E and her dressing habits...

E has taken up an interest in getting herself dressed. This is what it looks like

Yankee Candle Giveaway...

Okay so I am finally ready to make things interesting... I am going to do a giveaway.

What's at stake?

- A small Yankee Candle tumbler

How it will work?

- I want to get your option about what the next scent of the month should be so I'll do a poll. The question is what does April smell like to you? Voting for the April scent will start March 1 and end March 31. Winner will be selected at random based on the number of the comment on the voting post. The winner will receive a tumbler of the most popular scent - not necessarily the scent that they chose.

Why?

- Yankee Candle is not supplying me with the candle. I am simply doing this for fun and I am purchasing the candle with money from ads on the blog.

DYI - The Kitchen

Probably more like DY - Lee but whatever!

So I have not done a post on a house tour but trust me - there is some work to be done - eventually. Lee and I enjoy talking about what we'd like to do but honestly major renos are likely not the in the cards for a while or will happen in small bits over time. Since this is our forever house when we see something we like we are flagging it in magazines or taking a screen grab so we can remember.

Also our DVR is set for pretty much every HGTV home so we have seen some amazing ideas. To kick this process off I figured I start with the kitchen.

Basically we have dark wood cabinets and molding. Floor is not an issue but the kitchen as laminate and dining area is carpet (horrible horrible idea) so we'll be doing hardwoods for sure. When Lee and I were brainstorming - which we do often - we thought that stainless steel would look strange or would not go. However we were watching an HGTV show and saw dark wood with blackish granite counter tops and stainless steel appliances - it looked AMAZING!!! We are not totally sold on in but here is what we think our options are:

1. Lighter sandstone granite countertops with copper undertones (similar to the kitchen in our rental) with black appliances.
2. Darker black granite countertops with silver or white undertones with stainless steel appliances

Other kitchen notes:

1. There is a massive set of cabinets that separates the kitchen from the dining area that MUST go - or at least moved into the laundry room
2. I would LOVE to have the microwave mounted over the stove
3. The fridge should have the third door easy access option
4. The stove needs to be flat electric surface because I think Lee is learning that cleaning burners is a bummer
5. If the oven was a small stacked double that would be excellent - especially for Lee and his baking
6. The dishwasher needs to not be from the 90s. I really miss the dishwasher that is at the rental because I seriously think that I could fit twice as many dishes - ask Lee I am an excellent space finder in the dishwasher because I don't like washing dishes : )

Papa and his girls

So cute! Watch out boys you are going to have to get past this Papa bear...

Wilson... The town we did not move to...

When Lee and I discussed moving location was clearly at the top of the list. We both love Wilson because it's got a nice small town feel with good restaurants and schools. However when it came down to it Wilson is a 20 min commute to RMT where we both work and not that closer to Raleigh where we go to church. So it was out.

Today R and I ventured to Wil- town to go to meet with the hospital lactation consultant - who is Amazing - and then I remembered how much I missed Wilson. We also went to the consignment store there because I need some semi-winterish dress cloths for R for when we go to church. No luck though but not surprising as they just changed to the summer season last week and all the fall winter clothes were super picked through. Though I did find E a new pair of black shoes after she destroyed her old pair while riding her 'cycle'

Two sleeping girls

No lie they are resting simultaneously and it's not even E's night night time. Remedies for under two conjestion? E has a cough and clear runny nose

Happy valentide Day

That's how E was saying it earlier : ) Feeling overwhelmed by all the love in our house as a fam of 4. I won't lie teared up as I was signing everyone's cards... Thank you preggo hormones!

I need to post pics from the camera. here is our valentines day traditional cupcakes - yellow cake chocolate frosting of course. Tried out some Wilton heart shaped cupcake tins and they overall worked well

R has a Nini too

Yesterday we were spoiled by family and friends!

1. My mother in law spent the day cooking and helping with the girls. She cooked my all time fab chicken pastry - yes you should be jealous.
2. Super great family friend gave R her very own Nini and hat and bunting bag. E is obsessed with her Nini. She will only suck her thumb when she has her finger in her Nini. She gave R's a try but then promptly ran and got hers.
3. R's godmother came by and brought her a little cross for her room.
4. My parents came up and brought some tasty Martin Grad party food.
5. Uncle Kevin came by on his way back to the coast.
6. Other great fan friends visited us in the hospital and gave R some temp appropriate clothes - it is 2.5 degrees here!

I think E is enjoying the benefits of R getting showered with new things because she has added at least 5 new animals to her collection.

Things with R have been going well she loves to sleep and occasionally eat.

The sisters

E was not too interested in R this morning, but happily gave her a pink bear and even shared her bow with R

Introducing RRK

Well she, yes another Kibbe girl, - it's absolutely unheard - of made her entrance at 6:05 pm today. RRKweighed in at 7 lbs 12 oz. E and R are 21 months to the day apart. The sisters should meet tomorrow sometime. E will soon find out new baby does not live in her carseat.

More pics and details to come!

E and her Papa

Accessorizing to the max... Hair band, scarf, and Peruvian pullover : )

Happy Friday!

And no there is no new baby yet but I thought last night we'd be making a dash to the hospital... Clearly that did not happen

Scent of the Month

Hit up the local Hallmark to get our February Yankee Candle situated. I really have not burned any candles since before Christmas. I did not really get into the Balsam scented candle because we did not have tree to complement it - bitter, yes most definitely!

I was slightly skeptical about any Valentine's Day scents because I imagined them to be pungent and overpowering but True Rose was a major surprise. It is very subtle in fact. Now the YCs sit on the mantle but the smell makes it back to our bedroom which is the furthest room away from the candle on the downstairs - so I am impressed.

I don't know why I like having a smell around the house. Maybe its a pregnancy thing but I always remember smells from places - like the smell of a friends house that I promise you smelled like syrup for years or the Guatemalan countryside - try putting that in a jar YC!

Open House?!?!!!

Today I attended my first Open House - yes for my child's school. WHAT??? Can we say identity crisis - yes please. Open Houses are for older people, right? I mean I'm 25 and I have a child who requires an Open House? Its very strange and I really don't know what to think... Maybe I'm being dramatic but seriously I am 2 hours away from my due date so let me have my drama-rama time!

I am really excited for E starting preschool next fall because she is just a sponge! She takes in everything around her. She has pretty good social skills already. She loves to color so I bet she will love to do crafts - there were some super cute art projects on the walls. The kids go to music and art - E is going to LOVE IT.