Our messy abode!

I used to hate staying home with nothing to do because I just got so bored. I love it now... Well quite recently I think well since I became the 2nd counselor in the Primary Presidency in our ward, I have become a little more lax. When I say lax I don't mean that I just don't care, because it's me, i do care, but I try not to sweat the small stuff as much and focus on the more important things like my girls and making sure they are happy fed, and loved...

Speaking of, Daphne has started crawling, she gets EVERYWHERE. It's usually while following me, or to get to something she knows she can't have but, she is quite the mischevious little one. If she is not being naughty or sleeping she is eating... all the time... it's so different compared to Sami. After I put Sami down for her nap today I went to the bathroom and went into the other room, and left Daphne out by the toys since she was happy. I went out to check on her and she was startled by me, because she was into something she wasn't supposed to be into. Her sisters paints... I thought they were on the table but apparently not... they are watercolor and non toxic so I am not very worried... it was pretty funny, so of course a picture was taken! I love digital cameras because if not than all my pictures would look like this... Last night I put Sami to bed and she looked so pretty and peaceful so after she fell asleep for her nap I had to snap a picture... She was tired after emptying out the foot stool of all these books. She gets it from me, i was pretty tired last night after making this mess yesterday. But why clean it up, I am not done... (that's my motto) you can tell where I have been working, scissors, glue, my smoother, water bottle... life is grand when your kitchen table is covered in crafts... it means you have been in a good creative funk... my husband is great he doesn't mind if the table is used for crafts... but we are eating dinner at home tonight so I guess I better go clear it off... that's the rule!

So there ya have it... our lax messy abode. We do clean, I am constantly cleaning things and doing laundry but sometimes I just need a break, and after a good break I get back to it and the books are not on the floor, and the table isn't covered, but why sweat it... as I heard earlier this week from an experienced mom, "We live here, it's gonna have messy places!"

We Silly Girls!

Daphne has been doing all kinds of new stuff lately and it's so awesome. She can roll over from her back to her stomach and than she pushes up on her hands and scoots round in circles, backwards, or just rolls to get to something she wants. She sidles up on Sami before Sami knows and often it causes problems... she eats and than she plays and well falls asleep mid play sometimes...

She was laying on that blanket... but I like how she pulled some of the blanket to put under her head! When she woke up she had carpet/blanket print on her face and was really unhappy that she fell asleep on her face! She has been eating so much. We give her things with discretion and usually when we are sitting right there to keep an eye on her. I was sewing the other night and she wanted attention so I put her in a chair and gave her an Oreo, so I could finish my project... she enjoyed it as you can tell! I don't know what it is about my girls loving Oreo's I like them but would rather have a chocolate cookie minus the cream! This weather has kept everyone in side and so finally we decided to get out. My 2nd cousin Rachel and her kids came over and we walked to a near by park. Her son Kyler is a month older than Sami, and her daughter Chelsea, is a month younger than Daphne, so we have fun times! the girls learning how to get along! Sami in jail slide shot using her ninja skills hanging... more hanging When I was younger I used to play on monkey bars a lot and hang upside down... so I tried it again... my knees are very sore today! Collecting pine cones! chillin... ? You spin me right round baby right round.... After seeing this picture I decided I need to 2, spend a lot more time with Jillian Michaels, and get a hair cut... seriously... it's taking flight here!

Life.... in February

It's been quite the month, and I can't believe it will be over soon. March is a fun month of course, with all the birthdays in our family, I better start planning now. If I can plan it out we will have no babies born in March!

Sami lately has taken up to sleeping on the couch. I don't know what it is about her bed that scares her. After I got rid of the tissue paper ball that hung from the ceiling that she was terrified of (go figure I got it from a baby shower was planning on making more for there ceiling) I thought she'd be ok. Some mornings if I don't latch there door all the way I come out to find her asleep on the couch (good thing she can't unlock doors, or who know where she'd be). This is actually in the evening, it was a no nap day so this is what happens! Daphne cut her first tooth. She is 5 months on the 23, so yes this is quite early. I have friends that babies are almost a year and have not cut any teeth. She cut the one and than the next day i was writing it down in her baby book when I realized she cut two, right next to eachother. I compared her and Sami's teeth cutting ages, and they are definitely sisters. Cut the same two teeth, at the same age. It hasn't started being a problem with the whole nursing thing but I know as those little blades come in all the way, they will be a problem and she will learn just like her sister did and life will be good again.

Besides the teeth she is doing great, she loves to pinch us, and I can't tell you how painful that is, but she is well, for the first time since she was born, she is well. I say this as I hear about huge RSV breakouts in the area, but I pray she will stay well! Dave loves his new job, here he is on his lunch break. He works for Campbell & Company, (the former Campbell & Bruce, it's a sensitive subject apparently). It's great. He is going to look into a promotion and try to advance in the company, we shall see. He was complaining that we don't have enough pictures of Daphne so that lunch we took a ton, since that was when Sami was napping on the couch. Back when I was prego with Daphne, my friends threw me a baby shower and a game they played was guess the baby food, so I got a few jars from it. So i decided hey, since she has teeth than we need to try food. She only enjoyed a bite. Sami (and me) ate the rest. It was apricots. Come to find out that night Daphne started having a horrible runny nose and red, watering eyes. After a day or two it passed. I am pretty sure she is allergic to apricots... we will see after next month when she is 6 mo and can officially start eating baby food! Those dang teeth! So earlier this week I open the blinds and this is what I see. I go shower come back out and this is what I see. Can you tell why the ducks like this pool... it looks the color of a pond, but sadly there was no food in there (maybe some algae) I don't know why they don't cover it during the winter but disgusting! Here is Sami and Flounder watching the ducks... Daphne, I am determined is going to crawl and walk before Sami did... so any time she can hack it she is on her tummy! Sami testing out the cupboard we got from grandma... she fit in it just fine!

hope your month is going well, so far so good for us, knock on wood. Apparently the curses that I thought I was going to have this year turning 30, after last month, have gone away!