A girl after my own heart!!

SO, I will freely admit that my children are pretty spoiled.  They get a lot of attention from us, from our family and are certainly not hurting for "things".  It became ever so apparent when I was sorting through Natalie's clothes and got out her shoes in the next size and lined them up on the windowsill so that I wouldn't miss any.  15 pair of shoes this little 5 month old girl has!!! 15!!!  Her aunties sure love her- I'm pretty sure there is something to match each outfit in her closet!  But seriously, look at this face... wouldn't you want to spoil her too??

A very long, long, LONG snow day!!

Just when we thought it was safe... not so much!! 

Grant was thrilled to spend the day in his jammies, but after about a half hour, was needing to be entertained.  Not so thrilling.  We got around to reading some stories and read How I Became A Pirate, always a favorite.  After that, there was nothing to do but bake these absolutely adorable cupcakes to take to show and tell tomorrow with the book!

Happy Birthday, Grandpa!

You know how there are just certain things that when you see them, your mind instantly is connected to someone that you know?  My grandpa has always been the music guy- who has a "music room" in their house dedicated solely to that purpose?  He's a pretty talented fellow, and I had fun making him this music-themed birthday card that I saw from a friend online.  I'm not even sure that I made all of the little notes and symbols on the cards right, but I tried!!  Love you Grandpa!

The first Valentine's Day...

The first Valentine's Day with our sweet little Natalie, and the first Valentine's day without my little Olivia.  Each of the kids got a little treat for Valentine's- Grant got a new game for his DS, Natalie wore a cute little heart dress, and Grant and I picked out candy roses for Olivia.  Such a sad and sweet place to go...

Valentine's Day fun...

There's nothing Grant loves more than a project, and when it comes to bringing treats to the friends in his class, his excitement knows no bounds!!  We've had a busy weekend making all kinds of treats.  He wanted chocolate dipped pretzels covered in sprinkles- I think I'll be finding little things all over the counter and floors for the next few days!

Grant even wanted Tallie to take a treat to her "friends".  Nevermind that she only drinks formula, doesn't speak, and would much rather have all of the attention of the teachers to herself!  We made "tiny-Tallie's"- Nilla wafers dipped in candy melt, with heart sprinkles for bows and a sweet little smiley face.  They are pretty sweet and I'm sure Grant and his class will happily eat them for her!

My two nephews came over this afternoon to write their Valentine cards and made pink and white playdoh hearts to attach them to.  I figured they'll ingest enough sugar tomorrow to last the entire week, so it will be fun to do something different.  They were pretty cute and had a good time!

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I'm pretty sure I will be essentially talking to myself, but it's just too cute to resist!!  Sarah Jean is the best... who else can create something so darling in a matter of hours??