The Shower!

Lots of love and pink ruffles were at the party!








I am touched by how many showed up to give their love and support. Even some of the men dared brave the women's ooos and ahhhs.

Advice on Raising a Princess

At the baby shower, the guests filled out these cards to give me advice on how to raise a princess. Each person got to decorate their own crown shaped card with little sticker rhinestones and stickers. What fun!

"Never get mad at her. Give her whatever she wants. Princesses need to know how to do chores." ~Katelyn (My cousin)

"Don't put your kids the same room over night for more than a year." ~Chelsea (My cousin)

"Watch lots of princess movies!!" ~Emily Nerdin (My cousin)

"Lots of love & candy! <3" ~No name signed

"Buy lots of SHOES." ~No name signed

"How to raise a princess: 1. Never Scold. 2. Give her everything she wants. 3. Give her a unlimited budget. 4. Give her unlimited hugs and kisses." ~Grandma Nerdin (My grandma)

"Listen to what she has to say." ~No name signed

"Give her lots of love, attention, and take her shopping whenever you can." ~Grandma Aunt Nancy (My great aunt)

"Watch Kung-Fu Panda lots! & Lion King. . . Not all Princesses have to be too girly! :)" ~Aunt Clarissa (my sister)

"Be the kind of woman you hope your daughter will become." ~No name signed

"Rock her a little longer, sing her another song, Tell her another story, your time with her in not long!" ~Aunt Lisa (My aunt)

"Enjoy every small moment! There is magic in every phase of life." ~Aunt Janet (My aunt)

"You can say no even to a princess." ~Grandma Hanson (My grandma)

"Always treat her like a queen. (& teach her how to pull up her tights after she goes to the bathroom)." ~No name signed

"Think Pink!" ~No name signed

Gamer

Duane is turning into quite the little gamer since he and Avan got a Kindle from their grandma for Christmas. Their favorite thing is to play Angry Birds, although she got it for them to use as a tool to help them learn to read. They do use it to read books out loud, especially the ones that involve cars and trains. Avan loves the books that make truck sounds.




It's so strange that Duane looks so grown up! There is no baby left in him except for the fact that he's MY baby and always will be.

Painting

The boys love to paint! Not all of these were done today. We have a small art gallery that seems to grow by the week.


By: Duane

By: Avan

By: Duane

By: Avan (With help)

By: Duane

By: Duane

Sledding!

I have been a lame mommy lately. I barely have the motivation to get out of bed some days in the past week or so. As a result, Duane and Avan have missed out on some fun snow. As a way of making it up to them, we bought a sled last night and took them sledding on the small hill next to our apartment. They were e ecstatic!
We didn't stay out very long because it was getting late, but they had so much fun! Hopefully mommy can be less lame in the near future and we can get out more. Duane really wants to build a snowman! :)

Someone . . .

. . . is very excited to meet his sister. He lay out all her clothes this morning while talking endlessly of how he wanted to show her:

And has packed his suitcase to stay the night at grandma's: