Bee-utiful Shower

Last week I got to host a shower for a sweet friend at work. She and I came to our school the same year and have served on the same team the majority of the time (minus my counseling years). She is having a baby boy in a few short weeks so I hosted a "Bee is for Baby Boy" shower.

The invitations had a cute honeycomb in the back and the same cute bee graphic that I used on the other stuff (I can't blur out her full name on the photo so I decided not to add the pic).











Pretend like the next picture isn't upside down...I don't know how to flip it on blogpress. I assure you that she'll hang them right side up.



We can't wait to meet her precious little boy!

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4 Months Old and Sisterly Love

Sweet Ellory turned four months old a few weeks ago and is just growing right before our eyes.  Tae took her for her 4 month check-up on Friday and she was 12.5 pounds (she had gone from the 5th percentile to the 32nd so they weighed her twice to make sure there hadn't been a mistake).  She is starting to make the switch into 3-6 month clothes and size 2 diapers.  She has started to sit in the bumbo more and she tried out the jumperoo for the first time on Saturday (she might have fallen asleep in there 5 minutes later).  She also rolled over for the first time without us. . . .

I was "practicing" with her when Tae came home from the store last weekend and then he took her upstairs to play while I graded some papers.  She was on the playmat upstairs and Tae ran down for literally maybe 15 seconds to grab her pacifier and when he got back up there she had rolled over on her own!!  What a little stinker!  She apparently didn't want an audience! :)  She "talks" to us all the time, making sweet coo noises and more actual laughing noises.  She is starting to outgrow our swaddling blankets so it's about time to switch into the "swaddle me" blankets.  She is so, so cute!

Jemma adores Ellory and tells me all the time how much she loves her and always wants to give her hugs and kisses.  So sweet!

And here are Jemma and I before going to a birthday party on Saturday.  Jemma is hilarious right now, always talking up a storm, and is often her own running commentary. . ."Okay guys, let's sing wheels on the bus. . the wheels on the bus go . . .", often singing the ABCs, Five Little Monkeys, Brown Bear, and other songs to herself or anyone who will listen.  She is so smart and sweet!

Parent Commitment Service

A few weeks ago we participated in our church's parent commitment service, which serves as an opportunity for friends and family to commit to pray for you as parents and for your child's faith.  It was a sweet service, just as Jemma's was.  Thank you so much for all of you who came to support us! We love you!

So Much Cuteness

I have so many cute pictures of these precious girls. Here is just a sampling of some recent pics.

Valentine's Day . . A Little Late

February was my month to host bunco and I was so glad to get a fun opportunity to decorate our house for Valentine's Day.  I also decided to be industrious and make all of the decorations and prizes!

Here is a peek at our entryway mirror with a heart shaped garland, ribbon wreath (of which a duplicate was made as a prize), and some other fun decorations.  Sorry for the not-so-great picture but it was hard to get an angle where I could take a picture of everything without including my own reflection. 

 I also made these cute "frames" out of wooden plaques to showcase my cute girls.

 The bunco score cards were paint color swatches with cute Valentine stamps.

 I also made a burlap banner for our kitchen and a little doily one for our chalkboard.

 Each girl got a favor full of Rolos . .get it??  Yes, I'm a cheeseball!

 Dinner consisted of cupcakes, cookies, chocolate M&M popcorn, chocolate covered pretzels, and white bean chicken chili pizza.  Umm, when I left for work I put the chili into the crockpot and when I got home my sweet house cleaner had been there and had turned it off for me. . .at some point much earlier in the day. While I appreciated her probably trying to keep my house from burning down, I didn't think my friends would appreciate food poisoning so Papa John's came to the rescue.

 The drinks needed a festive touch as well!

 And don't forget two of my favorite Valentines!!

 I made her a cute Valentine owl shirt for the occasion :)

 Some friends at work received cake batter and chocolate varieties of truffles.

 And, all of Jemma's school friends received "I Dig You" shovels filled with M&Ms.

And for some reason I can't make this photo move up so here is a felt ruffle wreath that I made for one of the other prizes.  The other two were a felt flower necklace and a framed LOVE decoration.

Hope you had a fantastic Valentine's Day with the ones you love!

3 Months Old

This precious little face turned 3 months old a few weeks ago!  She is still being a sweet girl that sleeps through the night (knock on wood), eats about 25 ounces of formula a day (the gentle kind after a bout of sickness), and is sitting up in the Bumbo now!  She is still in 3 month clothes because she is precious and tiny.  We love her!

"Mommy, that's enough pictures!" :)

Happy Valentine's Day

Happy Valentine's Day from two cute girls!!