Building with Daddy

Starting out spring break right! Big girls are building at Lowes with Daddy....while I watch my sweet baby sleep!!! (notice she found her thumb...uh oh!)

A little Girly Outing

Who doesn't love American Girl Dolls.  I mean, you think, "that much for a doll?  That is obsurd"  Then you have your daughter fall in love with them and take her to the American Girl store and bistro and YOU fall in love with them too.  It is unreal how helpful, friendly, and beautiful it is in there.  They have anything and everything you could ever want for an 18 inch doll to enjoy.  Our house rule is fake $20 Target doll until 5th birthday and then you get the full experience and pick out your very own American Girl Doll.  So Kyndall has the real one, and Avery has the fake one.  Avery hadn't had the opportunity to eat at the bistro (Kyndall got to when she turned 4) so since Avery just turned 4 (what!!??) we decided to go.  Actually, we decided to go because of a little drama that happened after receiving the AG magazine.   See, Kyndall has been saving up her money in her piggy bank and when the catalog came in she went crazy with Avery marking "A" and "K" on each item that Avery or Kyndall wanted from there!  So she asked if she could go buy something.  I told her that she had to count her money and if she had enough I would take her that weekend.  So she brought in her piggy bank, sorted all her money out, and we counted it all.  Then, she and Jim worked together trading all the change for paper money until she had $31.  That was just enough for her to afford crutches, leg cast, arm cast, finger cast (yes finger cast), a cold pack and some stickers....all for her AG doll.  Avery had birthday money and wanted a kitty cat pet for her Target AG-ish doll.  I made a reservation for lunch and we took Grammie and headed to The Galleria Mall to the AG store.

They actually have pretty great food there...LOVE their Salmon, and also their beet and goat cheese salad.  Of course they have a kid friendly menu as well!

They had a fun craft for the girls afterward, Since the new dolls are from New Orleans, they had mardi gras masks to decorate for kids and dolls....

Check out poor, broken Star (Kyndall was so proud paying with her own money)....

And Avery got Praline the cat for he doll Cee Cee (the name changes all the time)

Avery even got in the picture-taking fun!  Glad she snapped this fun one of Grammie and me:)  Poor Kyndall was supposed to be in it too...see her to the left?!

Of course, Grammie got both of them some cute outfits for their dolls as well....those little dolls made out pretty well I must say:)

Emery stayed home with her Daddy and caught up on some much needed quality time with him, while Grammie and I really enjoyed our girly date with the big girls.  I highly recommend at least taking time to treat your little girl to lunch there one day.  They are treated like princesses and if you don't have an AG doll you can bring their favorite other doll or they even have some to "borrow" while eating there.  This is definitely a memory to last a lifetime!!!

Emery is 4 months...what!!??

Wow, I can't believe it is 4 months already that Emery has been here!! She is so much fun...and loved by ALL of us:). Both her sisters love to cuddle, talk to, and comfort her:). Jim and I enjoy our fair share of those activities as well!!
Highlights:
* she is 14 1/2 pounds (60%)
* she is 25 inches long (79%)
* she smiles big when she sees any of us
* she coos, squeals and giggles
*. She doesn't like tummy time, but is pretty good at it
*. She loves to kick her legs really hard and do major crunches:)
*. She can play in her excersaucer, on her mat grabbing toys, and likes her bumbo seat.
*. She sleeps upstairs in her crib from about 10pm til 7 am (woo hoo!!!)

Valentines Day

This post is REALLY late, but I want to remember what a fun Valentine's Day we had as a family of 5!  I made the girls matching Valentine heart shirts....and Emery is the only one who would wear hers!  Oh well, go figure...maybe next time:

It is interesting trying to juggle Valentine parties and feeding a new baby (well a 3 month old baby:)  First, I fed her and we raced out the door to Avery's class party...we made it just in time to finish a bingo game and do a little "pin the lips on the heart poster". Ave loved that we came and loved showing off her little sister.  We had fun watching her have fun with her class! 

We grabbed some Valentine snacks to go so we could make it just in time for the end of Kyndall's party:

She was a great sport about us being late...She let Avery play a little bingo with her and then we watched her play "hot potato" with a heart and we all left just in time for me to get home and feed Emery again!  hah! Story of our lives right now....rush to get from one place to another and back in time to feed Emery.  Thank goodness for sweet and flexible big sisters who are IN LOVE with their little baby sister:)

As you know, my big girls and I LOVE to do crafts...so we decided to break out the ole Silhouette Cameo to make our Valentine cards this year:

Here were the supplies we bought:

I bought the strawberry box design and sized it down a little...Then, I figured out how to "print and cut" a little Valentine message, "You are "berry" sweet Valentine.  We put a strawberry candy in the middle and the girls helped me "stuff and tie" them.....They also signed their names on the back of the tag....Avery just signed "A" but she is just learning how to write her name:

We all had fun making them together and they turned out pretty cute!  Wow, it is going to be a lot of work when all 3 have Valentines to make:)  The day before Valentines Day, Jim's Aunt Sally and Aunt Peg and Uncle Bud came over for a visit with Grandpa.  We love when they come into town, and really enjoyed the time we spent with them.  Aunt Sal and Aunt Peg both helped us make some of the Valentines...thank goodness for the extra help from our "extra special" Aunts!  We love you and so glad you could come visit and meet baby Emery!!!

I wish I had gotten a good pic of all the girls with them, Bud and Grandpa...I think Grandpa did, so I'll see if I can get one up on the blog soon!!

One little brag on my husband too.....he brought all of his girls (including me) some beautiful roses, and we gave the girls some heart locket necklaces and a heart box of candy.  I love Valentine's Day, I always have, even when I didn't have a Valentine.  The best Valentine Days have been the ones with Jim and now with our girls as well.  Sometimes a day reminding you to show your love to others is a great way to celebrate your family and blessings.  I am glad we have another year until the next one, though....we need time to plan our crafty Valentine cards for next year:)

Little Flag Holder

Avery had Donuts with Daddy this month and got to hold the flag during Chapel....Jim got to stay and watch:)  Too cute!!!  Here she is holding the flag for all of the Preschool and parents to say the pledge:

The theme of Donuts with Daddy was American Idol and she made him a guitar, a picture of her, and a placemat where she answered questions about him!

We aren't sure what "Mommy Beans" are,  but it cracked us up!!

Avery is 4!

Wow, what a whirlwind!!  I can't believe that Avery is actually 4 years old!  It happened so fast...one day she was my tiny baby and now she is a confident, funny, smart, and beautiful 4 year old!  She LOVES her sisters so much, and she is a Mommy's girl:)  She has a best friend named Sara Paige and I have never seen 2 girls as close as they are.  She wanted a monkey birthday party so we got some fabulous printables from Dimple Prints (click to link up and see all they have to offer) and had a party for her friends at Pump it up and a family party at home.  I didn't get everyone who attended both parties in the pics, but Avery enjoyed everyone and we are so thankful for those who could come celebrate with us!!!

Here is the Pump it up party with our sweet hostess Lauren:

Here are the youngest guests at the party!

The Dimple Prints set up:

The whole crew:

Eating:

Avery and her bestie Sara Paige

Mommy and Daddy with the birthday girl:

The family party set up:

We all got our party hats on to celebrate our favorite 4 year old!!!

She had a great birthday and loves being 4!!!  

Pick Your Plum!!

My friend, Janette, asked me if I wanted to do a crafty Challenge this past week, and how could I resist?  She has introduced me to this website called:  Pick Your Plum  ( you can also check out their FB page or they are also on Pinterest.  It is SOOOOO much fun. Every day they have a different fun deal.  Sometimes it is craft supplies for cheap, sometimes it is jewelry, personalized stamps, ribbon, or even scarves/headbands.  The list is endless of the fun they have to offer.  Only, you have to register or you might miss out on the deal!  They send an email as soon as they post the "deal of the day" and only have a limited quantity.  I want to buy stuff almost everyday!!!

So, back to the challenge...Janette sent me a board to do anything I want with.   I had the perfect thing in mind...so during nap time I grabbed my paint and brush and went to town:

You see, I have been wanting to make a bow holder for my girls.  They have TONS of bows and they are all over this house...it is CRAZY.  So I got my inspiration from these little Daddy's girls:

And grabbed my new Sillhouette Cameo machine and went to town.  I got some sassy houndstooth scrapbooking paper and cut out a fun shape, then took some hot pink Vinyl and cut out the word Diva and a bunch of polka dots.  Then I mod podged the scrapbook shape onto the block and added the vinyl after it all dried.  Finally, I took some hot pink tulle and stapled it on the top 2 corners of the piece and tied it in a bow at the top to hang, and stapled 3 strands of tulle on the bottom to attach bows.....and viola:

Now, you may think that there are not that many bows, and you are right...later that day I found about 15 more around the house....It has been so nice having all of them together and a super sassy way to keep them that way!  The girls LOVE it.  They think it is so fun to get their own bows and put them away.  I am linking up with The Johanson Journey "Show us your Plum" challenge with Janette and Ashley.  I am now going to go to Pick your Plum's website and see what their deal is for today...you should too!!!

Go check out what the other Show us your Plum crafters did!!!