After Christmas, we got right to work on our puzzles. I could see an immediate improvement in Emma's dexterity and decrease in frustration level with every piece that she got right!
The day after Christmas, my parents watched the girls so that Wes and I could go on a date to celebrate my birthday :). My first birthday in three years that I was finally able to have a drink!
Of course, we finished dinner with our favorite dessert- churros and ice cream.
My friend Kelli got Everly this fox jacket for Christmas- I just think she is too adorable in it! As a side note: I sign to her: "what did the fox say" every time that she wears it :).
I took this next picture after Emma's biggest meltdown to date. She was throwing herself on the floor in the middle of the Game Stop at the mall since we told her she could not ride on the mall carousel. After letting her melt down for close to three minutes- I picked her up, put her in the baby carrier and she fell right to sleep. My almost two year old is as dramatic as they come some days.
Everly was my date to a baby shower. Sweetest little date even though she didn't nap a minute while we were there.
We have been doing a lot of coloring on our dedicated table since Christmas :). This sight just makes me so happy!
If propped at the right angle- Everly can hold her own bottle! She has come a long way since my early days back at work where she used to cry at the sight of a bottle :).
After a particularly trying night with both girls not sleeping, Wes sent me this picture the next day. It is so true and such a good reminder. The girls are not going to be this little for long.
So instead of getting frustrated that Everly wont go down, I have been doing a lot more cuddling and holding because right now my girl needs this, she needs her mommy to hold her.
Have I mentioned before that Emma loves soup. Well she loves loves loves it! She even decided to eat it straight out the the crock pot one night :). She is a red meat loving girl and so this is one of the only ways that we can get her to eat chicken.
Wes had a dentist appointment one afternoon, so I took the afternoon off work and picked Emma up from school. She wanted to stay and play on the playground so I obliged. I learned that Emma likes to slide down on her belly now. When did my girl get so big and brave?
Everly enjoyed it too :). I would have put socks on her if I knew that we were going to stay and play!
These two (plus their daddy) have my whole heart.
We recently celebrated my father-in-law's 75th birthday! It was a great afternoon hanging out with family. The cake had picture of him playing the drums throughout the decades :).
Emma had fun riding the "roller coaster" often saying "weee" when she would come down!
Emma's cream Tom's finally bit the dust (too many washes since I bought the color cream). I ordered her a new pair from Nordstrom. They came and she wants nothing to do with them. Absolutely nothing. I am so puzzled by this.
When I was picking out her outfit for school on Tuesday, I told Wes to try to get her wear her Toms. I even hid all of her other shoe option (there are only two!), in the laundry room. I even told Wes to bribe her with chocolate (this is how we got her to wear her jacket for the first time!). Before school, I received a text that said something along the lines of "Emma just kept saying moccs moccs over and over- not even chocolate did the trick!)". Little stinker.
One day a bird flew into our house. Emma was so excited about it that once I came home she kept saying "bird, bird, biiiiiirrrrrrddddddd" and point up to the window where it was. My girl loves birds and bugs :).
We are making over our fifth bedroom into a playroom for the girls- I am super pumped to have a dedicated place to store their toys!
I picked the lightest of pinks for Wes to put up on the walls. He was able to get the first coat on last weekend and I am loving the direction this is headed already :).
In one of Everly's weekly posts, I think I mentioned that we gave sleep training a go? Well I prematurely texted my mom this picture that read something like "Guess who is sleeping in her own crib tonight?". Well obviously this bit be in the rear- Everly was awake 20 minutes later and we attempted sleep training for an hour and we both ended up in tears. The next time I text my mom a picture like this, I will wait until she has made it in her crib for the whole night or at least a solid two hours :).
We purchased this heart garland at Target and I am in LOVE with it. I definitely want to get garland for every holiday now. Looking at this picture, I also need to dedicate some time and money resources to styling our fireplace mantle this year!
Not even Bailey is immune to the bow wearing that goes on at our house. Emma thinks it's hilarious- poor Bailey!
Everly loves her activity center. We have used this thing daily for the past two months- definitely one of our best second hand purchases. We move it from room to room and even outside on occasion.
We have been spending dedicated tummy time with Everly this week and guess who rolled over for daddy?!?! That is right, sweet Ev's. Still not doing it on a consistent basis, but that is ok with me :).
And lastly, we had our first scare with Everly eating food- Wes said she enjoyed the cantaloupe until she bit of a bigger pieces than she could handle!
That is what has been going on in the Mitchell household :).
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