Tulips 2015

Last year, we went to Dallas Blooms with friends and took fun spring pictures! We wanted to go again this year...and what better time to go than the week after 3 snow/ice storms...these mamas needed OUT of the house!!

Excuse the overload of pictures, but I couldn't pick which ones to post.  I love these sweet friends, even if they are a little stubborn when it comes to having their picture taken :)

That's What She Said

I have decided to start a new regular type of post here on the blog titled "That's What She Said"!

Our girls are getting to the point where they say the FUNNIEST things, and I want to be able to remember some of our favorites :)

For today's post, here are a few of Ashlynn's latest "That's What She Said" moments:

*One day she was working on her "school games" during Bailey's nap time. She clicked on the correct answer and I said "Ash, you did it!". She responded with "Yep, I am clever!"

*I was singing a Daniel Tiger song to her, and could not remember the last word. The last line is "you'll feel better _?_". I filled in a word and finished the song. Ashlynn said "No! Again." I assumed she wanted me to sing the song again and use the correct word. After filling in a different word at the end, I was met once again with "No! Again." After my third try, she said "Mama! No! The WORD at the end is AGAIN!" 

*The girls found a lady bug and were playing with it.  I was pretty sure it was dead, especially after they had played with it for a while. All of a sudden Ashlynn let out a blood curdling scream. I ran in to check on her, and she was melting down, crying and screaming "THE LADY BUG! THE LADY BUG IS CRAWLING UP MY ARM!!!!"

*When I told Mark the lady bug story, he told me that a few days before she went to pick up a worm that he found when they were playing outside.  As soon as it touched her hand, she froze and started shaking.  He took it from her and she said "Daddy, I don't think I like holding worms!"

*"Daddy isn't a pig! We are a family!" {No clue where this came from. But it was too funny!}

* "My daddy does this trick. He throws popcorn into the air and it just jumps into his mouth!"

*I had asked her to do something, and she did not listen. I then asked her who was in charge and she responded with "Uh, Mama, GOD is in charge!" At least we know she is learning something in Little Village ;)

One for the books...

Someday, I will want to remember today.

It has been a good day. We had dance class, and then even got to meet Mark for lunch. Afterwards, I went on a search for a new comforter for Ashlynn at Ikea. Yes, we had just been there yesterday, but I was determined...

When we got there, I failed to re-up diapers in the bag, because both girls had already pooped, and it was going to be a fast trip. I had also forgotten wipes at home. Most of you can guess where this story is headed, based on my very rookie mistake.

Bailey was asleep in the Ergo, and Ashlynn was loving walking around like a big girl and looking at the decor.  Then I noticed a distinct smell, and we headed to the bathroom to take care of business.  We got there, and I discovered that A had had a blowout.  

It was at that moment that I remembered I had no diapers, and no wipes. I said a quick prayer of thanks that Ikea has diapers, and went about cleaning up the mess. All of the movement of course woke Bailey up.  Once Ash was clean, I discovered my next problem. She had no clothes to wear. Had we been in Target, I could have grabbed some and paid for them, but I did not think pillow covers or drapes would work in this situation.

I quickly decided to throw her on my back in the Ergo, and put my jacket on over the both of us.  Thankfully, you could not tell she was not clothed. I figured I could throw Bailey in a cart and grab what I needed before we headed out.  And then, Bailey started MELTING. Full on high pitched meltdown. 

I very quickly deserted the buggy and headed to the car. I wish I had a picture of that sight...one kid on my shoulders and the other on my back. The looks on people's faces were priceless.

Today was a day. Not the first of its kind, and not the last.  In the past, I would have left the store in tears, and vowed never to go back. Instead, I left the store texting a friend so she could laugh with me, with intentions to try again another day. 

What doesn't kill you just makes you stronger, right?

Austin Fun!

A few weeks ago, we drove down to Austin to celebrate one of our best friend's 30th birthday! It was such a fun weekend, with a little crazy thrown in ;) We had 9 adults and 5 kids (3 and under!), and 1 dog! 

We drove during nap time, which was great-but ended up in a LATE bedtime!

Saturday was warm and sunny, so we took a walk down to the park!

Most of the weekend was spent on the porch, or eating yummy food prepared by the guys!

We bought all 4 girls matching dresses in Puerto Rico, and had to get a picture of them together!

Thanks for having us Hadley's, and for letting us invade your house with our crew!! 

My little stylist

There was a blog post floating around about how a mom let her toddler pick out her clothes.  I decided to let Ashlynn try this for a few days (my plan was 5 days).

Day 1: Black sundress, with a long sleeved gray shirt, white jacket and pink scarf. For shoes, she chose brown pumps.

Day 2: Workout tank, cream cardigan, gray maxi skirt and cream Toms.

Day 3: Blue maxi dress, striped t shirt and brown cardigan, with cream Toms.

By day 4, she declared that dressing mommy was just "too hard!". That was not too surprising for me, because she often does not like to pick out her own clothes either! I think I may have gained more out of the experience than she did. She picked out my outfits in 3 seconds flat, and had no stresses about them.  And you know what, most people probably never even noticed.  I spend so much time every day stressing over my clothes, or the girls clothes-and it is just not worth it! I have been making a big effort now to be more easy going with that. 

6 years & a lot of love!

We celebrated our 6th wedding anniversary this month! Wow. That is closer to a decade than to "newlywed" years.  It was also the 13th anniversary of our 1st date! Instead of a super sappy post, I am just going to post some fun pictures from our anniversary and Valentine's celebrations :)

We celebrated our anniversary a few days early with dinner and a hockey game!

We may have also stopped for a late night snack at Waffle House on the way home ;)

On our actual anniversary, we had family pictures, and then went out for dinner and ice cream with our girlies!

The next Saturday was Valentine's day. We worked on projects around the house, and then Mark took all 3 of us girls out for dinner (and ice cream!).

This tired girl slept all through dinner.

We ended the night in the most romantic way possible...a trip to Lowes! Haha!

February Photos!

Here are a few pictures from other fun moments this past month!

We had to go to the car dealership a few times for a recall fix on my car, and the girls were SO well behaved! I was so proud, and received quite a few compliments on them.

  

 

We had family pictures, and bribed Ashlynn with ice cream ;)

One night it was beautiful out, so we took the girls for a walk to the park. They rode their tricycles and loved it. Ashlynn did not want us to help steer or push hers, so she rode the entire way on her own!

The girls were in desperate need of haircuts. Ashlynn hadn't had one in about 6 months, and Bailey's first haircut was a quick trim in the kitchen.

We went to a very girly salon, and they gave the girls glitter and face art. It was a success!

We have been having picnics after bible study each Wednesday. I couldn't help but snap a picture of how sweet and big Bailey looked!

Ashlynn watches these weird playdoh videos on You Tube, and she sat down on her own one day and recreated it.

"Cheese!"

Bathtime is fun when you have bubbles and a sister to play with!