Hippity Hoppity

What a beautiful Easter weekend we had in New Jersey!!! The weather was absolutely perfect for egg hunts, playing outside and just getting together with family & friends.

Saturday morning the girls dyed eggs with Nana and had such a blast! Jaelyn couldn't wait to pull the egg out of her cup to see what magical color it had turned. The expressions on her face were truly priceless. I just love her smile. Abbie was not quite as excited but still smiled all the same when Nana helped her out. I think she would have rather thrown the eggs or tried to eat them, haha!



Sunday morning we woke up to find filled Easter baskets! Jaelyn dug into hers right away peeling away wrappers and digging right into the chocolate. Abbie tried to eat it with the wrappers and required a bit more help. They were both thrilled! After a short nap, we got our best Easter dresses on and made our way over to my Sister's house for an egg hunt, dinner and just plain old fashioned fun.


The egg hunt was a blast. The looks on all the kids faces as they had to 'hunt' for 200 eggs... 6 kids & 200 eggs, you do the math!



This weekend was a true reminder of how blessed we are as a family. I can't think of anything better than seeing my girls, along with their cousins, smiling, laughing and playing together as if it was a plan already in place and was now happening.

Alphabet Soup & Bottles

So my little Abbie will be 16 months in April, so hard to believe. All weekend long she decided to sing the alphabet. Well, her version of it which only goes up to G. When she first started singing it I looked at her like, "Did you just sing the alphabet?". It's true, I never know what to expect! So, she would start the alphabet and make it all the way to G and then I helped her finish it. We took a ride to Walmart yesterday and throughout the entire store she kept singing it over and over, until of course someone walked by and she had to greet them with an enthusiastic "HI" and waved. By the time she dozed off to sleep last night I think we sang the alphabet near 500 times! On the way to daycare this morning she would get the key letters like.. P... T... V.. and Z! So cute! I'm amazed at how well she is starting to talk and express herself. It's so hard to believe that a year ago she was so dependent on me and her way of communicating was smiling.

Also, she only had 1 bottle all day yesterday. ONE BOTTLE! Yippee!! I thought she might be going to kindergarten with a bottle in her backpack, haha. But she is coming around and likes to drink out of the big girl cup like her sissy. I estimate that in another month she just might be on a cup completely. How nice that will be! But then again, another sign that she is growing up. *sigh*

It's so true... don't blink or you really will miss something.

I just wanted to personally thank my friend, Ginger for helping make my blog look beautiful! She made that header up there you see all matched up to the pretty, pretty background. Isn't she awesome! If you need help with your blog, let me know and I might just be able to talk her into it.

Thanks Ginger... you rock! Love you, girl!

Abbie had her 15 month well visit with the doctor last night. She had to get a shot in each leg and was not a happy camper. It makes me so upset that she is upset and I have to watch her sad little face with tears running down it all the while Daddy is holding her arms down so she doesn't smack the doctor in the head. All I wanted to do was cry right along with her!! After she was done, I snatched her off the table and she hugged me while I hugged her and that made everything much better. She was in a good mood this morning so I hope she makes it through Daycare today without any breakdowns. I told them she just got shots so she might be a little irritable and get a slight fever. Perhaps secretly I am hoping for a phone call so I can come home & snuggle with her, lol. My poor baby!



On a side note, Jaelyn was as happy as could be smiling the whole time & said "BYE" to everyone in the office. We'll see how happy she is to be back there in August when it's her turn, lol!

Hello Spring

I am so very happy we are finally having some nice Spring weather! It was cool the girls got to experience a very snowy winter but it's also very nice to finally get outside and play!!! Tonight we came home, ate dinner, put our sneakers on and headed for the backyard. It was great to be outside for fresh air and to see the girls smiling all while running off some of that energy. I can't wait to take more walks, visit some local parks and just sit back to watch the girls play, play, play!

I hope the weather is nice where you are... if not, here are some pictures to help you THINK SPRING!

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

I'm not irish but I've certainly had a little "luck of the irish" in the past year or so. Plus, it never hurts to wear green and have a green beer or two!

It went well!

We met our new adoption social worker this morning. Everything went very well! She was very well educated on the process and made us feel comfortable that adoption is the main goal. It was refreshing to say the least. She asked general questions about the girls, toured the house and complimented how cute their room was! I feel confident with her and know she is on our side.

In other news... rain is on the way this weekend which means we will be stuck inside for 2 days... AHH! Time to break out the sticker books, crayons and maybe some fingerpaints to keep busy.

Stayed tuned... our next court date is scheduled for May 3rd.