january happenings - weeks three and four

The kids didn't have school and Drew didn't have work on MLK Day so Asher and Drew went for a special day of snow tubing.  I was a little worried that Asher would be scared, but he LOVED it and can't wait to go again!

While the boys were tubing Hadley and I had a special day of our own.  We did some shopping and Chick-Fil-A.  Woot!

Hadley's favorite Christmas gift was this $8 Princess umbrella that Drew and I picked up on a whim at Toys R Us.  She had been waiting and waiting for a rainy day to use and January finally delivered! She was thrilled.  

Until it got in the way of her jumping in puddles, then it had to go.  ha!

Hadley loves to "check on" the baby.  She always wants to lift my shirt and listen to the baby's heartbeat with her medical kit.  Then baby brothers gets a little snuggle at the end of his check up.  So darn cute!!

The belly is large and in charge these days!  While it's getting harder to move around and much, much harder to sleep I love being pregnant and will miss it so much when it's over.  This is our last baby so every day is precious.

See.  They grow so fast!

Asher got a Chia pet for his birthday so we got Kermit a-growin' this month.  This thing cracks me up!  We kept it until Kermit got moldy (ew) then he had to go.

This mug is a bit of a joke.  Drew got it for me for Christmas and didn't realize when he ordered just how loooong it is.  Longer than Hadley's arm for sure.  I still love it and so does H!  :-)

Asher's 100th day of school is coming up in February so we have to get ready!  I'm trying to do as much before the baby is born that I can!

The quilt fabric arrived, so it became my nap and night time project.  I decided to do a herringbone quilt and combined a couple different online tutorials to make the size and design that I wanted.  When I made Asher a quilt I just made a baby size and it got small so quickly.  I wanted to do something longer lasting for baby brother so this one I made twin size.

I just love how it turned out!  I do remember why I don't make many quilts though - So. Much. Work.

Worth it, though.  :-)

Baby brother is making it well know that he'd like OUT pretty darn soon.  My new favorite past time is watching the crazy ways he moves.  His most active time is in the evenings so it's fun to sit on the couch and see what happens!  

Less than a month to go before he's due to arrive!  Crazy!!

the BIG snow

Even since it first got cold the kids have been asking us when it will snow.  Since we lived in North Carolina for the past few years neither of them had experienced much snow.  New Jersey was having a really mellow winter until it decided to make up for lost time and DUMP feet and feet of snow on us in one day.

I mean, really.

Luckily this all happened on the weekend so Drew didn't have to worry about work at all and the kids were out of school.  

I went out for a little while but there weren't too many snow clothes that fit the ole belly.  ha!  Plus every time I came out the neighbors would swarm and make sure I didn't need to get a car out to head to the hospital.  That would have been impossible so I'm grateful that baby bear was happy to stay put!

How adorable is this lady?!

She loved the snow for a few minutes - until her hands got wet and cold - then she was ready to come back inside with me and the hot chocolate.  :-)

The next week it warmed up a lot so the snow didn't last long, which was A-ok by me!  Snow days are fun, but we don't need to be snow bound for weeks.  This isn't Alaska.

january happenings - weeks one and two

We started 2016 by doing our favorite New Years tradition - watching the Rose Bowl parade!  Asher and Hadley enjoyed watching the parade from the cozy confines of their new sleeping bags.

I found these cute felt envelopes in the Target dollar spot and thought they'd be fun and easy to personalize for Asher's class Valentines.  I picked up a bunch of goodies to stuff inside as well!

It's a little early for V-Day, but just in case baby bear makes an early appearance I want to be ready.  These turned out so cute!  

This was a big week for Miss Hadley.  Since August she has been on a mission to stop sucking her thumb.  To ease the transition we offered her a pacifier and once she was comfortable with "no thumbs" we worked on weaning off the pacifier.  It's been a week since she slept with a paci and to celebrate this HUGE milestone Hadley got her very own pair of fairy wings!

She was so proud and too precious!!

I've been working on some projects for the nursery.  I decided to do the room in navy blue and kelly green and just picked out and ordered fabrics for the baby's quilt.  I'm excited!

I also made a few changing pad covers.  I've never done these before, but they were really easy.

We were gifted a new bouncy seat for baby bear.  Hadley helped me put it together and test it for safety and comfort.  Her baby doll gives it 2 thumbs up.  :-)

I love walking through the halls at school and finding random displays with Asher and Hadley.  Love this kid.

Asher and Hadley both started swim lessons this week.  Asher has been taking them for a couple years, but H is just now old enough to have lessons without me.  As an 8 months pregnant mom, this was beyond necessary.  I was a little worried about her being timid or afraid without me, but I don't know why.  She went right in and joined the class like she owned the place - ha!

So far 2016 is starting off on a great note!