Time For Your Catch-Up

It's been a little quiet around these parts lately, hasn't it?  We've been busy, just not super busy with anything super exciting.  Olivia is finally back on a going-to-school-four-days-a-week schedule, so we're getting our money's worth and all.  ;)  And, Sydney and I have just been keepin' on.  Both cameras have been taking a little break, but I have managed to capture a few moments here and there.

➹ Let's just start off with a sleeping picture of my baby.  The crib mattress has been moved directly on the floor, yet still inside the crib since she started crawling out in the mornings.  Did I ever mention the morning we woke up to a munching sound and we looked over to find Sydney eating David's late night chocolates stash?  Yeah, at least a half dozen wrappers on the ground.  

Sneaky girl.➹

➹ We even took a little Target hiatus for awhile.  And, if you know me at all, that's a pretty big deal.  We're starting to make up for it now. ➹

➹ This big sister/little sister relationship is not without it's fair share of fights {and hair pulling!}, but man, sometimes it is just so great when they get along and play together nicely. ➹

➹ My sweet dad had to have his gall bladder removed last week.  Bless his heart.  He's doing much better now, but I have to admit, we are enjoying him being around a little more these days instead of spending lots of his time on the golf course! ➹

➹ We are soaking up the cooler temps when we can, because May is right around the corner. ➹

➹ I mean.... ➹

Sister Friends: Week 4

I missed a couple of weeks due to the Disneyland trip and, well, life.  But, here we go.  Week 4 maybe?

Andplusalso, Sydney is ornery, y'all.  I could not get her to stand still long enough to get a decent picture.  She saw that field and went running!

➹ I LOVE this one! ➹

➹ And this one! ➹

➹ My wild one & my fashion model! ➹

➹ Love these girls! ➹

Oh Christmas Tree

We arrived home from Portland right around bedtime for the girls on Tuesday night and it was business as usual once we got home.  Olivia had school the next morning {and thank you, Sydney, for sleeping until 10:15 that morning and helping me ease back into things} and it was time to start thinking about Christmas.  I honestly feel so behind right now.  I think there are two weeks until Christmas and I hardly have any presents {and none wrapped}.  Our Christmas cards are ordered, but not in and tonight was the first time I've done laundry since before we left {I know that has nothing to do with Christmas, but everything to do with being behind}.  By Thursday morning, we had all of our decorations down and by Thursday night almost all of them were up.

We are still doing many of our Christmas traditions -- we are opening an Advent book each night, the girls gave out chocolate Advent calendars to their little friends, they got their Christmas jambes already, our elves are back {the next post will be about our breakfast} and I plan on getting them new ornaments this year as well.

The girls helped me decorate the tree this year which was part really cool and part nerve wracking.  But, it definitely made me excited for years to come when they look back fondly at the ornaments that we've collected.  I tried to get a few {good} pictures of them in front of the tree this year, but....well, you'll see.

➹ She wants to pose the whole time, but sometimes just ends up making weird faces. ➹

➹ She is just not having it. Ha ha. ➹

➹ Then she tries to smile like her sister. ➹

➹ Best I could get...➹

And, in sort of unrelated news, here is Irma's tree!  Holy Amazingness! Maybe Sydney was mad that ours didn't look like this!

Life Around These Parts...

...pretty much looks like this:

∆ Lots of bike rides and trips to the playground ∆

∆ Trips to Target... ∆

∆ ... so I can dress the girls in matching outfits. ∆

∆ Lots of Liberty of London! ∆

∆ Making messes and learning new tricks. ∆

∆ Selfies and going green. ∆

∆ Play dates ∆

∆ Cascarones! ∆

∆ Indoor playgrounds ∆

∆ And, last, but not least, cheering on our Hoosiers! ∆

{Thanks for sticking with me through all of these pictures!}