I'm going to attempt to do a little monthly re-cap this year, so as to be sure to post at least monthly. Documenting a bit of our family life is really important to me, and as I get busier and busier with the demands and joys of being a parent and enjoying my babies, I figure this is the least I can do. (Thank Goodness for the iPhone!!! Best Mother's Day Gift ever!!!)
We rang in the New Year by going out to pizza and then partying at home with noise makers and party favors in our pjs. Maybe some kids can't make it all the way to midnight - but ours can, no problem. We have a bunch of night owls! The past year was exhilerating, adventuresome, challenging, and a little bit crazy - we are thrilled to see what the New Year has in store, and hope things settle down a bit. Whew! What a year!
We had lots of indoor picnics (though the weather was beautiful...but when baby is napping you've got to get creative sometimes). It's one of my favorite ways to change things up. The kids love it. It's amazing how simply moving lunch from the table to the floor can be so delightful - even for me! Who cares about crumbs? We can always vacuum later! We also made a little "happy playhouse". It's gotten good use and is very popular during playdates.
Aspen is kinda obsessed with Hello Kitty. Her Great-Grandma Saville sent her this purse for Christmas and wow it's a hit!
I can't believe my baby is seven months old! I totally know I'm biased, but she's a doll. Godiva chocolate eyes on our Hazel Grace. So so glad she's part of our family!
January is full of celebrations in our family. It used to be a kinda dreary month - after the holidays but full of gloomy cool weather. But here in Austin, it's a whole other story! We celebrated six years of marriage and ate at one of our favorite fine dining spots - Contigo. We also celebrated my 36th birthday, and Aspen's 3rd birthday. In temps warmer than Seattle's average high during the summer!
Since Hazel started solids, I made a ton of babyfood and froze it. I have made all my babies food and find it fun and rewarding - and they find it so much more delicious and healthy than the store bought varieties. Look at that messy face!
Speaking of messes, we ALWAYS have a mess on our dining table. I've got some mini artists on my hands. I love it! Someday, we'll have an art spot perhaps separate from where we eat! Ha! Oh, and Sawyer's getting pretty good with his free-hand drawing. He's also getting pretty good at writing/spelling out words. He spells everything phonetically and I don't correct him, so sometimes the words are very cute (and make more sense than with some of our crazy english grammar rules, quite honestly!)
Okay, so I was going through the kids clothes (I won't lie - sometimes when I go through Sawyer's clothes I hold the little ones and wonder if I'll someday have another little boy to wear his hand-me-downs. I'd love one! If not, though, I'd love to get rid of the two boxes I've been saving that take up space!)
While going through some of his outgrown clothes, I realized some could work really cute for Aspen. So, even if he never has a little brother to hand things down to, his sisters can look pretty stylin' with boy clothes, too!
-gray skinnies with hand-me-down converse kicks? Yes, please!
-a button down oxford with a sparkly bow, jeggins and boots? Why, of course!
-an old sweater-vest with a peter pan collar and shorts? I think so!
Of course, Aspen was over the moon and so thrilled to be the recipient of her brother's outgrown clothes :) So darling!
I mentioned it before, but for reals...our new city rocks! Soccer games, a little sand volleyball, fro-yo - oh, and a very cute baby girl wearing nothin but a onesie - all in JANUARY! Lovin' Texas weather and our cool new city!
Birthday girls. I got over 80 degrees on my birthday - the first time in 36 years I got to wear shorts and flip flops on my birthday. I was ECSTATIC! We trailer hopped for my birthday dinner in East Austin, had a BLAST. One of my best birthdays to date!
And this little sweetie turned 3. I can hardly believe it. Such a sweet girl. One of my most precious gifts, for sure.
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