Sleep Here, Sleep There

99.9% of the time both girls sleep in their own rooms.  Whether it's the bed or the floor, they stay put.  Lately, it seems like one or the other ends up in my bed!  Occasionally, I sleep with Addison when she asks me.  Nothing better than snuggling with babies!

Alyssa is cutting her 2 year molars, so I think that's why she has been waking up at night.  I can see the tips peaking through her gums!  Poor baby!  I'm so glad it's almost over!

Avery's Party

We made it to Avery's 5th birthday party a few weeks ago!  The girls had fun and as always it was great seeing Avery and her wonderful family.

January Road Trip

I don't know how, but the drive home grows longer and longer with every trip. The last time it took a solid 8 hours.  We stopped at our usual places along the way to stretch our legs, eat, walk Buddy, gas, etc.  I say this all the time, but I'm so happy Addison and Alyssa are great passengers!  It sure makes the trip easier on me.

Papaw got caught napping when he was supposed to be watching Addison play a game on the iPad!

On our way back home we made a detour and saw these little cuties and their beautiful mama!  Shame on us for not seeing each other since we moved last MAY!  I'm glad that we've stayed in touch.  The kids draw pictures and write letters to one another often.  I need to get them to start using email.  Stamps are expensive!

First Day of PreK

Addison started PreK this week!  Better late than never!  She is going 2 days a week this month and then next month we will decide to send her 3 or 5 days a week.  Her first day was great!  As soon as class starts everyone sits at a table and writes their name 5 times.  Once they finish that task they move to a square on the circle rug for story time.  This is Community Helper Week, so each day there's a different community worker that talks to the class.  Animal control/shelter, tooth fairy from a local pediatric dentist, Army, baker.  A sheriff came and talked to the class on Addison's first day.  He told them a story about catching a bad guy and also showed the class his cop tools (walkie talkie, badge, handcuffs, gun).  When I picked Addison up she asked me to wait longer next time so that she could stay at school.  I think it's safe to say that she enjoyed it and was 100% ready to get away from me and Alyssa!

Addison was perfectly fine when I left her class.  Alyssa, on the other hand, wasn't very happy about leaving her sister at school!  She cried for a bit, but I got her distracted and she was okay.  I hope she's ready for PreK 3 in August because I've already signed her up!

Another 4 Years

The girls couldn't contain their excitement when the inauguration came on television!  Actually, they screamed in horror when I told them this meant another 4 years!  I explained to them whether it was Obama or another candidate, it wouldn't matter much.  Maybe someone better will be in the running next time!

Swing: The End

The swing is finished!  As soon as we got back from our trip home I took the girls in the backyard to see their new toy.  Daddy did a great job!  It's perfect!

Swing: The Beginning

Phase 1: These 2 boxes and slide are going to make Addison and Alyssa so happy!  The girls supervised daddy for a little while on the first day, but got bored when things weren't moving as quickly as they hoped.  Blake was able to put some of the swing together in the garage, but now it's time to start moving everything outside.  Of course, the weather has been awful and it's delaying the completion!

Phase 2+: (1/6/13):  It's still cold outside, but at least the rain stopped over the weekend and Blake was able to do some more work on the swing.