Happy Birthday to Ellie!
Wow. Can you believe it? Little E is the big ONE! She was so little when she was born! (The size of Brian’s hand!) But now she’s a bustling one year old! She is so sweet. She loves baby dolls and cuddly toys. She will not hold her bottle voluntarily, but prefers to keep her arms completely outstretched while drinking. …
Read more →Easter at the Lake
We headed to the Lake this year to celebrate Easter. The kiddos were excited to have an Easter Egg Hunt and play on the new swing set. Whenever these 3 get together, it’s bound to be exciting!
Read more →Easter Baskets
The Easter Bunny delivered a basket of goodies to my girls! What a fun morning! Ellie was more enamored with the bag of balloons, so I couldn’t blow them up until later.
Read more →Obligatory Family Picture
Growing up, we always had to take a family picture on Easter. Always. It was usually a disaster. Someone usually ended up storming inside the house in tears. Today, we joke about it. Luckily, my little family isn’t to that stage yet. I can remain hopeful that it won’t happen…cough.
Read more →Dyeing Eggs
I decided to dye eggs this year. As a kid, I always remember doing it with our eggs to be deviled. I used regular food coloring, so they turned out bright! Sam had a ball!
Read more →Happy Easter!
(from an unusual dogwood in the front yard that gets green leaves before it blooms)
Read more →Shout from the Rooftops!
I know this might be Too Much Information, but I think Samantha might be totally and completely finished with diapers/Pull-Ups!! We are so proud of her! For my own recollection sake, we started potty training just over a year ago! She is such a big girl with her comprehension and expressions! Lately, she is big into …
Read more →Finally, a swingset!
One of the benefits of a bigger yard is a swingset! I’ve been working on getting it presentable. It still needs work, but in general, the area is now much better. While pulling up poison ivy, I told Sam not to touch anything. “Why?” is the first thing that comes out of her mouth. I told her that these were mean plants. …
Read more →Samantha and Jennifer
Samantha has a new friend named Jennifer. Jennifer is real, unlike Sicka, Goodoo and Funny. Jennifer bought our old house. Jennifer came over to the house before we moved out to get a tour. Weird, right? She was a first-time home buyer, but even still, she wanted to walk around and look at things like speakers, …
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