A Couple of Finished Projects

This first one is the hat I made for my new nephew Sidney.

This is the taggy I made for Liberty (I made one for Leila for this past Christmas and Liberty likes to play with it).

Counting My Blessings

1.  A full time job for Jonathan!!  Jonathan was offered a job at a car dealership this week as a salesman.  He starts on Monday (March 3).  He'll be paid hourly or salary (not sure which yet) during his training, and then on to commission.  This dealership has been around for a long time...they actually have a few different car lots...and they get good business.  We are pretty excited that he has finally found some full time work.  Keep us in your prayers that this is something that will work out for us.  Thanks everyone for your prayers and support.

2.  A great deal on books for the girls.  My sister and I went "Goodwilling" (what we call going to the local Goodwills on sale Sundays), and we found some great deals.  I got 8 books for Liberty for a whopping $3.00!!!

3.  Liberty's newfound "friend," her carebear.  She picked out this bear at the store the other day.  

4.  This precious sight...can you get any sweeter?!  I just love when Liberty "reads" to Leila.

5.  The sweet sound of laughter...especially when it is Liberty making Leila giggle, and the two girls laughing together. 

6.  FINALLY getting those late Christmas gifts mailed off to our nieces and nephews and Jonathan's parents!  (Pictures to come!)

7.  NEW LIFE!!  My sister gave birth to a beautiful baby boy yesterday (yep, right on leap year day!).  His name is Sidney Edward and he weighed 8lbs 11oz and was 22 inches long.  He's so precious!  I had the honor of watching him enter into this world...thanks Ashlee!!!  What a miraculous thing giving birth is!!

 

 

And here are some more pictures from our week....

A couple things

This is Liberty last night....she always asks to look at this picture of her Poppy & Gree and she'll look at it chattering away for quite a while.  Too cute!

This morning Liberty woke up crying and seemingly ready to get up, so Jonathan took her to the living room so I could get some extra sleep (what a sweetie!).  About an hour later when Leila and I woke up, this is what we found in the living room:

 

Let me tell you...this kind of thing NEVER happens.  Liberty has always been one that needed to sleep in her bed.  This past month has been strange like that...her falling asleep in random places (the other was the kitchen table!).

Counting My Blessings

This week has flown by!  I was surprised to realize yesterday that it was Friday! 

1.  Our income tax return!  It came at a great time, and while we aren't able to use it as we had planned because Jonathan's not working full time, it was definitely a blessing.  We were able to keep up on our bills and even completely pay off a couple of nagging bills!  What a great feeling!

2.  Great deals on new shoes!  I got a cute new pair of tennis shoes from Steve & Barry's (for those of you who haven't heard of this store, everything there is $10 or less and it's nice stuff...there are even celebrities who make clothing/shoe lines for the store).  I also found the cutest little cowgirl boots for Liberty on clearance at Sears.  I think I'm more excited about Liberty's shoes than my own! :)   And Libbs likes her new boots so much she would not take them off at nap time today!

3.  MOPS playdate.  I always enjoy getting together with the ladies from MOPS.  It's nice to let the kids play while us moms visit and snack on goodies.

4.  A haircut!  I have been needing/wanting a haircut for months now and I finally got one.  I feel much better!  I also got some tips on how to help out my ever thinning hair.  I'm going to try one of the shampoos out, so wish me luck!

5.  Right now I am so excited that my sister will be having her baby soon.  Her due date is just around the corner and she's measuring 40+ weeks.  I cannot wait to hold my brand new nephew!  It is extra exciting because with her first baby we were living in California and I wasn't able to meet my nephew until he was 10 months old. 

6.  A yummy catfish dinner cooked by my hubby tonight. 

7.  Getting better sleep this week.  For a while Liberty kept waking up crying once or twice a night and had a hard time going back to sleep...and then with Leila waking up once a night to eat (growth spurt?!), we just weren't getting a lot of sleep at night (at least I wasn't).  Liberty is finally sleeping good again and that is making a huge difference!  Yea for sleep!

8.  Craft shopping tomorrow!  I finally have a little money to get some things for projects I have been wanting to work on.  I can't wait to get crafting (knitting, sewing, etc..)!

9.  My supportive hubby.  With some personal stuff going on I know that I have been somewhat cranky, and I just want to say I am very thankful for my hubby's comforting arms and listening ear.  I love him!

10.  Finally being able to mail out our Christmas gifts to our nieces & nephews in Cali, and to Jonathan's parents.  I cannot wait for them to receive their gifts in the near future!  (I'll post pics after they've received the gifts)

Today in Pictures

 

I know I post a lot of pictures...but hopefully those of you we don't get to see a lot will enjoy them!  These are some pictures from today that I just can help but post!

Daddy playing with Libbs                   Leila in the exersaucer   

Yummy Orange Drop Cookies

 

Tried to get some shots of the girls...Liberty wouldn't cooperate until I bribed her with candy!!

                                  

This was at dinner time tonight...what a rarity!

 

Random Shots

A few new pics...

Matching Pink Toes

Almost rolled over from back to tummy

This is where we found Liberty's cup this morning...such a silly girl!

The Sweetest Sound

This evening I was sitting on the couch with the girls, and of course Liberty was moving around all over the place.  Leila was watching Libbs in wonder and just started giggling.  Liberty thought that was great and was laughing and doing silly things over and over again to get Leila to laugh.  It was the cutest thing.  I cannot believe all the giggles Liberty got out of Leila!  Oh how I love the sound of my girls laughing together!