I am giving myself 20 minutes to write this post (with a 60 pound dog that is terrified of the fireworks in my lap) while Jesse is in the shower and both girls are asleep, and then I am turning off the computer and going to watch a movie and celebrate midnight with my husband!
It's our anniversary! We celebrated two nights ago while Annabelle was with my parents. We took Charlotte out with us since she is a pretty sleepy companion! I always feel double pressure to wrap up the year and write an anniversary post on one day. Tonight I am just feeling so thankful for my little family and all that this year has brought us. So, maybe some highlights of the year and of our seven years!
The best moment of the year by far was the birth of our sweet Charlotte Grace! Watching Annabelle go from toddler to little girl has also delighted us every single day. I could not be more proud to be her mother! Other highlights: finding out I was pregnant, our big snow, my first full year of me staying home and that working for us, Annabelle's second birthday combined with week long power outage, taking Annabelle to the pool all summer, renovating our kitchen (I am thankful for this every single day!), our trip to NYC, making Charlotte's room into a nursery for her, Jesse finishing his Masters degree, starting to learn how to parent two children, having a Wednesday night at-home date night each week, going to the beach with the entire family, really learning to sew, and really getting settled into our home! 2011 was really good to our family.
Seven Years...
2 cities, 5 different jobs, 5 moves, 1 apartment, 3 houses, 2 dogs, and 2 babies later... they have been an incredible years full of change, growth, fun, laughter and lots of love. It is hard to put into words (for the world to see) what one person means to you. I feel overwhelmingly blessed every day that I get to live my life with Jesse. It seems like yesterday we were dancing in the New Year with all our friends and family, and tonight we tucked in our girls and are snuggled in at home... it doesn't get better than this!
Happy New Year!
12.31.2011
12.24.2011
Merry Christmas!
For a child will be born to us, a son will be given to us; And the government will rest on His shoulders; And His name will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Eternal Father, Prince of Peace. ~ Isaiah 9:6
12.14.2011
Thanksgiving, Sewing, Parade and more!
As I was pulling pictures off of my camera last night, I realized that it had been a full month since I updated. Honestly, it feels like a week ago. Time is flying by...I think a combination of taking care of a baby and the busy holiday season. Thankfully, since the last post, things have drastically improved around here. We have been sleeping a little more, ventured out with both girls some (even me alone with them), and started to find a bit of a routine.
We celebrated Thanksgiving on the following Saturday and enjoyed a great dinner and watched the Georgia Tech game. It was a pretty great set up...we cleaned our house, Ellen made appetizers, and mom brought everything to us to cook dinner. Yum!
Nana had some help from the big kids and the little one!
This is my new favorite picture ever.
Just our typical Saturday morning with daddy these days... pjs, blankets, and Mickey Mouse Clubhouse! Jesse and I have a deal that since I have to get up so many times during the night, that Saturday morning I get to catch up on a couple extra hours of sleep. I look forward to it all week!
I have been doing a lot more sewing lately and finally found a little time last week to fit in a project! I didn't have a pattern, but it felt so good to do something that used a little brain power.
Annabelle loves a parade. We march around our house playing parade almost daily with her instruments (why yes, both her parents were in band), and she has wanted to watch the Macy's parade over and over. We went to the Christmas Parade downtown, and she loved it!
After the parade, we tried to get a picture of the girls together. We practically blinded them in attempts to get one or two good ones. How do you teach a two year old to be still? I have no idea!
Annabelle lives to get a chance to hold Charlotte.
My three loves.
I found this little gingerbread house kit at Publix. The house was together, and the icing and candy were included. We looked at pictures online first so that Annabelle would know what a gingerbread house was, and then we got started. She really enjoyed it! I loved watching her decorate, but especially enjoyed hearing her ask over and over why she couldn't eat the candy, and then vacuuming up all of the rouge sprinkles. Really, it was a great little project for her! I have to admit however, I did straighten up many of the gumdrops and had to make myself not micromanage the candy placement!
Hopefully I will be back with more soon! Charlotte turned two months old yesterday, and I have more pictures to share! We have a lot to do this week...including a little music program at Annabelle's school tomorrow (I can't wait!) and a stack of Christmas presents that don't seem to be wrapping themselves!
We celebrated Thanksgiving on the following Saturday and enjoyed a great dinner and watched the Georgia Tech game. It was a pretty great set up...we cleaned our house, Ellen made appetizers, and mom brought everything to us to cook dinner. Yum!
Nana had some help from the big kids and the little one!
This is my new favorite picture ever.
Just our typical Saturday morning with daddy these days... pjs, blankets, and Mickey Mouse Clubhouse! Jesse and I have a deal that since I have to get up so many times during the night, that Saturday morning I get to catch up on a couple extra hours of sleep. I look forward to it all week!
I have been doing a lot more sewing lately and finally found a little time last week to fit in a project! I didn't have a pattern, but it felt so good to do something that used a little brain power.
Annabelle loves a parade. We march around our house playing parade almost daily with her instruments (why yes, both her parents were in band), and she has wanted to watch the Macy's parade over and over. We went to the Christmas Parade downtown, and she loved it!
After the parade, we tried to get a picture of the girls together. We practically blinded them in attempts to get one or two good ones. How do you teach a two year old to be still? I have no idea!
Annabelle lives to get a chance to hold Charlotte.
My three loves.
I found this little gingerbread house kit at Publix. The house was together, and the icing and candy were included. We looked at pictures online first so that Annabelle would know what a gingerbread house was, and then we got started. She really enjoyed it! I loved watching her decorate, but especially enjoyed hearing her ask over and over why she couldn't eat the candy, and then vacuuming up all of the rouge sprinkles. Really, it was a great little project for her! I have to admit however, I did straighten up many of the gumdrops and had to make myself not micromanage the candy placement!
Hopefully I will be back with more soon! Charlotte turned two months old yesterday, and I have more pictures to share! We have a lot to do this week...including a little music program at Annabelle's school tomorrow (I can't wait!) and a stack of Christmas presents that don't seem to be wrapping themselves!
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