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So, I've been holding out on you. Sophie is a LOT of fun. I've been storing up photos to make the case. When I first flip her over in the mornings, she's a little startled. That is until she sees her mommy! We got a new rubber mat at Ross a few weeks ago and boy do we love it. Since we never found a rug for the space, it makes a soft place to play. We look in the mirror a lot. And we're working on holding our toys, and sitting up like a big girl! ...

Pretties

I forgot to mention that we got a big box of goodies from Aunt Lane a few weeks ago. It's just that I've been waiting for somewhere special to wear these pretty dresses. Yesterday, we had the pleasure of helping with a baby shower at church and it was the perfect excuse for getting these girls all dolled up. What do you think? ...

A Quick Fix

I thought you might be suffering from withdrawal. Hopefully these sweet images will help you get your fix. They certainly did for me! In the days and weeks ahead, as I adjust to a working mommy of two, you can always click the link for my photos at the top of the blog to see what we've been up to if the days between posts start to add up. I almost always upload my pictures every few days, even when I can't find time to share the stories. ...

The Last Day

The day before I went back to work, we soaked up every second of our time together. We woke up early and stayed up late. We spent the whole day playing in the water with our family and friends. We snuggled on the couch and talked about how tomorrow, everything would change. Even though maternity leave is supposed to be that time when you rest and recover and get to know your new arrival, this time it was about Ella, too. It isn't often that I get to spend days on end with her, doing exactly what we want to do all day long. Lucky for us, Sophie is the sweetest baby with the most wonderful disposition. She was happy no matter what we were doing, so we took full advantage of our time together. Instead of being cooped up in the house nursing every two hours, her four feedings a day ...

Love Letters: Three Months

Sophie girl, This month brought lots of changes to our sweet little family of four. You learned to hold your head up like a pro, to sleep on your belly and to roll over. I learned how hard it is to spend my days away from you. It is amazing how fast three months fly by. I got used to living a fairytale life at home with my two little girls. We made waffles for breakfast, spent lazy mornings playing under the windows and long afternoons snoozing by the pool. We sang silly songs, made trips to the library and started taking baths in the big tub together with Ella. You took your first vacation to our favorite place in the world. It was there that you started sleeping through the night. It would seem that vacation agreed with you. We could tell you recognized us when we loved on you ...

American Beauties

I'm starting to realize that Independence Day is one of my favorite holidays. Not only do I love honoring the sacrifices made for freedom, but I love the tradition, the colors and the time spent with family. We almost always have a poolside picnic on the fourth of July and this year was no different. We got started a little later in the day since it fell on a Sunday, but we more than made up for it on Friday, Saturday and Monday. Closer to dark, we loaded up picnic number two {fast food this time} and headed downtown for Thunder on the Mountain, our local fireworks show. Garan, Poppy & Jared joined us this year and we had just as much fun as last year. The boys threw the football until dark, Ella and Sophie got plenty of attention and K & I took lots of pictures. Pictures ...

Popsicles and Naptime

Two of my favorite things about summer days at the pool. ...