March Easter Egg Hunt

Toward the end of March we went to an Easter Egg Hunt at a friend's church. The kids were in groups by age, so Casey walked ran around with Mallory and I followed Abby around while she figured out what this Easter egg thing was really about.

 

 

 

 

Aubrey and Mallory checking out their haul.

What candy? :)

Here are two extra pictures I found at the end of March. :)

I asked Mallory to go get some jammies
and she came back from her room in this fancy outfit. 

 

 

March 2012

Here is March in a nut shell:

And after going through pictures it appears to be 'the month of Abby'. Mallory sometimes avoids the camera. But also, I think Abby does lots of silly things.

Abby feels like a big girl whenever she uses a stool...

 

...and for reasons unbeknownst to us she is obsessed with tissues.

They were her vehicle for cleaning this day. :)

A girl who wanted nothing to do with a pacifier as a baby -
obsessed with pretend pacifiers. :)

Every time the girls are in the bath tub, Abby will lay flat on her back even if the water comes up almost over her face. Mallory was never comfortable with this at Abby's age and still won't do this today. Cracks us up!

 

Very little snow in March,
but Mallory was so excited she could taste it. ;)

 

Casey traveled a lot at the beginning of March -
Momma was a little busy and overwhelmed. :)

I was helping Mallory make paper bag puppet...
when I turned back to Abby, the stinker had drawn all over her face!

And she knew how silly she looked!

 

 Mallory's version of the puppet in the picture. :)

The girls stayed with my brother and sister-in-law for a couple nights while Casey and I were in Ireland. On their way to see the Easter Bunny - 4 kids under 4. :)

Mallory & Ember with the Easter Bunny.
(The word is Abby and Caelum were less than excited...)

This picture makes me laugh.
Mallory looks HUGE and Abby was not a fan of being put down.

A cousin sleepover. :)

So, laundry on the line... in the same month as a snowstorm.
Weird weather this winter!

Baking banana bread -
the marshmallows were for rice krispie treats. :)

This girl is SO ready for a big girl bed.
And yes, still drinks a bottle - don't judge. 
The big girl bed should be coming soon. :)

Monkey see, monkey do. :)

March also included an Easter egg hunt and a week in Ireland!
Stay tuned... we'll see when I get around to those. :)

February 2012

Sooooo... I don't know how long is too long to go between posts, but when your husband suggests 'just canceling the blog', it might be on the verge of too long... that and the fact that it's been three months. Argh.

Here are some antics from February...

I turned my back for one second and she was on the table. :)

 

Silliness at dinner

 

Pointing down the hallway to get us to follow...
Tattling on Mallory. :)

 

Happy Tuesday

I hope your Tuesday jumps off the screen!

Wacky Wednesday

NYE 2011

We went to my brother's house on NYE for dinner and ... well, not much else. While we were making dinner, Ember and Mallory found their way into some fairy costumes that had us all giggling. (I can't help but point out that they are only 10 weeks apart. I guess we should stop hanging Mallory upside down before bed every night - she just keeps growing taller!)

They are two peas in a pod!

Mallory looks a little "Harry Potter meets Fairy Princess" here - 

about to cast a spell with her wand.

We all came downstairs after dinner and Abby was not excited about the 'no stairs' restriction.

So we moved the gate to the top of the stairs.

This gesture was lost on her. :)

Until it was her idea. 

Then she was thrilled and pretty proud of herself.

She even posed for a few other pictures.

When the littles went to bed, Mallory and Ember were interested in a snack. Being the parents of the year that we are, we figured the 5 gallon tub of gourmet popcorn would suffice. They were totally on board and proceeded to eat not with their hands but with spoons and utensils from the play kitchen.

And you can see that the silliness continued ... Mallory is in a hamper and Ember is sitting on a doll stroller.

When that got boring ... they switched.

They topped off their evening with a little coloring by the fireplace (there was no fire!) Us big people had a few drinks, watched a few movies and some of us even updated our blogs. We really know how to party!! (and we're totally okay with it. :))