Lucky 8

Today is our 8 year anniversary and the girls also passed the 8 month mark last week. Its been fun to look back but also think ahead :)





Fast forward 8 years and its pretty cool to see our little family. This picture was taken on Father's Day last weekend.



 

We celebrated and went to brunch at Lindey's (Where we had our reception). It was a perfect morning and we were able to sit on the patio. We are very thankful for Ann and Heather as they watched the girls for a few hours!



 

 

The girls are getting so big! They are definitely little people these days and have their own personalities. They are learning to wave and reach for you when you approach them. They also love to play with their little cups and rings. Savannah loves to talk and somehow has mastered rolling her "r"s. We went out to dinner last weekend and she did it the entire 35 minutes we were at the table. Katherine likes to talk a lot too and said DaDa first only to be mimicked by her sister. She is also still the master toy sorter/stealer. She always has a little pile by her lap. They both have teeth although Savannah has 3 bottom ones and Katherine 2.



Savannah Banana...



Miss Katherine as we call her was very interested in the camera.



We also finished our new paver patio...well it still needs sealed but Scott and Heather finished the landscaping this weekend. We need to add the furniture but I think its coming together pretty well! Lots of progress at least!



We planted one hydrangea bush for each of the girls and for Father's Day Heather made a cement handprint with her hand and the girls feet to put next to the one on the patio. We're excited to watch those grow too. (My original idea was 3 trees, but this seemed to fit our yard a little better!) This is short but I have a little helper (Kate) who is deciding not to nap and help me instead. I think she does this so she can get some one on one time. This is the 2nd time today! :)

Enjoy the week.

One Year

Its officially been one year this week since we moved into 3300 Northampton. Time flies. I am also very thankful to not be lugging around boxes with super swollen feet. :) I think Scott is too!



I am much happier lugging around 18lbs of smiles. (Technically 17.5 lbs each.) Since it is our first full spring in the house we weren't sure what to do or what to plant. We kind of just winged it this year but I think the end result looks pretty nice. We stuck to pink and red which we typically did in our last house. Most of our plants our on the deck and we have opted to keep the back woods pretty "natural" looking for now. I have envisions of a pretty cool playhouse back there someday but we are still loving the privacy all the trees offer.



Unfortunately the paver patio that looked so nice last spring crumbled over the winter so we are having it repaired in a few weeks. I am excited to see the upgraded version!



 



The front is also coming along and has provided a lot color thus far.



Our goal this weekend is to finish a bit more landscaping. I read an article that for each child a family planted a tree in the yard and then when they were grown so were the trees. Not sure our yard supports that so we are going to plant some hydrangeas for the girls. Plus we hope to enjoy the yard!



Enjoy the weekend!



 

Playing Catch Up!

Happy Memorial Day! :) We are using this weekend to play catch-up, one of those items included taking the girls 7 month pictures. These were taken between naps and swimming so it wasn't the most exciting photo shoot, but we got a few cute ones in. For some reason 7 months seemed like a bigger milestone to me than 6. I guess its because we have already made it half a year or that they are now sitting, eating real food and have grown even more into their personalities. They have eaten everything from zucchini to mango but their favorites are peas and carrots with green beans coming in close 2nd. For some reason fruit is never a winner but we keep trying. Oh yeah, and unfortunately their inherited their parents straight hair so it looks like they stuck their finger in a light socket right now! Katherine (shown first) continues with her body smile and Savannah with her crazy facial expressions.



I am still keeping up with their fabric project (1 picture a month) with the hopes to have a nice album by their first birthday. They are not always as into it as their mommy but the outakes are pretty funny too.



Katherine loves to grab Savannah's toys from her and we think she takes after me because she seems to semi-organize them all to one side so Savannah can't get them. She is very meticulous at choosing them. Savannah on the other hand likes a variety prefers to make a big pile in front of her.



 

We also celebrated a nice mother's day with a small brunch and my favorite cookies. The girls assisted me with a little craft below with a lavender plant in it as a thank-you to everyone who has helped us the past few months.



They also helped Dad pick out some awesome flowers!



We have used the past several weekends to fix up the yard and plant flowers. We are almost done. Its taken us a little longer this year as we aren't quite sure where to put things and our schedule is vary different but we are slowly but surely getting it done. Yesterday we were mulching at 8:30am!



Hope everyone enjoys their Memorial weekend. I am very thankful for the time off. The girls are so fun right now, it actually seems harder and harder to leave them! Here are a few random pics from the week! (Bedtime with Heather, grocery shopping, Baby Einstein movie, swimming and the zoo!)