Easter Bunny

Carmen LOVES the Easter Bunny! She attended 3 Easter Egg hunts. Friday we went downtown to the one sponsored by the city, Saturday she went to the church sponsored hunt and Sunday we held a hunt of our own in the backyard. Lucky girl.

Wonder Horse

Yesterday I couldn't stand being cooped up in the house on such a beautiful day so I fed the kids, loaded them up in the car and took off for the Goodwill. What a wonderful surprise to see this beauty sitting in the toy section! As soon as Carmen saw it, she ran up and wanted on. What an awesome find for $25! Wrestling it into the back of the 'Rango was a different story.

We really wanted to get one of these Wonder Horses (aka Hobby Horse) for Carmen for Christmas last year but they were both too expensive ($130 and up) and were sold out of stores. Also, the new ones are interactive whereas they play sounds, music and they light up when bounced on. I just wanted a basic horse.

Carmen loves her new Wonder Horse and luckily at this age doesn't know the difference between new and thrifted.

Siblings

Carmen and Eli are bonding well together. Carmen is getting over her jealousy and is starting to help out. She loves to put Eli's empty bottle on the kitchen counter when we are through with it. Eli is starting to sleep through the night thank goodness. I love my family!

3 weeks old

Its hard to believe 3 weeks have gone by since Eli's birth. He keeps us so busy - day AND night!

Snow in Memphis

Can you hear Carmen saying "more." So cute, and that laugh just kills me!

Valentines Day Quilt

I came across this cute Valentines Day quilt last week and instantly fell in love with it. The colors are vibrant and sweet, the pattern is simple and I have gobs of leftover Valentine scraps from previous projects. With that being said, I rolled up my sleeves and got started.

Here's the link to the full tutorial including pictures.

http://www.modabakeshop.com/2010/01/hugs-kisses.html

Here's my stash that I had to work with.

The quilt only took me 4 days from start to finish. I think I could have easily done it in 2 days, but Carmen needs constant companionship. Plus, I'm 8 months pregnant, its not easy getting up and down to cut fabric and press blocks every few minutes. I had to pace myself!

Here's the finished project.

And what quilt would be complete without a matching pillow case!?

Carmen loves her quilt and pillow. Mission accomplished. And now she can enjoy it for a few weeks before Valentine's Day!

A touch of heartburn

Nothing is worse than heartburn. I have to admit, I don't think I've ever had heartburn until I was pregnant. When I was pregnant with Carmen I lived on Fruit Smoothie TUMS during the entire 3rd trimester. They actually weren't too bad. I have 6 weeks to go this time around and heartburn is just now coming into the picture. And hoooo-boooy is it bad. The best cure for heartburn? Ice cream! And lots of it!

Nap vs no nap

Some days Carmen will nap for 2 hours, other days... no nap. Today is one of those "no-nap" days. Heeegghhhh. Instead, I got her up out of her pack-n-play and made her sit and quietly read a book in her rocking chair. I'm too cute to nap is what she seems to be thinking here.

1st snow of 2010

The weatherman has been preparing us all week for snow and it finally hit us lastnight. What I woke up to this morning was a big disappointment. Snow they say? Pffft, all we got was a light dusting. Totally pathetic, but this is, mind you, the South. Still, it was pretty to look at and Carmen had fun playing in it while it lasted.

Even the dogs loved it.

Welcome 2010

Now that Christmas is over and the New Year has begun, its time to start taking down the decorations. Andy had a little helper this year. And boy was it COLD outside!

Goodbye 2009

Its been a great year.

White Christmas Cartoon

I received this cute holiday clip in an email several years ago only to find the link non-existant this year. Luckily I found the clip again on youtube. So adorable. Happy Holidays!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ddVZOK_9UUI

doing vs not doing

what i have been doing:

cuddling a sick toddler

reading twilight: a new moon

eating lot of sweets and junk food

christmas shopping

lounging on couch watching dora

what i haven't been doing:

hanging around blogland

answering emails

sleeping (i have pregger insomnia)

laundry, dishes and housework in general

Carmen & Grandma W

Carmen had a great time with Grandma and didn't want her to leave!



Good times...

Santa at the Pink Palace

The Pink Palace

www.memphismuseums.org/museum-overview



Inside we visited the Festival Of Trees:

www.memphismuseums.org/exhibit-12056

And completed our trip by visiting Santa Clause for the first time!