Saturday, March 1, 2014

{instagram: our life through photos, february edition}

I came in to put the boys to bed one night and found this. {heart}


With the boys in preschool, it leaves me a couple mornings a week with just baby Caroline!  So.. we go to Target.  ☺


The best part...the spoon!


The hair.  That is totally natural, folks--no product included.  Emma had hair like this (and so did Jack, remember?) and now she has thick, curly, beautiful hair.  I'm crossing my fingers.


My newest running companion!!  Rick and Ryan leave so early in the mornings now, that unless it's Saturday, I'm taking her with me during the week. 


These toes!! Is there anything cuter than painted baby toes? I don't think so!!


LOVE this girl.


Go Texan Day!  (Of COURSE there is a Go Texan Day.  ☺)


YOU trying taking away these headphones from her!  Such a sassafrass.  She is THE queen bee!


Not really a swing lover...




but the boys love it!





 
Our favorite spot to sit in the theatre is the row right in front of the bar...so we can put our feet up!


 I take pictures of Emma's hand placements on her violin so I can remember than when we get home.  When they start playing the violin at a young age, it requires a lot of parental teaching at home for them to be successful, so I'm learning at the same time as she is! 


This was from one of my Sharing Times this month...it was a hit!


It has been a VERY long time since I had this done, and it was most definitely time!


Reading aloud at night is one of our very favorite things.  The current book?  The Princess Academy!


We had a ward talent show last week, and I was able to play a two piano duet with a good friend of mine. It's been a favorite duet since high school, and I love to do it any chance I get...which isn't often.  It was SO fun!!! 


We always use pails for the girls' valentine boxes, and even though we had some we've used in the past, I couldn't resist these that I found in the Target One Spot.  We added their names to the chalkboard hearts, and the girls loved them!


Just enjoying a beautiful day--windows open and lovely fresh air!


I was asked to participate in a Baker's Challenge with Reese's, and so I created these yummy Chocolate & Peanut Butter Brownie Bites!  Rick ate pretty much every single one of them--I'm surprised he didn't get sick, lol.


The boys have soccer practice at night, so it's always dark, and they almost always fall asleep either on the way there, or on the way home. They love it though--they think it's pretty cool to play when it's dark!


The house behind us was finished a few weeks ago, and we have new neighbors! They just happen to be LDS and in our ward, AND have five kids!!  It's pretty much a party going on back there all the time.  :) They even lived in Midland for a summer internship, and we have mutual friends. This small world of ours never ceases to amaze me! We're so excited they're here!



Life.  We love it!