Good Times at Grandma's

Grandma Poulsen's

Nyah and her cousins like to play on Grandmas Bonsai slide...well

Nyah likes to play in Grandma's sandbox get covered in sand and then jump in the pool :)  She is one happy girl here.

Grandma Moss

Hanging out outside Grandma Moss'...Nyah loves to help her make cookies and watch movies with her.  Nyah has also discovered that Grandma Moss always has juice on hand to fill her sippie cup.  Very important information.

Grandma Moss loves holding Ali because she is always good for a smile.  What a SWEET baby!

Grandma Dahle

On this last trip to Grandma Dahle's Grandma took Nyah to feed some ducks.  The lake was really beautiful!  If it were up to Nyah all of these ducks would be obese.

So long speed bump... Hello hardwood

This is a picture of our speed bumps last few moments.  This speed bump gave the sheet vinyl a run for it's money on my hit list!  We took out a wall as soon as we moved in.  Since there was a gap in the carpet where the wall was, Derek filled it in with some carpet. It made a bump which I loving called a speed bump.  It was so embarrassing!  I wanted it OUT!  Almost two years later it's GONE.  Now we will have to come up with another way to keep Nyah from running in the house.  :)

You know those home projects that you start thinking "hmmmmm this shouldn't take very long."  Then hours or days later you want to poke your eye out because it's taken ten times longer than you thought?  This was not one of those projects...it was way worse... :) Hours, days, weeks...every time I would close my eyes I saw wood grain...I was dreaming in wood grain...we were zombies!  But now it's done and it looks great.  And just like having a baby, I'm thinking... "hmmmmm that wasn't really so bad maybe we should do another house project?"  :) HA!

4th of July Celebration

We did dinner with some friends and then watched the fireworks from our front lawn.  I love fireworks!

Ali was mesmerised at the sight of her very FIRST fireworks.  

Nyah LOVES her cousins with all of her heart...this is the beginning of a dog pile.

The night ended in style with some sparklers.  Nyah was bursting.  I think sparkler pics are really beautiful...so I posted a lot.  Happy 4th of July!

Summer of Girls

I have had my hands FULL this summer with these two girls!  They make me so happy a little crazy :) but mostly happy! These are the days that you think are just days, but when looking back are some of your best memories.

Nyah and her friend Jayci have found Nirvana sipping GIANT sodas in the pool with the hot summer sun on their backs.

Ali is just waiting until next summer when she can wear sunscreen. :)

Ali's Photoshoot

My friend Amanda took some pictures of Ali at two weeks old...I'm just getting around to posting a few...but I think you'll agree they were worth the wait! :)

Some of what we've been up to...

We have been taking a morning walk and I'm not going to lie I really like having both girls strapped down and on wheels!! I wish I could do more things with them this way...it would be a lot easier :)

Ok this HIDEOUS sheet vinyl and I have been at odds since I first looked at this house. I vowed to not move in until it was torn out...then I vowed each time I mopped it that it would be the last time...well, it's been almost two years and it is FINALLY OUT OF HERE!! I took great pleasure in helping with the tear out. It is now in a million pieces at the dump!

Carrie- 1 Sheet Vinyl- 0

SUCKA!

Nyah and Ali watching Saturday morning cartoons in mismatched PJ's. This is what life is all about. :)

So she's a baby and this is about all she does :) But I love her with ALL my heart! So SWEET!

Another one of Nyah's get-ups...after flying through the yard as a butterfly she continued her creative juices flowing with sidewalk chalk on the back patio.

Ali's Blessing

The night before Ali's blessing we had a dinner to celebrate. It was smashing! :)

Here is some of my fantastic family who came up for the occasion.

My sweet Ali...I can't believe how fast she's grown.

I think that Nyah enjoyed the party MORE than anyone. An entire dinner table of nothing but desserts, non-stop access to juice, all of her cousins and friends present, and more than anything almost zero parental supervision! :)

Really though isn't Ali gorgeous!

My sister took these pictures of Nyah and her friend Jayci chowing some cookies..

Yes...that is cookie in her eyelash

Family pic. I still can't believe I'm the mother of TWO and we are a family of FOUR!

Derek did an amazing job on Ali's blessing...here are all the men that were in her circle.

Ali with my wonderful Grandma Kress.

Connie my mother in law made this most exquisite blessing dress for Nyah... and I couldn't live with Ali having second best so she wore it too. :)

After the blessing we went back to our house for a light lunch... Nyah turned on Alice and Wonderland for her and her cousin Addie...I'm not sure which one is more disturbed? :)

Time Flies

The days seem to be going by so fast! Here we are at breakfast...Nyah is obsessed with cooking and while cooking she MUST wear an apron... even if it's making eggs and toast. To complete the look she is sporting her new favorite shoes barbie high heels with a puff ball toe. Ali is always right there checking out the action.

I can't believe how fast Ali is growing...it's sad...but at the same time SO exciting I can't wait for her personality to come out more.

Nyah got a swing set...she is obviously VERY excited about it since Derek hasn't even finished putting it together and she is already half way through her first slide.

Nyah LOVES Halloween and costumes!!! She BEGGED me to get out her "super" which is what she calls her costume from last year. That was a couple months ago and she has worn it just about everyday since. She even wears it to the neighbors. If anyone would have ever told me my daughter would roam the neighborhood in a wonder woman costume with straggly hair I never would have believed them! Ha!

I don't want to play favorites...but when it comes to sleeping Ali gets a blue ribbon!! She has slept through the night all on her own quite a few times!! She is such a sweetie!

We do a lot of reading together the other day I walked in Nyahs room and she had read herself to sleep. :)