Zoo Day

Today we got to go to the zoo. By we I mean me, Devin, and Jaycie...no Jamin. Me and two kids, one heavy stroller, 45 minutes from home, during nap time! However, bravery paid off, it was great! We met Amanda and her kids, Amanda's sister and brother-in-law and their two kids, and their parents. That made for three double strollers at the zoo, during summer break, and on half price Wednesday. We made it through without any major traffic jams...though I did manage to run over a few toes and heels. It was a lot of fun even though the humidity made it feel like we were walking through water and I was constantly wiping the sweat drops off my chin. Really, I had fun. :) Here's some cute photos of the outing:

Mad Marie Photography

This morning I went over to a friend's house to have some photos taken of my kiddos. Most of you know her...the fabulous Madison Eppley. She did such a great job and has already put a few out on her facebook for me to see. But I stole them so I could put them on my blog!

(love the boobs in this picture)

The Decline of Blogging

It seems like the blogging world has been a bit slow lately. At least for my part it has. I have nothing to say. I've taken no new pictures, my kids are (for the most part) the same, and I am simply not creative enough to post about anything else. Or maybe I've just been too lazy to turn the computer on. But it's on now, and I'll do my best to give you an update that won't bore you to tears.

School is almost out! One more week and I will have my husband all to myself. The perks of being a coach are just wonderful. He's got a few basketball camps over the summer, but other than that, we'll get to hang out, go on vacation (Arizona here we come), and most importantly, Jamin can help with the kids! Yay for Jamin!

Summer has officially arrived and I'm loving the weather. We went swimming for the first time at my sister's neighborhood pool and it went pretty well. Jaycie screamed then passed out and Devin's lips turned blue. But he didn't care. I did manage to get a picture of Jaycie on my phone all decked out in her swim gear. If this isn't high fashion, I don't know what is.

Jaycie is almost 6 months old! She's rolling around the floor and sitting pretty well. She still falls over often but she's almost there! She's getting huge. I can't wait to see how much she weighs.

Devin is potty trained! I guess that's pretty big news, but again, no pictures. It's been two weeks now and he's doing great. He only had 3 accidents before he got it. It took twenty four hours and he was good. He's had 2 accidents since then when he was so busy playing he didn't want to stop to go potty. He also still struggles with going #2 on the potty. He hasn't quite figured out how to sit down and push it out. He waits until it's coming out before he screams for me to help him. But...we're working on it. I'm so proud of him though. He's smarter than I thought he was! :) And there is nothing cuter than a little boy in big boy underwear.

As for me, I'm still just taking care of my two beautiful babies. I'm on week 6 of P90X and it's kicking my butt still. But if it's going to get rid of that baby weight, I'll take the beating. Only 6 more weeks to go! If anyone knows of a faster way to lose weight, let me know!

We're Rollin'!

Absolutely nothing has been going on lately...thus the lack of posts. Besides the Swine Flu OVERREACTION (my husbands school district was the ONLY one not closed) the excitement level has been pretty low. Until yesterday! Jaycie decided to roll over, almost out of nowhere. She has already perfected it today and is working on rolling onto her back. Here she is in action:

Happy {Belated} Easter!

It seems like everyone else beat me to the punch...but Happy Easter! It was a very calm, relaxing, and peaceful day!

(This is always what happens when I try to get a picture of both of them)

Mmm Mmmm Good

Today Jaycie turned FOUR MONTHS OLD! A few highlights from today:

• She weighed in at 14 pounds 3.5 ounces
• Measured 24.5 inches long
• That put her in the 60th percentile
  

I was looking back through Devin's baby book and he was HUGE! At four months, he weighed 17 pounds 8 ounces and measured 27 inches long. In baby numbers, that's a pretty big difference. Here's a little comparison:

Another highlight: Jaycie started Rice Cereal tonight! It was a lot of fun...or so she thought...

Blooming Button

Check out http://bloomingbutton.etsy.com for these adorable knit hats!

A Little Sass Debut

So I did it! I jumped on the Etsy bandwagon and decided to list my headbands over there. http://ALittleSass.Etsy.com. The shop is up and ready to go for anyone who is interested. I will however, still take any orders via email...especially custom orders. Just email me the colors you want or even a photo of the outfit and I'll make it to match. aprilnaustin{at}yahoo{dot}com. I'm in the process of adding more felt clips and listing them solo...without headbands (for all you lucky moms that have kids with hair!). Let me know what you think!

Gut Laugh

Jaycie started laughing this past week. It is such a magical tinkling sound...I love it. But it's been very hard to capture on camera because she only does it a few times a day and it usually doesn't last long after I run to get my camera. Just a few minutes ago I discovered her sweet spot which produced this totally new belly laugh...and I got lucky. Here it is:

Let the Sleepovers Begin

Last night we had the opportunity of watching Cole Drysdale, Devin's friend from birth. He brought a bag full of stuff and thus commenced Devin's first sleepover! The night started out with lots of growling, running, climbing, a whole lot of giggling, and of course eating.


What better dinner than pizza at a sleepover?!


After a ton more giggling and running from room to room (which Jamin was thrilled about because it's usually him that has to run with Devin) we popped some popcorn and watched a movie in mom's room.


Not such a good idea.


Then bedtime came. At 8:30 I put them down...in the same bed...and prayed for a miracle.


They pretty much growled and giggled (I know right?...what a bunch of little girls) regardless of my repeated attempts to get them to go to sleep (I even used my mean voice) until 10:00 pm. Not too bad. So I go to sleep expecting a long night...and rightly so because at 1:30 am I hear Devin...giggling of course. Then as I leave the room to tell him to go to bed I hear him say... "wake up...WAKE UP!" And now Cole's awake too! They fall right back to sleep though and don't wake up until 7:30 am. It is now 8:15 and they haven't stopped giggling. Cute, huh?