A Weekend Away

Last weekend we got to go to my parent's house to enjoy some time with them and attend a baby shower. It will probably be our last trip there as a family for a while since tax season is about to hit and my sweet husband will be working most weekends. I just love going to my parents and having delicious meals prepared, fun shopping, and watching the girls enjoy their great grandfather as well as their grandparents. Each of the girls got a new movie as a surprise and I think Kaylee has enjoyed Campbell's movie which was Blue's Clues more than hers. You just never know with a six year old. They are both at ages which are so enjoyable right now, most of the time. There is the occassional sisterly argument but I think there will be a lifetime of those to look forward to at least for a while. I really do pray daily that they have a close bond like some of my friends do with their sisters.

The second reason for our trip was a fun one. I was honored to attend a baby shower for Scott and Laura's baby girl who will be arriving soon. It was so much fun to see all the adorable baby girl things that my two have outgrown. You forget just how small they are until you see those tiny little outfits and shoes. Then I remember that those were even too big for a while. The time does pass too quickly especially when I think about the fact that I knew Scott as an infant. Scott's family lived across the street from us and his mom, Elaine, would let me think that I was baby sitting him when I was in about first grade. I really thought I was big stuff and she let me think I was doing it all on my own. Now he and his wife are having a baby! They are going to be wonderful parents and they are so excited about their baby's upcoming arrival. (I am too.) If you are reading this today just send up a little prayer for a healthy baby girl and a safe delivery. we love the three of them very much!

Another event that happened over the weekend was that Kaylee finally lost her other top tooth. Her bottom teeth are almost all the way in and her other top tooth is half way in and then there is this gap on the other side. It is so cute and she was so excited to have lost it at Papa and Nana's house. I think that is all for this post...I will be posting some more catch-up posts soon:)

A Color Change Kinda

Two weekends ago we actually had a weekend at home with nothing on the calendar which does not seem to happen very often. I decided to paint Kaylee's room yellow. Well let me back up, Kaylee wanted a blue room the whole time we lived in Dallas so when we moved we painted her new room blue. I bought the cutest Pottery Barn Kids bedding to go with it and her room looked really cute for about 6 months. One day my sweet husband was in the attic looking for Kaylee's baby bedding for a friend to borrow and he ran across the twin bedding my Mom had made to go in the baby room but never used because a twin bed made the room too crowded. He made the comment that we could use it in Kaylee or Campbell's rooms sometime and that is all it took. Kaylee immediately wanted the bedding in her room. Well since we did not find out what we were having with Kaylee we bought some primary colored gender neutral bedding. I love the bedding and it is a lot of fun but did not really go with the sky blue walls and pastel accessories. However, I put it on the bed thinking she would change her mind again in a few months. Of course, she never changed her mind and the wall color has driven me crazy with the bedding. Therefore it is now back to yellow, very yellow, a very similiar yellow to her room in Dallas. I really like it and so does Kaylee but there are a few accessories and things I will still need to add to the walls. We will see how that goes:) So here is the finished product from my first free weekend in a long time. It definitely fits Kaylee's personality since she is very creative and prefers to be playing games over playing with baby dolls. Definitely not a girly girl yet:)

* On a side note I have started moderating the comments that are posted on my blog. I have had several friends in the past have some not so nice things posted on their blogs and I just wanted to prevent that. All that said to say if you do not see your comment posted right away it is just because I have not viewed my blog to post it:) Please keep commenting though...I love to hear from my blog friends.

Abba's Party

On Sunday afternoon both of my sweet girls got to go celebrate Abba's 4th Birthday at the Bear Connection (which is a lot like Build-a-Bear). Since I had a baby shower to attend Cary got to take the girls and spend some fun time with them. Kaylee was very excited to be able to pick out a stuffed animal and see all the other children. Campbell on the other hand was happy to be at the mall and getting to see Mrs. Lindi (Abba's Mom). Cary said that both girls picked a stuffed animal right away so he was pretty excited until they both started changing their minds.

It only took Kaylee about 5 minutes or so but Campbell was having a little bit harder time making a decision. That is until she overheard Lindi telling another parent that if she were getting to pick an animal she would get the moose. Evidently, that is all it took because Campbell marched right over and picked up a moose. She did not change her mind again. I thought that was hilarious, as did Cary. Kaylee on the other hand picked out a precious flop eared bunny that she named Fluffy. Both girls were very happy with their decisions. Cary said the party went great! Of course it did because Lindi is such a planner:) When it came time to open gifts Campbell wanted to sit in Mrs. Lindi's lap but Cary held her off for as long as possible. In the end Abba was opening gifts and Campbell was sitting in Lindi's lap. I am so glad that both girls had such a great time! When I returned home they could not wait to show me Fluffy the Bunny and Marty the Moose (named by Mr. Mark). Neither Kaylee nor Campbell have put them down since returning home. Thank you Abba for inviting my girls to your party, they had a blast!

Campbell's 1st Princess Party

Today, Campbell attended her first Princess Birthday Party for her sweet friend Mallory. Since she had been talking about it since Friday night, let's just say she was very excited. She literally could not get her cute dress on fast enough. Sometimes we have to change our mind several times before deciding on an outfit but not today. The girl was pinked out! I loved it!

Once we got there I think she was a little overwhelmed by everything. I tried to talk her into trying the bounce house and even offered to hold her hand on the slide but she would have none of that, until "her Lindi" talked her into trying the slide. This is Lindi my sweet friend who is so special to Campbell and the rest of our family as well. Can you tell who is having more fun? I love that there is someone else that she feels so comfortable with since most of the time she is quite the Mommy's girl. The rest of the party she played and ran around with the other girls. Mrs. Kelly and Mallory were even sweet enough to let Campbell help open a few gifts. Somehow she started off at the back of the pack watching Mallory open presents and by the end she was beside Mallory opening with her. It was pretty funny. When it came time to leave Campbell got the cutest Princess purse with all kinds of goodies inside. I found out just what all they were on the way home. At one light I turned around and there were Starburst wrappers everywhere, at the next light I turned around to see her window decorated with Princess stickers, and by the time we got in the driveway she had a necklace on her head because that is as far as she could get it with a bow in her hair. This trip home only took about 5 minutes so I had one busy Princess in the backseat. Thank you Mallory for letting Campbell be a part of your special day! I am so thankful for each Princess present at the party today and their parents because I know that my daughter is going to have some amazing friends to grow up with and in turn we do too.

Thank you Lord for the blessing of friendship. Our cup truly runneth over.