More Adventures

I must start this post with this story and photo that I meant to post a couple weeks ago.

This was the site in front of our house a couple Fridays ago:



And this was what our hallway looked like:



Eden got herself locked in one of our bedrooms. There was a table leaning against the wall and it had fallen over against the door and wedged itself against it so we could only open the door about 3 inches. After much brainstorming and phone calls, we finally gave up and called the fire department. They came and got her out after about 15 minutes. It was crazy. And we discovered Eden locked in the bedroom while I was in the middle of cleaning up 5 piles of dog barf. It was a great Friday, lemme tell ya.

But that was then. This is now. We moved the table. I learned my lesson.

What has life been like lately? Overall, I have good days and bad days. Bad days just mean I feel tired and overwhelmed and I don't get anything done besides feeding Eden junk food all day instead of healthy meals and staying in my pajamas (along with my children) and not showering. Good days mean both children take a nap at the same time, I am able to shower and get dressed complete with make-up and earrings, I feed myself and Eden healthy(ish) food, and I'm able to get at least a few things done around the house.

One of the things I've been able to do is make Winnie's blessing gown. Still have Eden's to do (it will look the same, just a bigger size) but here's Winnie's. I'm not going to use the bow. My mom just got excited and plopped it on her head for the photo.



Here's a grandma high on grandchildren. (Hi, Mom.)



Getting some Daddy love.



My mom was able to catch Winnie almost smiling in this photo.


Trying to fix the inflated pool that Sparty ate a HUGE hole in (so much for my $3.75 deal from Target lasting all summer)


I know this photo is blurry and Eden's half cut out of the picture, but I love it anyway because it shows how crazy and happy she gets running around our yard.


And that's about it lately. May has been and will continue to be people visiting month, so our house has been pretty full lately. It's been nice seeing our friends and family. Especially when they entertain our children long enough for me to have a leisurely shower and get dressed by myself.

Happy Thursday!

Adventures with a 2 week old and 2 year old

We have been enjoying life the past 2 weeks, getting used to having 2 children (I still get tickled saying I have 2 daughters instead of just one) and learning how to juggle both of them. Besides resting, we've had lots of adventures to exciting places such as Jim's restaurant (for breakfast) and Chilton/Clanton county (can't remember which) for strawberry picking.

Eden has learned how to pick out her own hair-ware. She's very good at it.


Winnie's favorite sleeping position:


Crazy baby facial expressions crack me up:


Eden found a great place to store her crayons: on Winnie. (I love Winnie's crossed eyes in this photo.)


A sample of our very informal meal times:


We got to go strawberry picking and Eden, of course, ate a bunch.


Winnie happily hung out - literally - on me.


And that's been our life lately. Very content.

Newborn photos

Our friend from church, Amber, came over a few hours after Wynn was born to take photos of her and of Eden meeting her for the first time. Here are just a few of my favorites. I'll post more later.

FYI: We are all doing very well. Everyone is happy and healthy and adjusting beautifully! Thanks to everyone for all the well wishes. Apologies for my lack of response to texts. Combined, Kevin and I have received over 250 texts in the last several days, so we haven't responded to them all. But know we appreciate you thinking of us! :)

Wynn Michelle, born April 12 at 9:45am

Welcome to our newest little girl, Wynn Michelle!

8 lb 4 oz
20.5 inches long

Beautiful and healthy! I'm doing very well, too!

She's 4 hours old in this photo.