Dandelion Heaven

We have had non-stop rain! However there was a bit of sunshine this morning so we ventured out to our neighborhood park to play in the flowers and puddles. Emerie was afraid of the water at first but once I convinced her there weren't any alligators she was happy to jump and splash. Hopefully I can take the girls out all dressed up to get some more fun pictures in this field before they mow the lawn:)

Easter

This year I decided to make the girls Easter dresses. It took some time but it was worth it:) They loved them and looked so cute! Madison had a hard time getting to bed because she was so excited for the Easter Bunny to come! She woke up extra early Easter morning even though she couldn't find her basket until after we got home from church. It's hard enough to make it on time without the excitement of baskets and candy:) They were so cute and so excited to find all of their Easter surprises. Emerie must have over done it on the candy since it all came out on the floor before her nap time. Yuck, such a fun thing to clean up. The bunny was very careful not to put too much in her basket but I think she must have snuck some from her sister. She is a sneaky little girl!

Dandelions

Dandelions, precious, beautiful flowers in the eyes of cute little sisters:) Thanks Grandma Pocco for their cute spring dresses! They have loved them!

Emerie turns two!

Our cute little Emerie turned two this last month. She has just exploded with personality and she is such a goofy little girl. She loves to be silly and tease her sister Madison. She loves to dance, sing, color, play with play dough, puzzles, and her blocks. She is always climbing onto the sink and playing in the water so we got her a water table! The girls were able to enjoy it one day but we have had rain ever since so hopefully good weather will be here soon! Emerie and Madison have been playing really cute together lately. They play house and Madison is usually the "mudder" (mother) as Emerie says it. Madison calls Emerie sweetheart and darling as they play out their family rolls.

Emerie's birthday party was a kitty party. She loves kitty's and loves to pretend she is a kitty as she crawls around the house meowing and licking your leg (yuck!). We had a few friends over and they played lots of fun kitten games. It was so fun to watch them play and interact with their friends. During story time Emerie put her arm around her friend Dallin and sat very still listening to the book. It was very cute! We never know what to expect from Emerie, she is so random and always makes us smile! It was such a fun day. Happy birthday little Emmers, we love you so much!

Fun in the Sun

Fun New Paintings

Over the past few months I have managed to sqeeze in some fun new paintings. It has been great to try out some new styles.

Girls are so fun!

Madison has such an imagination and she had so much fun having a tea party with her stuffed animal friends. She is always making up dialog for all of her toys and is so funny to listen to. Madison loves to make up her own definitions to for words that she hears. It is so funny to listen to her discipline her dolls and animals when they misbehave and go to time out. It is great to see how they perceive you when they play. We had a great afternoon party!

Another Princess!

We are happy to be adding another princess to the girl party! The doctor is "pretty sure" it's a girl. The baby wasn't the most cooperative but they are pretty sure:)

Expecting Baby Number Three!

We are very excited to be expecting baby number three August 14th! I find out this week what we are having.
The girls as you can see got used to mom running in the bathroom with the "throw up" bowl. I get very sick when I am pregnant and the girls thought it was fun to grab bowls from the kitchen cupboard and mimic my throw up sounds. The first time they saw me throw up they were scared and started to cry (it is not something that I do quietly). I appreciated their support even though they don't quite understand the "sick" part of it. They thought it was pretty funny. Often after I would throw up the girls would come in and say, "Mom, can you come play with me now, can you get my milk please..." Sure, of course, just give me a minute:) Poor Jake even has an awful smell when I am pregnant. I told him today that I haven't smelled it for about two weeks. But then again, I have been getting over the cold/flu bug.
I do think things are getting better with the nausea as long as I eat on time.

The last picture shows my growing belly and my excitement despite being so sick all the time. I am excited to find out if it will be another girl or a boy. Madison said if it's a girl she will name it Alice in Wonderland, Princess Aurora, Cinderella. If it is a boy she said she will name him Tiger or Lion.