Hello, I'm still here!

Ugh, I have completely dropped the ball here! Between moving two times and trying to keep up with two toddlers...I have really let this blog slide! I have all my pictures organized and notes/stories on my phone but I have not taken the time to post them here. While I'm not even sure anyone reads all my posts, I'm going to do my best to get caught up mainly because my whole purpose of doing this blog is to have a place to keep my memories of this amazing, crazy life. In order to not forget things, I'm going to mix up my posts with current ones as well as ones from the past few months. I'm still going to date them based on when they happened so when I print these out into albums for myself and the girls, they will be in the correct order. Thanks for bearing with me!

Life lately...

We are really enjoying our new house and neighborhood. The girls have transitioned well and are loving their new stomping grounds. Not everything is put away and organized, but we are getting there!

Upstairs playroom, where we spend most of our days!

The girls are growing so much I can't handle it! Let's start with Miss Lyla:

This girl keeps me on my toes! She is as sweet as pie one minute and then a three year old the next! Or I guess the term these days is "threenager". This child is also my fashionista! Almost everyday she is in a princess dress or some outfit she has put together complete with accessories! In the picture above she is rocking a swimsuit, swimsuit cover, fur vest, and snow hat :) I'm picking my battles right now! She is all things princess, LOVES her dance class, and we just signed her up for T-Ball this spring. She loves snuggling at bed time, reading Fancy Nancy & The Cat in the Hat books, and squeezes her cats any time they give her the chance. I love when she comes into the room and says, "Mommy, can you do me a favorite?" I also love when she talks about Princess Rapunzel - which she pronounces "Poop-punzel." Makes Heath and me giggle like middle schoolers every time!

Then there is the second child:

I mean, look at that sweet, innocent face!! Oh, Kately Rene! I can't believe how fast she is growing. She is now talking ALL THE TIME in complete sentences that we can understand 90% of the time! She is not a morning person (may have inherited that from her mother). Every morning I get her out of bed, change her diaper, and then she grabs a stack of books and takes them to her chair. She wants to be left alone in her room to read her books and then once she finishes, she makes her way downstairs and is ready for the day. Other than books, Kate loves going to Little Gym on Thursdays, playing with her sister, and is the best snuggler ever! Nothing melts my heart more than when she says, "I hold you, Mama?" Meaning pick me up and rock me! She is soooo stinkin ornery! Even when Heath or I have to reprimand her we have to turn our heads so she doesn't see us laughing. Her facial expressions and rotten giggle are the sweetest!