Yummy snack for the kiddos.

I was looking through a few old magazines the other day and found this recipe that the girls love! I made it a while back but forgot about it. I made it again on Monday and the girls were so excited. :)
It only takes about 5 minutes to make and it's pretty good.

All you need is...
anywhere from 4-16 Nilla Wafer cookies
Peanut Butter
CandyQuick chocolate

- Make a Peanut Butter sandwich with 2 cookies and dip about 1/4 of it in the chocolate.
- Let it harden for about 3-5 minutes then enjoy. :)

Pretty in Blue

Last week I took these pictures of Ava and thought I'd share... She's just so cute.
I've been realizing that we really don't take as many pictures of her as we did Ellie so I'm trying to play catch up. She's so animated and is always going! The one at the bottom is of her telling me
that I need to come up the driveway and play with her... She uses lots of hand motions, facial expressions, and sometimes flares her nostrils! It's hilarious to watch one these "fits".

A Little Bit of Heaven!

Many of you may not know but I love to bake! I enjoy trying out new recipes and making them my own. :) I found this website on a blog that I read and found some great ideas on there! These red velvet cookies are one of her creations. I gave it a whirl tonight and they turned out perfect! They are so rich you can only eat one at a time.

Try out the recipe and let me know what you think! :)

I love my hubby!

Here are some beautiful flowers that Thad got me a couple of weeks ago... I thought they were too pretty not to share.
(He took the pictures. ;))

Snow Bunnies!

This past weekend we took our youth group up to Winterplace Ski Resort in West Virginia. The girls got to play in snow for the first time and loved it! Ava did not like her gloves though... Whenever we put them on she would shake them and say, " It's hot, it's hot!" It was pretty funny. :) Ellie would pick up any big ball of snow (or ice) that she could find and throw it at the closest person and then laugh hysterically. Ginger would let them eat snow off of the windows and every time Ava got it she would raise her eyebrows, make a circle with her lips and say, "It's coold, it's coold!" She's such a funny kid.
We can't wait to go back next year and bundle them up again!

Can't believe she's 2!

We took Ava today to get her 2 year checkup and everything went great! She got her finger pricked and didn't cry! She weighed in at 25 lbs. 7 oz. just under 50% percentile... and just over 50 % for height.

We had cake and ice cream on Saturday and we're planning on having her actual party once we get to Raleigh.

She's doing great on her speech and fine motor skills. She LOVES to sing! "Happy Birthday" is actually her favorite and next is making up songs. ;)

Something New...

About a month ago Thad's mom, Lynn, introduced me to something new: Pillowcase dresses. She has bought a few for the girls off of E-bay, but I thought I'd give my hand a try at it... For the first time, they turned out pretty good. :) I made matching ones for the girls for Thanksgiving. I didn't want them to have something they could only wear once so I made them more versatile. It's so easy you don't even need a pattern! I think now that I have the hang of it I will probably make a few more. :) The girls actually stood still for me to take a couple of pictures of them which is rare!