Picture Update

Here was our week in pictures...Enjoy!

 Natalie is laughing and giggling... it is soooo cute!

 Just chillin' on Saturday morning... it's been a long week!

Sweet Avery pushing Natalie in the swing!

 First time in the swing, blowing bubbles... she loved it!

 Happy girl!

 Attempting some pictures of the girls on Sunday morning... it usually goes something like this. HA!

 My little "fashionista!"

Ted's favorite way to spend a Sunday afternoon.... napping with Natalie! 

Sundays....

There is something about Sundays that just brings peace to our household....  After a crazy busy work week, feeling rushed in the mornings trying to get everyone up and out the door on time, leaving a pile of work on our desks at the end of the day so we can get home to our girls, ending our days with getting a meal on the table (or at least trying to!), playing with the girls, getting baths, washing and preparing bottles and lunches...all of this on little sleep most of the time... it's just exhausting sometimes...  Saturdays are nice, but they are usually busy as well with chores and errands, cleaning up Avery's huge messes (yesterday involved an entire container of seasoned salt and a new tube of my lipstick!), and maybe an evening outing with our friends and their kids.  So by the time Sunday gets here, we are ready to relax.  There is just something about getting the girls ready for church, going and singing praise and worship, and listening to a great message that just brings us peace.  I forget about being stressed out, I forget about the 5 hours of sleep I got last night, I forget about the work that's sitting on my desk waiting for me tomorrow,  I forget about being upset with Avery for dumping an entire thing of seasoned salt all over the house, I forget about the dogs tracking in dirt on my freshly mopped floors, I just forget it all... and focus on the positive things in my life and all I have to be thankful for...

 I am so blessed to be a Mother to these 2 beautiful girls!

 They are lots of work, but they bring so much joy to our life!

 Can you believe that there is only 10lbs between my 2 girls??  Avery weighs 26lbs and Natalie now weighs 16lbs.  Yes, my 3 1/2 month old weighs 16lbs!!!!  She's the size of a 6-9 month old!

You can definitely tell that they're sisters, right?  I'm so glad Avery loves her little sister.  She is so good with her now!  I wonder if she even remembers life before Natalie...  

Labor Day Weekend and Natalie's 3 month Update!

Labor Day Weekend brought much needed fun, rest, and relaxation to our household!  We enjoyed time with family, friends, and our girls.  After 3 months of 100+ weather nearly every day, we welcomed the cooler weather with open arms.  We tried to get out and soak it all up!  I hope we are done with all the triple digit heat... now, if we could just get some rain! 
Here are some pictures from our weekend...

 Ted's parents came up for a visit on Saturday.

 Sunday morning church pictures... I had to bribe Avery with gum!

 Trying to share her gum with Sissy.

 Sweet sisters...

 Silly Avery!  Love that smile!

 Sunday afternoon, we went to my parents house.  Sweet, sweet girls!

 Natalie and her Great-Grandma W.

 NaNa and Natalie

 Watch out!  Avery will run you over with the jeep!

 Paw-Paw and Natalie

 Some of the guys after their dove hunt!

 On Monday, we enjoyed a picnic lunch at the park! 

 The was the first time in MONTHS that we could enjoy the outdoors!

 Avery had a BLAST at her favorite park!

 She looks sooo much older since the last time we were able to go!

 And sweet, sweet Natalie turns 3 months old today!  She is just growing up so fast!  She weighs about 15 1/2 lbs and is 23 1/2 inches long.  She is wearing some 3-6 month clothes, but mostly 6-9 month now!  She still wears size 2 diapers.  She sleeps through the night most nights.  Last night she slept from 9pm until 7:15am!  Woohoo!  I guess we wore her out this weekend.  She is just the sweetest, easiest baby.  She smiles, and coos, and laughs.  She is holding her head up really good now, and is trying to roll over.  She loves watching her big sister Avery play.  She loves to be held and snuggled.  She loves bath time!  And now that the weather is getting nicer, she is enjoying being outside. 

 Love that cute smile!

She looks like she could just take off crawling in this picture!  (Hopefully not any time soon!!  My baby is growing up too fast!)