Spring has arrived..... FINALLY!

I don't know why I get so excited to see all my flowers start to bloom. Micah and I take walks around the house checking on all our plants and flowers, making sure all of them survived the winter-- she mainly is on a search for rabbits, or "hop-hops" as she calls them.
Yesterday we spent most of the afternoon outside- coloring with chalk, picking dandelions, and chasing the ducks that live in our ditch- doing all the things that kids do on spring days.





We had a fantastic Easter weekend. Micah was old enough this year to enjoy getting an Easter basket filled with surprises!




Micah and Drew all dressed up for church!

So pretty!

Last weekend was crazy busy for us- Drew's sister, Nikki, got hitched! We couldn't be happier for her and her new hubby, Josh. I was a little overwhelmed with the day's events and wasn't very good at taking pictures. Lucky for you I have a link to their photographer's blog to the right. The wedding pictures should be posted on or near April 18th. I did manage to at least get a family photo...


And a video of Micah dancing to some Jack Johnson.... so CUTE! She couldn't resist the dance floor.

**UPDATE: The Big Girl Room is in the final stages.... the big reveal is coming soon!!

I've missed you!

Ok, sorry about the L-O-N-G delay in blog updates. Sometimes I don't think my life is interesting enough to blog weekly-- but I certainly hear about it from my girls if I'm a few days late! Love you girls!

Anyway, I've been working on Micah's "big girl" room for a couple of weeks now and I'm excited to show you the finished project!.... But you'll have to wait, Drew and I are in the midst of the finishing touches (what I need to say is- Drew is painting her headboard and I need to paint her dresser). I was hoping for a launch date of yesterday, but obviously that didn't really work out. I'm hopeful she'll be in her new room before...um... we need the nursery.

Let's see... this week our friend Wyatt and his mommy, Bethany, came over for a play-date. You can visit their blog by clicking here. I met Bethany when she was pregnant with Wyatt. She was one of my patients in the hospital for many, many weeks. Everything turned out beautifully, especially her precious baby boy.









Micah couldn't resist joining in on the fun.... Wyatt wasn't a big fan.



Speaking of that little monster... do you know what this is???


Let me zoom-out a little bit for you...


That would be Micah stealing peanut-butter cookies of the table and eating them on my micro-suede couch. Right after I took this picture she ever-so-kindly offered me a bite. Such a sweet girl she is.

BELLY UPDATE:


24 weeks + 2 days today! This little one is doing great-wiggling and kicking like a champ. I had a dream earlier this week it was a boy.... take that for what its worth. I've also had girl dreams. Truth be told- I have no idea.

The View From Up Here

There ya have it. This is what I look at the majority of my days. A wonderfully round belly and the back side of a beautiful little girl as I chase her around all of creation. I couldn't ask for anything different. Both of my babies are God's greatest blessings in my life, second only to my wonderful husband-who, by the way, is turning 29 today!! **More on that later**

I don't have a whole lot of updates. Micah was very sick a couple of weeks ago- hence the lack of blogging being done. Of course, Drew was quick to follow. Luckily I got away with a sore throat for a day.

Anyway, here is a belly picture to satisfy all that have been asking.... it's still hard to believe I'm having another baby!! What do you think- boy belly or girl belly??


As always, I have to have a picture of my sweetness to complete the entry.



Have a great week!!!

Baby Tooley #2

I made it! We didn't find out this baby's gender at our ultrasound today!! Drew and I will be surprised in July- boy or girl!!

Everything is looking great! This baby is already a super-active little thing. I can't wait until July!!

Happy Valentine's Day

As promised, I have pictures of my newest sewing project. I know you all have been anxiously waiting to see what it is.... the Amy Butler Birdie Sling!!! I love all of the patterns that this girl has, they're so cute and surprisingly easy to make!! Here's how mine turned out.


I love the pleated detail on the exterior... this was a little intimidating at first, but so easy to actually do!! It adds so much to the overall appearance of the bag.


This bag doubles as my diaper bag, too! I love the 3 interior pockets. Micah's cup fits in one of the small pockets, my wallet in the other, and my calendar in the biggest pocket. Then there's plently of room for my diaper & wiper pouch and whatever else I need.




Of course, no blog entry would be complete without some pictures of my baby- fresh from this morning! Enjoy!

The famous "scrunchie face". (She was running a special on these this morning.)




Patiently waiting to go to Grandma's house...


My favorite.... such a sweet little face!!


Have a wonderful Valentine's Day! Tell your sweetie you love them!

Snow Days!

This is the first year that Micah has been old enough to notice the snow outside; and she was ready to get out there and play in it! Of course we had to get all the appropriate gear (thanks to Gaga!)- light-up Disney princess snow boots and a purple snow suit.

**That's the dog's leg coming out of the back of her head.**


In fact, she loved the snow so much she wouldn't leave me alone about playing in it. One night while I was making dinner I kept her entertained with some snow she could play with indoors.... this confused her a little.



In other news, I'm almost done with a super-cute sewing project.... Pics to come next week!!