Monday, October 10, 2011

Weekend Update


things that made the weekend great
  • attending FoxHollow Farms' 4th Annual Fall Festival
  • Madison enjoying being just a kid all day on Saturday
  • having beautiful weather on Saturday
  • watching Madison play a Sunday softball game
  • enjoying the weather again on Sunday


things that made the weekend not so great
  •  having some not so good Mexican on Saturday night
  • having to buy some formula for Layla....NOT happy

Thursday, October 6, 2011

It's YouTube Time!



This little toy is one of Layla's favorites! It has lots of little toys that dangle she can reach for and practice her grabbing skills. But her favorite is the mirror that's attached. She loves to look at herself and blabber! This has become somewhat of our morning ritual.

Tuesday, October 4, 2011

So this is love....


Oh, how I love this picture!  It really sums up our life right now.  Let me dissect it for you...

...a messy table that hasn't been cleaned off yet due to lack of time.
...a glass of orange juice, part of Madison's after school snack.
...a coke can, my attempt at getting a little extra energy to run to the next activity.
...Casey's Nicorette, his solution to a long day with a huge client.
...the day's mail needing to be sorted through.
...the laundry door open, probably doing a load of never ending laundry.
...Madison already in her "sports" clothes.
...and finally, Madison reading for her nightly homework to Layla.

Through all the chaos of our daily lives, Madison ALWAYS reads out loud to her sister.  And Layla ALWAYS pays attention to Madison when she does.  It's an amazing ritual bond that they have.  

I ♥ MY GIRLS!

Christmas.....yes, Christmas.


I can't believe that Christmas is about 80 days away!  And every year I get asked what Madison would like....well, we actually started talking about it last night.  Then I got a brilliant idea.  I'm going to post her Christmas list on the blog!  Brilliant!!!

So.....at the top I added a tab called (appropriately) Christmas. I'll try to keep adding to it as she mentions more items. 

Oh, and I'm not going to do one for Layla cause she's a baby and she doesn't care!  :)

Monday, October 3, 2011

Weekend Update

 
things that made the weekend great
  • Layla getting to visit with the fam
  • going through Casey's baby/ growing up pictures
  • having a girls night & ending up meeting up with even more friends
  • trying The Rail out for the first time.....LOVE
  • getting to spend most of the day on Sunday in Indiana
  • a chocolate milkshake on the way home


things that made the weekend not so great
  •  being sick
  • Layla being very cranky from all the family visits...over stimulation
  • the drive home

Thursday, September 29, 2011

More softball

Here's the latest shots from Madison's fall softball games.  Layla wasn't happy and (as you can see from the last few shots) Madison didn't hit so well this game.










12 weeks


My, oh my, how time does fly!  3 months old!  That really seems unreal to me!  3 months, WOW!

Layla has recently discovered her own reflection in one of her toys.  She's quite entertaining when she looks in it.  She will lay there for a long time and have a conversation with her self.  I can only image the conversations...."My, you're a good lookin' girl.  Been around here long?  Oh, me too!  Did you hear that?  That's my puppy dog barking, probably a cat in the front yard.  Oh, no, it's just my sissy getting home from school."

She can also hold her head up really well when you hold her.  Not much neck support is needed now-a-days...just when we get really sleepy.  Speaking of sleep.  We haven't been going down as easily as the prior months.  She's starting to fight it and boy does she put up a fight!!!