Thumbs!!

Elise has become a thumbsucker!! Since she WILL NOT take a pacifier, I welcome it!! Plus, I think it is super cute. She mostly sucks her thumb while she is falling asleep, so it has been a bit hard to catch on camera. But I succeeded the other day. She is so precious. Enjoy!!




Gotta love those eyes!!

That's my Man!

You may be unaware, but Donny started taking Kenpo at the first of the year. He has really been enjoying it. Today we went to his first belt test. He is now a yellow belt!!

Donny's class

He did some pretty impressive stuff!
I am suprised at how much he as already learned!

Not only does he look good, he did a GREAT job!

Donny with Sensei Jack and Sensei Conrad

His class adorning their new yellow belts!

I am so proud of you, Babe!

Valentine Festivities

Chick-fil-a (one of my favorites!) had "Breakfast with a Princess" for Valentines Day. The girls and I met Amy and her boys there and enjoyed the free breakfast (well, the kids got to eat free...still a good deal for me!!) It was a lot of fun!

Princess Aaralyn

Yummy Chicken Minis!

Prince Aiden

Prince Eli

Cute tables set up for the kiddos!

Aaralyn and the Princess. They had crowns for the kids to wear...as you can see, Aaralyn held her head very still so she wouldn't drop hers. Because, as everyone knows, losing an accessory would be a terrible thing!!

I think she was taken with the princess!

Where was Elise?
In the arms of Elizabeth, of course!!
Thanks, Friend, for joining the fun!!

Aaralyn won the first door prize.
(yes!! There were Door Prizes! Isn't Chick-fil-a the best!?!)

A kiss for the cow

My two beautiful Princesses!!

Thanks, Chick-fil-a, for starting our Valentines Day off with lots of fun! Let's do this every Saturday!!

After nap, we went to the mall for some cookies. (In case you were wondering, Donny was out of town this weekend, so we had a girls weekend!) The cookies were super yummy and it was great getting to do something special with them.

peanut butter cookie...GREAT!

Sweet, Sweet, Elise.

She is one funny kid!

I am truly blessed to have such wonderful daughters to love on this special day! Love you, my Sweeties!

Two of a Kind

Aaralyn had a Valentine's Day Party at MMO this week. I think I was more excited than she was...she didn't even know what was going on :) Here she is with the Valentines she gave her friends. Enjoy!



Happy Valentines Day!

My Precious Little Ones

In looking back at pictures, I realized that, since the hospital, I had NO pictures of me and my girls. So Donny agreed to take some for me.

Sometimes Aaralyn's "hugs" can been a little violent!

Thanks, Donny, for taking some great pictures!

Friends

More and more everyday, I am thankful for our friends. We are so blessed to live in a place where we can "do life" with those who love us. Not only Donny and I, but our kids as well. I think it is easy to take things like this for granted.
The other day, we went over to have a playdate with Amy and her boys. What fun! Aiden and Eli are sooooo funny and Aaralyn loves to play with them. Aiden and Aaralyn are buddies, for sure. We lined the kids up and got a picture. Who knows, this might come very handy in the future!! (haha!)



Thanks, Amy, for being a great friend!!

Sharing means Caring

As you remember from a previous post, at the beginning of the year, we moved Aaralyn into a "Big Girl Bed." Aaralyn has been doing so well in her bed. Elise has moved into a good sleeping schedule, going to bed at the same time Aaralyn does. So we have started transitioning the girls into the same room. We had one false start about a week and a half ago when Elise started waking up at 5am, so we had to back up and fix that first. Now that she is sleeping til 7 (or later!!) we tried again. So far, so good. I don't know what it is exactly, but at night Elise sleeps better in her bassinet in our room than she does in the crib in her room (although nap times, she sleeps in her crib just fine. Kinda weird.) Hopefully, she will get over her night waking and sleep just as well in her room as she does in ours.
I am very excited that our girls are getting to share a room. I know that this will only enhance the "sister experience" as they grow older. I was so blessed to have a great relationship with my sister and I pray our girls will have the same connection as I do with Marlana.
Here is where it starts. All love. And I am so excited about their future!!

Bath Time

Thanks to the idea from my friend, Hope, we have started to give the girls a bath at the same time. It is super efficient and they love it!! Aaralyn thinks it is so fun to have her Sissy in the bath with her and Elise loves to watch Aaralyn play.
I am still learning how to get everything prepared before I throw them in the tub, but am glad to get the bathing done at the same time.

Stay tuned for more "firsts!"