Monday, March 14, 2011

A Trip To Texas

We piled in the van and made the long 12 hour drive to Houston to spend a long weekend with my sister and her family.  The girls were excellent during the drive with the exception of Emma getting a little car sick!  She lost her lunch about 5 hours from home but thanks to a lovely man at the car wash we were back on the road vomit free in just a few minutes.  We had a great time going to lunch, shopping, playing games, and hanging out with family.  My niece Caroline got baptized when we were there too!  The night before the baptism, Emma was sleeping in a twin bed (a little too much freedom for her!) and had a run in with the wall.  A few x-rays later and several bags of ice and she was back to normal.  Just a nasty bruise and lots of scratches!  Here are all of the pictures from the girls first big driving trip!


These pictures were taken when we were eating lunch at the Rainforest Cafe.  The one in the bottom left corner is Audrey enjoying the restaurant/view!  

Lot of cousin time.  Emma normally calls Audrey "cheeky girl".  We decided Caroline is the new definition of cheeks!

Monday, February 28, 2011

Happy Birthday Audrey!

Saturday was our sweet Audi girl's first birthday!  I cannot believe how fast a year has gone!  We love her more than we could ever say; her sweet smile, her snugly side, her loving side, and even her newly found mischievous side!  Our little "cheeky girl" as her sister calls her, is the most lovable girl in the world.  Happy Birthday Audrey!  We love you so much!





















The Month of February

February has been a pretty boring month around our house.  It has still been pretty cold outside and we are itching for spring!  Adam is really busy with tax season plus he got sick.  So, I have been trying to keep the two little terrorizers in line solo.  Thank goodness we have so many grandparents around (upstairs and down the street!) to help out!  

Emma has started playing with her dress up clothes more and Adam managed  to get in a little quality dance time with her while watching a basketball game.   


And this is what the majority of my day looks like.  Picking up this mess of toys.  I pick it up three times a day.  I would just leave it but since we have to walk over it to get to our bedroom and bathroom it is pretty much unavoidable.  And to top it all of, we have a serious baby gate issue.  The basement stairs are ungateable and we have drug out everything imaginable to block her off but she always manages to get out, climb over, or tear down our barricade.  So, when I am not picking up toys, I am chasing Audrey off of the stairs! 


Adam must have been feeling bad for me because he got me these pretty flowers for Valentine's Day even though we said we were not getting each other gifts.  I think I may have ironed a shirt for him that day for his gift!

Audrey's One Year Photos

Here are the pictures from Audrey's one year photo shoot.  I love that little smiling face!  Ms. Emma snuck in on a few of them too!








Monday, January 31, 2011

Dress Up, The Library, and Papa Buck

Last night, Emma was playing with her dress up clothes when she came up with the ensemble. She came walking up to me and said "Mom, I look TERRIBLE in this dress". Apparently, she has been around me when I am getting ready!

We ventured out to the library this morning to get a few books.  Emma is the perfect age for the library because she loves books.  She does however need to work on talking quietly.  Audrey is not the perfect age for the library.  She was crawling back and forth tearing every book off the shelf she could get her hands on.  Next time, she will be staying home!






We finished up the morning with a visit to Papa Buck's house.  With the ice storm that is being fore casted, it may be awhile before we are able to get back out!

Christmas Card Photos