So, it's been a while..

I had a ton of posts saved on blogger because the app wouldn't let me load them and they somehow disappeared. Gah. However, LOTS has been a happening! 

#1) Mothers Day this year. I got the bracelet I wanted! &&&&& a little more! 

Baby #3!! 

With that confirmation, we realized holy crap! It won't have a room! Since May w have been back and forth with our contractor and bank and as I type, I'm wasting time in the BK play place so my spotless house doesn't get messy before our appraiser today. After that is a title exam and then we should close and start work! We are adding 2 bedrooms, a bath, hall closet and our washer and dryer will be moved upstairs! Woot! Mom and dads room will be upstairs with Baby and the girls will be moved into our old room and the old room our upstairs playroom! Lots of changes coming! 

& on the girls 2nd birthday 

We found out Baby M is a.....

GIRL!!! Shocker!! Right?!!  I had just sorted through all the girls clothes and it confirmed my want for another little baby girl! It was time to decide on a name. We pretty much knew the middle name would be Annalynn.. A combination of both our moms middle names! The girls have been calling this bebe- JoJo all along. So we were stuck between Marli and Jolie. 

So we were like what the heck! We want this Bebe to feel as special as the twins so Jolie (meaning beautiful in French) is what we went with! I love it,& it was my #1! 

Next up is the non existent nursery..  Last time I found bedding and planned the nursery around it. Well the bedding quilt sits under the bed and literally does nothing. This time I was determined to have it my way! I found these on a yard sale site and said oh yes!!! 

Which inspired this!! We are getting on old crib from my moms, which Im going to repaint white. They just bought toddler beds for the girls for their house and I brought their Minnie Mouse bedding for there so I think that will help with the transition at home, whenever we decide to do it! 

In prep for the appraiser, my hubby made this! 

& I couldn't be more proud!!! We have been super duper cleaning and I hope our hard work pays off! This house may never be this clean again! 

Well, I promise to never go that long again without blogging! Now their books will be even harder! 😩 but, I'll manage! 

Little bump update! Little Jolie is super active, like all the time! & the girls love her to death!!! 

Closer to 2 than 1!

19 months!

It's so crazy! The warmer days are upon us and going out with you two and just mommy is so easy now! I love it! 

My Ella Girl, 

Your smile is seriously so contagious. You have a fierce attitude but you will be he first to give a hug or kiss if I ask! 

You love running up to me and giving me a great big hug after a long day and I just want to melt! 

This month, your vocabulary is getting better although you've been sick with yet another ear infection. We are getting a glimpse of awesome weather and with that your mood takes a turn for the better. You love taking weekly trips to Nenes and Mamaws and are such a joy!

You do have your bad days and temper tantrums but I feel like you are getting better. Still no interest in the potty but I'm hoping to get there soon! 

You love eggs. So much. I think you could eat them everyday. You also love veggie straws still and cereal! Those at your favorite snacks. You are excellent and feeding yourself and if I could guaranteed you would sit down through the whole dinner, I wouldn't have to keep an eye on you! 

I'm so proud of the little lady you have become. You are helpful. You are loving and you are the sweetest! Momma and daddy love you to the moon and back baby girl! 

Bri Bri, 

You are our little talker! You chat to yourself in the car, to your babies, to sissy... Everywhere! Your vocabulary is getting so good and I don't see it stoping anytime soon! 

You love to be outside and I know why! You love to run free. You love being with your momma and daddy but you love just rubbing. Back and forth! Everywhere! 

You love snacks! Love them! I think you would forgo eating a real meal at all just to eat snacks all day. That's frustrating but sometimes Ella will help you out and feed you. 

You love your babies, dancing and our weekly trips to Nenes and Mamaws. I know Mamaw enjoys your company as well! Kay loves when her babies come over and it's so cute! 

You love helping momma do laundry, dishes and anything you can get your hands on. Lately, it's baking! And sprinkles, but you hate ice cream! Im shocked. I'm hoping you learn to love it. Momma loves her sprinkles but I love ice cream too. 

Your personality is the sweetest, but we can read what your thinking on your face. The faces you make are beyond hilarious. You wear your heart on your sleeve baby girl! Momma and daddy loves you to the moon and back baby doll! 

We have our DADDY back!

Basketball season is officially over! & I'm so so so happy.... But I do feel as little sad for the hubby. 

They played a team in sectionals that they had previously lost to by 30! So I didn't think it was really possible. Well shockingly his team was ahead the entire game, lost it at the end and it tied, went into overtime and they lost by 3!!! So close! As much as I am not ready to go to the state tournament this year- I think next year will be a different story! Build a bear here we come! 

Speaking of build a bear. I read online that when getting rid of the binky for good- they used build a bear as a good example. They placed her binky in the bear she made and she got to sleep with it, and she knew her binky was in there when she "needed" it. In my mind it's so adorable but watch one of the girls will rip the poor bears stomach off to the get the binky out. 

The binky/monkey combo in an obsession y'all. I fear for our lives when we take it away. 

In other news. I think the snow is officially done and the weather is supposed to be awesome from here on out! Tomorrow 61! Yes please! Picture taking of the girls soon! 

Hopefully the weather changes helps our sickness. We are headed to the dr again.... 

This one has been screaming the past two nights and morning and fell asleep on me several times. I'm guessing ear infection. 

Here's just a snippet of how freakier adorable my babes are: 

It doesn't get much better. No.. No it doesn't. 

Happy 1.5 Birthday Babes!!!!

Ellie girl!!!

How are you 18 months?!? How. 

Your sweet little personality, though fierce.. Is sweeter than ever. If Bria cries, you immediately rush over and give her a hug and pat your hand on her back. It makes my heart cry every time. I love it! 

You are such a ham lately. You love to cheese, dance, talk or yell. Your vocabulary has really taken off and you are able to repeat words you haven't done before. You know where your head, eyes, nose, ears, hair, teeth, hands, toes and feet are. You have learned to smell your feet and its hilarious. When you or sissy poopy, you say PU (sounds like Pwhew) and stinky and wave your hand in your face. It's hysterical. You hair is getting more and more on the strawberry side moreso than blonde, but that will change during the summer months again. Your eyes are the deepest blue and are so gorgeous. I think the shape of your eyes change daily. When you smile, you remind me so much of myself.

You are basically in all 24 month clothes now, the 18 month shirts are a tad snug and 18 months pants are short and tight! You wear size 7 shoe, 7.5 in some brands, I'm not sure when you will be ready for an 8. You weighed 27.5 pounds and were around 32.5 inches. 2 ft 8.5 inches.

You are such a momma's girl. Especially when you are sick. You love to cuddle momma and hang on my lap. You are actually more affectionate towards Bria, than she is to you. You always offer to dance with her, or hug or kiss her and she's not always interested. You hate to ride in a stroller or cart, you want to walk everywhere and are extremely independent. You have my temper and I think it must be payback.

You are a lover of dance, running, snacks, your monkey, your binky (oh lord your binky), your blankie, momma, daddy & bria. Calling Bria - Ella, going to Aunt NeNe's or facetiming Aunt NeNe, our phones or ipad, Frozen and Madagascar (still), brushing your teeth, baths, books, music videos- especially country, you love Mac N Cheese, Chicken Pot Pie, pears, mashed potatoes, french fries, nuggies, water, drinking out of daddy's cup, drinking from water bottles, dried cranberries, freeze dried apples, veggie straws, and goldsfish. Those are some of your favorite things. Happy 18 Months Baby girl. We love you to the moon and back.

Bri Bri!!!!!!!!!

You are such a happy, sweet babe! Nothing really bothers you, you go with the flow. You only cry for your binky or when an electronic is taken away from you. You love to talk and sing and dance. I think you will be the musical one!

You are such a ham too! You love to cheese! Your vocabulary is always awesome and you pretty much repeat everything we say! You know where your head, eyes, nose, ears, hair teeth, toes and feet are. When I wear glasses, you say gasses, too! You have learned to smell your feet and its beyond hilarious. When you or sissy poopy, you say PU and stinky. You usually don't wave your hand, but Ella does! Your hair is getting so long and its officially a two pigtail length! Its a dirty blonde, light brown and very thin (like momma's sorry) Your eyes are a lighter blueish, mixed with gray. May be hazel. Just like daddy! When you smile, you can't see your eyes and I LOVE IT. Just like momma!

You are in 18-24 month clothes. We could probably switch you to all 24 month soon. You wore a pair of 18 month pants last night that were a tad snug. You wear a size 5 shoe, 5.5 in some brands. I think soon you will be ready for a 6. You were 25.5 pounds and around 31 inches at your appointment. 2 ft 7 inches.

You are a cuddler, momma or daddy. Usually momma in the mornings. You are very affectionate to us, but not to Ella, we aren't sure why. Ella offers to dance with you and you start to cry. You are pretty easy going otherwise, you don't mind to ride in the cart or stroller or do whatever we want you too.

You are a lover of dancing, walking, snacks, your monkey, your binky (oh lord your binky), your Frozen blankie,momma, daddy & Ella, going to Aunt NeNe's or facetiming Aunt NeNe, our phones or ipad, Frozen or Madagascar (still), brushing your teeth, baths, books, baby dolls (your such a little momma), combing your hair, music videos, especially country, you love Mac N Cheese, string cheese, Chicken Pot Pie, mashed potatoes, french fries, nuggies, water, raisins, veggies straws, gogurt, and gold fish. Those are some of your favorite things. Happy 18 Months little on! We love you to the moon and back sweet thing!

*pictures to come soon*

Weekend Recap Edition 2

I had no idea my last post didn't publish. Oih. 

This weekend these two little 18 month olds tested my patience. A lot. And I don't think I truly passed. I even worked Saturday! 

Friday- 

We started off great. With a pants on the head parade, in tennis shoes at 7am. 

Nap was short. I seriously don't understand when I home they never nap great. 

So we headed to McDonald's for our first time at a place to eat just the 3 of us, where we are inside and not the drive thorough! 

We went to Walmart to pick up some stuff for Daddy for Valentine's Day. 

Then came home and waited for Dada. He had a game that night but he was able to go with us to Matts (aka Unkie matts) birthday party. Where the girls were awful. Awful. Awful. 

Early bedtime. 

I however, stayed up and made these! 

Beyond obsessed. So many ideas running through my head. 

Saturday- I worked and as much as I hate to say it- I was like PTL. The girls were super crabby. Wouldn't eat breakfast I made them, spilled sweet tea on the carpet and bria opened my mascara while I was cleaning said tea and got it all over herself. 

The girls did enjoy their Valentine's Day Minnie Mouse mailbox and stickers. They are obsessed with stickers. Obsessed.

Work was great but it snowed and snowed and snowed and was super windy. I needed to brave it to ACMoore. After driving home from work and picking up pizza. Put crank-Zillas to bed and I ventured out in the snow storm half an hour away. And they were closed. J could have cried. I spray painted some lace once I got home for the girls frozen photo shoot & called it an early night. 

Sunday- cranky cranky. All morning. Early nap. Early wake. I thought of boy. This is going to suck. 

It got so bad Andrew brought out the pink horse we've had forever and put it together so they could be happy for 2.5 seconds but It lasted longer than that and Ella wouldn't get off!! 

Finally it was time to leave for their Frozen shoot which besides Bs poutyface- went 100 times better than I ever imagined. No pictures. I was too busy singing for smiles! 

We ended up at AC Moore, Sams, Apples bees and the mall play place. & then home! 

Prepping for her tattoo sleeve 

Weekends like this make me exhausted but blessed that I have these two to drive me crazy, but still want huggies from their mama at the end of the day 

Weekend Recap Edition 1

Eventually when I'm caught up on life blogging. The sequencing will make more sense. Anywho. For now. I want to start this because we had a fantabulous weekend and I even worked Sarurday! 

It was my Mamaws birthday! The big 7-8! We go eat lunch at her house once a week usually. I was obsessed with going to her house growing and they are pretty much home everyday. Usually- Friday's are our lunch date day. This friday happened to fall on her birthday. We woke up and hadn't even changed out of our pajamas to make this happen. 

Played- 

Until nap time. 

Post nap- we ran around town. Getting lunch, picking up her ice cream cake and finally after 3 trips from the car into her house- we were ready to celebrate. 

Ella was a fan of smushing the icing around. B was a spectator. 

We stayed until 2ish and came home. The girls were cranky! Andrew came home for a teensy but before his game. He let around 4. They are killing me when I try to get dinner ready so I opted for left over and microwave mashed potatoes. Don't judge. 

Saturday I worked and after a meltdown finally managed to sneak out of the house with little tears. I was late leaving work. & I met my husband and the girls at the restaurant by our house. One of my favs. They were entertainment for most of the people there. They did great.

Sunday- we needed to go to the grocery store bad. We did that before nap time. 

After nap I was sad I had to run to bridgeport to pick up some shirts, but I needed too. 

I made these for a girl I work with and I'm having a play date on Wednesday. But. We made up for it Sunday afternoon!

I'm dying... Dying. I love them so much. 

And now that we've played outside. We desperately need more play clothes. They get dirty quick! 

Ella wanted to push it so bad! Finally bria figured she could lay back and keep her foot on the pedal and ella thought she was pushing her. So it worked. 

Then we went to the play ground5 minutes from the house. 

They actually did the big kid slide! No pictures but their scared facials were hilarious! 

I'm dying at this picture. I hope they like basketball because we will have some amazing pictures for them to look back on! 

We came back. Ate dinner (crockpot is seriously becoming my BFF) & that was that. 

Today is starting off pretty great already too! I almost always work Monday's and I have today off! Whooop! 

3 ft Lego tower?! Why not! 

Christmas Catch Up Part Deuce

We left off on Sunday at my grandmothers and moms house. I worked 8-8 Monday and Tuesday at work. Andrew was off and enjoyed spending some much needed time with the girls. It's basketball season and they only see him on the weekends basically.

Wednesday was Christmas Eve. Traditionally we do Christmas Eve Breakfast. & the past few years its been at our house. Our basement is big enough and I told Andrew we were already running around enough, when we have kids - I'm not running around anymore than I needed to. SO. With that being said, Andrew's parents both ended up having to work in the morning and we didn't start until 1. Well,, people started showing up at 1045. Um. I didn't even have a bra on. Oih.

The girls were on a weird nap schedule. We had been going back and forth and hadn't made the change permanently to one nap. That day - we needed too. The girls heard the commotion and of course woke up early, so I knew they were going to be EXHAUSTED.

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I mean. PURE JOY.

So the girls got a new playroom from us. This had just been storing junk for a while and it was the best decision we made was fixing this up. It's still not done. The brown wall needs painted for sure. But the girls favorite gift came from Aunt Heidi and a uncle Dennis in the form of a trampoline!