Redecorating...

We've been redecorating my kids rooms for months! It's all part of the make room for baby plan. I didn't have enough furniture for 3 rooms, so we had to purchase a few new items. Madeline was moved into a big girl bed, so that Wyatt could have the crib. Lily needed a new dresser, as did Madeline. So, after all the hard work by lots of people, here are some of the results...

Grandma Marcia just finished this quilt for Madeline's big girl bed. I think it's beautiful! I love the matching shams too!

I found this dresser on Craigslist, and Papa Dennis refinished and painted it for me. It was really more than just refinishing it... When he was sanding it, it fell apart! In the end, he had to rebuild it. Dennis also improved it by adding drawer slides so that all of the drawers pull easily. I think it's just beautiful!

This is Lily's room. She got a new dresser and a little desk where she can color and her sister can't reach her crayons.

Marcia made Lily's quilt too... So beautiful!

And now for Wyatt's room... I know I already posted pictures of it, but I've finished more of the details, so I thought I'd post a few more pics.




Dennis is refinishing another dresser for me! This one is Scott's old chest of drawers and it will be painted red and placed under the clock on this wall.

Getting close!

Hi Friends and Family!

Well, we're getting close to the birth of our little boy! I'm now 36 weeks and past the time when Lily was born. She came at 36 weeks and 1 day and little Madeline came at 38 weeks. I'm feeling pretty good. I've got my energy back and I'm excited to have this baby and start the adjustment to having 3 kids.

The weather in Austin has been so hot and humid! The girls and I have been trying to stay in doors. I'm finding it hard enough to breathe, but then when I go outside, it's so much worse. Lily has two weeks left of school, and then she's off for most of the summer. I am very excited because I just signed her up for her first ballet class. It's just a 6 week summer program. I just wanted to introduce her to it and see how she likes it. I'm not sure if we'll continue it during the school year. We'll see... She'll be taking lessons Tapestry . I feel good about this studio, they seem to focus more on dance education and a creative environment for the children, rather than performance. I can't wait!

Below are some of our recent pictures... Enjoy!

I got my hair cut! I think the end of pregnancy does this to me. I'm ready to not be pregnant any more and somehow cutting off my hair makes me feel better. I'm 34 weeks in this picture.

Lily loves to pose for the camera...

In this picture I'm 35 weeks. I'm starting to feel a little better...

Madeline has been doing the cutest thing! For her birthday in March, Lily got a dance video called Dora's Dance. It came with a little Dora outfit, marachas and a dance mat/map. It's an interactive video where there are little girls dressed up in the costume directing the audience child how to interact with the video. Anyway, Lily loves the video and has done it many times. Lately, Madeline will go pick out the costume and the marachas and ask for the video. Then she will participate in the whole thing! She does all of the little dances and moves. It's sooo cute!

Family Update

Wow! Is it May already?! I can't believe how fast the spring is flying by... The weather in Austin has been beautiful and we've been doing everything we can to spend time outside. Yesterday, there was a Celebration of Families at the Palmer Events Center in Austin. We took the girls, and Lily's friend Gwenny down there to check it out. It was so fun! The girls had their faces painted and we made several different craft projects (necklaces, newspaper hats and paper dolls). There was a steel drum band playing and a lot of booths set up with information for families. They also had a petting zoo! The petting zoo was very fun because they had baby bunnies, baby chickens, baby pigs, ducks and goats. All three of the girls just love it and they got to hold the bunnies. Too fun!

Today, we did some yard work. Lily and Madeline just love to help! Madeline is my outdoor adventure girl. She's definitely happiest outside and LOVES to dig her fingers in the dirt. We cleared out some grass and weeds from our flower bed our front and planted some star jasmine. When the planting was done, we turned on the sprinklers to water the new plants. Lily got to run through the sprinklers. She got soaked! She was all muddy and dripping wet when she was done, but boy did she have a good time!

Below are some pictures that I've been meaning to post. Enjoy!

Scott with Madeline, check out her new hair do! Her hair is getting too long to leave it down, so I've been pulling it up into pig tails. I think it's adorable because they stick straight up!

Madeline mixed her vermicelli noodles with ranch dressing and came up with a very sticky and messy dinner.

We are big fans of Fancy Nancy. Here's Lily in her own version of a Fancy Nancy outfit.

Well, I'm 33 weeks! I'm getting big and uncomfortable. Lily was born at 36 weeks and Madeline was born at 38. I guess I'm hoping this one will be somewhere between.

Madeline out for some outside exploring.

I think Lily was trying to take a picture of Madeline's hair. Lily loves to take pictures with her camera.