ladybugs and robots

so since both the big kids are in preschool this year,

 i thought i'd pull the crafty mom card

and make their valentines with them.

pros:

unique valentines instead of toy story or princess cards

great family night spent making them as a family

the kids' being so proud of them

great blog pics (being real, here)

cons:

after all that preparation, you wake up the next morning to find that your rascal

children snuck up before you, ransacked the loot and ripped off all the robot heads and arms

and shoved them in their dirty little mouths.

all before they could take them to their classmates.

ugh.

carter 4 months

does it get any better than this?

this post is about 8 days too late, but here is the chunker nevertheless:

carter weighs over 14 lbs 

and is in the 75% for weight, 

70th for height, and 

50th for head circum.

 she has just found her hands and can't get enough of sucking and slobbering all over them!

it's my favorite thing ever.

 carter baby has a HUGE bald spot on the back of her head.

when the boy had one, we just shaved his head.

paisley never got one bc she had so much hair,

so i don't know what to do with this girl?

she also has a small hemangioma on her back, 

but the doctor's say it's nothing to worry about yet.

4 months and thriving. that's my girl!

dramatic cuteness

like always, this little thang keeps killing me!

she is so sweet and innocent one minute...

...and then a dramatic diva the next.

here she is rockin out on my bathroom counter.

in the mirror with only undies on no less.

this is how she fell asleep the other night:

paisley is such a great sleeper. she doens't fight naps or bedtime

 as long as she has a book and her water.

she started preschool 2 weeks ago and her teachers just adore her.

although she can be a handful for me at times, she is always so sweet and obedient for others.

she LOVES going to school 2 days a week!

its a hard knock life

this is the most relaxed i've ever seen carter.

we were watching american idol at my friend's house and

she passed out on audra's lap.

done and done.

happy sunday {on a saturday}

sewing cozy

my sewing machine isn't anything to rave about, 

but it does collect a lot of dust.

not the kind from not being used, because this bad boy is used all the time, 

but regular dust.

 so i whipped up a quick cover.

there are so many tutorials out there, but i loosely used this one.

i always say loosely, because i never seem to follow patterns well.

here she is:

she does the job well.

chucks

my favorite shoe for the boy has always been his chuck taylor converse.

this is his second pair and i just love them on him.

but the other day, i found the girl some pink/red ones at goodwill for 3 dolla-make-you-holla.

their in great condition too. love when that happens.

good shopping karma.

 who are these kids? they are so gangsta serious!