Weekend update

We had a good weekend besides the fact that Harper was still not acting like herself.  I've hardly been able to put her down so that's why I'm just now getting around to blogging about it.  Saturday the hunt for the perfect rug continued (I brought Robby along this time to prove to him it's hard to find a really big rug for the amount of money he is willing to let me spend).  The girls did great on our shopping trip and we rewarded them with lunch at our favorite spot, Chick-fil-a.  

Saturday afternoon we had a princess birthday party for Handley and Harper's friend Addyson.  We met Addyson right after we moved in the neighborhood when she was only 8 months old.  She and Handley became friends very early on and I can't believe she is 3 already!  Her mom planned the perfect princess party, complete with a castle the girls all loved playing in.  I was excited to dress the girls in the princess outfits I'd made for them when we took our trip to Disney this fall.  They were both a little small, but worked just fine for the party.  

Avery, Addyson (the birthday girl) and Handley in the castle

Handley checking out the karaoke 

Some of the moms from the neighborhood 

After the birthday party we rushed home to greet Gigi and Papa who had agreed to come over for the evening so we could go to dinner/game-night at our neighbor's.  It was so much fun and I feel so lucky to have such great in-laws who love to come over and be with our girls so we can still do fun adult stuff.  

Sunday was spent relaxing and trying to figure out what was going on with Harper.  After another day of her still fighting a fever and not acting like the happy baby I know I took her back to the doctor today to learn she does in fact have an ear infection.  Boo!  I just wish I would have known sooner.  I feel bad for holding out and thinking it was the tooth that was coming in this weekend causing her fever and unhappiness.  Now she's on antibiotics though so I'm hoping she'll be back to her happy self before too long.  

Young Happy Fools

I love reading blogs.  Probably spend WAY too much time doing it, but to me it is relaxing and entertaining all in one.  I'm so happy that my sister-in-law, Stefanie, just started a new blog for she and Trey!  

Check out the Young Happy Fools.

Cars, Tractors, and WET pants

I've been on a search for a new rug.  Robby didn't seem to agree with my Pottery Barn choice (wonder why???) so this afternoon I took the girls to Home Depot and Lowes to look for a more economical choice.  I didn't find any that I loved, but we sure did have lots of fun on the hunt.  Handley frequents Home Depot with her daddy on the weekends and loves it because they have a "car" buggy that she can drive around the store.  Harper is big enough to sit in the car now too an I just had to grab my phone and snap a picture of this scene.  

Next, off to Lowes and although they didn't have any car buggies to ride in, they did have TRACTORS!!!  Handley is a girly girl at heart, but she has a fascination with tractors. (Bulldozers, riding lawn mowers, cranes...doesn't mater.  They are all tractors to her.)  As soon as we walked in we saw the "tractors" lined up and she went running for them.  She exclaimed that "Daddy let's me ride the tractors" so I let her climb on up.  She was happy to point out that this one had a cup holder for her water and snack.  

As we were leaving she noticed more "tractors" outside of Lowes.  As she climbed up she didn't notice the seat was full of water (and neither did I) until after she'd sat down and SOAKED her pants.  She was so upset and sad that she was all wet.  However, a quick change into dry underwear and getting to ride home with no pants on made her smile again.  

It's always an adventure! :-)

What a day

I never would have thought that this happy baby girl yesterday morning would turn into one sick little girl today.  Yesterday afternoon she started getting fussy at our play group and to keep her happy so Handley could keep playing I gave her my cell phone to play with (something I've done numerous times before).  When we got home she started fading fast and so did my phone.  She didn't sleep well last night and this morning she was still not interested in doing much of anything (kind of like my phone).  We loaded up and rushed out the Verizon store first thing to find out that it wasn't fixable and needed to be replaced.  Back at home, Harper almost fell asleep while I was changing her diaper and I was glad I had called for a doctor's appointment earlier in the day.  After a quick visit to the pediatrician's office we learned it wasn't anything to be worried about (no ear infections, etc.) and that hopefully she'd be feeling more like her happy self tomorrow. 

Who needs the aquarium?

Another day without Daddy here and I thought about having a nice relaxing day at home.  By 3:00 when Harper woke up from her nap I couldn't get out of the house fast enough!  Ha!  We needed to get some vitamins for Sydney so we headed to Pet Smart and I think that was Handley's first time there.   Who needs the aquarium when you can see all of the fish there?!?  We saw dogs, cats, lots of fish, and some birds too.  If you are ever looking for a free outing, I would suggest taking a stroll through Pet Smart.  She and Harper both loved looking at the animals and I think seeing all of the dogs walk around the store threw her off a bit.  She kept asking if Sydney was going to come to the store.  :-)

This evening we went with my sister-in-law, Stefanie, to see her and Trey's new house that is being built and then to dinner.  We are so excited that they will be living only be about 10 mins. away in just a few months! 

A "girls only" weekend

Robby left yesterday for a guys ski trip so I had some fun stuff planned for our "girls only" weekend.  Yesterday evening we went to Kangazoom and Chick-fil-a with some friends.  It was a great way to wear out the girls and a fun way to spend our evening.  

Today we had a birthday party and I thought I'd take advantage of the girls looking pretty in pink and snap a few pictures of them together.  Let's just say I gained a new found respect for my best friend, Jen (who I know you all know is a fabulous photographer - At First Sight Photography).  Trying to get the two of them in to look at me was a joke! 

I have the BEST friends ever.  Really.  Tonight Jen and Justen came over and went out to dinner with us.  Then after I got the girls to bed Justen "babysat" at the house so Jen and I could go to a movie!  Isn't that just awesome?!?!?  It was Jen's idea and when she asked him about it earlier this week he agreed.  He's so nice.  :-)  We didn't make it to the movie in time, but we did a little shopping instead (which was probably more fun for me since I very rarely get to do anything like that for myself).  Thank you SO much for a fun night.  Love you both! 

The Train

It might just be the loudest (and at times, the most annoying) toy we own...the train.  It has a zillion buttons, all of which play a million different sounds and songs.  It only has 1 volume -VERY LOUD, and NO off switch (really, there is no way to turn it off unless I take the batteries out). However, it is a favorite of every kid that comes into my house.  Handley got it for her 1st birthday from Mimi and Dadaw. For the longest time her legs were too short to push it on her own.  She didn't care though.  I think it was 10 times more fun for someone to push her "fast" around the house.  Gosh I remember having a backache from leaning down and pushing her around all day long.  

Well then the train lived in our basement awhile. It had lost it's appeal and was just something else I tripped over.  However, it's back!  Handley's legs are too long for it now, but she has had fun pushing it around.  The little girl in love with it now is Harper!  She loves pushing all the buttons to make the songs play, sitting on it and being pushed around, and if it is upstairs on the carpet, she uses it as a push toy to walk behind.  Thankfully she has a big sister who is sweet enough to push her around so I don't have to get a back ache doing it this time around. :-)