But for now

Yesterday was the kind of day I’m pretty sure I could live in Spring forever. We spent three hours with friends at the park. The kids climbed trees and looked at picked flowers. (I put off tagging clothes for consignment and other house-ly chores.)

It’s supposed to rain again this week, but for now, it’s wonderful.

(And, as always, we enjoyed pudgy, pink-cheeked babies.)

Cheeky

She fits in here

The bedhead continues.

This n’ that

So last night the aforementioned Sarah, Jenny, and I had ourselves a girls’ (and babies) night and had dinner at one of our favorite spots. (I’ll restrain myself from going on and on about friendship; suffice it to say, friendships: you need them.)

I also realized something about me last night through our stream of conversation, but I’ll have to think about it more and blog the discovery later.

For now, I wanted to share these photos I took last Sunday. I put them on my facebook but I thought it’d be fun to also put them here.

Arianna in the first one cracks. me. up.  (”Hey, guys?”)

Sister love

I somehow pinched a nerve in my neck and spent yesterday gritting my teeth trying to make it through the day.  So I’ve really got nothing for today except this photo I took sometime last week.

Madeline wanted to hold Arianna and as soon as they were all snuggled, the baby fell right asleep.

Precious.

Snow Day

Southern snow days are… laughable.  (Poor kids.)  School was still canceled yesterday, which I thought almost hilarious. Look at those roads, just covered.

Drew’s snowman CRACKED. US. UP.

Don’t know if you can tell, he used a nail file for the nose.

Genius.

Laying Low

Still recovering from Christmas… I stayed up way too late that whole week before and then went on a trip. I’m t-i-r-e-d. And have way too much laundry.

I did have to leave my house yesterday for my post-partum appointment (yeah, it was a little later than the prescribed 6 weeks, but who’s counting?) that was entirely frustrating.

I’m taking Arianna to her 6 week check up today (even though she’ll be 9 weeks tomorrow — again, WHO’S COUNTING?!) and hopefully it will be uneventful and we won’t have to sit and wait for two hours.

I’m still figuring out the new camera, settings and editing. Taking a million photos of baby since she’s THE ONLY ONE THAT SITS STILL:

(And also? Pinching those cheeks. They’re irresistible.)

DPP Day 24: Christmas Eve

Making candy necklaces (thanks, Mom!):

You may or may not know these people, but they’re some of our favorites:

Improvising:

DPP Day 23: Three

Drew reading (real, actual words in a real, actual book) to his sisters:

And a bonus… the gingerbread house they did today with their fun-sitter, Ellen:

DPP Day 22: STACKS

That, folks, is a lot of laundry.

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DPP Day 21: The View From Here

Because it’s more interesting than a photo of the spaghetti we ate for dinner.

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DPP Day 19: Her Scarf

I finished it last night. Just in time, too. BRRR.

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DPP Day 18 – Warning: Fat Cheeks Ahead

Other than carpool pick-up (and a quick stop at the post office), we didn’t go anywhere or do anything today. The only photos I took were a bunch of ARIANNA (that’s for you, Mom) while the other kids were sleeping. I hadn’t taken any in a couple of weeks and babies change so fast at this age.

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DPP Day 17: Last Batch

Farewell, Operation Christmas Card. Until next year, then.

DPP Day 16: Coffee, pj’s, and paintbrushes

Occasionally Andy meets a friend for coffee, and it’s always on a Wednesday morning.  Today he woke me up to say he was leaving and it went something like this, “I made your coffee and thekidsarepaintingatthekitchentable.  See ya!”

What a sweet guy.  (He also should have tacked on “oh and by the way, Adelaide’s stinky.”)

Welcome to the morning!!

I’m posting three photos because I liked them all for various reasons and couldn’t pick just one.

DPP Day 15: The ones I was talking about

Except I only ate three.

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DPP Day 14: Today’s photo brought to you by Adelaide

Let’s take a little peek in my fruit drawer:

(Alternate title: Why yes we have a two-year-old in this house. How did you know?)

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DPP Day 13: Hot Soup!

Happiness is… coming home from church to a crock pot full of steaming yumminess on a cold, rainy day.

Posted in conjunction with the December Photo Project.