My Better Half!

This blog is mainly a journal for Cole and Carly to look back on one day and read about their life in memories and pictures. However, I found this picture of me and JD and just wanted the babies to know how much I love their daddy and cherish life with him. He is a wonderful husband and daddy who provides for us and loves all three of us with all his heart. I could not ask for a better hubby and dad to our kiddos. So, a thank you and a love you goes out to daddy today.

For the LOVE of Charly! (Photo Overload)

Charly girl you are a few days away from being 16 months old and mommy can hardly believe you have been with us for that long. It seems like yesterday you were just my tiny baby. Here are a few fun facts about you at 16 months!

You are 24 pounds and in the 65%.

You are in the 90% for height.

Your head is in the 65%.

You were size 4 diapers still.

You wear a size 5 shoe.

You are wearing 18 to 24 month clothes.

You are still drinking out of a bottle (sorry, mommy's fault)

You are a thumb sucker.

Still taking two naps a day.

You have forgotten how to sleep through the night. Super frustrating but we are working on it.

You LOVE food and eat anything.

Suddenly you are a mommy's girl and only want me.

You are saying more words and Pa Pa is your newest one!

You love your brother.

You love to get into EVERYTHING and keep mommy very busy.

You have daddy wrapped around your finger.

Your hair is getting so long and pretty and mommy is very excited about this.

You love to dance and sing.

Daddy loves to rough house with you and you love it.

Your Bunny goes everywhere with us.

Mommy, daddy and brother love you and we have so much fun with you!

I could go on and on about you and how special you are to us. We love you Charly girl.

3rd times a charm!

Oh the football wall. The original one was in Cole's nursery at our first house we owned. We moved from that house when Cole was 3 months old. The second football wall went up in our second home we owned and that wall we enjoyed from when Cole was 11 months until he was 3. Now that we have finally moved into our dream home we again did the football wall and this BETTER be the last football wall we paint (well, I never painted any of them). Cole loved helping daddy and it matches his bedspread perfectly (I did choose the paint color)! The football wall is a hit with everyone that sees it and I think JD did a wonderful job...thank you honey!

Neighbor Kiddos!

Our new neighbors are wonderful. What makes them so wonderful is they have a 6 year old girl named Brooklind and a 4 year old boy named Koa. They also have a bunch of other kiddos at their house at different days of the week that their nanny also watches. Cole now goes to school with Koa and they LOVE playing together and Cole is ALWAYS asking if he can go to Koa's house. Which on most days means playing outside for all hours of the day. I as a parent love this because I do not allow TV during the day and I feel like Cole should be outside or using his imagination and not sitting in front of the tube. These boys and girls sure know how to play and I am thankful we got such good neighbors and that Cole and Charly are making such wonderful friends. Here are some pictures of the fun these kiddos have!