Big Weekend

Audrey playing the piano

We went to the United Center to watch the Illini

I-L-L

Molly hasn't come home yet.  Ellie found a good place to lay.

We got a surprise visit from Tim's family

Christmas Eve

Merry Christmas!

 

Daddy has to work tonight, but will get home in time to open presents.  We opened Uncle Tim and Aunt Michelle's gifts tonight and they were a hit!

Happy Birthday!

So I missed posting about Brian's birthday earlier this month.  Since he works nights, we are like ships passing in the night and never see each other.  So Happy Birthday to my handsome husband!

 

 

Audrey is the cutest kid, but looks drunk in almost every picture - this is the best we got :)

And the sad news for the day is our dog Molly went missing on the 19th and hasn't come home yet.  She and Ellie both left the yard for the first time ever and only Ellie came back.  We've been looking hard for her and hope she is just temporarily visiting neighbors. 

Wow!

Audrey has been sick this week, so although Evelyn is finally sleeping through the night, now Audrey is up all night. 

 

Brian got Audrey ready this morning.  He didn't know why I laughed when I saw her!  No, he is not colorblind :)

Audrey likes to hold her sister now.

Happy birthdays to Mom and Drew!!!!

Three months old!

Evelyn is 3 months old!  She is very smiley and a very good baby - except when it comes to sleeping at night.  We still have some work to do with that. 

Audrey helping to prepare the lettuce for tacos.  Her vocabulary is really taking off.

Happy Thanksgiving!

Audrey fingerpainting with her yogurt

Home Improvement Projects

We have done a few home improvement projects recently.  There's always something to do. 

 

Brian and his Dad installed the storm door.  It looks nice and helps block the wind.

My dad has visions of a circle drive, nice grassy area and shade tree.  So Brian and Allen made the drive, Dad  seeded and watered, and trees will be planted.  It turned out good.

Evergreen Lake

2 months old!

Wow! Time flies!  Evelyn is already 2 months old.  She got her check-up last week and weighs 12lbs (70 something percentile).  Also got her shots that caught up with her about 4 hours later when she cried like she's never cried before - poor girl.  It was her first day at daycare today and they said she ate great, but wouldn't sleep.  I think they were frustrated...

 

The girls and I went north to visit this weekend.  Had a wonderful lunch to celebrate Henry's 1st birthday(!), went to the playground and took a walk.

Evelyn bundled up on our walk

Happy Halloween

Big surprise, I dressed up the girls as M&M's for Halloween this year.  Cropsey Women's Club had a pumpkin party earlier this week.  They had games and prizes and cupcakes.  Audrey warmed up after 30 minutes and then really enjoyed the musical dots (like musical chairs, except they are just circles on the floor and everyone wins).  Then tonight, despite the rain, we went to a few houses for trick-or-treating.  Audrey was flabbergasted that she got to pick candy from the huge bowls- she didn't believe she got to keep it and thus wouldn't let go of any candy!

Trial run of costume

little peanut M&M

bobbing for apples?

country girl in her overalls

smiley

Audrey's daytime Halloween outfit

More pics from Jodi Lynn Photography!

Busy weekend

We had a very busy weekend. Gma and Gpa came down with a bunch of trees to plant- which Gpa and Brian planted. Then Brian and I went on a date! Woo-hoo, first time out alone since our anniversary in January (and that was lunch). Sunday we went to celebrate nephews Luke and Tyler getting baptised. They rented a bouncy house and Audrey had a blast. Then stopped at my parents' friends house to dig up some more little trees that are growing wild and this morning Gma and Gpa planted those. Should have quite the forest in 20 years ;)

Brian and Audrey carved a pumpkin.

Audrey in the bouncy house

5 weeks old

With a rainy Saturday and a cold and windy Sunday, we had to get creative this weekend to stay busy. So we busted open the chest with some of my old things in it and had ourselves a tea party.

5 weeks old - channeling her psychic powers

Audrey and her dolls having a tea party - made in 1982

Smiling!

Audrey had her check-up on Monday. She weighs 23lbs (59th percentile) and is only 26th percentile for height. She is doing great with sleeping in her own bed. Soon we will start potty training. Evelyn is still doing great- becoming a little chunker. She is sleeping a little longer at night - about 4 hours!

Gma and Gpa Taylor stopped by with a cookie for the girls - she devoured it!

Evelyn smiling - such a small action, but makes my day!

18 months and 4 weeks

Audrey is 18 months old now - going to the doctor tomorrow - and Evelyn is 4 weeks old.

Audrey likes to wear my shoes

Drinking a banana-strawberry smoothie

I couldn't get Evelyn to smile

Go Illini!

We headed down to Champaign yesterday to tailgate after the Illini game at Aunt Linda's.

Pics

Audrey crowding Ellie

The girls cuddling

Evelyn 24 days old.  She smiled on demand - several times - today.

Blog working finally!

We decided to transition Audrey to a big bed since she is already on a cot at daycare and she can nearly climb out of her crib. It has been going well.

Sometimes its too much trouble to make it to the bed  :)

Evelyn

Maternity pics

My talented sister-in-law took some maternity pictures of Audrey and I a week before I delivered. They turned out great!

You can check out her blog at http://www.jodilynnphoto.blogspot.com/