Around the house...

Two nights last week the girls laid on their couch together and watched signing time and went to sleep. You probably think that's a total normal everyday thing for a kid, but NOT for Lilah. She has NEVER just laid down and gone to sleep! If I'm around like I am 99% of the time she nurses to sleep or if I'm not around then she'll cry herself to sleep most times (aww sad!) So this was super amazing to me! They both had their my little pony babies as well.... precious!!




I did a change around in their bedroom too. I moved out all the baby doll stuff and made all of their dress up things super accessible and hung a mirror so they can instantly admire themselves in whatever they have put on. This has been a huge it with them. There hasn't been a day that goes by that they don't go back there wearing one thing and come out with another. I really need the space to hang another 10 hooks because they have tons more dress up stuff... and I'm sure in the future we'll have much much more because I love their dress up as much as they do!

She loves to sew!

Emmy wants to sew so badly with me. I of course want her to learn to sew and I think it'll be a great skill for her to master at a young age if she wants to. My goal is to have her on my machine by the time she's 7 or 8! So right now when she's asking me "Mommy, can Emmy sew too?" I set her up with large long needles and some yarn and let her string it though fleece. She's done it several times now and the picture above is the first time she did it and let me tell you.... she was SO PROUD of herself! Since then I've let her try a sharper needle and smaller thread and she's done very well with that too.

Her other favorite "sewing" she does is pinning. She'll sit on the floor with me when I'm pinning something and ask for some needles so I'll give her 3-4 and show her where she can pin and she'll put them in and then take them out and then pin again. Adorable!!! I can't wait till the day that I get to post her first real sewing!!

Mommy & Baby

One of Emmy's new favorite games to play is feed the baby and she's the mommy and Lilah is the baby haha. Lilah is more then happy to play along because she has to do less work to eat her food .... so funny!

I was trying to get them to look at me and smile but Emmy was all business! She's taking her mommy job very seriously!

The Fairies Live Show

awwww I bet this will be someones facebook profile picture!

Our special thing we did with Auntie Abby before she left was to go to the Live Fairies Show. This time it was in our town so getting there was drama free and so easy! You gotta love that! The girls were so excited that morning when we were getting them ready. Tights, Leotards, Dancing Shoes, Petticoats, Pretty Skirts, Fairy Wings, Dance Wraps, Some Glitter Tattoo's and Face Glitter! I told Abby it's like going to the Toddler Prom lol!

I love this picture!! You can really see their personalities in it!

Look at all the cute fairies getting as close as they can!

We were double excited for Elf the Fairy Cake Maker to be here this time!! He started the show and helped all the Fairy Dancing Girls call the Fairies to come and play!

Here's Lilah chilling on Abby's lap. She was happy as long as she was sitting on someones lap, but if we tried to get her to go dance around with the other kids she said NO WAY! I did ask Emmy to take her by the hand to go dance and Lilah was happy to go with Emmy, but the second Emmy dropped her hand she came bolting back to us hahhaha

Once we first got there Emmy couldn't run away fast enough to join in with the dancing girls. Then about 2 min's later she came back for her pom poms.

Yep...still dancing!


In this one she spots two little girls coming that have the fairies dancing skirt on... I think she liked this because she kept dancing beside them later on.

This is Lilah during the show. She was in awe and taking it all in. Towards the end she started doing some wiggling to the songs hahah

She doesn't look like a baby anymore! Overnight she's become a little girl *tear*

Here are some video's..... not anything super amazing on here, but just to give you and idea of what its like and in some of them Lilah is wiggling which is cute! They are HD so go ahead and make them full sized for your screen to see the best as it's pretty dark.

VIDEO ONE HERE

VIDEO TWO

Happy 4th Of July

How fun for the girls that Auntie Abby was out here for the Fourth of July! We did sparklers with the girls and Abby made her patriotic cake :)

Lilah loved the sparklers and with no fear wanted to touch them and get really close. Emmy on the other had understood that they were hot and could burn you and had to be coxed into holding one. Abby and I played showed the girls how to play with them a couple of times before lighting them and sticking them in their hands. I ended up picking up each of the girls and helping them run around because I think they were very nervous about running into the very dark backyard.

After that we were all freezing cold so we went back into the house to decorate the cake. Lots of pictures down below :) I hope you like them! Happy 4th of July! xo

What Mom and Auntie! We'll show you how to do it!

Lilah was hooked! Emmy was standing back trying to figure out what the heck was going on!

Give it to me Mom!!!!

Lilah watching Mommy light her sparkler!

Auntie Abby showing how to make circles!

Emmy didn't like the smell they were giving off and Lilah was ready to have another one!

Oh no...... a bowl of blueberries. This could be messy!

Great job Lilah! You are getting so big!

Emmy loved mushing the strawberries deep down.... so I piled more on top.... the more strawberries the better if you ask me!

Yes..... it was way yummy! And the Whipped Cream topping made the girls terribly gassy and poppie all the next day though. I think I'll have to figure out a dairy free version and alter Abby's recipe so we can make it again for Australia Day!

Last Day of Playgroup - Dinosaur Theme

This past Friday was our last day of playgroup until next term. They pick a theme and everyone is invited to dress up and bring a treat to share. I love any reason to dress in costume so of course I was super excited for the girls :) I ran by spotlight and got some green felt and about 2 hours later I had two cute Dinosaur Costumes. I made the hats, tails, and pants. The girls each wore the only all green shirts they had. If I would have had more material I probably would have made them tops too, but I didn't want to spend anymore money on something they probably wouldn't play with all that much. That being said..... Lilah LOVES her tail and when we put it on her she'll leave it on for hours and runs all around.... I think she likes that way it feels when it bounces behind her. I was pretty close to making them pink dino's since they are girls but then I decided to go with green because this is one thing that we can pass down to a boy when we have one :) *crosses fingers*


I'm so mad at myself. I forgot to take a picture of the treat that I made. I made mom's White Fluffy Icing but used less butter than the recipe called for. Added sprinkles.... rolled them into egg shapes then rolled them in green sugar. I laid them on a bed of green easter grass and made a cute little sign that said "BEWARE...DINO EGGS" They tasted great and I was very pleased with how the texture turned out. They held their shape but also stayed soft on the inside but it didn't get a hard or crunchy outside. Basically this icing is the best icing ever! Maybe I'll share the recipe with you if I'm feeling generous hehe.

Okay....now about our time at playgroup. The girls were super happy to be there like always and they started out with a little bit of playdoh play but Emmy quickly moved onto painting which always ends up being finger painting hahhaha such a mess!

While I was helping Emmy do that...Abby and Lilah were at the Glue Station making a "thing".


Later on they went outside to play and hardly anyone was out there because it was so cold out, but that didn't stop them. Emmy really wanted to play in the sand box and last time I told her that she couldn't that day because she had tights on but I promised she could play the next time.... so I was forced to keep my word. They had a great time despite me freezing my butt off. After that it was clean up time, story time, then snack time. Their favorites to eat that day were the strawberries, gummy bears, crackers, sugar cookies and jello. The best part of playgroup is when it's over and they crash for a LONG nap hahhahahha They won't understand why we won't be going for the next couple of weeks, but the next time we go back they'll be very happy!


Here's a picture of the other little boy that was dressed up. I was super surprised that no other children were dressed up. Looks like great minds think alike though :)

Family Fun Day at the StarPlex

The StarPlex, our local gym, had a Free Family Fun Day so we packed up the kids and headed up there. It was a pretty cold day so it was really nice to have some great indoor activities! The girls to go play at the Kinder Gym, pet baby farm animals, jump in the jumping castle, meet the mascot...a giant star fish (whoever designed that costume was an idiot!! It was a giant star fish with a guy in it so all you could see of him was two legs sticking out...this means he had no arms or hands to use to catch himself if he fell or to hug children. Because he was in this giant thing he couldn't see when children got close to him so really he was a big walking hazard..... but the girls loved him and I was laughing so hard watching him try to wiggle his fin to say hello.) They also got to got to swim, do face painting, and play with some toys in the child care room. It was such a fun day and the best part of it was that it was FREE! Oh....they also got a goodie bag with toys, balloons, and candy.

Lilah loves the ball pits and slides so this was so fun for her!

Whoosh! Here comes Emmy!

Didn't take long and she was out of the ball pit and onto the trampoline.

This was one of my favorite parts. The had bunnies, lambs, chickens, goats and ducks. Emmy really liked the bunnies and Lilah seemed to love it all. She just wondered around all happy. You'll notice they are dressed the same here...which I never do because I think it's cuter when the are coordinating rather than matching.....but I thought it would be helpful to spot them amongst all other children, and it was!

Emmy's FIRST face paint! She held perfectly still and was very proud of her "make up"!

This is my true water baby!! She loves water so much and has no fear. She wants to be in it no mater how much water it is (the kitchen sink or a huge pool), she LOVES sticking her face in it and her most favorite thing is laying down in it!

Not only is she laying down here.........she's actually pushing so hard backwards that you have to fight to keep her from going under. Silly girl!!

Emmy is very caution in the pool and likes to stay right beside you, towards the end of their swimming session she was walking around in the deeper water by herself and it was a struggle to get them to come out of the pool when it came time to go home!!

Unbirthday Party

I found the Giant Cupcake cake pan for a great price and I've REALLY been wanting one of these so of course I had to try it out right away. I did it really fast so it looks sloppy, but it was only suppose to be a tester cake. Emmy was so excited about it. She kept saying Happy Birthday and talking about blowing out the candles so we decided to have a Very Merry Unbirthday Party just like Alice In Wonderland :)

We sang happy birthday and each of the girls got a turn blowing out the candle! When it was Lilah's turn Abby tilted her down right over the top of it and nearly burnt her head.... I think I squealed while she quickly pulled her up and rubbed her head. I don't know what I would have done if her hair would have caught on fire!! Thanks Auntie lol :)

Of course we had to sing again and light it :) She was so happy!

Make a wish!

Yay! You did it!

The Unbirthday Song

MARCH HARE:
A very merry unbirthday to me

MAD HATTER:
To who?

MARCH HARE:
To me

MAD HATTER:
Oh you!

MARCH HARE:
A very merry unbirthday to you

MAD HATTER:
Who me?

MARCH HARE:
Yes, you!

MAD HATTER:
Oh, me!

MARCH HARE:
Let's all congratulate us with another cup of tea
A very merry unbirthday to you!

MAD HATTER:
Now, statistics prove, prove that you've one birthday

MARCH HARE:
Imagine, just one birthday every year

MAD HATTER:
Ah, but there are three hundred and sixty four unbirthdays!

MARCH HARE:
Precisely why we're gathered here to cheer

BOTH:
A very merry unbirthday to you, to you

ALICE:
To me?

MAD HATTER:
To you!

BOTH:
A very merry unbirthday

ALICE:
For me?

MARCH HARE:
For you!

MAD HATTER:
Now blow the candle out my dear
And make your wish come true

BOTH:
A merry merry unbirthday to you!