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On a normal evening you can always tell when it's bath time/bed time.  The girls both start getting fussy and rubbing their eyes.  However, last night the girls were in rare mode.  I was cleaning up the kitchen and heard Hadley cracking up laughing.  I looked over into the living room to find Riley dragging Hadley around the floor by her arms.  I had to grab the camera because it was the first time I've seen this game being played!  I couldn't believe that Hadley was enjoying being pulled around by her arms, but her laughter was cracking me up! Then Daddy turned on some music so the girls were dancing together, as usual.  Hadley looks like she's been hitting the bottle in this shot! After the dancing, out of nowhere, Riley starts running back and forth from the entry to the living room.  I don't know where she got all of this energy from but I'm glad she was getting it out of her system before bed time.  Hadley was cracking up watching her bi...

 It's been about a week that Hadley has been battling an awful cold.  Her nose is constantly running and she's got a horrid cough to accompany that runny nose.  Riley had a runny nose for a day or two and then was back on the healthy wagon.  I had the privilege of getting sick along with Hadley, but luckily for me it only lasted for 3 days.  Thanks to Sudafed for getting me through the rough days!  I feel so awful doing it, but I have to suction out Hadley's nose about 4 times a day.  She HATES having it done and fights me tooth and nail every time I attempt to suction.  I literally have to put her legs under mine and hold her head down on the ground so that she doesn't move while I try to clean out her nose.  It gets done much quicker this way!  I'm seriously hoping that the cold passes soon because I'm tired of suctioning (what seems like) a gallon of snot everyday!  Aside from the fact that Hadley has a cold she's been in pretty ...

It's hard for me to believe that in three months my first born daughter will turn 3 years old!  Her birthday is all she talks about lately.  I've been informed that she wants a butterfly cake which she has picked out in a birthday cake book that I have.  I'm seriously reminded on a daily basis that she has to have her butterfly cake.  Perhaps I should practice so I don't screw it up!  Riley is quite comical these days with the things she says. The other day she told me that her bed is too small and she needs a big bed like Mommy.  Riley is still in her toddler bed, and Trey & I know she's outgrown it.  However, we are waiting to find out where we are moving to next and how many bedrooms we will have.  If we don't get a 4 bedroom house than Riley & Hadley will have to share a room.  If that's the case then we are going to get bunk beds.  Plus, we don't really want to buy a bed here in Hawaii because they are marked up so much. ...

Once again I've been asked why my blog hasn't been updated in over a week.  I'm not sure what you think goes on in my house, but blogging doesn't get to happen everyday for me.  I don't have the time with my two little munchkins needing constant attention.  I can't blog when Hadley is awake because whenever I'm on the computer she insists on sitting on my lap.  That results in only being able to skype.  When Hadley is napping I'm folding laundry, dusting, vacuuming, cleaning windows, scrubbing toilets, and the list goes on. And yes, these chores are a daily occurrence in my house!   Sometimes I even get to sneak a nap in myself.  Not to mention I have a new guilty pleasure of playing Angry Birds on my Ipad which takes up a lot of my free time.  If you know what I'm talking about then you understand my addiction and that I just can't put the game down! For the past two weeks my days have been extra long because Trey has been working 13 hour days, ...

Today was the day that we found out whether we are having a boy or girl.  I have had a feeling all along that this baby was going to be a boy.  Not because I wanted a boy, but because this pregnancy has been completely different than my first two pregnancies.  The Chinese calendar also predicted I was going to have a boy.  Well, I was wrong along with the Chinese calendar!  We are having our third(and final) GIRL!!  Oh yes, Trey is going to be surrounded by estrogen for the rest of his life!  Or at least until one of them gets married, but we won't think that far ahead yet!  I'm really excited with the news.  I didn't care either way, boy or girl, I'm just thrilled we are expecting another healthy baby.  That's what matters most to Trey and I both.  Now I can start buying pink toys again.  Trey wasn't allowing me to get the girly toy colors of Lego's and what not just in case we were having a boy!  I'm definitely thinking ...

I know in my previous blog I had mentioned that Hadley will push Riley around the house and I just wanted to show you how adorable it looks!  Once Hadley is done pushing Riley around, Hadley is ready for her turn in the cozy coupe.  So normally she just climbs right in on top of Riley.  She's pretty much telling Riley "hey, you need to get out!"  Riley likes to stay in the car and squeeze Hadley until Hadley starts screaming.  Yes, Riley likes to antagonize her sister!  She gets that from her father!

I'm not quite sure what I was thinking, but I thought it would be a good idea to take the girls to the park after lunch.  I packed them up in their new Radio Flyer wagon(courtesy of Nana for Christmas) and off we went.  Both of the girls enjoyed their wagon ride to the park and were ready to play as soon as we got there. It was about 12:30pm when we arrived and piping hot.  I thought there was a nice breeze that would keep us cool, but it disappeared when we reached the park.  Oh well, the girls didn't seem to mind at all. There was a 4 year old boy at the park with his mom who was pregnant.  We both laughed at how we thought the fresh air would be nice but couldn't believe how hot it was.  Riley ran around and played with her new friend while Hadley climbed the stairs and went down the slide all by herself!  Yes, she thinks she's a big girl, meanwhile I'm trying to keep calm!  After about 45 minutes of running around and playing Riley tells me sh...

One of Hadley's gifts for Christmas was this Cozy Coupe car.  I had always wanted one for Riley, but when we went to get her one the NEX was out and that's when Trey decided she needed the power wheel mustang!  Anyway, the cozy coupe is a hit with both of the girls!  Riley likes to think that all new toys are hers too.  Hadley loves to climb in the car and play inside, but the second you try to push her around she freaks out.  So for now she's just sitting cozy in her coupe!  Hadley does share her car with Riley.  Hadley will actually push Riley all around the house.  It's adorable to watch.  Thanks to Poppy and Grandma Kathy for the awesome gift!

I have to give a big shout out to my talented mother.  She is always making Christmas stockings for new members of the family.  I don't even think she's made herself one.  But Trey was lucky enough to be the recipient of his handmade stocking this year for Christmas.  I can't get over what a beautiful job my mom does making these stockings.  I wish I had her talent and/or motivation to sit there and cross stitch.  However, I don't have any desire to be so artistic.  Maybe one day.  Thank you, Mom, for making Trey such a beautiful stocking.  He was truly amazed!