outside

My Blakely loves being outside.  But there are only a few things that she wants to do when out there.  

1.  Play on the her playground.  

2.  Take a short walk and then play on her playground.  

3.  Play with sidewalk chalk but only if that is followed immediately by playing on her playground.  

Now, don't get me wrong, I love the playground too.  I am so happy that we have it.  But honestly I get reeeeeeally tired of pushing her on the swing and watching her go down the slide 50 times.

Since we've been in the winter that never ends the only thing we could really do when it was cold but not bone chilling cold was a quick playground trip to the backyard.  So over the past few months she has gotten it in her head that going to play outside means swinging, climbing on the monkey bars and giving her mother a heart attack and sliding.  And nothing else.

Now that the weather is warming up I want to do different things with her outside.  Take a walk.  Explore the woods by our house.  Play in the dirt.  Play basketball.  Chase each other.  Throw the baseball.  Splash in the puddles.  Hop Scotch.  Ride bikes.  Throw rocks.  Just get dirty for the love of spring.  

At this point it takes a little bribing to go outside but not go to "me playground".  I am working on it and as long as the weather keeps cooperating I think we shall succeed.  I may have even busted out the water table yesterday because I was so very tired of "Push me Mom!"  "Super higher Mom!"  "Me swing more!"  

Anyway, all of this to say that I am happy winter is on its way out.

That and we did a little hiking this weekend.  She thought it was really fun but about halfway through she said, "where swings, Daddy?"  He sweetly told her that this was the kind of park that didn't have swings.  Oh dear.  I saw it coming.  Huge crocodile tears and the lip quiver.  I stepped in real quick and said "LOOK! You can climb that tree!  How Fun!"  And nudged shoved Lonnie to pick her up and put her in that damn tree now!  Mommy saved the day.  

Do your kids have a certain activity that they want to do all the time?  Indoor or outdoor!  

Just checking in

Happy Friday y'all!  

• Blakely is finally feeling better.  I texted Lonnie today and told him that she was back to normal.  He asked what did I mean.  My response was that she has said no to every single thing I've asked her to do today and she fought her nap for a good 30 minutes.  So yeah.  Back to Blakely!  

• I, on the other hand, am completely exhausted.  She hasn't been sleeping good since Saturday.  Multiple wake ups in the middle of the night and isn't satisfied unless she is snuggled up with me.  So just a few hours of broken up sleep each night for.  I feel like I have a newborn.  That will be changing tonight.  

• I stopped drinking caffeine a couple of months ago.  I don't usually drink caffeine anyway but I had gotten on it hard around Christmas I guess.  Anyway, yesterday I was a total zombie.  Could not hold my eyes open.  I tossed Blakely in the car and we ran to the "arches" to get me a coke.  I needed a pick me up or I wasn't going to make it through the day.  Whoa.  It worked.  I was zipping around the house cleaning all the things and feeling jittery all day.  It was awesome.  But now it's over.  Boo.    

• We are supposed to have perfect weather this weekend and I'm thinking we may go hiking tomorrow.  Or maybe camping.  We just want to do something outdoors since Lonnie doesn't have to work/be on call.  

• Blakely's imagination is soaring these days.  Most of it is pretty funny and cute but I can tell she is starting to pretend things are scary.  Which then leads to her actually being scared of the imaginative thing.  Last night when I was putting her to bed she started telling me that there was a crocodile in her room.  At first she was being silly but then she stared to get stressed.  Which then led to hysterics.  I save the details but seriously.  THERE IS NO CROCODILE!  I mean what in the world?  We haven't talked about crocodiles or seen them on tv.  None in any of our books.  I have no clue where this came from.  Hopefully that was a one night thing because it was a little rough.  

• This is totally random but the whole post is random sooooo.  I *think* Blakely may be left handed.  I know they say you can't tell yet and I could be wrong but she really does most things with her left hand.  She uses her right hand too but just not near as much as the left.  She eats and colors and throws mainly with her left hand.  I'd say about 75-80% of the time.  I have started noticing that if she is trying to do something that requires fine motor skills she uses her left hand.  For example, she painted my toenails with both hands, although mainly her left, and when she was trying to put the brush back in the bottle she would always do it with her left hand.  Who knows but it is interesting to guess.  Do your kids have a preference or do they use both hands too?  If your kids are older when did you know which hand they preferred?  

• It is storming here this afternoon.  I can't wait for Lonnie to get home so we can curl up on the couch and watch basketball.  Lonnie would say grrrrrrreat.  More basketball. He doesn't really like to watch basketball (he is a baseball guy) but there are only a few times a year that I get control of the remote and Mar.ch Madn.ess is one of those times.  Thanks honey!  

Hope you all have a great weekend!  

Spring Break

So Blakely is on Spring Break this week.  

I know.  She's 2.  I didn't even realize this would be happening until a few weeks ago.  I should have known because MDO goes by the schedule of the schools in town (Christmas break, spring break and summer break) but it never crossed my mind.  Juanet's daughter is a senior in high school so they took a trip this week.  So that means no MDO and no Juanet.  All of that is totally fine because I planned some fun things for B and I to do.  But the biggest of big deals about this is that Juanet is not here to clean my house today.  WHAT?  That means I need to clean my house (desperately) while Blakely is here.  I am really really bad at that.  Juanet will probably show up next Tuesday to hurricane house and want to turn right back around and go home.  (Yes, I realize how incredibly spoiled I am in this department.)

And instead of cleaning during nap I am blogging.  Obvious choice.  I am doing a load of laundry right now because the husband has exactly one white t-shirt and one pair of scrubs left in the closet so that totally counts as cleaning.  Sidenote, where do all of the white t-shirts go?  I think he secretly throws them away after particularly terrible days at work or maybe I would find 100 dirty white t-shirts in his trunk.  I don't know.  

Anyway, back to spring break and all the fun plans.  They have been thrown out the window because Blakely is sick.  This alllll started on Friday night when Lonnie was putting her to bed and she felt warm.  Sure enough, fever and proceed with Tyl.enol.  High fever continued into Sunday when she decided to stop eating and drinking.  Yesterday morning she popped right out of bed and started playing so I was thinking, okay, virus, and we are on the down side.  But she wouldn't even drink her milk.  Now this child has never ever never refused milk.  She loves it and would drink a gallon of it a day if I would let her.  So I started to sort of freak.  I went and bought juice and apple sauce and ice cream (for bribes, duh).  Yesterday I did get her to drink some juice (which was mainly water...I am such a trickster) and drink a smoothie.  I called the doctor and what do you know he's out of town.  Spring break remember?  Normally his partner will see you but he was completely full because apparently Blakely isn't the only sick spring breaker.  So we had the pleasure of going to the other pediatric clinic across town this morning.  I wasn't thrilled about it because I am all about living in my little comfort zone but it was fine and she has strep.  Joy.  

Just looking about 5 at the doctor's office

Isn't that the saddest face?  She asked me if we were going home to go back to bed.  

As all moms with little ones know, there is one small upside to their child being sick.  The snuggles.  OH THE SNUGGLES.  They are great and part of the reason my house is such a wreck.  She wants me to sit in the chair and hold her so you better believe that is what we have been doing.  On Saturday night (before we realized just how sick she was and before she decided to fast) we made a pallet on the floor and watched Fro.zen with some popcorn. Superfun.  We have since watched it again and more television than I care to even admit.  More than she has watched in the past year combined, surely.  She hasn't even asked to go outside.  

She has even been taking a nap with me but not today because I am supposed to be cleaning.  I should probably get on that.  I think I am officially rescheduling spring break to next week.  I was thinking the zoo, the park, the library and a hike but definitely not this week.  Once she gets better I am going to have to recover for a few days.  I have been getting negative sleep if that is even possible.  So tired but so happy that hopefully my girl is on the mend.  And I am off to clean the kitchen.  Promise.  Because we have exactly one clean fork in this house.  

Oily House Friday!

Today I am joining up with Bridget for her oily house Friday post!  

I have been using essential oils for almost 2 months now and I am in love with them.  For my first Oily House Friday post I thought I would share a few of my most used oils and how I have been using them.  I love hearing how other people use their oils because it gives me ideas.  There are so many things you can do with them and I learn more every day.  

My favorite oil is Elevation.  It is called the joyful blend and I love the way it smells.  Elevation helps with anxiety, hopelessness, lack of energy and stress.  The second thing I do every morning (putting my contacts in is always first) is put a drop or two in my palms, rub them together and then inhale.  It smells so good and really puts a pep in my step.  I also do this throughout the day when I need an attitude boost adjustment.  I just ordered a diffuser and I know that I will be diffusing Elevation all the time.  I also rub it on the bottoms of my feet or the back of my neck to get the same effect.  

I also use Balance every morning and every night.  It is called the grounding blend and helps with lots of things including anxiety.  I haven't really talked much about my anxiety on the blog (maybe I should) but I have been having a rough go with it for the past few months.  It always seems to come on for a few months and then it goes away for a few months.  Anyway, one of the main things that intrigued me in the first place about the oils was the effect it could have on my anxiety and panic.  Bridget had such great success treating her panic and depression so I knew I had to give it a try.  After using Balance diligently morning and night and anytime during the day when I was feeling anxious for about a week I noticed that I felt more calm in situations that usually gave me big time anxiety (the grocery store). Now after doing if for almost 2 months I can say that my overall anxiety is less and I am able to function much better in social situations (the grocery store).  

When I first started using the oils (specifically the oils to help with anxiety) I didn't really notice a difference.  I had a phone consult with Julie (Bridget's mentor) and she explained to me that the effect of the oils builds up over time.  So I really needed to be diligent about putting the oils on at least 2-3 times a day.  Once I started doing that I started noticing a difference.  Pretty amazing.  And yes, me and the grocery store have major issues.  

Lemon is used a lot around here too.  I just realized this morning that I was out and I was not too happy about that!  I put a drop in my ice water every morning and again in the afternoon.  This helps with overall mood and wellness in general.  Plus it tastes great!  I plan to make a few cleaning products with my next bottle of lemon since it is such a powerful antiseptic.  I buy lemon scented cleaning products anyway because I love the way it smells and it always makes me think things are fresh and clean.  Well now I can get the clean house and the lemon scent without all of the chemicals.  

I also inhale the lemon in the afternoon if I need a little pick me up.  All of the citrus oils help to lighten mood and provide an energy boost.  Usually about the time Blakely wakes up from her nap I am on the downhill slide and have about zero energy.  A few sniffs of lemon (and peppermint!) and I feel much more alert and ready to keep up with my endlessly energetic child.  

Stay tuned for more Oily House Friday posts!  And be sure to check out Bridget's blog...she shares tons of information on different oils and how they can help!  Happy weekend!  

Yesterday

Yesterday, I turned 32 years old!  I am not one to get torn up about aging but I will say that I do get a little emotional on my birthday because I just start thinking about my previous birthdays.  In my 20's they were all the same.  Parties, green beer and fun with friends and family.  The last few years were a bit different.    

In 2011 I was pregnant and had a horrid headache the entire day (well really the thing lasted a good 3 months) but it really didn't matter.  I was finally pregnant and life was fantastic!  I laid in bed most of the day with my hands on my belly...thinking about the baby, talking to the baby and drifted in and out of happy happy sleep.  

In 2012 I woke up on my birthday to this beautiful sight.  

I remember Lonnie and I got a babysitter that evening and went downtown to the World's Short.est Par.ade.  We stayed all of 30 minutes because I got emotional and wanted to come back home and be the one to put Blakely down to sleep for the night.  I cried happy tears while she nursed and I ended up falling asleep in the bed in her room while watching her sleep.   

I found out the day before my birthday in 2013 that our 4th IVF had failed.  I was very sad about that of course but was easily cheered up by these two smiling faces.  

We went to the pet store and the park.  I put her down for the night and snuck back into her room an hour later and slept in her bed.  

Yesterday I woke up to the sounds of a giggly toddler which then turned into a very loud version of Happy Birthday to Mommy!  We took her bowling for the first time and had a blast.  We went and ate amazing greasy Mexican food that we never eat and all three of us loved every second of it.  

When Lonnie had asked me what I wanted to do for my birthday last week I couldn't think of anything better than bowling and dinner with my two favorite people.  I let Lonnie put her to bed while I enjoyed a glass of wine.  She must have known about our tradition because at about 1 am she woke up crying and saying that she wanted to sleep in her pink bed with Mommy.  So we did.  We snuggled all night and she woke me up with kisses this morning.  

Sure, I am Irish and born on St. Patrick's Day but that is not what makes me lucky.  These two people I am sharing my life with are what make me lucky.

The cousins were here!

This week was our niece and nephew's spring break.  Since their parents had to work we had them over to our house for a few days to play.  My mother in law went to pick them up and brought them to our house on Wednesday and they left yesterday afternoon.  

They were super excited to see Blakely but nothing could come close to Blakely's excitement when they got here.  We sat by our dining room window and waited for them for about 20 minutes.  When the car pulled up Blakely sprinted outside to give Syble a hug.  I mean full sprint.  Lots of hugs and kisses were given.  Which is a little crazy because she is in a phase where she doesn't always want to hug or kiss us.  But anytime Collier or Syble wanted one she was like heck yeah!  

I'm not going to lie but Syble pretty much took care of her the entire time.  They sang songs, played on Syble's iPad, danced, had tea parties, played on the swingset, brushed each other's hair, played in makeup and rode on the scooter.  Collier would join in occasionally and help her build with her Lincol.n logs or read her a book but mainly he wanted to hang out with Uncle Lonnie.

On Thursday, Lonnie Fred (who my Lonnie is named after and he is Lonnie's dad's cousin) and Linda drove up from southwest Arkansas to have dinner with us.  We haven't seen them since Thanksgiving before last so the kids had definitely changed since then!  We had great weather so we were able to sit on the deck all afternoon.  GLORY!  We made a huge crab leg feast and ate before they headed back home.  We had such a great time with them and we hope to make it down to their house very soon.  

It was amazing to see how Blakely looked at and watched Syble.  She was just in total awe of her.  I have never seen her like that.  She would do anything Syble asked and she only wanted Syble to take her to the potty.  Syble even got her to go down for a nap!  Lonnie and I joked at how cute it was now but in a few years we were going to have to keep an eye out because then Syble will be a teenager!  But honestly I think Syble will be the perfect role model for my little girl!  

I love every little thing about this video.  But you can see when they fall back on the chair and are laughing Blakely even puts both of her arms over her head when she notices that is what Syble is doing.  Gahhhhhh.....

Collier loves to build things and put things together.  He is extremely smart and I bet he will be an engineer...his brain just works in that way.  Anyway, my mother in law bought him a wooden go cart and she was going to help him assemble it since we have a great place to ride it here at our house.  Well Bob quickly realized that it was going to require a lot more than just a hammer and screwdriver and she was not prepared for that.  So Lonnie took Collier to Lowe's and they got the few things they needed.  Then they spent the next three hours in the garage putting the thing together.  Collier got to use the power drill and the saw and he loved it.  For three hours the kid didn't even come inside to use the bathroom.  I was so proud of Lonnie for doing that with him.  :)

It has been a super busy week for us so we are planning on taking it easy all weekend.  My birthday is Monday and I have a massage and a facial planned.  So I guess I'll be relaxing Monday too :)  Happy weekend!

And we're back!

We got home from Denver yesterday.  Always happy to be home.  And coming home on a Tuesday was the best idea I've ever had because Juanet cleans my house on Tuesdays so yeah...clean kitchen, clean sheets, clean everything.  Amazing.  

Anyway, the trip went good.  We flew out in the evening Saturday so we really only had Sunday to explore and a little bit late Monday evening after our all day appointment.  

This is the first time she got her own seat.  

Waiting for the train.  She kept saying CHOO CHOO!  

Sharing lunch at the airport.  

Blakely did great on the plane rides.  We had a layover in Houston on the way there so that made the ride a bit longer.  She did not nap so about 20 minutes before we landed in Denver, at like 8pm, she was totally over it.  She was so so sleepy.  She didn't cry but she just kept telling me that she wanted to go to bed (never has said that before).  I tried to get her to watch a Mic.key and she said "me not want to".  Tried to get her to eat a snack and again "me not want to".  I knew she would be asleep the second we put her in the car and she was.  When we got to the hotel I carried her up and sat her on the bed so I could unpack her jammies.  She literally went to sleep right then and I had to undress and dress her while she slept.  I have never seen her so tired!  She slept for like 14 hours!  

On Sunday we lounged for a bit and then went to brunch.  We did not take a stroller and we didn't need one.  But I will say if we ever spend any amount of time in a downtown city-like place again we will take a stroller.  I can't tell you how nervous I was with her just walking along the side of busy streets.  I don't know how you city mamas do it!  I was a nervous wreck.  

Do you see that death grip I have on her hand?  

My husband captured this picture of her and I seriously love it.  

We walked around downtown until it was time for a nap.  After naps for us all we walked around some more and then went to dinner.  That evening I was starting to get a little anxious about our appointment the next day.  Our suite had a huge jacuzzi tub so I decided to take full advantage to try and relax a little so I could sleep.  It definitely helped.  

On Monday we had to be at the clinic at 6:45.  I mean that is seriously early.  They handed us a ginorm binder and we sat through a long class with 6 other couples.  We didn't really learn anything new in the class because it was all about IVF and stuff that I already knew.  But after that we got to meet our nurse and she was great.  We got to ask her questions and she was very knowledgable.  She actually answered most of the questions we had before we even met with the doctor.  We are assigned to her so we will be dealing with her throughout the process.  After signing about 400 things with her then we moved on to blood work.  They took about 15 vials from me.  I did not feel awesome.  Then we met with a lady from the lab and signed a million more things.  Then we had to meet with the business office and go over the cost of everything.  Lonnie and I did all of this together but then we were split up so I could get my ultrasound and he could go do his thing.  Bless him.  I don't even think I could count the number of times he has had to give his sample at a doctor's office.  If I had to guess I'd say over twenty.  What a trooper he is.  :)  

All of that took about 5 hours.  We were starving!  At noon we finally had a little break before our last two appointments at 1.  They have a little kiosk there with salads, fruits and pre made sandwiches.  We sat outside and enjoyed the AMAZING weather and ate our lunch.  

I had my hysteroscopy at one.  I was definitely nervous about this procedure before being called back.  But then the nurse told me that it really only takes 1-2 minutes.  That made me feel better because I know I can handle anything for a minute!  It wasn't near as bad as I had imagined.  I guess once you have a baby the pain tolerance down there is a tiny bit higher.  ;)  

After that we went and got Lonnie and she took us into a conference room to talk with Dr. S.  We had a good convo with him and he again told me that he thinks their lab can help us.  We talked about some of the concerns I had and I feel much better after hearing what he had to say.  There are lots of details here but I will spare you....at least for today because you know I will want to document those here at some point, maybe when we have a specific plan in place!  We left there feeling really good.  Like we are definitely going to do it.  We've talked about it since and we both think this is the best place for us.  They have their shit together unlike my old clinic.  I can trust them and I can relinquish control and let them do what they know how to do.  That actually feels really good.  I know if we were to try again at our old clinic I would be worried about every detail and questioning/second guessing their every move.  Here I don't have to worry about that which will mean I won't be as stressed with can only help the outcome if you ask me!  

Anyway, I was missing my baby girl like crazy.  I couldn't get back to her fast enough.  She stayed at the hotel with Bob (MIL) while we were out.  I think they just rode the elevators and opened/closed the door to our room the entire time.  Blakely is obviously in love with elevators.  She does not get that from her mama.  When we got back to her we went right outside to walk around.  Since she had been cooped up all day she needed some fresh air.  We stopped and she ate dinner while Lonnie and I enjoyed some adult beverages (much needed after the long day).  

Trying to get her ready for bed.  She thought sleeping with mom and dad meant party all night.  Then she would pass out and sleep like a rock while Lonnie and I tossed and turned all night.  She gets her own bed next time!  

Our flight home the next morning was direct and that made it so much easier.  It's a little less than 2 hours and Blakely did awesome again.  

I wish we had more time to go sightseeing but maybe next time.  Because I am pretty sure there is going to be a next time.  EEEK!    

an infertility update (I am so tired of that word...)

Not that any of you are keeping up (I know some are but...I also know the details of all of this are a wee bit boring too) we had our consult with our current infertility doctor (Dr. B) at the end of January, right after our consult with our potentially new doctor in Denver.  You can read all about our Denver consult here.  

Anyway, since it has been a while I thought I would drop a few lines and update on what is currently going on and how our appointment went with our Dr. B.  

First of all after talking to Dr. B I was just even more confused.  He said all the right things and did offer us some new ideas if we were to try for a 6th IVF (supplements prior to IVF to help with egg quality, endometrial biopsy to help embryos stick, etc).  He talked to us about some of the things they do in Denver and what he thought about it.  He said he would be happy to follow us here (labs, ultrasounds) if we chose to go to Denver and they would even try to help me out with getting some medication to help lower the cost.  (Gah...the cost). He talked to us for a good hour and it was good.  It is not Dr. B that I don't have faith in.  I believe if he were to do every single thing related to our case that he would and he would do it right.  But he can't. There are ancillary people all around that draw blood, schedule, make phone calls, order meds, etc and those are the people I do not trust.  How can I after what happened last time? And then there is the difference in the labs.  Which I talked about in the post I linked to above.  We both still feel strongly about the difference in the labs.  

So Lonnie and I left there and decided to take some time to decide which clinic to go to.  We agreed that we trusted Dr. B but maybe not the clinic in general at this moment in time.  But we were not completely sold on the other clinic either.

To proceed in Denver you have to fly out there for a full day of testing.  Once that testing is done then they come up with a plan and go forward from there.  You have to do this testing between day 5-13 on your cycle.  In early February I went ahead an made an appointment for this testing because it looked like my period and Lonnie's days off would coincide in March.  Miracle of miracles.  As the time began approaching I told Lonnie we really needed to decide what we were going to do.  We talked about it and realized that we needed to talk to our doctor in Denver and get some more questions answered.  We could do the testing, have another chat with Dr. S and then we could make a final decision.  

So that is where we are.  Our appointment is next week.  We are taking Blakely with us because I have the overwhelming desire to have her with me.  I don't know why but I want her near.  She is my happy and I need her there.  We are taking my mother in law so she can watch Blakely while we are at the actual appointment and we are staying a few extra days to make a little trip out of it.  I'm nervous and excited all at the same time.  I hope that we leave there feeling confidant in our decision to go for our 6th IVF.  I hope I don't throw up when they shove a metal scope into my uterus (with no sedation or pain meds I might add...WTH?).  I hope we have a good conversation with the doctor and he gives us a solid plan for what to do next.  If I am being completely honest I think we have made the decision to not use our previous clinic.  But I don't think we have decided that Dr. S is the right fit for us.  I hope to come out of this appointment feeling certain that he is.  I'll update early next week!  

February photos

Yesterday when I was searching for that gem of a picture I realized I have a few photos from February that I don't think I posted on the blog.  It's hard to keep up with all this social media.  What was posted where blah blah.  Anyway, I would like to have them on the blog and I know you are dying to see more pictures of my child.  No?

Yes.  It snowed.  And yes I took her outside.  Unfortunately Lonnie was at work so I got the job of bundling us up and going out in the freezing cold.  May I remind you that I live Arkansas.  We are not prepared for snow playing...hence the jeans.  But she loved it and I survived it.  Win.  

I even let her swing!  

I can't remember if I've mentioned this on the blog but my girl absolutely loves a photo booth.  We discovered one in the mall and now we can't go in that entrance anymore because it is FIVE DOLLARS A SESSION.  I am not even kidding.  In this picture I told her I turned it on but really I didn't.  HA!  

Blakely has done that thing with her tongue since the day she was born.  She used to put the back of her hand against her mouth when she was doing it but now she usually just twirls her hair.  Sleepy sweetie.  

He is her chair.  

Have I ever said that she is a teeeensy bit sassy?  

We went on a lunch date for Valentine's Day.  Here she is eating potato soup like it's her job.  She ate the whole bowl.  

I got her a bunch of princess socks and Min.nie socks as a present.  She loves them with all of her heart.  We have exactly 2 matching pairs now.  I found an Ar.iel one under the couch the other day and proudly exclaimed to her that I FOUND THE OTHER AR.IEL SOCK (that she was so sad she couldn't find).  We went to her sock drawer only to discover the other Ariel sock that had been found was now missing.  Socks are assholes.  

This was at the end of Lonnie's 20 day run at work.  He came home and fell asleep in my lap on the couch.  B decided to snuggle up and we read a book.  Please notice that she has on a nightgown, Daddy has a nightgown over his face and I am "wearing" one too.  She carries these things around all the time.  They even go in the car with us.  It is so funny the things she latches on to.  

I got to go on a date with this bearded guy.  Super grainy pic but I felt the need to document the fact that he was not wearing scrubs and I had on makeup!  

Since this is Arkansas, about 2 days after it snowed it was 70 degrees.  So we went to the park.  She was thuh-rilled.  

While the weather was still warm (because it is 15 today or something stupid) I took B to GranDi's to play.  

When I picked her up I found this.  Just singing away.  Pretty sure they had been doing this the whole day.  OH!  And I will post some videos of her singing later this week.  She let me take some when I told her it was for the blog ("bog")  :)

I'm not even sure what to say about this one....

Last week I got over my germaphobe craze and decided to take Blakely on a little day trip.  We drove to Li.ttle R.ock to go to a super fun play place and have lunch.  We had a great time and I only sanitized her hands 47 times.  

Playing cashier.  Lots of kids wanted to be the cashier and she said "oh no.  Me do it.  See?" But she did end up taking turns with them in the end.

And I know they would all hate this picture BUT I own the blog soooo.....  Last weekend we had a girls night at Jenny's house.  We drank wine and played games and I got home at 1:30 in the morning.  It was glorious and I can't wait to do it again.  Girl time was much needed.  

Good for you for making it through that post!  You're a saint :)