My Morning in Pics#3

And the stocking were hung... Oh I mean and the bags were loaded for the day with care...

Also should be noted E asked me for a straw at breakfast then proceeded with 'I need coffee... Please?'

Awesome...this child is how old 20? No I'm sorry she is going on 2!!!!!

Zooper!!!!

 Well we broke down and did it. We got a double stroller. The weather in NC has been IN-credible the past week and trying to go on a walk with E and R with a single stroller is basically impossible. E needs to be in the stroller otherwise the walk will take 5000000 hours and R needs to be in the carseat in the stroller because it is 100000 degrees outside and wearing her in the Beco is doable but not pleasant - for either party involved. I had my mind made up on the City Mini but I was not willing to fork out the $$$ and I would have to get the carseat adapter. So I have had my eye out on Craigslist but nothing...

Then get this email from Zulily or something like that and bam the double stroller to end all double strollers. I have not gotten this Zooper thing yet but I'll keep you posted. I am very excited... and I got a sweet deal

Also, E has been soaking up the amazing weather at home and at school. She LOVES outside ALOT. I'll have to post some pics.

Images from the Afternoon # 1

Well these are actually from yesterday afternoon when the girls and I were holding down the Swimworld fort by ourselves because Papa and Jibbe has class. Please note I did not have E's proper Nini which caused massive controversy during the initial intro to naptime and resulted in the faux Nini getting the toss - along with multiple items if clothing!

R is giving me the are you talking to me face!!! Love her : ) but her shrills make me cringe but usually she is not much if a screamer

Everything was great until 4:30. E was up R was up and I would have left but someone was coming to talk about an AG pool sooo I was rescued temporarily by E's favorite Maria who was giving her straw gulls of tea at 6 weeks and ALWAYS took her to see the duckies at the lake!

We made it home. My sister in laws mom brought some goodies for E and R and a chocolate pie and whipped cream for me - I will start my diet next week. Got everyone settled and in bed without too much stress. I am always surprised what I accomplish when Lee is out of town.

Now that he is back lets see if I can keep up the productive pm habit....

My Morning in Pictures #2

E coloring and R kicking around on her mat means I can get everyone situated for the day and not listen to screaming from unhappy babies

My Morning in Pictures #1

I thought I would share with you how my morning looked like trying to get out the door. I told E to put on her brown boots because it was raining this am. I tell her to Focus focus and she goes running to the mud room as I finish getting R in her carseat.

This is what I find... E shouting Focus focus and trying to put on my knee high black boots. She and R are going to be excellent shoe sharing dusters one day!

Weekend Fun

This weekend was a great one probably on for the books! Lee had to work so The girls and I did the whole stay at home and clean thing with some success. Bathrooms were done - E helped R slept and surfaces were wiped or dusted. Did not vacuum but Lee did that yesterday.

Not exciting I know. E wore underwear all morning and went through about 5 pair - good thing it was wash day too- and one successful trip. We got a potty watch at Wally's among other things.

No the most exciting things happened after chores and shopping. Two great friends from college drove from the Hill to visit - they brought some Amazing food fresh from the D-town farmers market, along with great conversation and a Carolina bball win ( lets not discuss the FSU game). Sadly they had to go but it was fun to feel like we were in college again.

Not more than 30 min later guest número dos arrives straight from Spain! A friend from way back in the day swung by for a quick visit before jet setting back to Europe. I think I live vicariously through her awesome adventures.

Then it was time for the clocks to spring forward. Vacuuming did not happen and clothes were left in the washer and dryer because I was too tired to do anything else - unfortunately it's a habit but I would like to break it.

Overall very nice weekend!

Scent of the Month

Well I am way late posting this. E and R and I ventured out to Hallmark to use this sweet Yankee Candle coupon (BOGO on a large jar). We really needed our March scent because the February scent was long gone. E has taken up an interest in candle picking out. We got the March and April Kibbe fam scents. For March E and I decided on Beach Flowers rather we settled on it because we wanted some Meadows scent but they did not have it in the right size!!! And it was green and March just seems like it deserves a green candle. I think all the ladies at Hallmark got a kick out of E smelling all the candles with me : )

Don't forget to vote for the April scent of the month!


 And as usual my Scratch Disk is full so I cannot take a screen grab - grrrrrrrrrr....

Pigtail Sunday

We had fun with our latest accessory today!

Bath Tubbies

As previously mentioned asynchronous as E loves bath tubbie night Lee and I do not like it. Maybe when we do not have a screaming infant to bathe and can out both girls in the tub together it will be better. Nonetheless we like for the girls to be clean so we power through bath nights like champs!

E loves her bath Tubbies nights. I think she would take two baths a day if we would let her. She gets to eat yogurt on bath Tubbies nights too because she is still mastering the art of using a spoon. I still put her in the toddler tub which my sister law call her teacup. - I think I'll have to check that! Why the teacup? Why not? E does not complain and I don't have to worry about her standing up and slipping. Anyways we load up the tub with Elmo bubbles and her animals. Let me make a sidenote about those- this is he'd third set! The first ones molded horribly the second set was so hard that you could not squeeze them at all. This set seems to be a winner but they are still new. Once the playing is over the actually cleaning process varies in drama levels. Sometimes E is open to the soap and rinsing other times she is not. Now she loves having her back rinse. I have no idea! Then it's hair drying time- this added set is getting more time consuming as her hair get longer. I am thinking first haircut will be before Easter. Nothing major just a trim.

Other important note about E's bath - it is infinitely easier when Jibbe is here because E loves her bath Tubbies even more when her Jibbe gives her a bath. Probably because they sing and talk about the animals and E stays in the bath for at least ten or fifteen minutes. Also it gives me a chance to feed R or help Lee clean up the kitchen so I love bath Tubbies when Jibbe is here too. Even though the bedtime schedule is off when Jibbe does bath Tubbies it is such a huge help to me that I really don't mind

Then there is R. I really just have assistance with the set up and clean up for R's bath. Another person at the sink and another set of hands are just slowing down the already traumatic process. This is much different than E's early baths because I always wanted someone else there to help but I guess I am more confident now. R is not a fan of bath Tubbies and that's pretty much all there is to say. The process is easier if everything is laid out - wipes, new diaper, diaper cream, lotion, pajamas etc etc. Then Ivan get her dressed ASAP and fetcher calmed down.

Still can't wait until E and R can have bath Tubbies together!

Twins!!!!

Okay not exactly but I am very excited about dressing the girls in matching outfits - not all the time but occasionally. Well we got one step closer to being able to courtesy of my sister in law. It will be a while until E and R will fit into their Hanna pajamas but still it's getting the matching juices going besides the fact at Hanna pajamas are the bomb - hey there's an old word for you. Please note how insanely bigger E's are compared to R's!!!!!

I remember growing some friends of my and I would try match our clothes and then wanted to see if people thought we were twins - yeah we were super cool. My hope is that E and R will be great friends and find games like that fun and make memories together since they are close in age.

I think for our first matching feat I will try for Easter... Stay tuned for that one!

Another side note, all you twin mamas out there... More power to you! When I was preggo with E I thought twins would be loads of fun. Now I the thought gives me heart palpitations - not that we would not love a two for one special but seriously I don't know how twin mamas do it.

Touchdown Baby

I couldn't resist and risked waking R up to get this. I got the pic and she did not wake up. That's definitely worth 6 points!

Hmmm... Oh R

So recently - as in the past two or three nights - R will not let me leave her side at night. Seriously she must be held or have me in bed with her to be asleep. Not that this is a major problem but I would like to work on her stocking some nights and I literally cannot but as soon as I tiptoe out of the room- bam - screams. So I am trying to enjoy going to bed earlier and just focus on snuggling her - rather than what I want to do. Sacrifice is definitely a major part of having kids and putting their needs above mine can be challenging - especially the needs of a newborn. Life's biggest lessons are in the details and taught by some really small little people.

I miss Grammy

E announced this in the car yesterday. Kinda made me want to cry happy tears - I guess these hormones are still around. E probably said this because she and Grammy had a big adventure last weekend including a sleepover, waffles, a trip to the library that included bubbles, new hair bows and Tinkerbell pajamas. She loves her new pjs and won't stop talking about Grammy (and Grandpa Joe and Grady and Kevin)