Easter and Spring Break

Spring is here!! We had a nice visit to see Ben, Morgan and Kaylee and 5 days after we left our new nephew Camden Joseph was born!! We can't wait to go back and meet him :)  Then we made a quick stop in DC to see some touristy things and friends.  Warm weather is here and life is good.

Sunnier Days and Ellie turns 3!!

My sweet little Ellie is a big 3 year old! She is such a funny, happy little girl. She loves her big sister and singing and babies. She is friendly and affectionate and just makes me smile all the time. Grandmas came to visit over the weekend and we had a nice little birthday party complete with awesome bubbles :)   Happy Birthday pictures and sunny day adventure pictures below:

Wake me up when it's Spring

Ugh, this time of year can be so gray and bleak. Right now the wind is howling and it is 38 degrees and pouring. I think the girls (and I) are going pretty stir crazy. Not to mention all of this political nonsense that has got us all feeling a little down. I think I have the sequestration blues. 

But the girls have been doing some cute projects in school and I have been pleasantly busy with various PTA activities.  Ellie graduated to her big girl bed perfectly and had her first real haircut. And there are a few signs of Spring in my little yard which make me feel hopeful. 

 Crazy Hat/Cat in the Hat Days :)

 New haircut, grumpy face

 New haircut, happy face

 

 

 Oh Flowers, how I love your bright, happy colors and your eternal optimism. I can't wait until April when we can spend more time together.

V Day 2013

Valentine's Day is a bazillion times more fun when you have small kids. Since February is such a dreary month otherwise, we really get into making Valentine's fun around here. We do crafts, heart-shaped foods, and decorations all over the house. It makes the month happier :)

Next up, St. Patrick's Day and my little Elliebean turns 3!! She gets her big girl bed tomorrow and we are making progress with potty training. I think she'll finally get a haircut soon too. I'm dragging my feet a little bit with all of this because I'm sappy and sort of sad to see the babyness leave altogether.

 Making homemade valentines :)

 Mia is becoming such a great reader!! I just love it!

 Of course Ellie must do everything her sister does :)

January Gems

A few gems from Mia lately:

1) While watching the Inauguration, Mia says "One day I want to be a president"... (we thought she was ending her sentence here and were ready to congratulate her on her high aspirations)..."'s wife".

Oh, ok. Well that's great too. I guess. Sigh. Remind myself that she is still only 5 and I think she was enamoured with the red dress :) 

2) The Martin Luther King "I have a Dream" drawing that she brought home from school said "I have a dream that one day I will have lots of children so that I can be in charge and make all the rules". 

Gotta love it!  A few January photos below:

 Silly girl :)

 Poor Ellie has a black eye. You should see the other toddler. Kidding. She fell on a brick walkway while her hands were in her pocket :( It looks much better now.

 We got 1 1/2 inches of snow this week. We'll take it :)

 Annual ice-skating trip with friends :)