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Maddie had a wonderful 2nd birthday party. We had a bunch of friends and family come celebrate with her. Chuck’s mom made Maddie a dress with Elmo on it. She even made Elmo’s face! Here are some pictures of everyone mingling and eating. The kids loved playing with the balloons we blew up. I even...

Our peanut turned three months old last week. (Yes, I’m behind on my blog posts!) Dannie is such a wonderful addition to our little family! She’s so sweet, cuddly, smily, and the best little baby. Dannie is still a great little sleeper. She can put herself back to sleep at night and will fall asleep...

For Valentine’s Day, Chuck got me a new FitBit. It’s the FitBit Zip….in pink, of course! My old one was the first one we got many years ago. It wasn’t holding a charge very well anymore. This one takes a battery, which is much better for me since I suck at remembering to charge devices....

It’s happening. My baby is growing up! Maddie turns 2 today. I can hardly believe it was only two short years ago that this beautiful little girl made us the happiest people ever and made us parents. She did give her momma a rough entrance into the world, but she was worth it all! Maddie...

I love these girls so much.

I came across this and it made me think about how nice a spa day would be…even with toddlers running it. It also reminds me of the cute back rubs Maddie gives me. 🙂

We combined December and January for book club and read The Paris Wife. I had a hard time getting into it, but the other ladies loved it. Chicago, 1920: Hadley Richardson is a quiet twenty-eight-year-old who has all but given up on love and happiness—until she meets Ernest Hemingway. Following a whirlwind courtship and wedding,...

Here are a couple other bonus photos I got. The photographer from our family phot shoot asked me if I’d be interested in doing some newborn photos with Dannie. Apparently new moms don’t usually like to do this pictures and she wanted a few more shots for her portfolio. I was happy to oblige!

A couple months back we read The Red House for book club. It didn’t go over very well. Only one person finished it and most didn’t come close to finishing it….including me. Here’s a summary. The set-up of Mark Haddon’s brilliant new novel is simple: Richard, a wealthy doctor, invites his estranged sister Angela and...

Since today is February 1st, that means Valentine’s Day is just around the corner. If you are in the market to get me something for Valentine’s Day, I have the perfect gift! Not that I need another bag, but I need another bag! The colors, the stripes….it just screams LOVE! It’s a Retro Metro Tote....

So yesterday when I posted the bonus pictures that I got of Dannie, I mentioned they were by a photographer that took some family photos for us. I realized I didn’t post any of those pictures. As a baby gift from Chuck’s sister, Paige, she found a photographer to take some family photos for her...

The photographer that did some family photos for us, called to see if she could borrow Dannie to model a new headband for a local boutique. Of course I said yes. Here are the bonus pictures she sent me!

This was so funny. I may be 32, but this still cracks me up! 🙂

Our dear, sweet, sometimes infuriating, always silly, lovable, adorable toddler is almost 2. She’s 23 months old and I spent time today making invitations for her birthday. She says so many words and phrases that there’s no way to keep track. We are pretty certain that she isn’t going to ever stop talking now that...

I mentioned that Dannie is a pretty good sleeper. Well, she is also adorable when she sleeps. Here’s a bunch of proof! 🙂

Our sweet, happy baby girl is two months old! What a sweetheart she is! Those kissable cheeks and that smile…oh man…melts my heart! She likes smiling at Chuck and me, but she lights up when Maddie talks to her! It is so sweet. I can’t wait for them to play together. Dannie had her 8...

I know you probably don’t care about the Xmas cards I got this year, but I like taking a picture to remember them. And to remember how lucky we are to have so many great friends and wonderful families! And this really is the last Xmas post. I promise! 🙂

Because I’m too lazy to get my laptop so you can see the video on here, I’m attaching a link to a video of Maddie playing with some of her new toys! Enjoy! Maddie & Her New Toys I guess I wasn’t quite done with christmas posts. 🙂

Ok everyone! Be thankful this is the last Christmas post! This one was with my dad, stepmom, brother and sister-in-law. My brother came over in horrible footed pajamas. He was so proud! Such a goofball….and I was so glad he changed after the picture! He thinks it’s amusing to see a look of horror on...

This Christmas was with my mom, stepdad, stepdad’s parents, brothers and sister-in-law. Here’s a look at all the presents under the tree! Which is impressive since we don’t do adult gifts. (My mom still breaks the rules and gets everyone a little something!) Before we ate and opened gifts, my brother, Charlie, got an iPad...