The Best dad ever

I am not sure if there is much more that I can say about Dan that sums him up better than WORLDS GREATEST DAD. I am just thrilled to have him around and I thought that these special pics of him and the kids were especially sweet. We love you daddy!

Movie Night

When dad is gone, this is what the kids request most from me.. MOVIE NIGHT!! I love it because we first go to the store and rent WAY to many movies to finish in one night. Then, we indulge ourselves in yummy treats and head home. Then, we make a hug bed in the living room out of every single blanket we own. We make a hug mess out of popcorn and treats that is a-okay during this one special night. The standing rule is, If you fall asleep during the movie, you can sleep in the living room. If you are still awake, then off the bed you go. Needless to say, the only person still awake at the end of the night is Ady. I like this "when dad is away" tradition so much, I look forward to it! The nice part is, i never feel like I am sleeping alone because I've got the kids right there by me thrilled to have MOVIE NIGHT!

Ady at 8 months

Today I tried to take some pictures of Ady at 8 months old. She is such a fun sweet little peach! At times I wonder if we can love a baby too much. Because she is spoiled! She is eating some solid foods and blabbing all of the time. She is not crawling yet, but she is rolling all over the place. I can say she is most definitely mobile. Today while I was trying to take pictures that was very evident! She just kept rolling over to Hailey to play with her. I could not keep her attention on me or the camera. I found myself getting frustrated and then quickly realized that this moment with Hailey depicted her perfectly at 8 months. She is cute and smiley, always rolling around and always wanting to play with Hailey. Hailey is so very kind to her and returns the love each time Ady offers it. I think that Hailey enjoys these "sister moments" as much as Ady.

Grumpy Baking

I absolutely love baking with my kids. I remember doing it with my Grandma when I was little. One of many bad winter days we decided to bake some cookies for FHE. I waited until Adyalyn was napping before we started because baking is not possible with a baby! But that turned happy excited Hailey into grumpy unhappy Hailey. She wanted Ady to help us bake cookies. I tries to explain to her that it would be very difficult to do, but she refused to help at all. (As you can see int he pictures) Ethan offered to let her do all of the pouring and stiring, but she insisted that she was not going to do it without Ady there to help. Ethan and I proceeded to bake some yummy chocolate chip cookies while Hailey remained grumpy. But the minute that Ady woke up Hailey came out of her funk and was happy again! I took a snap shot of the kids right after she woke up and it turned out to be one of my favorites of them together. I love that they make each other feel so happy!