Most of the time, when I stumble upon a good kodak moment, I am armed only with my phone and the pretty pathetic camera that comes with it. But I take the shots anyways so that I can quickly message them out and let people get a glimpse into my life with two toddlers. Since I'm a terrible blog updater I thought I'd go through my last few months of mobile pictures and fill in some of the blanks of how we spend our time.
First few photos are a throwback to Christmas '11. At this point I had discovered Pinterest (one of the best things to ever happen to me) and wanted to share two things I made.
The next thing I want to share is something that made me laugh. Both of my two children have reached a stage of independence. Cara sooner than Sam, but now they are both full blown children that want to be adults. They talk on pretend cell phones, they pretend cooking in a kitchen, they even have a BMW convertible they take for a spin in the neighborhood. Sam has just started to really show interest in wanting to dress herself. Cara's been doing this for a while and most the time it results in crazy mismatched colors and some kind of twirling skirt. Upon reviewing my mobile pictures I found two separate occasions where I took a picture of Sam and Cara after they had picked out their outfit for the day. Of course, I snapped these because they induced a nice little chuckle but who would have known how similar two siblings could be. Check it out!
Lol, they literally both went for the same random color scheme! I love it! My fashion forward divas!
Here's a little segment I like to call interests:
I wanna touch on the bowling day. I snapped a picture of our scores, and since you can't really make out the names I'll address the scores in order for you:
Chris would be the first bowler with the 91, I was below him with the 105, Cara the 74 and Sam the 85. What I'd like to remember was a) i beat Chris and b) Sam was only points from beating Chris.
This is a random picture from something I came across on VDay this year:
And finally, these are my two wonderful, charismatic, hilarious, creative, goofball children. Enjoy!
For memory's sake I wanted to add a quick post that Sam has officially begun potty training. In the last week, she has been successfully going number two in the big girl potty! Still a lot of practice and encouragement to be had, but I like the track we're on. As much as I enjoy finding a great deal on diapers, I will be happy to clear them from the grocery list.
I just want to touch on the weather briefly..and how uncharacteristically warm it has been this winter. I won't complain because it has been lovely outside and easier on my gas bill, BUT I can't help but get uneasy about the temp's we're gonna see this summer :/
Thankfully though, we've been able to have a lot of continued park time through the cold months. I love the center area of our neighborhood because it has a great little playground set up and a ring that loops around it which makes a good walking track. I hope in the future, when we've moved and the girls are older, I can look back and remember our first house and how we spent our days!
I'm a horrible blog updater. The worst.
The new year has been good to us. No big changes, which is perfectly fine with me. We recently had Val and Cali in town. Mom and I planned a little baby shower that was of great success. Val received much needed baby items and was able to get some missed time with friends and family. That weekend was also Matty boy's baptism. It was such an awesome day! I really enjoyed the Deacon who performed the baptism and as Godmother, I felt so blessed to be apart of the day.
Sam and Cara recently attended a date night with their Dad. I recall blogging about it last year when Chris took Cara, and all the excitement I felt for the two of them to share that special time together. This year was more of the same excitement. It was so fun to dress them up in pink's and red's and let them wear their princess crowns. Chris wore some of his suit and the three of them looked awesome together! Again, I would have loved to be a fly on the wall, but Chris said they had a perfect time. The girls were behaved and oddly quiet as they inhaled chicken nuggets and ice cream. I am always reminded of my love for Chik Fil A and all that they do to promote family togetherness in our community. Love them!
Up next, we look forward to Spring, Easter, the arrival of Baby Lucas and in two weeks, Princess Day at the GA Aquarium. Can't wait!
