Mother's Day 2013

We spent Saturday of Mother's Day weekend in Janesville with Kevin's parents and grandma. Not only were we celebrating Mother's Day we were also celebrating Diane's birthday. It was a great day with a lot of laughs as the girls are always entertaining. Emily got to sing her Going on a Bear Hunt song for everyone which I need to try and get on video because it is so funny.

On Sunday we were able to head over to Racine and watch my mom get inducted as an associate to the Racine Dominicans. She has been working on it for a very long time. We were excited to be there to support her. All of the older men and women got a kick out of both of the girls. Em spent the majority of our time there running the hallways. It was an enjoyable day.

I am beyond overjoyed to the mother of my two girls. They bring both of us a lot of joy. It is wonderful to be able to celebrate Mother's Day weekend with Kevin's mom and grandma and my mom and grandma. We are certainly blessed!

Dreaming of Summer

With the prolonged winter that we have been having it was nice to finally get some warmer temperatures. Emily has been itching to get outside and play. Considering we told her she could once the snow melts, she has been "patiently" waiting. This past weekend we had glorious summer like weather and were finally able to pull out some outside toys and play. Needless to say both girls loved it. Being outside makes them both happier and helps them sleep better. It is great for everyone in our household.

We were lucky enough to participate in the Crazylegs 5k run walk this past Saturday for the 3rd consecutive year. We walk with a large group called TeamCALEB in loving memory of an amazing 5 year old boy who left the earth far too soon. It is a great event where we get the chance to catch up with some of our very dear friends that we don't seen nearly enough. This year the weather cooperated for the first time in a long time. It was a great walk with both of the girls.

Sunday we were able to play outside almost all day. We got to blow bubbles, play in the girls' play house and take many trips down the slide. It was so fun to watch Eliza discover new things outside and see how much Emily has grown since last year. She is able to run, skip and jump all over the place. It seems that both of our girls are outdoorsy which is great. Em even got to go on a geocaching adventure with Kevin while Liza napped.

Sunday also marked our 6 year wedding anniversary. We didn't do a ton to celebrate this year. We have several concerts lined up for the summer and an island vacation waiting for us in November. We did watch some of our wedding videos with Emily. It was great to see what she thought of everything. It may be a nice family tradition to start.

We are hoping that the warmer weather will become a more permanent thing so we can take more trips down the slide, blow more bubbles, take longer walks, and enjoy the fresh air and sunshine.

Bike Rides! 

Pre Walk

Emmy's Stroller Seat

Liza's Stroller Seat 

Liza took a little snooze 

Finish Line

Playing outside 

Wagon rides are fun! 

9 Months of Eliza Jane

It is hard to believe that Eliza has been out in the world for as long as she lived in my tummy. She is learning and doing new things every day. Liza is always on the move. She pulls up on everything and love to climb up things. She has started crawling on all fours and is really fast. She keeps up with Emily very well. Liza has started eating some table food here and there. She is a pretty good eater although she has an easy gag reflex which can occasionally cause her to throw up. She is is becoming a better sleeper although she wakes up more nights then she sleeps through. However we are beginning to see the light at the end of that tunnel. Liza is the youngest in her room at daycare. But she loves playing with the older kids and they love showing her how to do new things.

Eliza is still a little peanut. At her 9 month check up she weighs 18 lbs 9.9 oz and is 26.5 inches long. (Emily was 20 lbs 2.2 oz and 26.85 inches long). We recently moved her out of her infant carrier. She likes sitting up a little more in the car. Emily and her love to talk to each other and do a lot of laughing back there. Eliza thinks Emily is hilarious. Happy 9 months Miss Eliza Jane!

Standing Tall 

Climbing up the climber at daycare 

9 months old 

Easter

This year for Easter we had my mom and Kevin's parents and grandma over for a delicious ham dinner. We dyed eggs the night before, the Easter Bunny came, and there were Easter baskets from Nana & Papa, Grandma & Grandpa, and Great-Grandma. It was a beautiful day!

Easter Bunny Masks

Dying Easter Eggs! 

Finished Product

Emmy's favorite thing from Easter. A bunny who sings the "Easter Song"
Here Comes Peter Cottontail! 

Moving Quickly

Miss Eliza has decided that she wants to move. Her first step in moving was learning to pull herself up on things. Now that she has done that she pulls herself up on everything. She doesn't want to miss out in any of the action. She is extremely quick with her army crawl and wants to be doing everything her sister does. Every day I look at her I realize how quickly she is growing up.

Winter Blues

Now that all of the sickness has past I am feeling the winter blues. I am ready to open my windows and get the kids outside to play. The girls are both getting so big. They are at really fun ages.

Emily is so interested in how and why things work the way they do. She has an incredible vocabulary and has great imaginative play. She loves to dress up like a princess and go to the castle. The castle happens to be our first floor bathroom. She also loves to play taking a nap. It is funny listening to her pretend to snore. She is looking forward to turning 3 and has already started a birthday gift list which includes earmuffs. Emmy is doing a great job dressing herself. She can do everything except her shirt. We are still potty training as going #2 on the potty isn't that easy. Em also loves to sing songs. We make up a lot of silly songs at the dinner table. It is so cute listening to her sing. She also sings along with the radio. I have to be careful about my music selections because she doesn't miss a thing.

Eliza is almost 8 months! Which is unbelievable. She is crawling all over the place and loves to get into anything that her sister is doing. She makes her way to all corners of our living room. She has starting climbing up on things including our coffee table. Liza is starting to eat some table food. She is a great eater who loves her baby food as long as there is fruit mixed in. She is slowly getting bigger and is filling out her 6 months clothes. Her sister was a little bigger by this age. Eliza laughs a lot and gives us lots of smiles. She loves to play with her toys especially her puppy dog. She thinks almost anything her sister does is funny.

I am really looking forward to this summer. I think we are in for a lot of fun times with the girls.