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!

She's growing too fast!

If you had asked me a month ago if Ellie was going to preschool this year I would have said "No". I really had the dream of keeping her at home and doing activities with her here but it's a little more difficult with a 22 month old wanting to do all of the same things. We really don't have too many friends that have kids Ellie's age so she doesn't have much 3 year old time. :) So, we took the plunge and enrolled her in the preschool program at our church. It's 4 days a week from 9-12.

We're starting off with 2 days and then next week we'll see about the full 4. It really works out well for us for several reasons... She gets to ride to work with Thad (which she loves) and then come home with him for lunch. She will make some new friends and she's able to do lots of fun crafts and field trips! Today they went to the Musuem of Aviation and she had a blast! Who knew there was life past babydolls, purses, and Lightening McQueen! So far she's really enjoyed it! Hopefully tomorrow will go as well as today. :)

Life lately...

Well, the past month has been a whirlwind! We bought our first home, moved, had Ellie's 3rd birthday party and kept up with our regular routine. We love our new house! It's perfect for us. It has 3 beds and 2 baths an extra room that we use for the play/computer room and a HUGE back yard! If you're ever in town and need a place to stay we would love to have you! :)
Here is a slideshow of the past week.
Oh! Ellie's cake... It was my first cake, from scratch, and it was too moist for the icing to stay on! We all had a good laugh about it and I'm sure that plenty of people got pictures of it. Haha! Maybe the next one will go a little better. :)