I have nothing to wear... and other news...

So if you know a little about me... You will know I LOVE CLOTHES... and better yet... I LOVE SHOES!!! I think that my girls are quite lucky that I love clothes this much...

I spent this entire weekend cleaning out, organizing and re-organizing the girls clothes. I took down the boxes of Emma's clothes from when she was younger, to pass to Lillie, put up some of the clothes too small for Emma (to hopefully save for Lillie) and put away clothes that were recently given to us by friends. Both girls got some great clothes!!!

Just take a look at Lillie and Emma's closets....

Emma's closet.. FULL!!!


Lillie's closet... FULL! (and nicely organized- YEA!)

I have an obsession with dressing the girls alike. I don't know why, but I think they look pretty darn cute when they match... And while I can, I still try to do it.. (I know in a few short years, or maybe months, Emma will think it is NOT cool anymore to dress like her baby sister.) When I go shopping for clothes, I first browse both sizes then try to remember if there are any clothes that are similar then go grab the matching ones when I can. This weekend we went to Gymboree (IN THE POURING RAIN) and I scored some cute clothes! I got Emma a heart skirt and Lillie the matching dress. (so they are not exactly the same, but pretty close) Oh and they were wearing matching clothes when we went (out in the rain) to go shopping. :)

This was Easter morning. NOTE- matching!!! I bought these dresses at Strasburg last year and had them put away until now. They looked adorable!

In other news...

Lillie is now BINKY FREE!!! We got rid of her binky on Friday. We just decided it was time to do it, took them all out of her bed, and put her to bed. It was so easy! We could not believe it. This once again proves that Lillie is such an easy going kid and does not let anything really phase her. She just put herself right to sleep, did not even cry. It's almost like she totally forgot to get mad about it. We went the entire weekend without it, and really she was happier this weekend than she had been in a while! I think before she would throw a fit so she could have her binky! :)

So here are some random photos of the past few weeks.. Enjoy!
Emma and her daddy dying Easter eggs. Lillie did not help this year. She was already in bed!

Easter Morning. (if you look closely, you will see that the girls pajamas match! LOL)


BIG Emma! She loved hunting for eggs!


Lillie LOVED looking for eggs! She was running all around the yard! We did have to tell Emma to leave some out for Lillie!


Checking out the loot!!!


This was at a party that one of Emma's friends had. It was so much fun! Easter egg hunting party! :)


Emma helping her GaGa get the measurements all ready for the patio!


Dig that hole Emma!!! The boys actually put her in there to get the dirt down 2 feet so they did not have to keep bending over. She (of course) loved to help!


Lillie wanted to make sure she was in the hole to help too! She was at least a little taller than the hole!



In other, other news...
I am back in the gym.. Trying to get the rest of this 'baby weight' off. (you know the weight I gained when I was pregnant with Lillie? Well, now that she is 18 months old, I can't blame it all on her anymore). So I went ahead and got a personal trainer! I had one the last time I worked out, and I loved it! They really push you to your limits and teach so much! I have 30 min sessions about 2 times per week. The other days I go, I try to work on cardio, kickboxing classes and do some of the workouts the trainer teaches me. I will hope to be back at my 'goal weight' by the end of summer. I am also doing weight watchers with a friend of mine. It is great to have a partner to talk with about foods!!!
Wish me luck!!!

Emma- shows off her skills

Here are some videos of Emma. I keep meaning to take them to show how well she is doing on her 'school ready' skills. She has one more year before Kindergarten.


Emma doing math and spelling.



Emma speaking Spanish- ok really "Spanglish!"


She is quite an amazing little girl! We are so impressed with her!!

Where have we been?

WOW, I can't believe it has been this long since I posted something.. SORRY!

We have been here, there and everywhere!

I will not go back too far, but will talk about our Spring Break.
We took a little road trip on our way to San Antonio. We drove up to Brenham and saw the bluebonnets. I loved just letting the girls out and letting them run free. I did not try to get the 'posed' pictures that I usually want, because I wanted them to just be themselves and have fun. I think I captured some of their best moments.

Nothing Better than sister love. WOW...


SWEET Lillie!


My BIG girl Emma!


AWWWWWW. Love her!


"Don't forget to get Blue Baby in the picture!"

(for those of you who knew me as a small child, do you remember this baby doll? this is blue baby. I had one EXACTLY like this as a kid. I bought one for Emma when she was 1 month old. It is her MOST favorite baby doll. Take a look at this picture.. Blue baby in the bluebonnets)

I think of all the kids, blue baby was the easiest to photograph. She sat so still!

The girls had matching 'bo-bo's' on their chins. Hey, they are kids.. It's ok. :)

After leaving Brenham we made our way up 290 to 21 through Bastrop and into New Braunfels. We then headed to my Aunt Lari's house for dinner with our extended family. It was nice to have my grandparents there with all of their 7 Great Grandchildren!


From Left- Joah, Carys, Tyler, (up) Jadon, Ashlyn, Lillie, Emma
Joah, Carys and Jadon are my cousin, Linsey's kids. Then the rest are my 2 and my brother's 2.


The next morning we went to Sea World. (Lillie stayed in New Braunfels with her grandparents! That was a nice gift!) Ashlyn, Emma and Tyler LOVED Sea World. And thanks to our travel guide, Guncle (my brother) we lucked out on things all day! He called and found out you could actually come in at 9:00 am instead of 10 (like the website says). We fed dolphins, sea lions and saw every show! We were quite lucky! The kids got to ride the Shamu Express Roller Coaster. I guess for a 4 year old, that was the equivalent to the Texas Cyclone at Astroworld. Emma is still talking about how BRAVE she was and how she held her hands up in the air the WHOLE TIME! It was priceless when they were re-playing the event to KK (my mom) when we got home!
We all loved the Shamu show. It is so cool watching that HUGE whale jump so high out of the water and splash! The kids were all so GOOD that day, we are looking forward to going back this summer. (we bought the season passes so we can go back a few more times!)

Sea Lions


Dolphins


Shamu Express Roller Coaster. Can you spot Emma?


BFF *Best Friends FOREVER!!!


GO SHAMU!!!


On the play ship!



Other than that, we have just been busy, living life. Life with 2 kids is crazy busy, but so rewarding!

Lillie's health is great! We think the medication worked and she is finally having 'normal' days! We will go back to TCH 2 times this summer for checkups with the GI doctor and her yearly checkup with the eye doctor. We are so grateful for this hospital and the experts there!
Lillie will be 18 months on April 18. She is still wearing 6-9 month and 9-12 month clothes. I can't wait to see if she has gained any weight since the medication worked! We will go back to the doctor soon. I forgot, until recently, that the terrible 2's started around 18 months.. YEP, they do. We are working through this with Miss Lillie. Having an older sister that can do things for herself, makes Miss Lillie want to do things for HERSELF! And on HER TIME! :) But she is still such a sweet baby!

Emma is WONDERFUL! She amazes us every day. She has really taken an interest in math lately. She wants to add numbers constantly. She has learned addition and wants to practice often! We did get confirmation that she got into Lillie's school for next year. She will be in a program that will prep her for kindergarten. She is so ready for school already. She can spell quite a few words orally and write them. Math- VERY strong in math. Reading- she is reading simple books I have found at stores, and her school. This summer I am going to put her in a drama class and take her out of gymnastics for a little. She can't wait! She wants to 'perform on stage'. That is her newest thing... I WANT TO BE ON STAGE. So, we will take things one day at a time, and see where this takes her. She loves to be the center of attention and does not have one shy bone in her body, so we think she will do well!