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A happy little swimmer.

 

Sister love.

 

New light in the kitchen.

 

Patiently waiting for Mommy and Daddy to get their sh*t together to go next door to swim.

 

Momma feet and baby feet.

 

My girls.

Still Smitten

I must confess — I am STILL utterly smitten with Mr. Young. I would shout it from the roof top if I could, but honestly that would make me a little too dizzy and woozy; I'll just settle for shouting from my chair, here in the home office. We just celebrated our 10-year wedding anniversary and I truly cannot wait to see what fun the next ten years will bring. Happy anniversary, darlin!

Three Months

Happy Three Months, Sweet Caroline!

 
 
 


This past month, I went back to work (June 6th to be exact); quite a bittersweet time. I find myself missing our spur of the moment naps and the hours of just being able to hold you in my arms.

In this time...

• you have started to giggle
• your three month jammies are being stretched to their limits
• you love to be talked to - you squeal and gurgle in reply
• you have found both of your hands
• you have "coffee" with Vesa every morning
• you switched from the Pod to a SwaddleMe (it's like opening a Christmas present every morning)
• your eyes light up when we walk into your room
• you hold your head real steady
• you got your toes wet in the ocean for the first time

Month 01 | Month 02

A Few Of Our Favorite Things

 

Charlotte 
• When she walks in to a room and asks, "Whatcha doin?,"  like Isabella from Phinneas and Ferb
• Has a mean backstroke
• How she sings to Caroline
• Always asks us to play the "commercial song," "Crazy Train," in the car
• Always wants to go to the grocery store for a free cookie even if we don't need anything else
• She sits with her legs crossed, like a little lady
• Loves to fist pump when a good song comes on the radio; she'll say, "Pump it up, Mama!"
• Friends next door
• Taking walks with her "Americans" (American Girl dolls) in their new stroller
• Loves to play "I Spy"

 

Caroline 
• Her smell; it's intoxicating
• How mesmerized she is by "Mr. Sunshine"
• Pterodactyl screeches, grunts
• You can find her catching flies quite often while napping
• How strong her neck has become
• Finally figured out how to get one arm out of her pod while sleeping
• Loves to chew on her right hand
• The changing table is now her "happy place"
• Floating in the tub

Storytime

After running her bath water, I walked into Charlotte's room. This is what I found...

 

Happy Father's Day

There could never be a better Daddy for my girls. Biased? Of course. Spoiled much? Why yes, yes we are. Thankful? You have no idea. To show our love this year Charlotte drew Stevens a family portrait, I printed a banner on Post-It notes (tutorial here), we gifted him new grill gear and then, after a full round of golf, headed on to Sapporo.

Happy Father's Day, darlin!

 
 

What Happens When...

...your four-year-old gets ahold of the camera...