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strawberry picking

When I was born my mom started a daycare so that she could stay home with me and make some money at the same time. 28 years later, she's still doing it. I loved growing up with all the other kids around, and now my daughters get to enjoy it every now and then too. This morning we went strawberry picking.

Finley absolutely adores all her "big kid friends"

they taught her which strawberries to pick

of course she had to taste them

lots of fun running up and down the rows

if only they could be a little more outgoing :)

thanks for inviting us along, mom!

the girls

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Adalaide turns four months old today. In some ways it feels like time has flown by, and in some ways I can't remember what life was like without her. She is extremely laid back, happy to just sit back and take in all the craziness around her. Shortly after she turned 2 months old she started sleeping through the night, and getting into a nice daytime routine with longer awake times and longer naps.

  

She loves to snuggle, and buries her head in your neck or armpit whenever she can. She smiles all the time, and gets so excited when someone stops to engage her. She is showing zero interest in rolling over, and isn't too keen on sitting her bumbo for more than a few minutes. She is laughing, cooing, and making all sorts of adorable sounds. She loves bath time. She's not a huge eater. She likes to be swaddled, and swaddled tight.

I recently did the math and figured out that finley has passed the 2 1/2 year mark. crazy! that girl is a dynamic little thing. sometimes shy and cautious, but mostly outgoing and silly. she loves to be the center of attention. she loves making us laugh. and she really, truly is hilarious. she has a memory that is unbelievable, especially for places. she has started a reading program and is picking it up pretty quickly.

she loves to play outside. loves playing with older kids. loves to be a helper in the kitchen. loves to dance and listen to music-currently obsessed with taylor swift #6. She loves to do art {recently drew her first recognizable face} and to play with playdough.

we're working on sharing, having her listen and obey us {the first time}, getting her to pick up her stuff when she's done, and to use a kind voice {my greatest annoyance is her naughty yell}.

 

She is all about routine, especially at bedtime. When we tuck her in we have to say the same things every night: happy valentines day, happy easter, no more crying, dream happy thoughts, no dogs, and no gorillas. If you forget one part she will remind you. Don't ask me why these things stuck with her, but for some reason they have, and brian and i laugh about it every single night.

she loves her baby sister, and has had very little jealousy issues. i think once adalaide is a little older and starts to steal the attention spotlight it might be another story though.

I can't believe how fast time is flying by. Since I'm terrible at doing baby books, i want to at least document

these memories here.

 

daddy

Sometimes I need my husband to reign me in and remind me that not all moments should be shared on the blog. I can't imagine why he wouldn't be thrilled about me posting pictures of him half-naked, in all his hairy chest glory, enjoying his breakfast in bed with the girls. prude.  
anyway.

i know it's a day late, but i wanted to give him a big shout out. finley doesn't quite get what these special days are about {she insisted that i write 'happy valentines day' in his card}.Even though she couldn't come up with the words on her own, i KNOW that she is especially thankful for:

: his piggy back rides

: the night night stories he tells her

: that he plays chase

: their shared love of cottage cheese

: trips to lowes and home depot

: the fact that he is silly and will do somersaults and cartwheels

: the times when he wants to be near her and he squeezes himself between both carseats in the car

: their daily phone chats

and of course for the fact that he works so hard to take care of us.

you are a wonderful father, babe. we are so lucky to have you!

allow me to introduce

bolero girl.

I made this little summer jacket for finley. The pattern calls it a bolero. The name really stuck with her. She has been running around saying "da na na na na na BOLERO GIRL!"

I think it will look better without long sleeves underneath, but of course it is raining on this JUNE day! On the way out of church it was pouring, and finley screamed "ahhhhhhhh my bolero is getting wet!!"

tell me that's not hilarious.

This was a simplicity pattern, and it was titled "sewing for dummies". While it was actually pretty simple in theory, I still messed up twice {which i guess makes me a huge dummy}. In my defense though, I was working with linen which does not have a right and wrong side.

And I ran into a little trouble because i wanted to line mine. and apparently when you line a bolero you should not sew the arm holes shut until you flip it right side out. You will end up with a huge ruffled log.

Thank goodness for thread snipers.

We're off to celebrate my husband for the WONDERFUL father that he is.

cheap wallart

I had two little helpers in the kitchen this morning. Surprisingly, there was some batter left to bake with!

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I've been trying to think of something to do with this odd shaped canvas we've had sitting around. I just used some pink and green papers and came up with some art for Finley's room. It was super easy-probably took 45 minutes total. Cheap AND easy...my favorite kind of project!