Easter Sunday

Nat hunting Easter Eggs at Granny's House

Nat just waking up to see what the Easter Bunny left all the family!

Nat & Abby posing for a picture!

All the cousins...Abby, Jenna, Natalie, and Brooke

Nat and Uncle RyRy

Abby getting ready to take a nap on Uncle RyRy


Hope everyone had a wonderful Easter! We woke up and went to church with Granny, Pappa Edd, Uncle RyRy, and Brooke and Jenna. Afterwards, we all went back to Granny's house and had brunch and hunted Easter eggs. The weather ended up being perfect. It was supposed to be cold and rainy, but the sun was shining! We then came back to our house and all took naps. Nat's nap is usually 2 hours long, but she only napped for 30 minutes. I'm a firm believer now in too much sugar!!! Once everyone else woke up, we checked out what the Easter Bunny left us in our baskets and then we hunted more Easter eggs! I was pretty impressed..the Easter Bunny even left me a basket filled with goodies!

Hello Easter Bunny!

Granny and I took the girls to see the Easter Bunny. I was amazed that neither one of them didn't cry. They both were happy to see him. Shocking isn't it, because I am not fond of our Easter Bunny. I think he is kind of scary looking...those big buggy eyes...Anyway, Abby kept kissing him and Nat loved shaking his hand. It was too cute. Nat still does her silly smile...it is so extreme...she fights so hard to smile so big!
Nat also had her Easter egg hunt and party at her Mother's Day out school. She was so excited to hunt for eggs. She found one and was completely satisfied. Nat kept yelling, "Look Mommy, I found an egg...I'm all done!"

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

Happy St. Patrick's Day everyone! I also want to welcome baby Addi to the world! Our neighbors had their baby today and she is precious! I can't believe how little she is! I just don't remember Abby or Natalie being that tiny. They didn't find out what they were having, so we were all very anxious to hear what it would be. I think it was so neat to not find out, but I could never do that! My personality would not allow it. I love to plan and prepare!
We all had a great weekend. The weather was BEAUTIFUL!!! Sunny and in the 70's. We went to the park and had a picnic. We also got to watch Dad drive his remote control car. The park had a big area next to it...perfect for driving his car. However, if you look close, you can see he wrecked the thing! The wheels were barely hanging on...Here are some pics.

Catching up...

Okay...I'm having a difficult time keeping up with the blog...I need to get back into a routine of things...
The girls are great. They have both been sick again, but are finally better. This weather has been crazy and I'm sure that is the problem...one day it is 80 and the next it is snowing!!
Abby is trying so hard to walk. She will take 3 steps and then she dives onto the floor. It is hilarious. It's as if she were jumping off stage into a mosh pit at a rock concert. She cracks herself up everytime she falls...
Natalie is busy busy...all over the place!!! Her memory is unbelievable..I think she will be one of those people that hears the lecture from the teacher and doesn't even have to study...Lucky her!!! I read the book, "Brown Bear, Brown Bear," the other day, and she read it back to me when I was finished. Truly...she read it from front to back reciting the words just like I did when I read it to her!!! She loves her big girl bed and sleeps great! Now we have to start thinking of potty training!
Matt is doing good. He is actually spending the night away tonight doing a sleep study at the hospital. He has to do it for insurance purposes because he will be getting his tonsils and adnoids and something else done...
This past Saturday was the 4 year anniversary of my Dad's death. It has been a tough week, and I'm still taking things just one day at a time. My Mom, brother, and I met at our usual restaurant that we do every year on the 8th. We took the girls this time which was fun. They always have a way of making you smile and laugh when things are tough.
Hopefully I will get back into the hang of things and posting on the blog!! :)

Been Way Too Long...

It has been way too long since I last blogged...Things have just been pretty busy and I can't seem to find the time to sit and take 15 minutes to write! Or I'm finding myself just too tired to do it. We all had a great Valentine's Day last week. M and I got to go out on a date the Wednesday before V-day which was very nice. It had been a long time since the 2 of us went anywhere together. On Valentine's Nat helped me make cupcakes for our family and the neighbors. I have a pic of Abby when she woke up from her nap and she got to lick the mix off the spoon. It was too funny!! The Friday after Valentine's we closed on our flip house. We are officially done and the buyers have moved into the house.

And Nat has some big news to share...She is no longer sleeping in her crib...as of this past weekend, she is sleeping in her big girl bed. M and I decided since we were home this past weekend that we would try it out and see what happened. She had a rough first night...just couldn't stay in bed...I'm assuming she was over excited about the whole event. But since then, she has done great! She takes her usual 2 hour nap and sleeps for 11 hours at night. She gets a sticker every time she sleeps in her bed and stays in her bed. When she gets 12 stickers (1 week's worth), Mommy will take her shopping for a book. Now all I have to do is relax and learn to sleep again...I have this fear of her wandering the house at night when we are sleeping...and it is causing me to not sleep at nights! I had no problem when I knew she was safe in her crib...but this is an adjustment!

Ab is still trying to walk. She can take a few steps, but then falls to the floor in excitement! She gets a kick out of falling down??? I can't wait till she starts chasing after Nat and can actually keep up with her. That should be interesting. I still can't believe how much hair she has...Nat was still almost bald when she turned 1, but Ab has a head full of hair...just look at that pic!

Not this weekend, but next weekend, M and I have a getaway for ONE NIGHT! I am soooo excited. Our sweet babysitter is staying overnight with the girls. We actually are leaving around noon on Saturday and will not be back until 3ish Sunday afternoon.
Well, my Nat is calling me...she is up from her nap! :)

Still partying, Grilled Cheese, & Suprises..

Yes, I'm still here. We still had some partying left to do after Ab's birthday. Next came Matt's birthday. We celebrated as a family last Friday night. Nat helped decorate a cake and I made Matt a special dinner. What's did I cook, you might ask?? Well, I do think of myself as a good cook. I enjoy cooking and I told Matt that I would make WHATEVER he wanted since it was his birthday. Do you know what he asked for?????????? Grilled Cheese and tomato soup!!!!! WHAT?????? He said that is what he was craving, but all I kept on thinking was him telling people that I made him grilled cheese for his birthday dinner???!!!! So that is what I made him and we all had grilled cheese and cake. And then of course I hear my husband on the phone saying, "Oh, we had a wonderful dinner...my wife slaved over the stove all night and cooked me a wonderful birthday dinner..she made me grilled cheese!!" Ughhh....he thinks he is so funny sometimes!!
The next night I had planned a surprise party for Matt. 5 other couples met us at a nice restaurant and we celebrated his birthday and then went out afterwards. He was completely surprised! I was thrilled that I pulled it off and no one said anything about the party.
And finally we ended our weekend on Sunday for the superbowl. We had friends come in from out of town to spend the night and we went to a superbowl party. It was tons of fun and I LOVED the game!!! Go Giants!

Party like Rock Stars!

Well, we are finally done with partying for Abby's first birthday! (Now we just have to get ready for Dad's birthday this Friday!) I think Abby thoroughly enjoyed her "birthday week!" We started celebrating on Tuesday for her actual birthday. The 4 of us and Granny and Pappa Edd all went to Chuck E Cheese. Abby enjoyed riding the rides and of course Nat had a blast earning tickets and eating pizza. We all shared a small birthday cake that was FREE for Abby's 1st Birthday from Brookshires Grocery Store! Abby really enjoyed eating the cake!!! We then came home and opened up presents from Grandma and Grandpa from Illinois! She loves her guitar! Thanks!

Two days later, Abby was lucky enough to have cake again! This time it was for breakfast!!! We had her 1 year birthday pics done and had her dressed in just bloomers and put a birthday cake in front of her. And then she was able to do whatever she wanted with the cake! The pics turned out so cute! Some of them were hilarious! The funny part was that the cake had sprinkles on it and everytime she went for some cake, the sprinkles would fall to the floor. Well, Abby couldn't stand that, so she kept on picking up all the sprinkles and eating them! Here is a little preview of the birthday cake pictures.



And finally, we had a small birthday party for Abby on Sunday. It was all of the family and our neighbors across the street. Abby was able to enjoy her 3rd birthday cake and play with all her cousins and friends. We opened up presents and then all the kids and the men went to the park down the street. Thanks for everyone who shared with Abby's 1st birthday!