maybe this is one of those things...

that is only hilarious to us because we're finley's parents. or maybe it really is funny,  i don't know. finley loves to sing and dance and she loves to have an audience. she calls us into the playroom to watch performances like these several times a day. i love it! and please note her signature move around 2:15. she pulls this move out during all the dramatic parts of a song.

so without further ado, i give you our future broadway star..

 

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z7XPAjVfBUw?rel=0&hd=1]

maybe this is one of those things...

that is only hilarious to us because we're finley's parents. or maybe it really is funny,  i don't know. finley loves to sing and dance and she loves to have an audience. she calls us into the playroom to watch performances like these several times a day. i love it! and please note her signature move around 2:15. she pulls this move out during all the dramatic parts of a song.

so without further ado, i give you our future broadway star..

 

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z7XPAjVfBUw?rel=0&hd=1]

the latest

:: we've spent lots of time hanging at home-baking, organizing baby stuff, and relaxing

:: brian has been working 6 or 7 days a week in preparation for slowing down in april. i don't like it. not one bit.

:: adalaide is OBSESSED with her doll. she lays on it, kisses it, and pokes the eyes. it's quite cute, but also slightly worrisome as i'll never be able to leave her and the baby in the same room alone.

:: adalaide is saying "dada" {first official word} "mama" and "nigh-night"

:: after 3 1/2 years finley watched her first real movie-the little mermaid. she is hooked!

:: i'm starting to get a little nervous about adding another baby into the mix. we always assumed adalaide would be walking by the time the baby came, and since she most likely won't be i'm wondering what life will be like with two babies on my hip. there are moments {like at fred meyer when i have to pee while holding ada, while swatting away finley's hand before she sticks it in the sanitary disposal thing, while pulling up my maternity jeans with one hand} that i seriously think, oh man what's it gonna be like with 3! I know we'll just make it work, and pretty soon i won't know any different. But i know it's going to be a big adjustment, and i'm a little nervous.

that being said,

:: I am so stinkin' excited to meet this baby. i snuggled a tiny newborn last night and it made it so real/exciting that we'll be holding our own girl in a few weeks. i cannot wait.

:: also, in case you are wondering why my head is cut off in all my photos, it's not me trying to be artistic. it's very tricky to take a picture with the self timer. perhaps i need to solicit my husband for help next time...

the latest

:: we've spent lots of time hanging at home-baking, organizing baby stuff, and relaxing

:: brian has been working 6 or 7 days a week in preparation for slowing down in april. i don't like it. not one bit.

:: adalaide is OBSESSED with her doll. she lays on it, kisses it, and pokes the eyes. it's quite cute, but also slightly worrisome as i'll never be able to leave her and the baby in the same room alone.

:: adalaide is saying "dada" {first official word} "mama" and "nigh-night"

:: after 3 1/2 years finley watched her first real movie-the little mermaid. she is hooked!

:: i'm starting to get a little nervous about adding another baby into the mix. we always assumed adalaide would be walking by the time the baby came, and since she most likely won't be i'm wondering what life will be like with two babies on my hip. there are moments {like at fred meyer when i have to pee while holding ada, while swatting away finley's hand before she sticks it in the sanitary disposal thing, while pulling up my maternity jeans with one hand} that i seriously think, oh man what's it gonna be like with 3! I know we'll just make it work, and pretty soon i won't know any different. But i know it's going to be a big adjustment, and i'm a little nervous.

that being said,

:: I am so stinkin' excited to meet this baby. i snuggled a tiny newborn last night and it made it so real/exciting that we'll be holding our own girl in a few weeks. i cannot wait.

:: also, in case you are wondering why my head is cut off in all my photos, it's not me trying to be artistic. it's very tricky to take a picture with the self timer. perhaps i need to solicit my husband for help next time...

bounce

what were you doing at 9:30 on this saturday morning?
sleeping? enjoying a lazy breakfast?

i was going into premature labor at the bouncy house down the street.
isn't it funny that our town doesn't have a grocery store, starbucks, or stop light, but we have an amazing bouncy house?

finley and i went on a little date a few weeks ago and discovered this little gem, and i have to say it is incredibly fun.

and just because this picture makes me die laughing every time i look at it...

she tried on these boots at target last week. and apparently this is the pose  you do when wearing boots.

bounce

what were you doing at 9:30 on this saturday morning?
sleeping? enjoying a lazy breakfast?

i was going into premature labor at the bouncy house down the street.
isn't it funny that our town doesn't have a grocery store, starbucks, or stop light, but we have an amazing bouncy house?

finley and i went on a little date a few weeks ago and discovered this little gem, and i have to say it is incredibly fun.

and just because this picture makes me die laughing every time i look at it...

she tried on these boots at target last week. and apparently this is the pose  you do when wearing boots.

a day in the life...

i've seen a few different people do this, and for some reason i think it's entertaining to read.

so, here is our really thrilling day...

3 am: awake to pee. check to see how much snow we got. lots! power has been out for hours. brrrrr! cover adalaide with extra blanket.

6:30 am: brian kisses me goodbye. being slightly awake makes me realize i need to pee. again. oh, pregnancy!

7:55 am: hear finley calling for me.

8:00 am: get finley out of bed. inspect snow. decline her invitation to go outside right now.

8:10 am: get adalaide up. take note of how stinking adorable she is when i go in her room in the morning. she squeals and kicks her legs and i love it.

8:11 am: walk into kitchen and see dirty dishes from night before {power was out}. think how much i hate, hate, hate starting the day with dirty dishes.

8:30 am: make our usual breakfast of oatmeal. add toppings like apples, craisons, and nuts inspired by McDonalds commercial i saw yesterday. yes, i said 'inspired' and 'Mcdonalds' in the same sentence.  finley adds her own toppings and says, 'this is the best idea, meg'.

9:00 am: bathtime. the girls favorite activity. i love it too, because they are contained in one spot, for a significant amount of time, with minimal clean up. except for today, because adalaide peed on the floor in the 5 seconds between removing her diaper and getting her in the tub. plus, i can sit on my butt, which is becoming a favored activity for me these days.

10:00 am: naptime for adalaide. finley sits on my lap while i brush her hair. minimal screaming today! catch her wiping a booger on my pants. and incase i didn't notice, she tells me so. i note how disgusted i am, but also note the fact that i am not disgusted enough to get up, direct her to the kleenex and lecture her about it. also note how lazy i've gotten.

10:15 am: dishes. by hand. i am the only dishwasher in this house. sigh...

10:30 am: snack for finley. look over recipe for dinner {anyone else obsessed with pioneer woman?} remember that we're out of chicken, even though i KNEW we were out. We've already been to the grocery store TWICE this week, and i've forgotten BOTH times. curse my pregnancy brain!

10:45 am: since it has been deemed necessary to leave the house {brian would faint if i fed him a meatless meal}, i put forth minimal effort to look presentable. change booger pants. brush teeth. reassemble hair do. check email and google reader.

11:15 am: hear noise from baby's room. think: she better not be waking up already! phew, she's not. grab load from dryer to fold. also, see that i left a load in the washer overnight. oops. check to see if clothes smell musty. nothing a little bounce sheet can't handle. collect enough nails and screws out of the washer to build a small house. note for the hundredth time that one of us really needs to start checking his pant pockets.

11:18 am: finley asks to do art. i tell her no, and remind her that her art caddy is put away for the day because she didn't clean up her mess yesterday. quickly realize that this also punishes me because art keeps her busy AND quiet for long periods of time. drats.

11:50 am: wake the bambino up. note how very wrong it is to wake a baby, but decide we must get this show on the road. plus, if she sleeps too late her afternoon nap won't coincide with finley's. and i'm just not down with that at all. dipe change. coats on. hats on. make conscious effort to turn off lights, per husbands not so gentle request after reviewing electricity bill.  preemptively pop two tylenol because my 'pelvis'  is on the verge of hurting, and i know it will be full-blown after running errands. oh, pregnancy! 

12-1:00 pm: post office and grocery store. girls sat nicely in the cart. no one asked how old my 'son' is. stuck to my list. grabbed coffee from in-store starbucks. good news all around. sang along to taylor swift in the car and wondered if adalaide's first words will be from a taylor swift song.

1:00 pm: lunch time. chicken quesadilla, banana, and carrots for finley. rice, lentils, carrots, and green beans for adalaide. watched adalaide perform her 'tricks': so big, waving, and playing the drums. note that i need to capture it on video.







1:30 pm: doll house and princess puzzle.

2:00 pm: put adalaide to bed. start finley's naptime regime: potty, water bottle filled, blankets and stuffed animals arranged, 3 kisses, and 3 hugs, door closed-but not latched.

2:02 pm: check email and google reader, while finishing coffee. make and devour a toasted sesame bagel with the works. spend several minutes deciding whether or not to relax or be productive during naptime. decide to split my time.

2:15-2:57 pm: do dishes from lunch, empty garbage and recycling, tidy playroom and living room. fold laundry. decide against putting away the clean clothes, because that would just be too much. instead, leave laundry on floor where it will most likely be trampled on by little feet.

2:57 pm:  lay down and attempt to take nap. coffee gets the better of me, and i can't fall asleep. thoroughly enjoy laying in bed anyway though.

4:26 pm: hear adalaide and realize that i fell asleep. ponder how one falls asleep moments after finishing a coffee. oh, pregnancy!

4:30: get baby up. enjoy some rare time with just her.

5:00 pm: visit from cousin/neighbor.

5:15 pm: finley wakes up. time to start dinner. on the menu tonight: pioneer woman's pasta with tomato cream sauce, grilled chicken, bleu cheese iceberg salad, and crusty bread. for the babe: mashed avocado, tofu, yogurt, and wheat germ.  turn on music. finley takes the c.d. out of the stereo and replaces it with taylor swift. not sure if i'm more annoyed or impressed.

6:00 pm: brian gets home early!  he feeds adalaide. i finish dinner. i catch him eating the baby's food. seriously?

6:30 pm: dinner time. yummy. note how much i love pioneer woman.

7:00 pm: clean up. get really excited when i see that we'll get a second meal out of the leftovers. less cooking tomorrow night!

7:25 pm:  finley builds a fort.

7:45 pm: bedtime routine-potty, jammers, dipe change, bottle for the babe, brush teeth, devotional, 1 song, prayers. prayers briefly interrupted so that finley could inform me 'she tooted'. 3 kisses, 3 hugs. blankets and animals in place. door closed, but not latched. put adalaide to bed.

8:10 pm: collapse on couch with brian. baby goes crazy in my belly, like every night at this time. note how much i love it. watch modern family. hurt myself laughing so hard. seriously.

10:10 pm: to bed we go.

a day in the life...

i've seen a few different people do this, and for some reason i think it's entertaining to read.

so, here is our really thrilling day...

3 am: awake to pee. check to see how much snow we got. lots! power has been out for hours. brrrrr! cover adalaide with extra blanket.

6:30 am: brian kisses me goodbye. being slightly awake makes me realize i need to pee. again. oh, pregnancy!

7:55 am: hear finley calling for me.

8:00 am: get finley out of bed. inspect snow. decline her invitation to go outside right now.

8:10 am: get adalaide up. take note of how stinking adorable she is when i go in her room in the morning. she squeals and kicks her legs and i love it.

8:11 am: walk into kitchen and see dirty dishes from night before {power was out}. think how much i hate, hate, hate starting the day with dirty dishes.

8:30 am: make our usual breakfast of oatmeal. add toppings like apples, craisons, and nuts inspired by McDonalds commercial i saw yesterday. yes, i said 'inspired' and 'Mcdonalds' in the same sentence.  finley adds her own toppings and says, 'this is the best idea, meg'.

9:00 am: bathtime. the girls favorite activity. i love it too, because they are contained in one spot, for a significant amount of time, with minimal clean up. except for today, because adalaide peed on the floor in the 5 seconds between removing her diaper and getting her in the tub. plus, i can sit on my butt, which is becoming a favored activity for me these days.

10:00 am: naptime for adalaide. finley sits on my lap while i brush her hair. minimal screaming today! catch her wiping a booger on my pants. and incase i didn't notice, she tells me so. i note how disgusted i am, but also note the fact that i am not disgusted enough to get up, direct her to the kleenex and lecture her about it. also note how lazy i've gotten.

10:15 am: dishes. by hand. i am the only dishwasher in this house. sigh...

10:30 am: snack for finley. look over recipe for dinner {anyone else obsessed with pioneer woman?} remember that we're out of chicken, even though i KNEW we were out. We've already been to the grocery store TWICE this week, and i've forgotten BOTH times. curse my pregnancy brain!

10:45 am: since it has been deemed necessary to leave the house {brian would faint if i fed him a meatless meal}, i put forth minimal effort to look presentable. change booger pants. brush teeth. reassemble hair do. check email and google reader.

11:15 am: hear noise from baby's room. think: she better not be waking up already! phew, she's not. grab load from dryer to fold. also, see that i left a load in the washer overnight. oops. check to see if clothes smell musty. nothing a little bounce sheet can't handle. collect enough nails and screws out of the washer to build a small house. note for the hundredth time that one of us really needs to start checking his pant pockets.

11:18 am: finley asks to do art. i tell her no, and remind her that her art caddy is put away for the day because she didn't clean up her mess yesterday. quickly realize that this also punishes me because art keeps her busy AND quiet for long periods of time. drats.

11:50 am: wake the bambino up. note how very wrong it is to wake a baby, but decide we must get this show on the road. plus, if she sleeps too late her afternoon nap won't coincide with finley's. and i'm just not down with that at all. dipe change. coats on. hats on. make conscious effort to turn off lights, per husbands not so gentle request after reviewing electricity bill.  preemptively pop two tylenol because my 'pelvis'  is on the verge of hurting, and i know it will be full-blown after running errands. oh, pregnancy! 

12-1:00 pm: post office and grocery store. girls sat nicely in the cart. no one asked how old my 'son' is. stuck to my list. grabbed coffee from in-store starbucks. good news all around. sang along to taylor swift in the car and wondered if adalaide's first words will be from a taylor swift song.

1:00 pm: lunch time. chicken quesadilla, banana, and carrots for finley. rice, lentils, carrots, and green beans for adalaide. watched adalaide perform her 'tricks': so big, waving, and playing the drums. note that i need to capture it on video.







1:30 pm: doll house and princess puzzle.

2:00 pm: put adalaide to bed. start finley's naptime regime: potty, water bottle filled, blankets and stuffed animals arranged, 3 kisses, and 3 hugs, door closed-but not latched.

2:02 pm: check email and google reader, while finishing coffee. make and devour a toasted sesame bagel with the works. spend several minutes deciding whether or not to relax or be productive during naptime. decide to split my time.

2:15-2:57 pm: do dishes from lunch, empty garbage and recycling, tidy playroom and living room. fold laundry. decide against putting away the clean clothes, because that would just be too much. instead, leave laundry on floor where it will most likely be trampled on by little feet.

2:57 pm:  lay down and attempt to take nap. coffee gets the better of me, and i can't fall asleep. thoroughly enjoy laying in bed anyway though.

4:26 pm: hear adalaide and realize that i fell asleep. ponder how one falls asleep moments after finishing a coffee. oh, pregnancy!

4:30: get baby up. enjoy some rare time with just her.

5:00 pm: visit from cousin/neighbor.

5:15 pm: finley wakes up. time to start dinner. on the menu tonight: pioneer woman's pasta with tomato cream sauce, grilled chicken, bleu cheese iceberg salad, and crusty bread. for the babe: mashed avocado, tofu, yogurt, and wheat germ.  turn on music. finley takes the c.d. out of the stereo and replaces it with taylor swift. not sure if i'm more annoyed or impressed.

6:00 pm: brian gets home early!  he feeds adalaide. i finish dinner. i catch him eating the baby's food. seriously?

6:30 pm: dinner time. yummy. note how much i love pioneer woman.

7:00 pm: clean up. get really excited when i see that we'll get a second meal out of the leftovers. less cooking tomorrow night!

7:25 pm:  finley builds a fort.

7:45 pm: bedtime routine-potty, jammers, dipe change, bottle for the babe, brush teeth, devotional, 1 song, prayers. prayers briefly interrupted so that finley could inform me 'she tooted'. 3 kisses, 3 hugs. blankets and animals in place. door closed, but not latched. put adalaide to bed.

8:10 pm: collapse on couch with brian. baby goes crazy in my belly, like every night at this time. note how much i love it. watch modern family. hurt myself laughing so hard. seriously.

10:10 pm: to bed we go.

While we were playing in a fort, i thought the girls look especially cute. I grabbed a couple flowers and my camera. Could finley be anymore of a poser? She makes me laugh!

While we were playing in a fort, i thought the girls look especially cute. I grabbed a couple flowers and my camera. Could finley be anymore of a poser? She makes me laugh!

santa

ready to go see santa

neither one had any clue that scary ol' santa was behind them, but adalaide was terrified of the camera man who got in her personal space. there was no rallying her around, so it looks like we can add another crying santa picture to the mantel.