Valentine's Day Decor

I know my blog is always an update on the girls, but I really wanted to share these ideas with you all! Now that I have kids I am always wanting to make the holidays fun for them. I like to decorate, plan fun activites, decorate a cake or cupcakes, and find little goodies for them. I know my girls are little, but I like to make holidays a big deal. I was looking online to find cute and cheap Valentine's decor tips and I found these GREAT ideas. The first one comes from Jessica @ Craftily Ever After (craftily-ever-after.com) She created this adorable subway art printable. How cute would this look in your house?! She has a lot of cute ideas on her blog. Go check them out!

photo from jessica at Craftily Ever After

Next is from the TomKat Studio. I LOVE the TomKat studio. Kim is so creative and I LOVE everything she comes up with. She designed my baby shower invites, thank you's, door sign, favor tags, and sweet shop sign. Ever since then I have followed her blog and she gives me so much inspiration! Look at her cute Valentine's printable's!!!! They can be purchased in her Etsy shop. Take a look at all Kim's great ideas at tomkatstudio.com

photo courtesy of the TomKat studio

The last idea I found was from Martha Stewart. She always has great ideas. I LOVE this cupcake idea. This would be a cute dessert for you and that someone special!

photo courtesy of martha stewart.com

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Update

Grace started walking in September. She is on the move. She LOVES her sister. She always wants to hug and kiss her. Grace and Addi will look at each other and just smile. It's so cute. Addi is so sweet. We LOVE and adore her. Addi is growing like a weed. She is rolling over, smiling, laughing, and babbling all the time. She is growing out of the fussy newborn stage, which makes waking up at night a little different. Its funny how different kids can be. Grace slept through the night at 10 weeks. Addi is still waking up at least once during the night. Poor Addi has stomach issues. She should be growing out of that soon. Blake and I are so blessed and wouldn't trade this crazy life for anything. God is so good and always provides for us. Here are a few photos of Addi and a couple of them together.

Happy Birthday Gracie Lou!!

On August 27th, we celebrated Grace's 1st birthday with family and friends. Of course, I had to throw a ladybug birthday party. She is our little ladybug! My friend Kimberly and I planned the party together and I am very pleased with the outcome. Below are a some pics. Grace had a great time.

Sweet Addilynn

Life has been CRAZY!!!

I can't believe its been two months since my last post. Life is so busy. We welcomed another little girl three weeks ago. Addilynn Anne. She was born July 9th. She looks nothing like Grace. She has a head full of blonde hair and bright blue eyes. Life with two babies under one is insane. There is always something to be done. Although life is crazy Blake and I wouldn't change a thing. We have finally gotten into a routine that works for us. So we are just taking life one day at a time. Gracie still doesn't know how she feels about having a little sister. She pretty much leaves her alone and does her own thing, but there are times when she wants to see her sister. We have to remind her to be gentle and watch every move Grace makes. She has learned to give her kisses and does that a lot. Here are a few pictures of Addi.

Grace is now 11 months old. I can't believe next month we are celebrating her first birthday. Its true what they say, they really do grow up so fast. She is constantly on the go. She has mastered crawling and she can move. I can't believe how she fast she gets from place to place. She pulls herself up onto everything. She will walk as long as she has something to hold on to. She is afraid to let go. We are working with her and hope she will walk on her own soon. She wants to eat/drink whatever we have. She was eating some baby food for awhile, but she is over that. She LOVES drinking water out of her sippy cup or trying to drink from a regular glass. She gets mad if you don't let her. She has started to say dada and mama. She LOVES music. Whenever its one she will either dance, clap, or try to snap. She LOVES Beyonce's "All The Single Ladies". It so fun to watch her dance and get so excited. She is such a joy and we are so lucky to be her parents. I can't wait to see the next things she learns this month.

9 Months

I can't believe my little Gracie is 9 months old. She is getting so big so fast. Everyday she is learning new things and keeping us on our toes. She has learned to crawl (well army crawl), she pulls herself up, she has one tooth, she likes to have you hold her hands and walk with her around the house. She can do this forever and gets mad when you stop. I didn't know a 9 month old could have tantrums. Grace is still drinking from a sippy cup and bottle. She has only a few bottles throughout the day. She still is not a fan of baby food and wants to eat whatever you have. She usually has rice cereal, cherrios, soup, fruits and veggies during the day. We are really enjoying her as she gets older. She really has her own personality and she knows what she wants!!!

Happy Easter

I was SO excited for Gracie's first Easter. I found the cutest basket from PotteryBarn Kids and was always on the lookout for little things to put in it. I was very disappointed when Grace woke up with a fever on Easter morning. She was into her basket for a little bit, but quickly went back to bed. After a few more hours of sleep she woke up in a better mood. We got ready and went to Blake's grandparents house for Easter dinner. All in All it was a great day. We can't wait for Grace to be a little older to really enjoy these things.

Seven Months

Grace is growing up so fast. She is changing everyday. She is sitting up, drinking out of a sippy cup, trying to crawl, laughing, babbling, and HATES baby food. She refuses to eat it. She only likes cereal, but is picking about when she will eat it. She still doesn't have any teeth. She LOVES to watch/stare at people. She doesn't want to miss anything. We have so much fun with her.