Nesting

We finally got an ok family picture again...it has been forever since we tried and or succeeded.

Leila loves to pretend to leave to go get groceries or run errands and come back. She usually makes sure to have a purse and keys and either a stroller or the grocery cart.

This day she was also wearing her tutu and elmo socks. A wonderful fashion statement.

She will leave the room and say "Buh bye mama, see ya" and then turn around and come back in and say "Home now." I will ask her where she was and she will tell me that she got groceries. I will ask her what she got and it is usually milk, juice, raisins, bread, and sometimes cookies. She has an after nap routine of watching Caillou on the couch with a snack of crackers in a bowl and some water in a sippy cup.

The post title is nesting, and I did not take any pictures, but yesterday I had the need to do some more preparing for the baby and had Jeremy moving furniture all over. We put Leila's twin bed in her room along with the matching dresser and bedside stand, but still left her crib in there too. She has successfully taken four naps in her big girl bed, overall a pretty easy transition. In a couple of weeks she will sleep there at night too and we will put the crib in the baby's room. Right now the baby's room is pretty empty, just the dresser and a pack n play for Paige's naps, but will fill up soon with the crib and other stuff. We also moved the rocker into the family room and had to move everything around to make room for it and still have room for all of Leila's toys. I am very happy with the results and my nesting urges are satisfied for now! :)

Fun in the Water

Bath time! Leila loves to play in the tub.

Here she is making the fishy say, "glub, glub, glub"

She is enjoying her swimming lessons

Especially since they are with "Kari Paige" and "Ellery Sarah." I love how she makes their names into one word.

Today is my 31st birthday...I can't believe another one is here already. Watching how fast Leila learns and grows and changes has made time seem to go by that much faster! It reminds me that I need to hold on and enjoy the present.

Toy Bin Fun

Leila has been emptying out her stuffed animal bin lately and climbing in - so I put all the stuffed animals back in with her.

And again with both her and Paige.

She also empties the book bin almost daily and thought it would be fun to get into that one too.

Here she is taking Pooh to get groceries.

She has started to sing Jesus Loves Me a lot. It is mostly just "Jesus, Jesus. Yes." and sometimes "This I know." and also "So." But it warms my heart to hear it :)