Tappity Tap Tap

Here is Kaylee’s dance. Enjoy my sweet little babies!

Dance Recital

So, last night was the girls dance recital. They have been working hard all year learning tap dance and finally, the night came where they got to dress up and wear make up! They were so excited. It’s taking a while to get these uploaded so I’ll try to get Kaylee’s up, as well as some pictures, maybe tomorrow. Until then, enjoy Emma’s dance!

Emma’s dance

My Babies

Things have been a little rough lately, Kaylee and Eli both have been testing their limits, and pushing me to mine. By the end of the day, I am emotionally shot. But the other night, after the girls were asleep, Timothy snuck in and took these pictures. When I think about my sleeping babies my heart is so full and happy I am brought to tears. I can get through the rough days if I just keep telling myself, they will go to sleep, they will be angles! Tonight as I was tucking Kaylee in, she asked me to sing her a song and rub her face, which is a nightly occurrence. She’d been a stinker just getting into bed, deciding which stuffed animal she wanted to sleep with, trying to sneak in noisy toys, etc. Anyway, as I was rubbing her face and singing I Am A Child of God to her, she was so sweet and was holding her unicorn. She insisted that I switch between rubbing her face while singing and rubbing the unicorn’s face. I would run hers for a minute, then she would hold the unicorn up close to her face and whisper, “It’s her turn”. The unicorn would get a brief turn and then down she would go and Kaylee would whisper, “It’s my turn”. It was so sweet and melted my heart. We have been blessed with some really sweet babies. Most of the time. ;)

 

Lately

 

Lately, Eli has figured out that he can climb up onto the ledge that runs around the tv room. It’s fun to sit up there, or just lay down for a few minutes of quiet rest, uninterrupted from all the bothersome things that could get you, say, on the couch, or standing on the floor, like a regular person.

When I was a little girl, I remember my Mom going out with friends, or my Dad, to the Cheesecake Cafe for dates or girl’s nights. She would usually bring home a slice of oreo cheesecake for us to share. For the past five years, I have been trying to recreate said cake, as I do not have a Cheesecake Cafe close by. Lately, I think I accomplished my goal, complete with the delicious frosting dollop on top that we never could quite figure out what was in it. Ta-da! (p.s. I love, love cheesecake. The Cheesecake Cafe did my wedding cake. It was amazing.)

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Easter was fun, even without candy! We have been disgusted with the amount of candy the kids have been getting/eating lately and so for this candy-filled holiday, we decided to go candy-less. We knew that they would get candy from teachers at Church and from school and other activities, so we filled a few eggs with a couple of jelly beans that were left over from preschool and then filled the rest with movie money and coupons for things like, getting out of a chore, picking dinner, a special date with a parent. The girls were happy, especially with the movie money, as we don’t often take them to the theater.

Lately Timothy has been dressing Eli for Church, and putting one of his own ties on him. Eli loves it because he gets to be like Daddy. Plus, he looks so handsome with a huge knot at his neck!

 

Easter fell on a beautiful sunny, spring day, it was perfect. The girls sat outside in the sunshine while I finished dinner. After dinner, we sat around a nice fire, we just got a fire pit and are very excited to use it often, we love a good fire! While we were enjoying the fire, the kids were playing on the swing set. Eli had been trying to flip over the swing. He managed to do it to, he just needs to work on the landing, he missed it and did a face plant in the dirt. Please note that he must have had snot lines going down his face, the dirt clung nicely to them!