Happy Birthday Anna Kate AKA Anna Cake!

This weekend we went to Anna Kate's 2nd birthday party. Blakely had such a fun time. The party was adorable with a cupcake theme. All the kids enjoyed decorating their own cupcake with their cute little aprons on. Blakely loves playing with her friends and ask about them often. Blakely keep calling Anna Kate-Anna Cake-so funny!!Lilly and daddy had a fun day together while we traveled up to NWA.
A have to include this: Before we went inside to the party I told Blakely that she had to leave her clothes on and that we would not be playing dress up. She did well until Anna Kate got some princess clothes. Blakely immediately took her pants off and thought it was dress up time. Of course we had a major melt down and Grandma Boudreaux saved the day. Well I went outside to get the painting from Keri and Blakely found the dresses, crown and shoes and took off her clothes-needless to say we had another meltdown when we left. Yes, I have an obsessed princess on my hands.

Splish Splash

Blakely and Lilly enjoyed their first bath together. They both had so much fun. The next morning, Blakely got up and said "mommy, I take another bath with Lilly." Sweet little sisters.

Blakely's Room

I have added some new things to Blakely's room. I've gotten some new wall decorations, a beautiful picture from Keri(Thank you so much Keri.) and some odds and ends. I'm still trying to find a bed skirt that I like. As Blakely says "It's so cute mommy." She is such a big girl.

Visit from Nana and Grandpa

This past week Nana and Grandpa Pope came down for a visit. The girls had lots of fun playing and getting spoiled. The girls love their goodies that you brought them. Maybe next time you come it will be a little warmer.

Happy 1/2 Birthday Lilly

Happy ½ birthday Lilly Pad! You are such a sweet little girl and for the most part you are happy all the time. We all love you so much and can’t believe that 6 months has already passed.
Stats:
16 lbs 9 ounces 70%
26 ½ inches 70%
Sleeping:You still are waking up once or twice in the night. I have tried numerous things, but not sure what to do… I have let you cry up to 20 minutes, but I can’t go to sleep with you crying so I just get you up and nurse you back to sleep-I know I’m being used as a pacifier, but mommy needs some sleep too. You do very well during the day-usually 2-3 naps a day. You always fall asleep fairly easy for your naps and when you first go to sleep at night.
Eating:I’m still nursing, but I am supplementing with formula about twice a day. You have eaten squash, avocado, sweet potatoes, apple sauce, bananas and cereals. I have been making some of your food and it is actually easy. Just takes up some time.
Playing:You are sitting up so well. You get mad when I lay you down to play, except on your tummy. You are grabbing everything and putting it in your mouth. When on your tummy, you scoot around all over the floor-you are more physical than Blakely was at this age-I guess you want to keep up with your sissy. I’m sure you will probably be crawling in the next couple of months. You love the exersaucer and jumper.Other stuff:You still don’t have much hair, but it is starting to come in-it’s a lot lighter than Blakely’s hair. Your eyes are still blue. You LOVE to take baths and love splashing in the water. You enjoy outside. You love Blakely and watch her every move. You love to smile and are ticklish on your chest and your tummy-your laugh is adorable.We love you Lilly and look forward to more smiles and giggles!!!

Two in the Bed

I was changing Blakely's sheets on her bed today and Blakely wanted Lilly to get on the bed so she could read her a book. Blakely LOVES her sissy. Today I asked Blakely if she wanted to be a mom and she said "no mom, I want to be a sister." They truly are forming a special bond.

Oh My Goodness

Well Blakely is such an explorer these days. Take a look at the pics below. This is what happened while I was nursing Lilly.Picture 1-A new tube of lipstick (it was a free bonus one it least)Picture 2-My beautiful lipstick on my beautiful oldest daughterPicture 3-Not so pretty tube of lipstick

Easter Sunday

We celebrated Easter at our house this year. The girls woke up to goodies from the Easter bunny. Then we all get ready for church. Blakely was very excited to put on her new Easter dress. Our church had an Easter egg hunt and luckily Blakely didn't have to fight off any adults. She had so much fun! Her proudest egg was the one Taylor (the girl in the pic with B) gave her. She also enjoyed eating all the candy. Lilly was showing off for everyone. She has found her little voice and enjoys happy screaming. Our pastor Sarah loved holding Lilly (see the adorable pic). We found out Sarah is leaving and moving to a different church and we just hate that she won't be there anymore. We hope everyone had a wonderful Easter and celebrated our Risen King!

Joys of Lilly

Yesterday our Pastor Sarah was talking about Joys and Fears and one of her joys was the Joys of Lillies. So of course I was thinking about our little Lilly. She is such a joy to us and is such a sweet baby. She only woke up once last night-so I am so proud!!!! Here are some pics of her cute little face. She is starting to sit up for short periods of time. Yeah for Lilly!!

Easter Egg Hunt at the Park

Saturday we went to the park for an Easter egg hunt. It was very crazy to say the least. There were so many people. They had different areas for each age group...so I thought Blakely would get lots of eggs. Well it was a mad house to get those eggs. Blakely had to fight off insane parents. Yes! I said parents. I have never seen parents act that way. They were grabbing eggs like crazy. Blakely did get 2 whole eggs and she was very proud of those two. Some kids were crying, because they didn't get any. Don't think we will go next year. Our little Lilly enjoyed just sitting and watching all the madness.

Easter Bunny

Here is our pic from the Easter Bunny the other day. Lilly enjoyed sitting on his lap and Blakely enjoyed sitting on the stool.

Lila Elizabeth is here!!

Our great friends Debbie and Mark's baby came yesterday. It has been a long road for the both of them and Lila is a true blessing to them both. We are extremely happy for you all and pray that God will continue to provide strength and blessings to you both-especially the next 10 days. Oh Yeah...She is a perfect beautiful healthy baby. Blakely and Lilly can't wait to see their new friend Lila.

Easter Party

We had a great Easter Party at the Silvey's yesterday. The girls enjoyed playing dress up, hunting for Easter eggs and eating the most adorable cupcakes. Thanks for a fun time!!!

Fun at the Mall

We went to play at the mall with our friends Ms.Lindsay, Lily and Colton-(see smith family on blog roll). The Smith's Lily is a few weeks younger than Blakely-they had a fun time together. Our Lilly and Colton are 4 months apart. They had fun looking at each other. We also took a visit to see the Easter Bunny. I took my old camera and it quit working when we were visiting the bunny. I will have to scan our picture they took from the mall. Blakely wouldn't sit on the bunny's lap, but did sit on the little stool-by the Easter bunny-she really wanted a sucker. We will definitely have to play together more often.

Visit with our Texas Friends

The Harshbargers came up to visit their family and came over for the afternoon to see us. The kids had a great time playing outside and Blakely and Carson had fun taking a bath together. It was great to see you guys.