{phone dump friday}

Major phone dump Friday catch-up needed.  How do I keep getting behind with these?  Anyway, here goes!

Hadley has been keeping the smiles coming - which keep my smiles coming as well.

Asher has been showing his sister extra love.  Or smooshing her.  I'm not sure which.

This little monkey is getting so active.  I need to get serious about strapping her in - bad mommy.

Asher had his Easter program at preschool a couple weeks ago.  Despite looking completely shell shocked here he did great!  ha!

I got a new bookcase for the playroom.  All of the books were in a big bin that was always a disaster, so this is just what we needed.

Asher and I have been having a lot of fun together the past few weeks.  I can tell he's been craving mommy time and since Hadley has become really good about going to bed early A and I have some time each day to spend just the two of us.

We rooted for the Bison when they were in March Madness...

had a snack on the front porch during some beautiful weather last week {while he told me where to sit and when - bossy pants}...

tried out his new boots...

and held hands.  Just because he wanted to.  sigh.

Hadley got to wear the cutest hat on a chilly morning last week.  Her tiny head took it's time fitting into this one - I was worried we'd miss using it entirely.  I love a baby in a hat!

Since then it has turned warm to HOT.  Brace yourself - I turned the A/C on yesterday.  Gah!  I hate that, but honestly, when the thermostat inside the house hit 86 I decided it was too hot for the baby to sleep safely.  That and the pollen is suddenly coming down in sheets and our windows are closed until it clears out.

Hadley got to ride to the park in the stroller 'big girl style' and seemed quite pleased with herself.  :-)

She also tried out the jumparoo and, despite not being able to reach the floor, is looking far to big for my taste these days. {finally found a good use for those Twilight books - ha!}

Happy weekend, friends!

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wordless wednesday :: daddy smiles

Hadley, how do you feel about Mommy's funny faces?

Oh.  Well, how about when Daddy walks by?

I see how it is.  Little stinker.

a lovely day

We are having my all time favorite weather of the year this week.  It's suddenly warm enough that all the windows go up and the breezes blow on in.  It's like the world proposes - let's start fresh, shall we? - and I accept with a smile.  This is Hadley's first spring.  So far, she's a fan.

She and I enjoyed some people watching from our front porch Monday afternoon while big brother napped.

Except that most of the people ended up watching her.

{really, though, who wouldn't?}

As an October baby H has been covered from neck to toes for her entire life.  This sudden undress is very exciting for her!

Toes!  Baby toes!  {it's exciting for me too}

Welcome, spring.  We're so glad you're here.

easter 2013

We celebrated Hadley's first Easter with Drew's family in New Jersey.

That's a 9 hour car ride from here with no stops.  We made 4 stops on the way there and 5 stops on the way home = 11 hours.  In the car.  With a baby and a toddler.

Needless to say, we survived, but won't be doing it again any time soon!  ha!

Our Easter visit had the ulterior motive of throwing a surprise 40th wedding anniversary party for Drew's parents.  So fun!

Wrangling these two in a restaurant when one wouldn't nap for all the excitement {ahem, H} and the other just wanted to run around meant that I got no pictures while there.  A bummer, but not exactly unexpected.  I did, however, get some shots of the grandkids seeing their great-grandparents at their nursing home when we visited right before the party.

{Asher was in NOT cooperation mode.  Boo 3 year old}

How special is it that they will always have these photos?  I love it.

The girls are slowly catching up to the boys!

We spent a really fun couple of days playing with our nephews and meeting our newest niece, sweet baby Brynn.

What a difference a couple of months makes in babies.  Brynn is 6 weeks old and content to rest peacefully on Grandpa's shoulder.

Hadley on the other hand was constantly trying to launch herself off to see what was going on everywhere else.  Check out that Superman pose - wow!

Asher wasn't impressed by the baby {except when we left and she stayed behind - ha!} but he l-o-v-e-d playing with his big cousins.  Being one of the big kids was pretty cool for him.

Since Drew had to work on Monday we had to drive home on Sunday, so we didn't get to go to church like we really wanted.  Despite this I'm so glad we were able to make the trip and celebrate all weekend with our family.  Only a few months until our beach trip when we get to see everyone again!

wordless wednesday

in constant search of deliciousness.

swimming beauty

While visiting for Easter I squeezed in a little shopping with my mother-in-law and we swung by a kids' consignment store to score some great finds for the littles.  My favorite of favorites, however, is this bathing suit we found for Hadley.

It has a swim cap.  I die.

I don't know if I'll ever be able to buy her a suit that doesn't come with a cap from here on out.  It's too much - really.  ha!

Now we just need some warm weather to go with it!