more than fourteen or fifteen pounds. You can still wear a size two diaper and are squeezing into your three months ...
Highschool Flashback
This weekend was a bit of deja vu`- some friends on Facebook have been planning hard for a long time and we all came together for an Alumni Reunion on Friday night for the Homecoming game at our Alma Mater. Since we live across the street from the school, it is pretty easy to go to the games on Friday nights and even easier when dinner is included! We gussied the girls up in their hounds-tooth and modified it slightly to reflect our black and gold. We even wore cute name tags with the year we graduated... just in case anybody needed a reminder! Since tailgating fell right around Sophie's evening nap, I spent most of the time doing this. She was out pretty soon after we got there and Sue was sweet enough to donate a chair to our cause. She slept as long as I sat like this and it was just ...
Prettiest. Girls. Ever
Remember on Ella's birthday when we had a photoshoot with K? Our Nana has been wanting pictures of all of her girls for months and after a few rain checks we finally got it together. These were my two favorites. How adorable are Ella & Bella laughing at one another? I cannot get enough! Click here to see the rest. ...
Silly Girl
Can we talk about how much fun this little bit is? She has so much personality! Josh and I have been talking about what Ella was like at this age and how similar or different they are from one another. I don't remember Ella being so energetic and expressive at this age. I've heard other mommies say that the second one learns these things so much earlier because they have someone to watch and learn from. I absolutely agree. She laughs and giggles and squeals all the time. She pumps her arms and legs incessantly. Her new favorite things to do are to look at herself in the mirror and love on Beemer. It's like she's only just discovered we even have a dog and thinks it's so funny when they are nose to nose. We got the Boppy pillow out a few nights ago to practice with our balance and it is ...