tiny dancer

Miss Hadley is having her {belated} 6 month photos taken next Sunday and I decided to embrace this opportunity and go completely overboard.  Hey, look, I know it's most likely only a matter of time before she frowns at the camera or crawls/walks/runs in the opposite direction so I'm milking this for all it's worth.  :-)

One of the shots I'm hoping to get is her in a precious tutu.  I looked around and found a great tutorial online so I decided to try and make one.  It was so simple and really inexpensive!  I took a couple test photos of Hadley and realized the tutu needs a bit of TLC before next week.  As of right now it's a little less tutu and a little more nest-of-tulle, but I have a few ideas to resurrect it.

Either way, she is adorable!

I know I'm completely biased, but really.  So sweet!

Love her!

you and me are meant to be

I really can't remember what life was like before they were here.

{but I think it had something to do with sleeping in past 6:30 on the weekend?  Just guessing.  ha!}

{phone dump friday}

It's been awhile - buckle up.  :-)

Hadley took her first go on the swing this week.

She loved it!  

Asher filled up his good job sticker chart so he earned a trip to Monkey Joe's where he climbed and jumped and bounced his way to exhaustion.  win-win.

My birthday was 2 weeks ago and Drew brought home some surprise flowers for me.  Hyacinths are my favorite and made the whole kitchen smell wonderful.

Meanwhile, Asher was pretty thrilled for the cupcake I bought him {since I couldn't have any - boo milk protein allergy}.  The stuff we do for our kids...

Asher's soccer season ended last Friday and he got his first sports medal.  He did great all season - except that every time we got there he asked to play basketball.  Guess I know what sport we're doing next...  :-)  

Afterwards we went out for doughnuts with his neighborhood teammates.  Hadley got more than her fair share of attention - which Ash didn't understand at all.  ha!  Seriously, these boys are all 3 and are obsessed with her.  Maybe because they're all the youngest in their families?  At any rate, Drew said this is exactly why Hadley will love having a brother who's 3 years older than her in 15 years.  I said that's why we'll hate it.  ha!

Sweet girl here and there over the past few weeks...

And Asher has been enjoying the start of warm weather with some scooter time {which he refuses to ride properly - he just straddles it and runs along.  oh well}

and a frozen yogurt pop!

Happy Friday, friends!

polka dots, stripes, and airplanes

I'm in love with dressing Hadley in things that I could never pull off - like striped pants and polka dot bows with a floral shirt.

Mixing patterns really grates against my OCD matching tendencies, but I'm told it's fashionable - ha!

No, really, I do like how it looks.  But I also think Hadley makes everything look good, so maybe it's just my bias coming through.  Someone please tell me if she just looks like a mess.  ;-)

This morning we were heading to the airport observation park with some friends.  Asher loved watching the planes take off and land while we ate our picnic lunch.  I knew he would!

Hadley refused to eat her lunch since there was so much to see and hear.  Distractions are a real problem for her these days.

Summer is coming and we're excited for more fun days {and outfits!} like these.

dressed up

Hadley got the sweetest little bubble from her Grammy and PopPop before she was born and is finally big enough to wear it.  I love, love it - she is just too precious for words.

She crosses her feet like this all the time - swoon

and has been doing it forever, basically...

Happy Hadley makes my heart swell

While I was taking her picture Asher wandered over and said "Take my picture with Hadley.  Asher gets a lollipop."  {I might bribe him occasionally with candy for photos with H...don't judge. ha!}  I decided to jump on his willingness and agreed.

Well, this is what I got.  Think his heart was in it?  Needless to say he didn't get a lollipop for this round.  ha!

In 15 years when he wants to know why there aren't any pictures of him in 2013 you all are my witnesses that this is why.  Little stinker.

Until she starts refusing as well {please God, no!} I'll just keep clicking away at this little beauty.  :-)

she's got the look

Or maybe I should say I got "the look" - ha!

mother's day :: 2013

Yesterday was a beautiful day here.  Drew and I taught in the 3 year old class at church, which is always a hoot.  When the kids were asked what they thank God for the most every one of them said "my mommy and daddy"...except Asher, whose mommy and daddy were present - he said "my blanket and panda pillow."  ha!  Thanks buddy.

After church we attempted {for the 2nd time that morning} to get some photos of me and the kids.

Asher has this complete inability to both look at the camera and smile.  We tell him "look at the camera!  look at Daddy!" - and he stares to the side.  Or points to a bird.  Or picks at his toes.

Or he stares straight ahead like we drugged him.

Well, that's attractive.  

Drives me nuts!  I'm really hoping it's a 3 year old thing and he'll grow out of it soon.  ha!

We do better with silly photos.

Miss Hadley will look right at the camera if we send Asher next to it.  :-)

Looking or not, smiling or not, these are my kiddos and I adore them.

A happy Mother's Day was had by all.