Pre-Baby To-Do List

There are so many things to do before Baby Stella arrives!!! Three weeks left to go and we're slowly checking some things off the list.


The girls "helped" Alex clean the bathrooms this weekend. They sprayed water & wiped like pros - they love to get in on whatever we are doing!


And then, of course, we all need to fuel up and make sure we have plenty of energy in reserve for the newborn madness.


We've practiced our best sister kissing so we can give the new baby only our best smooches!


And then...well...we got distracted! Here's some pictures of Addie thinking she is "the coolest" because she put my socks on "all by herself"!! They also wanted to put on the bloomers to one of their dress sets even though the dresses were dirty. Sometimes there is no reasoning with two year old - so on the bloomers went! : )

I've been slowly checking projects off the list. Alex has been awesome - getting some much needed painting done (since I'm on painting restriction - although I am concerned that he wants to buy himself a paint sprayer for his birthday...perhaps it has gone to far...). I've wrapped up two freelance graphic design projects and have one yet to go, one more large listing for Ebay, some clients to transition, kitchen floor to tile (to be done by professionals...just need to vacate house), diapers to buy, etc.!

We are so excited to meet Baby Stella!!! I'm so curious to see how big she is - remember the girls were 7 lb 12 oz and 6 lb 11 oz at 37 weeks. Stella will be 39 weeks and have the womb all to herself! I also have no idea if she'll be a blonde or brunette or maybe surprise us all with red hair!!

I also need to post about the potty-training that has been happening at the Green house. I know...I agree...I'm crazy to even be thinking those thoughts with a newborn coming in just three weeks - but once you hear what Miss Addison did you'll see why I was finally guilted into it!! Hopefully I'll get that post up soon - otherwise we'll try to post new baby pictures from the hospital in just a few weeks!

Happy Friday!

I was taking a break one day when Alex got home from work, but clearly the girls thought I needed some extra toddler TLC and won't separate from me!


Practicing our response to, "How big is Addie/Mina?"


This photo is from this morning - I was looking for a way to fill some time on a rainy slow Friday. What is more fun than making cookies and eating them? (We'll just forget about the multiple time outs for fighting/stirring with our hands/etc.) : )!

Sun, Water, Sand

We have been loving the warm weather and spending lots of time on our back patio! The girls are having even more fun in their little cars this summer since they are a bit bigger and stronger and better able to steer. Mina couldn't quite comprehend why she couldn't squeeze the big ball into her lap in the car...funny girl!


This is the girls' FAVORITE outdoor activity. They love to splash, throw, dunk, etc. in this table. They ask to play with it everyday, but we've only had a few days warm enough to fill it up!


My dad joined our two cement patios last weekend with a row of cement pavers and sand for grout. The girls are like magnets to the sand. After a long series of timeouts and other disciplinary efforts, I surrendered. Play in the sand, what do I care...they are occupied, happy, relatively out of trouble...I've picked my battles and this isn't one of them! : ) Maybe they'll get a real sandbox at some point, but for now have a ball in the filler sand!

Fun & Games

The girls got two packages recently from Aunt Sarah and Uncle Andrew in Texas. Above is a picture of the girls exploring their second package for Easter. It was so much fun to open the package and watch their reactions - they were SO excited. They loved the eggs filled with hair things and all the foam Easter stickers. We spent the next hour learning how to peel the sticker backs off and sticking them to paper. Thanks for the fun activity Texas Bakers!


We got laughing so hard last Saturday. Someone started acting silly at a meal (can't remember who started it) and then we all took turns doing our impressions of what "acting crazy/silly" looked like. The girls' impressions were so cute, but Daddy's was by far the favorite. The girls are getting so verbal and interactive - we laugh together often and are really enjoying this stage.


Always a favorite activity - reading books together on the couch!

Turning Two in Twos

The girls turned 2 years old last Thursday. We had a special breakfast with Daddy before he went to work. Mina was a bit more in the birthday spirit. Apparently, Addie wasn't quite ready to have her picture taken!


Unwrapping gifts has become a lot more fun now that the girls are a bit older and can really rip into the paper themselves. We gave them tambourines and maracas on the morning of their birthday and they were HUGE hits!


We had their birthday party this past weekend. We are SO grateful that it happened to be the only nice day of the weekend! The day before and the day after were raining and cold, but Saturday was warm & sunny. We invited lots of little ones over to come play outside and fill up on sugar! Above is a picture of Addie and Papa getting the patio ready just in time.


The girls had a GREAT time at their party. Their Parent's Day Out teacher let us borrow some multi-colored rice that we used in their water table outside (too cold for water). All of the kids loved scooping the rice.


Happy Birthday Addie & Mina~!