Life Lately

Lately, days over here are looong . 

Like really long. 

I found myself literally twiddling my thumbs yesterday because there was nothing for me to do, or rather that I wanted to do. 

Lills decided that she wanted to get sick...so to the doctor we went Saturday morning and sure enough she has an ear infection plus the croup virus that is going around. 

Lovely...and quite perfect timing. 

NOT! 

So while she is a little irritable (Saturday sucked to put it mildly), we are loving the sweet snuggles.

But, on a brighter note, we did have some snow over the weekend, so that was nice. 

Here's a little peak into what life around here has been like the past week or so...

:: the sister aka "Ants" came to town for work and lucky us that we got to spend a couple days with her :: 

:: we had a playdate at the park, and someone had fun in the sand...now if only the sun was shining and we were in our bathing suits...that would have made it so much better :: 

:: obsessed with my new kate spade diaper bag! my wonderful MIL scored this amazing find at tj maxx. really loving the colors for spring/fall, and the space this one has compared to my other one :: 

:: this girlie cracks me up...she is a hot mess in the mornings. and her bed is filled with toys, stuffed animals and books these days. it's cute, other than the fact it keeps her up a little later having conversations with "everyone" :: 

:: are these not the sweetest baby hats?! my mom knitted them for our sweet girl to wear in the hospital. cannot wait to put them on her ::

:: you know, just a typical ride to preschool in the mornings :: 

:: this poor fella has been spending quite a bit of time laying in the nursery...it's definitely getting obvious he knows something is up and coming his way :: 

:: finally our new rug for the master bedroom arrived...happy valentine's day to me :: 

 :: valentine's day around our house...it was a fun day :: 

:: the face of a very pitiful little girl, and a mommy who was sad she was sick...and also slightly sad we had to cancel our babysitter for what was going to be our last date night out :: 

:: snow day february 2013 :: 

Happy Monday!!

Randoms

It's Tuesday...haven't slept in a few nights, and this is all I have for you today. 

A bunch of randomness...

{found these little lovlies at costco last week and couldn't pass up getting them for Lill's big girl room}

{i think i died and went to heaven when i spotted these at the grocery store recently. we ate these back in the day every time we went to go visit my dad and they are AMAZING!! my sis and i haven't seen them in years and thought sister shubert stopped making them, but apparently not. they are so bad for you but taste oh so good. i definitely grabbed a few packages of them and smiled as i did.

go find them now!}

{this childhood classic arrived in the mail and couldn't have come at a better time (thanks yummy!). we had quite a few lazy days around here and this was the perfect distraction for both mommy and Lills}

{yes you are seeing this correctly....that would be a bag of crushed ice accompanying me in the front seat of my car. i've mentioned here and here that my pregnancy ice craving is out of control, and well i  gave into a little bit more by going to sonic and asking them to bag me up some of their deliciously crunchy crushed ice. pretty sure it was the best $1.50 i've spent in quite some time!} 

{it was a gorgeous day last friday, so we took advantage and had ourselves a picnic in the front yard...it was a moment i really enjoyed}

{this little nugget has been my fun side-kick lately, and i'm trying to soak in as much time with her as i can, HOWEVER, she sure has been giving her mom and dad a big run for their money. don't let that cute face fool you, she has got some major sass to her and oh has it been shining lately!}

{a sassy example...she lived in her princess dress ALL weekend and refused to take it off this past friday night when we went out to north hills and the office supply store. you know, some things just aren't worth the fight...and well she made us laugh, so that's all that matters.}

And for a good laugh...

{at breakfast the other morning up north, this happened to be the coffee mug i grabbed without noticing...my hubby found it rather amusing and quite fitting lately ;) }

Florida trip recap

I mean this post is a little past due now (typical- I started it a week ago)

We arrived home last weekend from our 8-day excursion down to Florida! 

My sweet sister flew in from Atlanta to drive all the way down with us. Lucky for her (and me!) it was one of baby girls best road trips, so it honestly wasn't as terrible as I was anticipating. 

We went and went and went while we were there!! I don't get home very often, so there was lots to do and see. 

We got to visit with my mom, grandma, friends and babies....always good for the soul! 

Lillian was a trooper considering she went most days without naps, and 10pm bedtimes.

The trip definitely wore this mama out being 27 weeks pregnant, but I just kinda rolled through it the best I could. Not going to lie though that when we got home it felt oh so good to be back in my own bed!! 

Just a few of my favorites from our trip. I was exceptionally bad taking pictures this time, but clearly I had my hands full....

:: Lills with "Betty" as she kept liking to call her ::

:: we got to meet up at the park with two of my besties and one of their daughters...and someone did not want to leave the cool red swing ::

:: we just adore my sweet grandmother and i'm so glad we have these pictures ::

:: my little turkey ::

Is anyone else as excited as I am about December being here.

We take it real serious.

life lately :: week / weekend edition

It's been a long couple of days since getting back into town, and I am way too tired to even begin to write anything. So I will let the pictures from our trip up north do the explaining. I will say though that we had such a fun trip and it was a much needed break from the craziness around here. 

Will life ever slow down?!

:: anxiously waiting for our plane to arrive :: 

:: trying to entertain her while our flight was delayed :: 

:: she loved the plane (just not the fact she had to wear a seat belt) :: 

:: fun at the park with lulu :: 

:: it was too beautiful of a day not to sip on one of these ::

:: driving down on of my favorite streets in the hubs hometown :: 

 :: and so the picture attempts begin :: 

:: kids snapshot :: 

 :: she's definitely my daughter...we've got the facial expressions nailed :: 

:: 22 weeks (as of last week) :: 

:: this is what happens when lulu and uncle ry handle bath time ::

:: these might just be my favorite jammies to date! ::

 :: someone got the boot to the way back :: 

:: my babies on the car ride home ::