hooray for:

shirtless harper.

this on the way. {time to start thinking about swimsuits...}

sickness subsiding.

margherita pizza from the pizza factory.

finally beating ludicris in wordfeud.

7.5 hours of sleep. in a row. hallelujah!

jimmy kimmel as karl malone. recycling & taxes are my faves.

steak & shrimp fondue.

2 of sean's 3 basketball leagues ending!! i have a husband again.

serena's super tight, super sweet hugs around the neck.

finishing a good book and starting another.

wixel {boggle} app.

your refined heavenly home. love this talk!

kids in jammies.

kids in bed.

quiet in the house.

from my phone. {volume 2}

{see volume 1 here.}

chubby feet.

crazed rocking horse girl.

state capitol at night.

creepy, way too life-like baby doll.

classic camera flash face.

weird alphabet app.

serena likes to undress herself.

snowy view from my bedroom window.

harper kind of loving the bumbo.

sent to sean as a hint.

jammies. first thing in the morning.

yummy dinner. pesto tortellini.

harper sucked her thumb for like a week.

sitting in the toy bucket sucking on a bink.

snowy drive.

napping at 5:30 pm.

fun with the "bulge" app.

bachelor brad.

{had to make this one big so you could see him.}

pure torture=

waiting in the exam room for the pediatrician.
for an hour.
with a sick baby.
who is getting closer and closer to her eating time.
and is screaming her lungs out.

our appointment was at 2:50.
i had decided that if the doctor didn't come in by 3:50, i was walking out and demanding a refund.
and she walked in at exactly 3:49.
i might be more annoyed that she made it in time because i was geared up to take my frustrations out on the receptionist {slash cry and kindly ask if they would refund our copay}.

the harpsichord has 2 ear infections.

it's been a long day.

four months.

harper at four months:
loves talking very loudly.
still wakes up once or twice at night.
has basically no nap schedule.
can almost roll over from back to front.
is getting so much better at tummy time.
is fattening up nicely.
likes standing up on her legs.
still HATES bathtime.
hasn't tried rice cereal yet.
still spits up a lot.
is a very happy, smiley, adorable little girl.

valentines's day weekend.

lots of snow.

some lovey decor.

lots of babies.

{this is 4 of the 6}

lots of treats.

a vday dinner.


sledding.

friends. games. late nights. goooooood food. pedicures and girl talk for the ladies. pool and xbox for the boys. it was a much needed break from real life.

and a final rose after the bachelor :)

{well, a dozen, to be exact.}

now i need to go on a cleanse diet. holy cow.

hearts.

we had some fun with heart shaped sticky notes the other day. serena thought it was pretty awesome to wake up from her nap to a wall of hearts. "heart" is one of her new favorite words.

and then we kept finding them stuck to the bottom of our socks.

top of my amazon wish list.

love her!

questions.

why can't chinese food and fun size snickers bars be good for you? they totally ruined my diet yesterday. {yeah, i'm not going to take any responsibility for that. all blame goes to the food.}

why is it so hard to walk 20 feet to the gym and exercise?

why are babies so happy and smiley at 5 a.m. when you just want to be sleeping, but you don't want to miss their smiles?

how do all kids know how to throw a tantrum? inconsolable crying. kicking legs. hitting things. they all do it. {right?}

why does my voice sound so different in my head than it does on a recording? bleh. nasaly.

why is everyone so anxious for spring? i love winter. especially when there is snow on the ground.

are scrunchies really coming back? cause i'm going to boycott that.

is there a way to actually win tic-tac-toe?

awesome. {edit}

i was planning meals for our cabin trip with kirsten via text messaging. {phone plugged into the wall, my back to serena.}

she was lovingly putting dots of milk from her sippy cup all over the coffee table, computer chair and desk.

what a lovely surprise!

and then she says "uh oh! uh oh! uh oh!" like it accidentally happened :)

edit:

apparently it's a new favorite game. i was looking up a recipe on the computer for 2 minutes, and when i turned around, harper's face and head were mysteriously wet. then i saw the white droplets on the blanket. i asked serena if she put milk in harper's mouth and she said "yeah" like it was no big deal. awesome! she is grounded from her big girl minnie mouse sippy cups.