Trying

We are trying our best to keep busy around here. It is a hard thing to do when the weather is so cold and yucky. Thankfully, we had some sunny days last week that allowed us to bundle up and play outside. While we were in the car, headed up to Nana's to swing, Lilly shouted "Mom, the sun has come up!". Sad. I know she misses being outside. To me, January is always the worst month...so I am kind of glad we are on the tail end of it.

*To help keep us busy during the day, we went shopping for lots of new arts & crafts. She is loving her new paints. Her room is full of her creations. I love that she loves it.

*I have this silly plant on our table. Claire loves to get it. Usually I am pretty good at keeping her away from it. Not this time. She is so proud!

*Sunday we went to the school that is just down the street from our house so we could let Lilly and the Cooper run around. As you can see, she was in heaven.

*Look at that face. Ooh, I could just gobble her up!

In other news:

*We have been watching the TV show "Lost" for what seems like years, and we finally finished the series last night. To be honest, I am kind of sad that it is over.

*Lilly had three teeth when she turned one. Claire is going to have 8. What the heck?! Currently she has 4...and she is cutting 4 more. 

*Both my girls are great sleepers, so with this teething, I am struggling. I feel like I have a newborn again. Getting up twice in the night isn't the most fun.

*Last week, I had a melt down. Anton was so sweet and just let me cry and cry. I worry myself sick sometimes thinking about what I would do if something happened to one of my girls. 

*Lilly and I got sick last week...with the stomach flu. NOT fun.

*We finally got our California trip all planned. It can't get here soon enough! So excited!