We've been talking about moving the girls into the same bed, ever since we moved them into the same room. It is well established that my children sleep MUCH better when snuggled up next to someone. Hence the many nights each week that someone ends up between their mommy and daddy or begging for some snuggle time before bed. We were hoping that letting them sleep together would provide us with much better sleep and a later start to our weekend mornings. To say they were excited is a little of an understatement! They knew on Friday that it was their last night in separate beds (although we're leaving the crib up for a few weeks in case of an emergency). On Saturday morning, we loaded up and ran to the storage building to pick up the bed frame and mattress that we've had since buying our ...
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Sophie at TWO
I know I've said this about a hundred times, but I am seriously blessed to have such a talented photographer as my sister. Obviously, I love her for a million other reasons, but she is so good to me and takes pictures of my girls pretty much whenever I ask. Her summer mini-sessions this year were perfect timing and I decided to use my spot for Sophie's two-year-old photo shoot. We threw in a few sister pictures, but Ella will get her very own shoot in the fall as a SIX year old. Seriously? How did she get so big? I digress. I usually do smocked dresses or elaborate get-ups, but this year we did simple. My mom made Sophie these precious wide-leg chambray pants and I picked up the white, lace top at Target. The gingham bow was a "going out of business sale" find several years ago for Ella. ...
Bunny Fun, Again
Yes, I know I promised to share more party pictures on MAY THE EIGHTH, but let's face it, it's a miracle I remembered at all. I'm just shy of a month later delivering the details, so I hope you remember the first post about Sophie's bunny birthday well enough and that you'll enjoy these precious pictures just as much as you did the first ones. Almost two months later, I'm still pretty sure this was one of my favorite parties I've planned. Ella's fancy party would be pretty hard to beat, but this one is running a very close second. We decided to have story time and an egg hunt as part of the festivities and the kids all had such a great time together outside. The weather was beautiful and there were plenty of fun activities to keep them busy. First up was story time. My mom spread ...
Ponies in the Park
I feel like all of this week's blog posts begin with the words "a few weeks ago", but that's just the way it is! One weekend in May, our town had a celebration at the city park and my girls were so excited to be there. Our daddy couldn't make it, but we met up with Gran, Heidi, Granmom (my grandmother) and our neighbors for a few hot, sweaty hours in the park. First on the agenda were face-painting and bounce-housing. The face-painting wasn't the most creative I've ever seen, but it was fast, easy, and cleaned up quick before nap. Ella wanted a purple flower and since Sophie can't exactly articulate what she wants without some examples, we opted for a pink heart. She couldn't have cared less! The most exciting thing, to me, were the pony rides! Since you probably don't know ...
Sprink-a-wah
That's how Sophie says sprinkler and it's darn near my favorite word these days. I might not have the summer off to spend with them, but we are getting plenty of water time in on the weekends. This was a fun Sunday afternoon spent playing outside with their besties, who just happen to live next door. ...
Two years old and three weeks late
The same day that I took Ella to the dentist, Sophie was scheduled for her two year old check-up. We were only three weeks late! I love our pediatrician, but I always forget how hard it is to get an appointment. I waited until the end of March to schedule it and there were no available appointments near her birthday. I even called back to check on cancellations and the first week of May was the best I could do. You wanna know what else is sad? I have no idea how much she weighed or how long she was! The doctor was kind enough to write it on a purple piece of paper (for this scatter-brained momma) and although I remember seeing the paper sometime on Thursday, I cannot for the life of me remember where that was. Sigh. For the record, she was still in the 25th percentile for weight and the ...
A Bunny Birthday
So, about that party... We were lucky enough that Sophie's birthday fell on a Saturday this year and even luckier that it was only a week after Easter. I decided that with all of the bunny goods on the market in the weeks leading up to her party, that an Easter-themed soiree was definitely the way to go. Then, after the she had such a great time hunting eggs on Easter morning, it was confirmed I had made the right decision! First up were invitations. I had them printed on linen paper and bought grey linen envelopes from a local paper supply shop. I originally wanted a pencil drawing of a bunny, but I just didn't have time to do one myself. Instead, I used a stock image of a bunny and filtered it in Photoshop to give it the look I wanted. They were so sweet and just what I was looking ...
Hoppy Birthday
Sophie's bunny bash was perfect. She was happy and healthy (for the first time in over a week) and giggled every time you said the words birthday and party in the same sentence. She sampled her cake, read her favorite story book, hunted eggs with her friends and opened a fabulous selection of birthday gifts. She clapped after the birthday song and blew out her candles like a champ. I only have about 250 photographs to upload and organize, so maybe I'll be ready to share the details in a month or two. Kidding. Sort of. This is her "cheese" face. Now every time you aim the camera in her direction this is the face she makes. No more cheeky grins, just teeth. K & I did manage to catch her unaware a few times, so there are some sweet smiles to come. ...