Visitor

Gabe and the girls had a special visitor today ~ our minister from our church!  She will be baptizing Gabriel next Sunday (she also baptized Carlie when she was an infant!) and came to talk to our children about the baptism. Carlie was under the weather today, but sat in daddy's lap to hear the conversation. We are so blessed with a wonderful church family and can't wait 

until next Sunday!

Tonight!

Getting ready, while the girls nap and Gabriel plays!

HAPPY WEEKEND!

Nine Weeks!

Gabe is 9 wks old today ~ Hip Hip Hooray! Other than that, we've been playing Pizza Party before bed, going to preschool, playing outside, and getting ready for a Thirty-One party this week! Fun times!

Un-Swaddle

We are working to "un-swaddle" Mr. Gabe this week, as he is sleeping through the night and almost ready to go upstairs to his own room! I don't like to send our babies to their own rooms in swaddles, for fear of them rolling over and getting "stuck" face down. So, we have learned to take one arm out at a time, to get used to the feeling of freedom! Honestly, his arm being out hasn't effected him at all! Tonight, we'll take both arms out and hope for another good night! He is 8 weeks old now ~ I just can't believe it. 

On another note, I braved Wal-Mart with all three and as you can see, Carlie was excited. She was pretty fancy for our morning out! Addie is now my "walker" in stores and stays close to mommy when shopping. Carlie sits in the front of the cart and Gabe hangs in the back, in his carrier. Where to put groceries and products? Good question, but at least we're out!  

HAPPY WEEKEND!!

Weekend Review!

We had a great weekend....we are all well now. Spent lots of time together as a family, just soaking it all in. This little guy will be 8 weeks old this week. I can't believe it.

He can still sleep most places....

Love the cover? Me too! It's my new nursing cover from here. It's so pretty and light!

The weather was beautiful on Saturday, so we spent the morning at Lowe's. The girls were decked out in their pink, princess gloves, ready to plant flowers!

Before Lowes, we went to pick up our first Brown Box Veggies!! Oh my....oh joy......oh yeah!!! I was cookin' that morning! So far, we have had corn on the cob, homemade cole slaw, bar b que with the spring onions, oranges, pears, and strawberries. Just think, there is MORE to eat!
Want some? Click here.

After a fun playdate with a friend, I realized that my almost 4 year old was still eating off of baby plastic plates with plastic forks, and drinking out of sippy cups. My friend made the girls hot chocolate and put them into adorable white coffee mugs that were perfect for their age. So, Brad and I decided it was time to get the girls their own place settings for the table. We picked up these bowls, mugs, silverware, etc for them to have and are planning to go back to purchase them their own dishes!
 I love Bed, Bath, and Beyond ~ they have it all! The girls are excited to have their own, special dishes and I am proud of them for being such little ladies at the table!

That's it for now...off to finish out this crazy Monday (Carlie's paci is officially gone, so you can only imagine!)

Doin' Life

Addie has been into picking out her outfits lately. Blue jeans apparantly have NO place in her life. She can't stand to wear them....dresses and skirts ONLY please, even if it's 50 degrees outside.

This past weekend, we were all sick. Here's the rundown:

Daddy ~ sore throat

Mommy ~ Mastitis

Carlie ~ tummy ache

Addie ~ ear infection, fever, swollen left eye (and now the right one!)

Gabe ~ PERFECTLY HEALTHY! 

So, needless to say, we were "in" most of the week just doin' life!

I've had lots of time to cook and after a wonderful spaghetti bake earlier in the week, I decided to lighten things up a little. So, I boiled these: 

...and added this:

...and spread it on these:

I do love homemade egg salad! 

Speaking of homemade, I have a friend working on my sewing machine in hopes I can put together some goodies for the kids this Spring! We'll see! 

Hope you're having a good week!

Our Artist

Carlie, our future artist....rarely seen without her silly bands on!