Easter 2012

We stayed in Tallahassee for Easter this year b/c we have lots of traveling on the horizon.  It was a nice, low-key weekend.  On Saturday we took Maddox to an Easter egg hunt with lots of church friends.  It was a lot of fun and he was a lot more into hunting the eggs than he was last year...

Smelling the rocks

The eggs he found :)

Checking out his candy

Pretty sure this is only the 2nd or 3rd family pic we have taken since Maclain was born!

On Sunday morning, the Easter Bunny arrived and we headed to church...

We finished up the afternoon playing with the new paint set Maddox got for Easter.  It was a great day and I am so thankful for our family!

Look Who's Getting Big

"This is scary!"

We put Maclain in her jumper for the first time tonight and she seemed to enjoy it.  It is nice to have another thing for her to "do".  This will especially come in handy when Mommy is making dinner each night! :)

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Special Visit

My lifelong friend Crystal and her sweet husband Wayne came to visit and meet Maclain today.  They had not had a chance to meet her yet since we moved to Florida and they live in Birmingham.  They were in Florida for the weekend visiting her parents, so they drove over to our house to hang out for a little while.  It meant soooo much to me that they made this special trip to see me... even though they were already in FL, it still took 3 hours one way to get here!  What a true friend!  We enjoyed catching up, going to lunch, and just hanging out.  She even snapped a few pictures of Maclain for me while she was here and I can't wait to see those!!  Thank you so much, Crystal (and Wayne), for visiting us! :)

4 Months Old (A Little Late)

I am a tad late in posting this, but for memory's sake I need to do it now before I forget all the details of our sweet Maclain at 4 months.  4 months, y'all!!  It seriously seems like yesterday that she was so tiny...

2 weeks old!

4 months old... already can't still still :)

At Maclain's 4 month appointment here were her stats:
-Weight: 13 pounds, 10 ounces (45%)
-Height: 23 3/4 inches (25%)
-Head: 40.7 cm (50%)

Some things I want to remember:
-Still a very laid-back baby
-Does not love riding in the car
-We sleep trained her at just over 3 months... now she naps in her crib and naps much better/longer
-She rolls consistently from stomach to back
-"Talks" all the time... I can't imagine anyone talking more than Maddox does, but she might give him a run for his money :)
-Loves her swing, playmat and bouncer
-Loves to be talked to and smiles/laughs a lot
-In size 2 diaper and some 6 month clothes
-Keeps her fingers in her mouth pretty much all the time
-Goes to bed at 8:30ish and will sleep until about 4:00, take a bottle, and then goes back to sleep until 7:30 or 8:00.
-She does not like anyone rough-housing with Maddox.  When Daniel and Maddox get rowdy in the evenings, she cries and cries... it breaks her heart!
-She ADORES Maddox and watches everything he does... and Maddox is starting to pay her more attention so that's good!

We love our sweet girl to pieces!

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Sneak Peak

So I have had in mind what I want to do with Maddox's room for a while now, but it's just taking a long time to complete!  We are doing things in stages so we don't totally blow our budget each month.  I am the type that when I get something on my mind, it want to do it right then, but I am learning to be more patient in an effort to not make us go totally broke in one month!  One month I ordered the fabric, the next month I made the bedding (minus the pillowcase... long story, but I still have to make it), and last month I ordered prints to hang on the walls.  The prints came in today.  Prints, by themselves, are not really that expensive.  It is the framing that kills me!  But I happened to find a GREAT deal at Wal-Mart today (not usually where I get my frames).  Here is a tad bit of progress...

Sorry for the terrible glare... they look much better in person!

Thank you, Etsy! :)

The 5 smaller frames were on sale for $3 each and the 2 larger ones were only $5 each so I could not resist.  I am hoping to get them on the wall tonight after Daniel gets home from work.. stay tuned for a more complete renovation post later. :)

Sweet Babies

On Sunday, the kids and I headed home for a quick trip to see 2 of my best friends' new babies.  April had a little girl, Lillian Mae Click, and Jamie had a little boy, James Bennett Bird.  It was so good to see both of them and to meet their precious babies.  I miss being so close to them, but the truth of it is, I still get to see them a lot, which makes me really happy! :)

Sweet Bennett :)

Little Lillian :)

We snuck in some other fun things while we were home, which is always nice!  Have I mentioned I am so thankful I am only 3 hours and 15 min. away from family??

Getting ready to hit the road

At the park

Who?  Me??

Relaxin'

The kids did wonderful on the ride there, but the ride back was nothing short of torture.  I ended up stopping at Sams in Albany to buy a new movie and that did the trick... that, along with stealing one of Maclain's pacis for Maddox.  Say a prayer b/c this weekend we are getting rid of all of Maddox's pacis for good.  He only has them for naps so this may throw a kink in our afternoons for a while, but we are determined to stick to it.  We'll see how it goes...

Springtime Tallahassee

This morning we ventured out and went downtown to the Springtime Tallahassee Parade.  It was raining when we left the house, but about halfway there the sun came out and it ended up being perfect weather for a parade.  Maddox was loving every minute of it and really enjoyed racking up on beads!  After the parade, we headed over to a picnic that was hosted by Daniel's company where we enjoyed great food, and some fun activites for the kids.  It was a fun-filled family day!