Around our House

We play with pipe cleaners

We color with chalk

We hang out

We go on date nights. (we love our new date night group)

We dress up like princesses

We celebrate Valentines day with these delicious things! My husband rocks!

We go to church and look cute.

And we watch Mickey Mouse Clubhouse when we don't feel good.

2013 is off to a good start!

Sister Love

Poor little Juliet. She is a little sister... I think her face conveys how she feels about this.

Abby will do anything to get to her little sister. If she squawks Abby is right there to hug her and give her kisses. "Oh Jules" is one of her favorite things to say. She will bring me Jules' binky if she sees it somewhere.

Abby decided to photo bomb Juliet's 2 month pictures.

Can I sit here?

Ok. Thank you.

Sometimes Jules isn't very compliant with what Abby wants her to do. So Abby just forces her to do it anyway. 

Sister talk.

Abby is really good at sharing with her. Toys, snacks, drinks. I hope that she continues to be so willing to share with her sister.

Abby loves, loves, loves to hold Jules. She would do it all the time if I would let her.

I am beyond grateful for the love I've seen Abby give her little sister. If Abby will give Jules her distance when she is trying to play with her Jules will smile at her. Melts my heart and about makes me cry every time. I was so nervous for how Abby would react to this new little person stealing my attention away. But it was a wonderful transition for Abby. I feel like there is just more love and happiness in our home now. For now. I wonder how their relationship will progress over the years. I hope that they are close, that they will stick up for each other and that they will love to play together.

I sure love them with all my heart!

2 months!

Dear Juliet,

I seriously can't believe that you are already 2 months old. I feel like it has flown by! You are an angel baby and I can't get over your sweet, calm little spirit. You hardly ever cry, usually only at night right before bed. You have started smiling and it is the sweetest thing in the world. You are so chill and relaxed all the time. You take really good naps during the day and you are sleeping really well at night. You go to bed around 9:00 and have been sleeping until 6:30 or 7:00 in the morning. Seriously awesome. You are very patient with how much love your big sister gives you. She just adores you and thinks you are the coolest thing that has ever happened to our family since Toy Story. Its amazing how it feels like you have always been here, and I can't imagine how we ever survived without you. 

At 2 months you already weigh 10.6lbs. Abby didn't reach that weight until she was over 3 months old. Crazy!

 Your sweet smile.

This is one of my favorite faces you make. I make this face at your dad all the time and it cracks him up. He can't do it and he about died laughing the first time he saw you make this face. Like mother like daughter!

Those eyes are playing tricks on me, I can't tell if they will be blue or brown!

Your dark hair is so cute, and there is so much more of it than Abby had until she was a year and a half!

We love you Jules! Thank you for coming to our home and bringing us so much joy!

Random fun

Abby loves peeling her own cuties. We probably went through twenty bags in December. Now they aren't as yummy so we've stopped buying them. Such a bummer because they were such a yummy, easy and healthy snack. 

 I found this in the hallway the other day. I love seeing Abby use her imagination.

Look at how perfect her little hands are folded. She always does this while she is eating and sleeping. Such a sweet little girl. 

Abby is obsessed with this little woody doll. They do everything together including eating together. Abby always insists that he sit with her, and eat her food with her. As soon as I pulled the camera out at breakfast she pulled this huge cheesy grin. She always makes me laugh!

Sometimes it is really hard to keep Jules happy, but awake before it is actually bed time. For some reason she really likes this position and only daddy can really make it work. Kyle thought she was asleep because she was so relaxed, but she was wide awake.

Abby loves to unload all of my cupboards at least 3 times a day.

Naps with daddy are the best!

Life is full of lots of messes, diaper changes, studying and snuggling around our house. Kyle is in probably one of his busiest semesters of his entire academic career. And I am in one of the busiest times of my life trying to keep my sanity and get things done around the house while juggling these two little girls. Its crazy, but it is such a fun time of life! 

1 month

Time has been flying by. I can't believe this little angel is already a month old. She is the most special little spirit and I am so grateful for her. She was exactly what our house needed. She is so peaceful and content. This past month has been an adventure adjusting to a family of four. But it has been amazing. Little Jules is a great eater and has already gained a lot of weight. I weighed her the other day and she was already 10lbs! She has been sleeping through the night, even though she has a cough. She will wake up for a second at night and put herself right back to sleep. Her only really fussy time is in the evening. She is awake to longest from 5-9 and it wears her out and she wants to be held. 

We actually blessed Jules on her 1 month birthday while we were in Arizona. It was the same day Carson gave his farewell talk. All our family was there, and it was a really special day. Carson was even able to stand in the circle and help bless Juliet. I'll post on just that special day later.

Abby just adores her and won't ever leave her alone. She wants to be kissing her, hugging her and or just be next to her. It makes me so happy to see them together. I'm excited for Jules to be more aware of Abby so that they can have more fun interacting. 

Even though its only been a month it feels like Juliet has always been here. Our family feels a little bit more complete now. We love you Jules!

Bath time

Abby loves bath time. She could play in there forever if we let her. When we take her out the water is freezing, I don't know how she stands it. She has a ton of fun bath toys that I never let her take out of the bathroom, so it is so exciting to get to play with them. 

She will each and everyone of them on the ledge, then knock them back into the water and start over again. Its so fun to watch her play!

I love my family!

My mom came down the day after Christmas to visit and yet again take amazing pictures! (check out all of the family Christmas photos she has taken here)

This is sweet little Juliet at exactly one week old.

Our little Christmas Gift, the best one I've ever had!

I can hardly handle those sweet little eyes. She is so beautiful!

I love this picture, it could possible be my favorite. It says so much about our sweet little Abby and her personality. She did not want to have anything to do with us or our picture taking. She is trying to see Mickey Mouse Clubhouse on the TV around my mom. 

Kyle is the best dad in the entire world. He adores his girls, and they adore him. The best part of Abby's day is when she hears the garage door open and runs into the laundry room to wait for Kyle to come in. He has been such a huge help to me these past few weeks. Even though he has the huge stress of school he come home as fast as he can, with a smile on his face and drops everything to help me. He gets up at night to bounce Juliet back to sleep or change her diaper. He even gets up with her in the morning so I can get a little bit more sleep. I seriously don't know how I got so lucky, but I am so grateful every day for my best friend.

I just love this little family of mine. Being a young mother is not the easiest thing. I sacrifice so much physically, giving up my body and my sleep to have these little girls here. It is amazing to me how much mothers give, and it makes me even more grateful for all my mom did for me. Having these little spirits here is worth any sacrifice. They are so precious and they mean the world to me. I am so excited to be apart of their lives and watch them experience the world for the first time. 

I love kissing this little face!

Her precious little feet. They make Abby's feet look huge!

All of that dark hair, its so cute.

I love these two little girls. Abby is the best big sister. I can already tell that Abby was supposed to be our first child. She is going to protect and love her little brothers and sisters. She has such a sweet loving spirit. 

Life has changed so much in the past 3 weeks. I am so grateful for my little family. I've never been happier in my entire life. I am so incredibly blessed.