Little Girls

 Just about 2 years passed and these little babies have turned into these little beauties! I love that they are so close in age and all now live so close together!!!

Valentine's Day

I have come to love Valentine's Day. I didn't get a picture of the many, many hearts that Shelley lovingly cut out with her cutter and Jules let me use her laminator for to preserve for the years to come...but they were all over the kitchen and sprinkled throughout the house. I love them! I know we need to show our loved ones we love them every day, but I personally love this special day for everyone to celebrate love together. In short, we had lots of hearts, school parties, "love bug" valentines, heart pizza, and heart brownies.  Love the loves in my life...even if I am stinking at taking pictures. :)

Budding Buds

These cute cousins just adore each other! Carter and Eli have been begging to have a sleepover for a LONG time. Some kids play well together and some kids play REALLY well together and Eli and Carter fall into the latter category. We had a mock sleepover a couple weeks ago. They had popcorn and watched Lorax and went to bed in the boys room. Amazingly enough they actually all fell asleep by about 9. Eli was picked up around 10 once he was good and asleep. They had SO much fun!

This past weekend we got to have Eli come and stay with us again. He stayed for 3 nights and they boys couldn't get enough of each other.  Carter and Eli played "car party" with matchbox cars, dipped rocks in cups of water to see them change colors, played with fake money, ate lots of snacks, watched Wall-E, played dress up, played at the park, colored, played Kinect, played soccer, and did lots and lots of laughing.  I don't think they fought once. A disagreement here and there, but they worked it out!  Drew played here and there and Maylee tried her hardest to play too...all in all it was a fun filled weekend!!! :)

In a Day of our Tiniest Person

Maylee lays down on the kitchen floor and moves her arms and legs, stands up and says "Look mom! I made a snow Maylee. Come on, make a snow mama!" So we did. And then proceeded to make snowballs and eat them.

Maylee helped me carry a sleeve of bagels in from the car. Walking in the walkway she says "I am big and strong and healthy and brave." So take note - you must be all 4 to carry bagels in the house!

Maylee plays well by herself...even if it is putting the boys clean underwear on her arm.

Maylee and Hailee are still such cute friends...and playdough makes playtime all the better!

 Maylee got croup for the first time in December. I was on my way to take her to the doctor and she had a coughing fit and couldn't catch her breath which resulted in her getting VERY lethargic and her eyes rolling back. I paniced, called the doc, and turned around to take her to the ER.  After some meds and some time she was MUCH better.

The boys were in bed and Maylee was enjoying her time to play before bed. She proceed to line up all of the beanie babies, but before putting each one down she had to give it a kiss and huggie. Adorable.